Sadie Duca, a singer-songwriter and producer from San Diego, released a new song called “TANTRUM!!!” on April 25. The song perfectly encapsulates female rage; Voxwave Magazine described it as a “cinematic manifesto against double standards.”
Right from the get-go, “TANTRUM!!!” gave off 2000s rock and musical theatre vibes, specifically reminding me of Avril Lavigne, as well as Lydia Deetz from “Beetlejuice” and Katherine Howard from “SIX.”
Duca has been singing since she was seven years old, songwriting since eight and started producing at the age of 11 — this is when she was featured on Hendo Bros’ “Tha Peg City Collection” album, specifically the song “Headstrong.”
She released her first original single, “The Way I Like You” in 2021, followed by three more that same year: “Validation,” “Bad Boyz Are Overrated” and “Fake Friends” —- the last of which is on my daily playlist. She released three more singles in 2022 (“Queen,” “If You Wanna Leave” and “Cool”), as well as her debut album “Phases,” which got almost 3 million streams on Spotify.
Duca went on an unofficial three-year hiatus after “Phases.” Starting in January 2025, she had begun posting numerous videos promoting the new song, “TANTRUM!!!,” on TikTok and Instagram. Within a day of its release date, it skyrocketed in popularity, receiving over 100,000 streams.
The instrumentals of “TANTRUM!!!” are a blend of hip-hop, jazz and rock; the specific instruments used are bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, drums and trumpet (via Logic Pro).
The song’s intro is dialogue with a music score fading in gradually. The dialogue resembles a phone call, particularly between two best friends (both voiced by Duca). The first girl was gossiping about a boy who mistreated her, and the second girl — who has a falsetto voice — gasped and made comments like “No, he didn’t!”.
One line from the dialogue that repeated frequently in the song’s chorus is “That was me being nice / But I can show you what a real tantrum looks like.”
Overall, Duca is known for her powerful and emotion-inducing vocals, her lyrics typically reflecting her own desire to become a more confident person. “TANTRUM!!!” debunks the misconception that all women are emotional and overdramatic, contrasting jazz and rock in a rebellious blend.
The jazz makes it seem as if she is holding back and trying to stay polite — “because god forbid we show real anger,” as stated by Laurelane Media — but the rock explodes in a necessary ‘tantrum.’
In this way, the song “TANTRUM!!!” challenges traditional views of femininity through means of passionately airing her grievances and scoffing at ‘dominant male’ behavior. It is a satirical testament to the constant contradictions that women face daily.
Listen to “TANTRUM!!!” at https://open.spotify.com/track/66ApHbkldUdvPuetvTt8Dv?si=3UGP9K6MS7q1Luf0EgJBpQ
Abby Dreistadt, Editor in Chief