Background
Sivan began teasing new music on 6 August 2026 in a series of cryptic social media posts, leading to speculation that a new album was on the way. The album, She's the Best, was officially announced on 13 August, along with the reveal of the cover art.
Sivan later told Rolling Stone that at the beginning of the project "my last album was this hypersexual, super-connected album that I wrote when I was feeling very much like a citizen of the world, at some point along the way, a disconnect started to form where I was going home to the hotel by myself, and I actually was feeling deeply lonely a lot of the time." He felt that this duality is reflected in She's the Best, stating, "there is this high-octane side to the album that feels really bombastic, and then there are the songs that feel like the interior of my mind" and calling it the most honest album of his career. He also said that his sonic influences for the album included Madonna, Kylie Minogue, the Avalanches, and King Krule, while the work of French author Annie Ernaux inspired him lyrically, and that all of the album's songs were written between 2025 and 2026 as he was unable to write while on tour. He identified "Love So Big It Hurts" and "Cowboy" as his favourite songs on the album.
Sivan revealed the full track list on 1 October 2026 and released a snippet of the song "Canada Dry". The following day, he performed "Party" live for the first time and debuted "Le Boy" during a guest appearance in Charli XCX's set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Singles
The title track was released as the album's lead single on 14 August 2026, followed by "Party", on 17 September. "FF" was released as the third single alongside the album.
Artwork
The album cover features Polish photographer, model, and vintage store owner Anna Bloda. She is pictured topless, except for two glitter-covered pasties, suggestively smoking a cigarette on an Astoria, New York, street corner. The cover was photographed by Jan Luca Hellwich and is a slightly edited frame taken from the music video for "She's the Best".
