Tate McRae stuns on SNL with ‘Sports Car’ and ‘Dear God’ performances

Tate McRae thrilled fans on Saturday Night Live (SNL), in the March 1, 2025, edition, performing two tracks from her latest album, So Close to What.

In her second appearance on the show, the Canadian pop artist delivered a super high energy performance of Sports Car and Dear God, leaving fans buzzing with excitement.

Tate McRae started her performance with Sports Car and she put a lot of energy into the song. She collaborated and co-wrote the song with Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder and Grant Boutin. The track captures the rush of love and desire. In the song, the thrill of being in love is compared with speeding down the highway in a sleek sportscar.

According to Rolling Stone, McRae said in a Vogue interview:

"I wrote it with Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder, and Grant [Boutin] and we wanted to kind of capture the adrenaline of love, s*x, and the excitement of it all. I felt like a sports car reminded me of that feeling of love, and like you are right in the middle of it. We referenced the Ying Yang twins with the whisper chorus and it ended up being really fun."

Tate McRae also took inspiration from the Ying Yang Twins, in a bid to add an extra edge to her performance.

Her fans reacted with excitement and appreciation. An X user wrote:

oh tate mcrae you didn’t have to serve SO HARD on snl, i’m on the floor.

Next, came her performance on Dear God. The themes of this song are raw emotion, love and introspection. Many fans on the show seemed almost in tears as Tate McRae performed with passion.

Her two songs on SNL were markedly different from each other: One was a high-energy number and the other a deep, heartfelt one.

Tate McRae takes on a big year and world tour

Tate McRae released Think Later in December 2023, and has just dropped her new album, So Close to What, on February 21, 2025.

In her recent interview with Rolling Stone, McRae said:

Even though it’s work, writing feels like my safe space. The stable part of my life is when I’m able to talk about my feelings.

Meanwhile, she has been rising in the charts. Her song Greedy was at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also won the 2024 Juno Award for Single of the Year.

Tate McRae is now all set for her Miss Possessive Tour, which is scheduled to start in Mexico City. The tour will take her across South America, North America and Europe.