If you’ve ever had someone ghost you, breadcrumb you, or drop the classic “let’s just be friends” line after months of mixed signals, Dale Frost’s latest track I Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend is the anthem you didn’t know you needed. Released on April 4, 2025, this biting, brat-pop banger from the rising Georgia-based singer-songwriter is a crystal-clear kiss-off, drenched in post-situationship sass and glittery catharsis. And Dale? He’s not just over it—he’s thriving.
Hailing from the quiet outskirts of Atlanta, Dale Frost has carved a space for himself in the crowded pop landscape by doing the exact opposite of blending in. Proudly queer, emotionally raw, and charmingly dramatic, his music sounds like if Lana Del Rey had a baby with early-2000s pop rock and raised it on a diet of late-night Instagram stalking and Taylor Swift revenge fantasies. His 2023 debut, Lies My Lovers Told, already showed us he was no stranger to heartbreak—but I Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend is the sound of someone who’s finally deleted the text thread and found peace in the block button.
The song itself is short, sharp, and to the point. It opens with a sugary guitar riff straight out of the Ashlee Simpson I Am Me playbook—an album Dale himself cites as a key inspiration. There’s a distinctly early-aughts flavor to the entire track, but it’s not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. Dale knows the pop vocabulary of the past, but he speaks it with a 2025 accent. The production is clean but punchy, and his bratty, no-nonsense vocals glide over the beat with the kind of disdain only someone truly done with the games can deliver. It’s not angry—it’s annoyed. And somehow, that hits harder.
“This was written after a two-month situationship where I gave everything—my time, my energy, my money—and it ended with the classic ‘I just want to be friends,’” Dale shares. “So I was like… no. Absolutely not. I don’t wanna be your friend.” It’s that kind of brutally honest, laugh-through-the-tears sentiment that gives the song its edge. There’s no resolution here. No grace. No fake maturity. Just a wounded heart with a killer hook and a sense of humor.
What makes Dale such a compelling voice is that he isn’t trying to be anything other than himself. His musical influences—Britney, Cher, Rihanna—shine through not just in the sound, but in the fearless individuality. And his love for Ashlee Simpson’s “vulnerable era” adds a layer of emotional depth to what might otherwise feel like a throwaway pop diss track. It’s bratty, yes. But it’s also real.
When he’s not writing breakup songs with bite, Dale spends time with his dog Agatha and dates around for future lyrical inspiration. “Call me the male Taylor Swift,” he laughs. And honestly? We will. There’s something undeniably charming about his approach: unfiltered, playful, and deeply rooted in queer pop tradition. He writes from a place of personal truth, even when it’s messy or petty—or maybe especially when it is.
I Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend is just the beginning of what Dale promises will be a year full of releases. It’s the first taste of his upcoming project Pretty Pleased With Myself, due in early 2026, and if this song is any indication, it’s going to be a cathartic, glitter-stained rollercoaster. Dale isn’t just writing music—he’s writing the post-breakup diary you’re too scared to publish. And lucky for us, he’s hitting “send” on every page.
So if you’ve ever been led on, left on read, or told to “just be chill,” Dale Frost has your back—and he brought a chorus you can scream in your car while doing 70 on the highway. Just don’t expect him to be your friend. He’s got better things to do.
