LADY GAGA - APPLAUSE
I Stand Here Waiting For You To Bang The Gong
To Crash The Critic Saying, "Is It Right Or Is It Wrong?"
If Only Fame Had An Iv, Baby Could I Bear
Being Away From You, I Found The Vein, Put It In Here
I Live For The Applause, Applause, Applause
I Live For The Applause-Plause, Live For The Applause-Plause
Live For The Way That You Cheer And Scream For Me
The Applause, Applause, Applause
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
I've Overheard Your Theory
"Nostalgia's For Geeks"
I Guess Sir, If You Say So
Some Of Us Just Like To Read
One Second I'm A Kunst
Then Suddenly The Kunst Is Me
Pop Culture Was In Art
Now, Art's In Pop Culture In Me
I Live For The Applause, Applause, Applause
I Live For The Applause-Plause, Live For The Applause-Plause
Live For The Way That You Cheer And Scream For Me
The Applause, Applause, Applause
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
Touch, Touch
Touch, Touch, Now
I Live For The Applause, Applause, Applause
I Live For The Applause-Plause, Live For The Applause-Plause
Live For The Way That You Cheer And Scream For Me
The Applause, Applause, Applause
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
Give Me That Thing That I Love
(Turn The Lights On)
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch
(Make It Real Loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E
Make It Real Loud
Put Your Hands Up, Make 'Em Touch, Touch
A-R-T-P-O-P
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, Dino Zisis, Nick Monson, Martin Bresso, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias, William Grigahcine
Producer(s): DJ White Shadow, Lady Gaga, Dino Zisis, Nick Monson
The Lead Single From "Artpop" Was Penned By Gaga With The Chicago Producer Dj White Shadow, Who Also Worked With The Singer On "Born This Way". The Song Was Originally Scheduled To Be Released On August 19, 2013 But The Singer's Label Was Forced Drop It A Week Earlier Following A Series Of Online Leaks. Gaga Debuted The Tune Live At The Mtv Video Music Awards On August 25, 2013.
Gaga Sings On The Song Of Living For Her Fans' Applause - The Way They Cheer And Scream For Her. "In My Heart Of Hearts As I Was Writing, I Knew That If I Asked [The Fans] To Cheer For Me Before I Sang Or If I Alluded To The Fact That They Would Cheer For Me Before I Sang," Said Gaga To Women's Wear Daily. "They Do That All The Time For Me; Before I Even Open My Mouth, The Fans Start Cheering For Me. And So This Exclamation, 'Give Me That Thing That I Love. Give It To Me. I'm Ready, Start The Music.' I'm From New York. I've Worked Since I Was A Five-Year-Old To Be A Performer. All My Life. I Deserve To Be Here. I'm Ready."
Speaking With Ryan Seacrest On His Radio Show, Gaga Spoke About How Her Failing Hip Influenced This Song. "When I Was Finishing The [Born This Way] Tour, I Was Physically Breaking," She Said. "I Was In A Lot Of Pain, But Didn't Know Where Really. I Have A Strong Threshold For Pain, So I Kept Slapping Myself Saying, 'Get It Together.' The Only Thing That Kept Me Going Was The Applause. And I Was Able To Drown Out The Pain And Finish The Show."
Some Twitter Users Have Joked That They Thought The Song Was Titled 'Applesauce'. "So I Guess @Ladygaga Lives For The Applause," Tweeted One. "I, On The Other Hand, Live For The Applesauce."
Gaga Sparked Controversy With A Twitter Competition Which Urged Her Followers To Buy Multiple Copies Of The Song, Make Constants Radio Requests, And Post About The Track Repeatedly On Twitter. The Mother Monster Offered Her Fans The Chance To Fly To Her Appearance At The Itunes Festival In London To Meet Her, But The Suggestion That Followers Who Buy Multiple Copies Of The Single And Prove It Would Be Entered Into The Contest Caused A Bit Of A Hullabaloo. With Multiple Purchases Counting Toward The Track's Chart Placing, Many Complained That Gaga Was Artificially Inflating The Success Of The Tune.
Gaga Came Under Fire In 2011 When Similarities Were Noted Between The Melody Of Her "Born This Way" And Madonna's 1989 Hit Single, "Express Yourself." After Releasing This Song, Fans And Reviewers Took To The Net Concerning Resemblances Between This Song And Another Madonna Track, Her 2012 Cut, "Girl Gone Wild." A 'Mash-Up' Of The Two Songs Quickly Spread Across The Web.
When She Hosted Saturday Night Live On November 16, 2013, Gaga Used This Song In Her Monologue, Turning The Concept Of Cheap Applause Into A Comedy Bit. "Give It Up For New York," She Said, Before Explaining That There Were Two Types Of Applause: The Kind You Earn And The Kind You Get By Pandering To The Audience. "I Am A Fan Of Both, And I Wrote A Song About," She Said, Launching Into A Brief Performance Of The Song.
The Song Topped The Singles Charts In Several Countries Including Hungary, Lebanon And Spain. It Also Reached #1 On Billboard's Us Dance/Electronic Songs And Us Hot Dance Club Songs Listings.
In 2014, This Was Used In Commercials For The Kia Soul.