LADY GAGA - BORN THIS WAY
It Doesn't Matter If You Love Him
Or Capital H-I-M, M, M, M, M
Just Put Your Paws Up
'Cause You Were Born This Way, Baby
My Mama Told Me When I Was Young
"We're All Born Superstars"
She Rolled My Hair And Put My Lipstick On
In The Glass Of Her Boudoir
"There's Nothing Wrong With Loving Who You Are," She Said
"'Cause He Made You Perfect, Babe"
So Hold Your Head Up, Girl, And You'll Go Far
Listen To Me When I Say
I'm Beautiful In My Way
'Cause God Makes No Mistakes
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way
Don't Hide Yourself In Regret
Just Love Yourself And You're Set
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way (Born This Way)
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Baby I Was Born This Way (Born This Way)
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Right Track, Baby, I Was Born This Way
Don't Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen
Don't Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen
Don't Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen
Don't Be, Don't Be, Don't Be
Give Yourself Prudence And Love Your Friends
Subway Kid Rejoice The Truth
In The Religion Of The Insecure I Must
Be Myself Respect My Youth
A Different Lover Is Not A Sin
Believe Capital H-I-M (Hey-Hey-Hey)
I Love My Life I Love This Record And
Mi Amore Vole Fe Yah (Same Dna)
I'm Beautiful In My Way
'Cause God Makes No Mistakes
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way
Don't Hide Yourself In Regret
Just Love Yourself And You're Set
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Baby I Was Born This Way (Born This Way)
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Right Track, Baby, I Was Born This Way
(Way, Don't Be, Way)
Don't Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen
Whether You're Broke, Or Evergreen
You're Black White Beige Chola Descent
You're Lebanese, You're Orient
Whether Life's Disabilities
Left You Outcast Bullied Or Teased
Rejoice And Love Yourself Today
'Cause Baby, You Were Born This Way
No Matter Gay Straight Or Bi
Lesbian Transgendered Life
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born To Survive
No Matter Black White Or Beige
Chola Or Orient Made
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born To Be Brave
I'm Beautiful In My Way
'Cause God Makes No Mistakes
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way
Don't Hide Yourself In Regret
Just Love Yourself And You're Set
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way, Yeah
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Baby I Was Born This Way (Born This Way)
Ooh There Ain't No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Right Track, Baby, I Was Born This Way
I Was Born This Way, Hey
I Was Born This Way, Hey
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way, Hey
I Was Born This Way, Hey
I Was Born This Way, Hey
I'm On The Right Track, Baby
I Was Born This Way, Hey
Same D.N.A., But Born This Way
Same D.N.A., But Born This Way
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen
Producer(s): Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Jeppe Laursen, DJ White Shadow
This Song About Love And Equality Is The Lead Single And Title Track From Lady Gaga's Second Album. It Was Written And Co-Produced By Gaga With The Help Of Interscope Producer/Songwriter Fernando Garibay And Chicago Producer And Mixtape Specialist Dj White Shadow.
Harkening Back To The Early '90s, When Madonna, En Vogue, Whitney Houston And Tlc Were Making Very Empowering Music For Women And The Gay Community And All Kind Of Disenfranchised Communities, The Lyrics And The Melodies Were Very Poignant And Very Gospel And Very Spiritual And I Said, 'That's The Kind Of Record I Need To Make.' That's The Record That's Going To Shake Up The Industry. It's Not About The Track. It's Not About The Production. It's About The Song. Anyone Could Sing 'Born This Way.' It Could've Been Anyone."
Gaga Performed This Song At The Grammy Awards In 2011. The Grammys Don't Let Performers Do New Songs Very Often At The Ceremonies, But Gaga Was The Hottest Thing Going At The Time.
Gaga Says She Wrote "Born This Way" In Just 10 Minutes, Or In Her Words, "10 F---Ing Minutes." She Told Vogue: "It Is A Completely Magical Message Song. And After I Wrote It, The Gates Just Opened, And The Songs Kept Coming. It Was Like An Immaculate Conception."
"Born This Way" Specifically References Race And Sexuality. The Song Has Garnered Criticism From Some Asian And Hispanic Communities, Claiming That The Lyrics' Use Of The Terms "Chola," "Lebanese" And "Orient" To Describe Latino And Asian Communities Is Offensive And Derogatory.
The Song Title Was Inspired By Carl Bean's 1977 Gay Disco Anthem, "I Was Born This Way."
"Born This Way" Shares Some Musical Dna With Madonna's 1989 Hit Single "Express Yourself," Both In Subject Matter And Composition. During An Interview With Us Chat Show Host Jay Leno, Gaga Insisted The Queen Of Pop Has No Issue With Her Song. She Said, "There Is Really No One That Is A More Adoring And Loving Madonna Fan Than Me. I Am The Hugest Fan Personally And Professionally. Well, The Good News Is That I Got An Email From Her People And Her, Sending Me Their Love And Complete Support On Behalf Of The Single And If The Queen Says It Shall Be, Then It Shall Be."
The Song Debuted At #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Dated February 26, 2011. In Doing So, It Became The 1000th Number-One Single In The Chart's History, And Its Opening-Week Digital Sales Of 448,00 Were The Biggest First Weekly Digital Sales Figure By A Female Artist Beating The Previous Record Held By Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me."
The Single Broke The Overall Airplay Debut Record With A First Week Audience Of 78.5 Million, Besting The Previous Debut, Set When Janet Jackson's "All For You" Achieved 70 Million In 2001.
Gaga Debuted The Song Live At The Grammy Awards On February 13, 2011 In A Rendition Influenced By Her Background In Performance Art. The Singer Arrived At The Ceremony In A Giant Egg That Was Carried By Fashion Models, Then Three Hours Later She Was 'Hatched' On Stage, Symbolizing Her 'Rebirth,' Before She Proceeded To Perform The Tune. Gaga Explained To Billboard Magazine: "The Grammy Performance Was About Many Things, But Ultimately The Song 'Born This Way' Is Visually And Thematically And Lyrically About Birthing A New Race, Birthing A Race Within The Race Of Already Existing Cultures Of Humanity - That Bears No Prejudice And No Judgment."
Apple Announced That This Sold More Than One Million Tracks In Its First Five Days. This Meant The Song Became The Fastest-Selling Single In The History Of The Itunes Store, Reaching #1 In 23 Countries.
This Was The First Song With The Word "Born" In Its Title To Top The Billboard Hot 100. The Previously Best 'Born' Song Chart Position-Wise Was Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild," Which Peaked At #2 In 1968.
Gaga Is Seen Dancing And Flirting Throughout The Video With Canadian Model Rick Genest, Also Known As Zombie Boy, Who Works For French Fashion House Thierry Mugler. His Body And Face Are Tattooed To Look Like A Skeleton.
Lady Gaga Recorded A Country Version While On Tour With New Vocals And Added Guitar And Harmonica. After She Released "Born This Way - Country Road Version" Through Her Twitter Page, It Became Such A Viral Hit That Gaga Decided To Officially Issue The Track For Sale With A Portion Of The Proceeds To Benefit The Gay, Lesbian And Straight Education Network Charity.
Gaga Was Close Friends With The Late British Fashion Designer Alexander Mcqueen, Who Committed Suicide By Hanging. Gaga Told Harper's Bazaar Magazine That She Believes Rather Than Writing This Song Herself, Mcqueen Helped Her To Craft The Tune From Beyond The Grave. The New York Hitmaker Said He, "Planned The Whole Thing: Right After He Died, I Wrote 'Born This Way.' I Think He's Up In Heaven With Fashion Strings In His Hands, Marionetting Away, Planning This Whole Thing.'"
The Song Became The Fastest Single In History To Reach Sales Of 1,000,000 Copies Worldwide By Breaking That Mark In Only Five Days.
This Was First Song To Debut At #1 On The Hot 100 And Remain At The Top For More Than A Month Since Elton John's 1997 Version Of "Candle In The Wind."
With 1,108,000 Copies Sold Its First Week In The Us, Born This Way Achieved The Best Selling Debut Since 50 Cent's The Massacre Did 1,141,000 In Its First Seven Days In 2005.
Born This Way Debuted At #1 In Both The Us And The Uk, Where First-Week Sales Were Greater Than The Rest Of The Top 10 Combined. It Also Landed At The Top Spot Of The Album Chart In Its First Week In Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland And Taiwan.
This Won Best Video And Best Song At The 2011 Mtv Europe Music Awards. Gaga Also Won Best Female And Biggest Fans, At The Same Ceremony.
Gaga Included This This Song In Her Halftime Performance At The 2017 Super Bowl. This Was The First Super Bowl Since The Election Of President Trump, Who Had Alienated Many Minority Groups. Gaga Made No Political Statements In Her Performance, But This Song Provided A Message Of Support For Those Who Were Feeling Disenfranchised.