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Bad Romance. For other uses, see Bad Romance (disambiguation). " Bad Romance " is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), The Fame Monster (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, The Fame (2008). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne.
- Overview
- Writing and inspiration
- Composition
- Critical reception
- Reference in popular culture
- Commercial release
- Lyrics
- Music video
"Bad Romance" is a single which is sung and written by Lady Gaga, with the help of RedOne. The song also serves as first single off The Fame Monster. The song was first performed as a short acoustic version live on Saturday Night Live on October 3, 2009. The song premiered on October 6th during the finale of Alexander McQueen's Fashion Week show an...
After a concert in Russia, Lady Gaga was in Norway and got the inspiration to write "Bad Romance". A demo of the song was recorded in Amsterdam with RedOne, this version has less vocal tracks, and has a different beat at the intro and has been changed slightly in the chorus. Towards three quarters into the song, the French verse of the album version is replaced with "I want your love and I want your revenge. I want your love I don’t wanna be friends". The lyrics in general, talk about exploring the joys of a bad romance but this idea changes during the intermediate bridge when the lyrics talk about fashion. While being interviewed on the November 2, 2009 episode of It's On with Alexa Chung, Gaga pointed out that she was listing Alfred Hitchcock films (Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window) in the verse, "I want your psycho, your vertigo shtick / Want you in my rear window, baby you're sick." She stated, "What I'm really trying to say is I want the deepest, darkest, sickest parts of you that you are afraid to share with anyone because I love you that much. Along with the rest of the songs from The Fame Monster, "Bad Romance" deals with a monster. This song represents her "Fear of Love Monster".
In some interview, RedOne talked about the writing process of "Bad Romance".
In interview for Dainik Jagran (published on September 18th, 2019), RedOne revealed how he came up with the idea of adding "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh" to the song:
“ \tMy music is all about energy you know. Like [...] seeing people feel this thing. That's what I envision when I do my music. If I'm in a good place of creation this thing comes and I start seeing people singing the song before it's even done. You start seeing, you know, 'Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh' [portrays a crowd at the concert screaming this and waving the arms]. You can see that thing. I remember when we were on a [tour] bus, I mean [me and] Gaga, we wrote the song on a bus. And I remember when I did the "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh". I remember that part I saw [at a Swedish] festival, because I used to live in Sweden. I just got this emotional [feeling] on the festivals [...] in the middle of the summer. And you see people going like that. And I felt that was perfect. And then a few months later you have a stadium, singing "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh". And that's what it is. [...] It comes from a vision, an emotional vision, for sure. And then it becomes reality. It's a blessing when it becomes reality.\t”
According to MTV, the song is similar in tempo to Gaga's previous single "Poker Face". The song opens with Gaga singing a portion of the chorus that then transitions into the "Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah/Roma-roma-mah/Gaga-ooh-la-la" hook. It is followed by the sound of drum beats and keyboard arrangement. The bridge with Gaga voicing the line "You know that ...
It was announced on August 2, 2010, "Bad Romance" became only the second song in history to earn 10 MTV Music Video Awards nominations, along with Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer".
On October 24, 2011, "Bad Romance" was listed on Time magazine's list of “All-TIME 100 songs”. The list of songs include those that have been released since the first issue of TIME magazine in 1923. TIME.com released a statement regarding the song.
•On November 17, 2009, couple: Mollee Gray and Nathan Trasoras, did a performance to the song on So You Think You Can Dance.
•In the "Miami, We Have a Problem" episode of CSI: Miami, the song was used as an intro to the episode.
•The song was covered on the Fox musical comedy television series, Glee, by the Glee Cast, on the episode "Theatricality".
•In the "The Last Days of Disco Stick" episode of Gossip Girl, Lady Gaga made a cameo as a performer. This episode aired on November 16, 2009.
•Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt sang a cover of the song at hitRECord.org's third Summer in the City show, on September 6, 2010.
•Chelsea Handler made her entrance at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards to the song, while wearing a white house as a headpiece, and a dress, with a dove hidden underneath.
Physical releasesDigital releasesRemixesAlbum version
[Intro] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance [Refrain] Rah-Ra-ah-ah-ah Roma-Roma-ma Gaga-Ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Rah-ra-ah-ah-ah Roma-Roma-ma Gaga-Ooh-la-la Want your bad romance [Verse 1] I want your ugly, I want your disease. I want your everything As long as it’s free I want your love Love, love, love I want your love (Hey!) I want your drama The touch of your hand (Hey!) I want you leather studded kiss in the sand I want your love Love, love, love I want your love (Love, love, love I want your love) [Pre-Chorus] You know that I want you And you know that I need you I want it bad Your bad romance [Chorus] I want your love And I don't want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your love And all your lover's revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance [Refrain] Rah-ra-ah-ah-ah Roma-roma-ma Gaga-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance [Verse 2] I want your horror I want your design ‘Cuz you’re a criminal As long as you're mine I want your love Love, love, love I want your love (uhhhh) I want your psycho Your vertigo stick Want you in my rear window-oh Baby, it's sick I want your love Love, love, love I want your love (Love, love, love I want your love) [Pre-Chorus] You know that I want you ('Cuz I'm a free bitch baby!) And you know that I need you I want it bad Your bad romance [Chorus] I want your love and I want don't your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your love and All your lover's revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance [Refrain] Rah-ra-ah-ah-ah Roma-Roma-ma Gaga-Ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Rah-ra-ah-ah-ah Roma-Roma-ma Gaga-Ooh-la-la Want your bad romance [Breakdown] Walk, walk fashion baby Work it Move that bitch crazy Walk, walk fashion baby Work it Move that bitch crazy Walk, walk fashion baby Work it Move that bitch crazy Walk, walk passion baby (Work it) I'm a free bitch baby [Bridge] I want your love And I want your revenge I want your love I don’t wanna be friends Je veux ton amour Et je veux ta revanche Je veux ton amour I don't wanna be friends! (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh! I want your bad romance) No, I don't wanna be friends (I want your bad romance) (Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance) (I want your bad romance) I don't wanna be friends! (I want your bad romance) (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!)(I want your bad romance) Want your bad romance! (I want your bad romance) (Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh! Caught in a bad romance) Want your bad romance! [Chorus] I want your love And I don't want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your love And all your lover's revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh! Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh! Want your bad romance! Caught in a bad romance Want your bad romance! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh! Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh! Want your bad romance! Caught in a bad romance [Refrain] Rah-Ra-ah-ah-ah! Roma-Roma-ma! Gaga-Ooh-la-la! Want your bad romance!
Demo version
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance I want your ugly, I want your disease. I want your everything As long as it’s free I want your love Love, love, love I want your love I want your drama The touch of your hand I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand I want your love Love, love, love I want your love Love, love, love I want your love You know that I want you And you know that I need you I want it bad, a bad romance I want your love And I want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your loving, All your love is revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance I want your horror I want your design ‘Cause you’re a criminal As long as your mine I want your love Love love love I want your love I want your psycho Your vertigo stick Want you in my rear window Baby, you're sick I want your love Love, love, love I want your love You know that I want you And you know that I need you I want it bad, a bad romance I want your love and I want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your loving, all your love is revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance Walk, walk fashion baby Work it move that bitch crazy Walk, walk fashion baby Work it move that bitch crazy Walk, walk fashion baby Work it move that bitch crazy Walk, walk fashion baby Work it move that bitch crazy I want your love And I want your revenge I want your love I don’t wanna be friends Cuz I want your love And I want your revenge I want your love I don’t wanna be friends Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance I want your love and I want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your loving, all your love is revenge You and me could write a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh Caught in a bad romance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah Mum-mah-Mum-mah-mah Rah-Rah-ooh-la-la Want your bad romance
The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence, and Gaga said that she was "impressed" with herself and the outcome of the music video. She explained, "I knew [Lawrence's] ability as a director is so much higher than what I could [do]." Her creative team Haus of Gaga managed the art direction for the video. The music video received 7 MTV Video Music Awards, making a record for most awarded music video by a female artist. The music video premiered on November 10, 2009.
On VEVO, the word "bitch" is censored to "bit". (This was uncensored in the original upload, but after it was reuploaded with a 1080p remaster in 2020, it has been censored for unknown reasons.) The censored version of the video (which has not been uploaded on VEVO, but was broadcast on several TV networks) removes the scenes with Gaga in the shower and mutes the word "bitch" entirely. Some TV network versions also blur out the product placements.
"Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), The Fame Monster (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, The Fame (2008). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne.
The video for "Bad Romance" became the most watched on YouTube in April 2010, and that October, Gaga became the first person with more than one billion combined views. At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, she won eight awards from 13 nominations, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance".
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