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- During an interview with Zane Lowe, Gaga said of the record: The symbol for Chromatica has a sine wave in it, which is the mathematical symbol for sound, and it’s from what all sound is made from, and, for me, sound is what healed me in my life period, and it healed me again making this record, and that is really what Chromatica is all about.
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(Blue) The Freedom Fighters are the blue tribe of Chromatica. They always seam to be the one to take action on a situation. They believe that justice is the way to heal the world. (Pink) The Kindness Punks are the pink tribe of Chromatica. Their goal is restore peace through art and music.
Jul 22, 2023 · While the Chromatica symbol does not have any specific cultural or historical meanings outside of Lady Gaga's album, it can be interpreted as a representation of LGBTQ+ pride and the ongoing fight for gender equality and acceptance.
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- The Chromatica Ball
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is Lady Gaga's sixth studio album. It was set to be released on April 10th, 2020, but was delayed to May 29th, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lady Gaga supervised the production with longtime collaborator BloodPop® and a variety of producers to create a concept album returning to her dance-pop roots, eschewing the stripped-down style of its predecessors Joanne (2016) and A Star Is Born (2018). Chromatica draws inspiration from 1990s house music, seeing Lady Gaga adopt a cyberpunk-inspired persona.
The album's lead single, "Stupid Love", was released on February 28th, 2020. "Rain on Me" was released as the second single on May 22nd, 2020. The song's Robert Rodriguez-directed music video premiered the afternoon of the single release, and showcases a cyberpunk rave in the rain. A day ahead of Chromatica's scheduled release, and with no announcement, Lady Gaga released "Sour Candy" as a promotional single. "911" was accompanied with a music video which was released on September 18th, 2020, and directed by Tarsem Singh. The song was serviced to Italian contemporary hit radio on September 25th, 2020. "Free Woman" was sent to radio in France as the fourth single from the album on April 13th, 2021. A follow-up remix album, titled Dawn of Chromatica, was released on September 3, 2021. It contains reimagined versions of the Chromatica tracks with a majorly underground and hyperpopproduction.
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1, Lady Gaga elaborated on the album's inspiration, explaining that the titular region incorporates a "sine wave" that contains the mathematical symbol for sound, which is what "healed" her throughout her life.
"It's about healing and it's about bravery as well. I think what I've learned is that I can view the world in whatever way I choose to see it, and it, it doesn't mean that I'm deleting the bad things, it just means that I can reframe my life experiences and reframe also the way that the world frames life experiences to a way that I love and believe in, and that's, that is Chromatica... I went into my frame, I found earth, I deleted it. Earth is canceled. I live on Chromatica".
's symbol was explained to Zane Lowe by Lady Gaga as follows:
"The symbol for Chromatica has a sine wave in it, which is the mathematical symbol for sound, and it's from what all sound is made from, and, for me, sound is what healed me in my life period, and it healed me again [during] making this record, and that is really what Chromatica is all about; It's about healing and it's about bravery as well and it's really like... when we talk about love I think it's so important to include the fact that it requires a ton of bravery to love someone".
Continuing on the album's inspiration and concept Gaga said:
Nicola Formichetti talked about Chromatica in an interview for Vogue.
At the end of NikkieTutorials' video with Lady Gaga on YouTube which was recorded on December 2nd, 2019 and published on December 5th, 2019 makeup artist gifted the singer with some Christmas ornaments and Gaga joked that one of the ornaments was actual the cover of her future LG6 album (Chromatica), saying: "That's my album cover LG6 [...] It's done already. That's LG6, the whole time. That's is coming out with our next drop for Haus Laboratories as well. Just remember this look."
On April 5th, 2020, Lady Gaga revealed the cover artwork via social media. The photograph was taken by Norbert Schoerner, while graphic design was handled by Travis Brothers, Bryan Rivera, Isha Dipika Walia, and Darío Alva. Lady Gaga was styled by her longtime collaborator Nicola Formichetti and Marta del Rio. A physical artwork version was prematurely revealed earlier in the day by an online music retailer.
In an interview for Vogue, Nicola Formichetti talked about what the album cover and the clothes that Lady Gaga wore for the photoshoot of it symbolize in terms of fashion. "The blend," says Nicola Formichetti, is seen from the outset: the cover depicts Lady Gaga strapped to a metal shield-slash-symbol; the squiggle is called a “sine,” and it represents the elasticity of sound. But it’s what she’s wearing that’s most intriguing: on one foot, a violent boot with a knife-blade heel, created by Cecilio Castrillo . On another, a shoe with a semi-ritualistic animal horn heel, created by Gasoline Glamour. Her outfit consists of welded claws by Gary Fay, leather belt straps , one-armed metal plating, icing-pink hair, and even a pseudo-collar made of octopus tentacles. It’s an assemblage of the outré costumes that originally helped to cement Gaga’s fame.
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In response to tabloid reports saying she might be pregnant, Gaga tweeted on March 12th, 2019, "Rumors I'm pregnant? Yeah, I'm pregnant with #LG6." Several news outlets speculated the tweet alluded to a release within a nine month window, the typical span of a human pregnancy, but the anniversary has since come and gone, proving the theory to be false. In October 2019, she jokingly announced via Twitter that the album would be called Adele after the English singer-songwriter of the same name. In January 2020, several news outlets reported that the album's lead single was scheduled to be released in early February, with the album's release following soon afterwards.
The album's title and release date were officially announced on March 2nd, 2020, through Lady Gaga's social media accounts with an artwork featuring Chromatica's symbol on a pink background with "LG-6" stamped on the corner. Lady Gaga confirmed that the image is a placeholder "This is not the album cover but we made it for you to enjoy in the meantime". The pre-order for the album was made available with the announcement. On March 24th, Lady Gaga announced in a statement on Instagram and other platforms that the release would be postponed until later that year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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On April 5th, 2020, Lady Gaga revealed the cover artwork via social media after a physical cover was prematurely revealed earlier in the day by an online music retailer. Some day another statement about album delay was revealed on Gaga's official website.
On April 22th, 2020, an American retail corporation, Target, accidentally leaked the tracklist for Chromatica on its website, where the album was available for pre-order. It didn’t take fans long to spot it, and after much hype and social media pickup, Lady Gaga herself revealed the tracklist of the album on the same day on her Instagram.
On September 30th, 2020, Lady Gaga shared a message of inspiration on a new Chromatica billboard in Los Angeles:
On March 5th, 2020, Lady Gaga announced she would embark on The Chromatica Ball tour to support the album. The six-date trek was scheduled to begin on July 24th, 2020, in Saint-Denis, France and end on August 19th, 2020, in East Rutherford, United States. The tour was postponed twice from its original 2020 summer date due to safety concerns over th...
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•Standard •Deluxe •Target •Japanese St. •Japanese Dlx. •JP Tour Ed. •Taiwan Edi. Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Jewel case Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B0032000-02 Barcode: 0602508854064 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Track listing: No.\tTitle\tLength 1.\t"Chromatica I" (Interlude)\t01:00 2.\t"Alice" \t02:57 3.\t"Stupid Love" \t03:13 4.\t"Rain On Me" (with Ariana Grande)\t03:02 5.\t"Free Woman" \t03:11 6.\t"Fun Tonight" \t02:53 7.\t"Chromatica II" (Interlude)\t00:41 8.\t"911" \t02:52 9.\t"Plastic Doll" \t03:41 10.\t"Sour Candy" (with Blackpink)\t02:37 11.\t"Enigma" \t02:59 12.\t"Replay" \t03:06 13.\t"Chromatica III" (Interlude)\t00:27 14.\t"Sine From Above" (with Elton John)\t04:04 15.\t"1000 Doves" \t03:35 16.\t"Babylon" \t02:41 Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Digibook Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B00885414 Barcode: 0602508854149 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Track listing: No.\tTitle\tLength 1.\t"Chromatica I" (Interlude)\t01:00 2.\t"Alice" \t02:57 3.\t"Stupid Love" \t03:13 4.\t"Rain On Me" (with Ariana Grande)\t03:02 5.\t"Free Woman" \t03:11 6.\t"Fun Tonight" \t02:53 7.\t"Chromatica II" (Interlude)\t00:41 8.\t"911" \t02:52 9.\t"Plastic Doll" \t03:41 10.\t"Sour Candy" (with Blackpink)\t02:37 11.\t"Enigma" \t02:59 12.\t"Replay" \t03:06 13.\t"Chromatica III" (Interlude)\t00:27 14.\t"Sine From Above" (with Elton John)\t04:04 15.\t"1000 Doves" \t03:35 16.\t"Babylon" \t02:41 17.\t"Love Me Right" \t02:51 18.\t"1000 Doves" (Piano Demo)\t02:49 19.\t"Stupid Love" (Vitaclub Warehouse Mix)\t03:40 Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Jewel case Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B0032001-02 Barcode: 0602508854071 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Track listing: No.\tTitle\tLength 1.\t"Chromatica I" (Interlude)\t01:00 2.\t"Alice" \t02:57 3.\t"Stupid Love" \t03:13 4.\t"Rain On Me" (with Ariana Grande)\t03:02 5.\t"Free Woman" \t03:11 6.\t"Fun Tonight" \t02:53 7.\t"Chromatica II" (Interlude)\t00:41 8.\t"911" \t02:52 9.\t"Plastic Doll" \t03:41 10.\t"Sour Candy" (with Blackpink)\t02:37 11.\t"Enigma" \t02:59 12.\t"Replay" \t03:06 13.\t"Chromatica III" (Interlude)\t00:27 14.\t"Sine From Above" (with Elton John)\t04:04 15.\t"1000 Doves" \t03:35 16.\t"Babylon" \t02:41 17.\t"Love Me Right" \t02:51 18.\t"1000 Doves" (Piano Demo)\t02:49 19.\t"Stupid Love" (Vitaclub Warehouse Mix)\t03:40 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: Jewel case Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: UICS-1359 Barcode: 4988031378281 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Track listing: No.\tTitle\tLength 1.\t"Chromatica I" (Interlude)\t01:00 2.\t"Alice" \t02:57 3.\t"Stupid Love" \t03:13 4.\t"Rain On Me" (with Ariana Grande)\t03:02 5.\t"Free Woman" \t03:11 6.\t"Fun Tonight" \t02:53 7.\t"Chromatica II" (Interlude)\t00:41 8.\t"911" \t02:52 9.\t"Plastic Doll" \t03:41 10.\t"Sour Candy" (with Blackpink)\t02:37 11.\t"Enigma" \t02:59 12.\t"Replay" \t03:06 13.\t"Chromatica III" (Interlude)\t00:27 14.\t"Sine From Above" (with Elton John)\t04:04 15.\t"1000 Doves" \t03:35 16.\t"Babylon" \t02:41 17.\t"Stupid Love" (Ellis Remix)\t04:11 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: Jewel case Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: UICS-9164 Barcode: 4988031384350 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Track listing: No.\tTitle\tLength 1.\t"Chromatica I" (Interlude)\t01:00 2.\t"Alice" \t02:57 3.\t"Stupid Love" \t03:13 4.\t"Rain On Me" (with Ariana Grande)\t03:02 5.\t"Free Woman" \t03:11 6.\t"Fun Tonight" \t02:53 7.\t"Chromatica II" (Interlude)\t00:41 8.\t"911" \t02:52 9.\t"Plastic Doll" \t03:41 10.\t"Sour Candy" (with Blackpink)\t02:37 11.\t"Enigma" \t02:59 12.\t"Replay" \t03:06 13.\t"Chromatica III" (Interlude)\t00:27 14.\t"Sine From Above" (with Elton John)\t04:04 15.\t"1000 Doves" \t03:35 16.\t"Babylon" \t02:41 17.\t"Love Me Right" \t02:51 18.\t"1000 Doves" (Piano Demo)\t02:49 19.\t"Stupid Love" (Vitaclub Warehouse Mix)\t03:40 20.\t"Stupid Love" (Ellis Remix)\t04:11 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: Trifold Released: August 31, 2022 Catalog #: UICS-9180 Barcode: 4988031529966 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending File:4988031529966.gif •Japanese CD + DVD limited edition to commemorate Gaga's first tour in Japan after 8 years •7-inch three-origami jacket, tour poster (folded and enclosed), a 7-inch booklet, and a 7-inch 40 pages fanzine (fan magazine) •The DVD includes an interview, music videos, making of videos, and more! •Commentary, lyrics, and translation (english to japanese) included
Vinyls
Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: 12" Vinyl LP in a clear sleeve with sticker Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B00885413 Barcode: 0602508854132 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: 12" Vinyl LP in a clear sleeve with sticker Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B0031852-01 Barcode: 0602508789045 Design: Studio Pending Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: 12" Vinyl LP in a clear sleeve with sticker Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B0031976-01 Barcode: 0602508852961 Design: Studio Pending Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: 12" Vinyl LP in a clear sleeve with sticker Released: May 29, 2020 Catalog #: B0031977-01 Barcode: 0602508852978 Design: Studio Pending Track listing: •Trifold yellow Vinyl •Trifold black Vinyl Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Trifold yellow Vinyl LP Released: June 12, 2021 (Record Store Day) Catalog #: B0033479-01 Barcode: 0602435720128 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Tri-fold vinyls includes •Standard LP album with tracklisting sticker •28 page LP size booklet •40 page Fanzine Side A Side B Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Trifold black Vinyl LP Released: June 25, 2021 Catalog #: B0033479-01 Barcode: 602435824932 Photography: Norbert Schoerner Design: Studio Pending Tri-fold vinyls includes •Standard LP album with tracklisting sticker •28 page LP size booklet •40 page Fanzine
Cassettes
Five editions of Chromatica were produced on cassettes. They all share the same standard album tracks but have different cassette and tape colors along with slightly different visuals. Track listing:
Mar 2, 2020 · “The symbol for Chromatica has a sine wave in it, which is the mathematical symbol for sound, and it’s from what all sound is made from, and, for me, sound is what healed me in my...
May 29, 2020 · She said: “The symbol for Chromatica has a sine wave in it, which is the mathematical symbol for sound, and it’s from what all sound is made from, and, for me, sound is what...
May 29, 2020 · Chromatica is Lady Gaga’s sixth studio album, released on May 29, 2020 via Interscope Records. On March 2, 2020, Gaga originally announced the title of the album and its release
May 29, 2020 · “Chromatica” is the promised “return to form,” Gaga’s first dance-pop LP in seven years after an album of duets with Tony Bennett in 2014, the stripped-down authenticity play...
