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" The Edge of Glory " is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her second studio album, Born This Way (2011). The song was released on May 9, 2011, as the album's third single. Initially released as one of two promotional singles for Born This Way, it shortly became a single following its success in digital outlets worldwide.
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- Music Video
- Credits
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During the Musicians@Google Presents: Google Goes Gaga interview, Lady Gaga revealed that the song is about "your last moment on Earth, the moment of truth, the moment before you leave earth." In the same interview, Gaga stated that she wrote "The Edge of Glory" after the death of her grandfather. The song title was revealed by Stephen G. Hill thro...
"The Edge of Glory" is an upbeat song of dance-pop and electro-pop tendencies. It is notable for the use of synthesizers executed in a manner highly influenced by smooth jazz, as well as the inclusion of a saxophone solo by Clarence Clemons.
Bare Noize Remix — 3:47Cahill Club Remix — 7:26Cahill Major Radio Mix — 3:26Cahill Minor Club Mix — 7:27On June 23rd, 2011, "The Edge of Glory" reached platinum status in the United States where it had sold over 1 million copies since its release.
Background
On May 17th, 2011, Laurieann Gibson revealed to Rap-UpTV that the music video of Gaga's third single to Born This Way, would be filmed very soon. She also gave a hint - "We'll be very fishy..." On May 22nd, 2011, Gaga tweeted to a fan that she will begin shooting "The Edge" video in one week and that she has already written the treatments for it. On May 27th, E! Newsmanaged to get a casting call notice for the video. The casting notice asks for a "Puerto Rican or Dominican type badass" who "m...
Synopsis
It begins with Lady Gaga slowly appearing from behind a building on a deserted street corner. When the first verse of the song begins, Gaga emerges from the window of an apartment onto the fire escape while smoke begins to billow out of the building. The video is mostly comprised of interchanging shots of Gaga dancing and singing on the street, on the fire escape, and on the steps in front of the apartment building with Clarence Clemons. Near the end of the video, after Clemons's saxophone so...
Images
1. Photography by Meeno Peluce.
Song
1. The album credits erroneously credited Gene Grimaldi as the mastering engineer (at Oasis Mastering) for this track. It was fixed for The Tenth Anniversary edition. Personnel 1. Programming — Fernando Garibay 2. Keyboard — Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay 3. Guitars — Kareem "Jesus" Devlin-Byrne 4. Saxophone — Clarence Clemons 5. Background Vocals - Lady Gaga 6. Additional drums programming - DJ White Shadow 7. Recording — Dave Russell at The Living Room Studios (October 16, 2010, Oslo ) 8. Assi...
Music video
1. Location — Universal Studios Hollywood Backlot - New York Street 2. Creative direction — Lady Gaga 3. Fashion direction — Nicola Formichetti 4. Make up — Val Garland 5. Hair — Frederic Aspiras 6. Stylists — Anna Trevelyan, Brandon Maxwell 7. Nails — Aya Fukuda 8. Saxophone — Clarence Clemons 9. Editor — Jarrett Fijal (Bonch)
Aug 10, 2017 · It took Lady Gaga about 10 minutes and a shared bottle of tequila to create one of her acclaimed hits from her second studio album. This is what the singer, who just embarked on her fifth concert tour earlier this month, explained to Oprah in 2012 about her powerful pop anthem “The Edge of Glory.”
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Nov 13, 2023 · The album touched on themes of identity, sexuality, freedom, and religion, but “The Edge of Glory” had something else special about it: Gaga wrote it for her grandfather, who passed while...
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Album: Born This Way ( 2011) Charted: 6 3. License This Song . lyrics. artistfacts. Songfacts®: Gaga wrote this song about her grandfather while he was dying. In her 2011 Thanksgiving special, she revealed that it was a specific moment shared between her grandparents that provided the inspiration for the song.
