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| Artist = [[Lady Gaga]]
| Artist = [[Lady Gaga]]
| Cover = TheFameMonsterStandard.jpg
| Cover = TheFameMonsterStandard.jpg
| Alt = A blond woman in a blunt bob cut. She wears a shiny black leather dress covering her body completely. With her right hand she holds the collar of the dress and uses it to cover her mouth. In front of her, the words "Lady Gaga" and "The Fame Monster" are written in white capital font, with the T of Monster being stylized as a cross (†).
| Released = {{Start date|2009|11|18}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| Released = {{Start date|2009|11|18}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| Recorded = 2009
| Recorded = 2009
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[electronica]], [[Dance music|dance]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[electronica]], [[Dance music|dance]]
| Length = 34:12 <small>(Standard)</small><br>1:31:25 <small>(Super Deluxe Edition)</small>
| Length = 34:12 <small>(Standard)</small><br>1:31:25 <small>(Super Deluxe Edition)</small>
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]], Streamline, [[Kon Live Distribution|Kon Live]]
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]<!-- Please add a source for other labels -->
| Producer = [[Fernando Garibay]], [[RedOne]], [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]], [[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]], [[Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley]], [[Ron Fair]]
| Producer = [[Fernando Garibay]], [[RedOne]], [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]], [[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]], [[Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley]], [[Ron Fair]]
| Reviews = * [[About.com]] {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Lamb">Lamb, Bill. [http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/ladygagathefamemonster.htm Review: ''The Fame Monster'']. [[About.com]]. Retrieved on 2009-11-23.</ref>
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3jfuxzualdse|work=Allmusic|title=Overview: The Fame Monster|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3jfuxzualdse|work=Allmusic|title=Overview: The Fame Monster|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref>
*[[BBC Online]] (Favorable)<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fbd3|title=Lady Gaga The Fame Monster Review|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=2009-11-20|work=''[[BBC]]''|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Digital Spy]]'' {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Levine">Levine, Nick. [http://www.digitalspy.com/music/albumreviews/a187843/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster.html Review: ''The Fame Monster'']. ''[[Digital Spy]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-23.</ref>
*''[[The Independent]]'' (Positive)<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-polydor-1825787.html|title=Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Polydor)|last=Price|first=Simon|date=2009-11-22|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[The Independent]]'' (favorable)<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-polydor-1825787.html|title=Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Polydor)|last=Price|first=Simon|date=2009-11-22|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-lady-gagas-the-fame-monster.html|title=Album review: Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster'|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=2009-11-23|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref>
* ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Wood">Wood, Mikael. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-lady-gagas-the-fame-monster.html Review: ''The Fame Monster'']. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-11-23.</ref>
*''[[The Observer]]'' {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/22/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=2009-11-22|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[The Observer]]'' (favorable)<ref name="observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/22/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=2009-11-22|work=[[The Observer]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* [[PopMatters]] {{Rating|6|10}}<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116603-lady-gaga-the-fame-monster/|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster < Reviews|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|date=2009-11-23|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* [[PopMatters]] (6/10)<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116603-lady-gaga-the-fame-monster/|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster < Reviews|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|date=2009-11-23|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30848999/review/31053887/the_fame_monster|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster Review|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=2009-11-23|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ladygaga/albums/album/30848999/review/31053887/the_fame_monster|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster Review|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=2009-11-23|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* [[Slant Magazine]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="slant">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1929|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=2009-11-18|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref>
* [[Slant Magazine]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="slant">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1929|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=2009-11-18|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref>
* ''[[The Times]]'' {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="times">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6920282.ece|title=Lady GaGa: The Fame Monster|last=Hajibagheri|first=Sarah|date=2009-11-21|work=[[The Times]]|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[The Times]]'' {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="times">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6920282.ece|title=Lady GaGa: The Fame Monster|last=Hajibagheri|first=Sarah|date=2009-11-21|work=[[The Times]]|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
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'''''The Fame Monster''''' (stylized as ''The Fame Mons&dagger;er'') is the second [[studio album]]<!-- CONSENSUS HAS BEEN FORMED ON THE TALK PAGE - DO NOT CHANGE TO EP --> by American recording artist [[Lady Gaga]] released on November 18, 2009. The album's eight songs were initially intended to be part of a re-release of Gaga's debut album ''[[The Fame]]''. However, Gaga announced that the new songs would be available as a stand alone album, as she thought the re-release was too expensive and they are unfair overall and that, as the piece represents a separate conceptual and musical body of work, it does not need the songs of ''The Fame'' to support it. A Super Deluxe ''Fame Monster'' pack containing the two releases will be released on December 15, 2009.
'''''The Fame Monster''''' is the second [[studio album]]<!-- CONSENSUS HAS BEEN FORMED ON THE TALK PAGE - DO NOT CHANGE TO EP --> by American recording artist [[Lady Gaga]] released on November 18, 2009. The album's eight songs were initially intended to be part of a re-release of Gaga's debut album ''[[The Fame]]''. However, Gaga announced that the new songs would be available as a stand alone album, as she thought the re-release was too expensive and they are unfair overall and that, as the piece represents a separate conceptual and musical body of work, it does not need the songs of ''The Fame'' to support it. A Super Deluxe ''Fame Monster'' pack containing the two releases will be released on December 15, 2009.


The album deals with the darker side of [[celebrity|fame]], as experienced by Gaga over the course of 2008–2009 while travelling around the world, and are expressed through a [[Paranoia|monster]] metaphor. Gaga compared the feel of her debut album and ''The Fame Monster'' with the [[Yin and yang]] concept. Cover artwork was done by [[Hedi Slimane]] and has a gothic look which Gaga had to convince her record company to allow her to shoot. The composition takes its inspiration from [[gothic rock|Gothic music]] and fashion shows. Contemporary critics gave a mixed to positive review of the album, majority of them comlimenting the songs "[[Bad Romance]]" and "Dance in the Dark".
The album deals with the darker side of [[celebrity|fame]], as experienced by Gaga over the course of 2008–2009 while travelling around the world, and are expressed through a [[Paranoia|monster]] metaphor. The composition takes its inspiration from [[gothic rock|Gothic music]] and fashion shows.


"Bad Romance" was released as the album's first single. It topped the Canadian chart while reaching the top ten in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. Gaga had performed a snippet of the song during her appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. She announced The Monster Ball Tour, supporting the album, which is to start on November 27, 2009 and will continue through April 2010.
"[[Bad Romance]]" was released as the album's first single. It topped the Canadian and Swedish charts while reaching the top ten in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Gaga had performed a snippet of the song during her appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. She announced The Monster Ball Tour, supporting the album, which is to start on November 27, 2009 and will continue through April 2010.


==Background and development==
==Background and development==
In the United States, ''The Fame Monster'' is to be first released as an 8-track album on November 23rd, 2009. Gaga's website also confirmed a Deluxe Edition featuring the entire ''[[The Fame]]'' as a bonus disc.<ref name="mtv1">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625933/20091110/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga's Fame Monster: New Songs To Be Released On Single CD|last=Dinh|first=James|date=2009-11-10|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|work=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> During the collaborative launch of her similarly titled headphones with [[Dr. Dre]], Gaga commented about the re-release:
In the United States, ''The Fame Monster'' was released as an 8-track album on November 23, 2009. Gaga's website also confirmed a Deluxe Edition featuring the entire ''[[The Fame]]'' as a bonus disc. Solely a deluxe edition had been previously planned, however, Gaga cited cost being an issue in deciding on a single disc release as well.<ref name="mtv1">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625933/20091110/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga's Fame Monster: New Songs To Be Released On Single CD|last=Dinh|first=James|date=2009-11-10|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|work=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> During the collaborative launch of her similarly titled headphones with [[Dr. Dre]], Gaga commented about the re-release saying:
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"I think re-releases are unfair, [...] It’s artists sneaking singles onto an already finished piece of work in an effort to keep the album afloat. Originally [my label] only wanted me to put out three songs and now it’s much more than that. It’s a new album’s worth of material."<ref name="head">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/01/lady-gaga-unleashes-monster-with-dr-dre-headphones-first-song-next-singer-on-new-tracks/|title=Lady Gaga Unleashes “Monster” With Dr. Dre: Headphones First, Song Next? Singer on New Tracks |last=Carpenter|first=Ellen|date=2009-10-01|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>
"I think re-releases are unfair, [...] It’s artists sneaking singles onto an already finished piece of work in an effort to keep the album afloat. Originally [my label] only wanted me to put out three songs and now it’s much more than that. It’s a new album’s worth of material."<ref name="head">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/01/lady-gaga-unleashes-monster-with-dr-dre-headphones-first-song-next-singer-on-new-tracks/|title=Lady Gaga Unleashes “Monster” With Dr. Dre: Headphones First, Song Next? Singer on New Tracks |last=Carpenter|first=Ellen|date=2009-10-01|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>
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"I spent a lot of nights in Eastern Europe, and this album is a pop experimentation with industrial/Goth beats, 90's dance melodies, an obsession with the lyrical genius of 80's melancholic pop, and the runway. I wrote while watching muted fashion shows and I am compelled to say my music was scored for them."<ref name="finance"/>
"I spent a lot of nights in Eastern Europe, and this album is a pop experimentation with industrial/Goth beats, 90's dance melodies, an obsession with the lyrical genius of 80's melancholic pop, and the runway. I wrote while watching muted fashion shows and I am compelled to say my music was scored for them."<ref name="finance"/>
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Among other songs, Gaga confirmed a ballad titled "Speechless", which she dedicated to her father. She also commented that the new songs don't deal with money or fame, rather its about everything in-between and it was for her fans.<ref name="finance"/> Gaga compared the mood of ''The Fame'' to ''The Fame Monster'' as opposites and called them [[Yin and yang]] respectively. According to her she felt a [[dichotomy]] within herself while developing the album. With MTV she explained that, "I am ready for the future, but I mourn the past, [...] And it's a very real rite of passage — you have to let go of things. You have to mourn them like a death so that you can move on, and that's sort of what the album is about."<ref name="dicho">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626823/20091120/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Gets 'Dark' On ''The Fame Monster''|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-11-23|last2=Calloway|first2=Sway|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref>
Among other songs, Gaga confirmed a ballad titled "Speechless", which she dedicated to her father. She also commented that the new songs don't deal with money or fame, rather its about everything in-between and it was for her fans.<ref name="finance"/> Two cover arts for the re-release were shot by designer and photographer [[Hedi Slimane]]. One shows Gaga in blond wig and wearing a black jacket while the other is what she used to look like with heavy eyeliner running down her face<ref>{{cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/10/10/lady-gaga-shows-off-the-fame-monster-cover-art.htm|title=Lady GaGa Shows Off The Fame Monster Cover Art|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-10-10|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref>.


==Music structure and lyrics==
==Music and lyrics==
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''[[The Independent]]'' felt that the first song from the album, "[[Bad Romance]]" set the tone for the album, whose dominant atmosphere and aesthetic, from the monochrome cover shot and the crucifix logo onwards, is gothic. The line "I want your ugly, I want your disease..." in "Bad Romance" refer's to [[Boney M]] and the music recalls [[Depeche Mode]]'s fifth studio album ''[[Black Celebration]]'' (1986).<ref name="independent"/><ref name="bbc"/> The lyrics contain [[zombie]] metaphors in songs like "Monster" ("He ate my heart..."), the [[Cossacks#Popular_image|Cossack like]] music in "Teeth" ("Take a bite of my bad-girl meat...") and "Dance in the Dark" ("Silicone, saline, poison, inject me...") whose lyrics refer to famous women who met a tragic end like [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Judy Garland]], [[Sylvia Plath]], [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] and [[JonBenét Ramsey]], child beauty pageant queen made famous by her murder and the subsequent media coverage.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="slant"/> "Monster" consists of stuttering synths and instrumentation from heavy drums.<ref name="popmatters"/> "Speechless" is a 1970s rock-inspired number that touches upon abusive relationships in lyrics upon "I can't believe how you slurred at me with your half-wired broken jaw". It consists of vocal harmonies and guitar riffs, which according to [[PopMatters]] is comparable to the work of [[Freddie Mercury]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="popmatters"/> In "So Happy I Could Die", Gaga confesses about a secret girl-crush on her best friend in lyrics like "I love that lavender blonde/ The way she moves the way she walks/ I touch myself, can't get enough." Essentially a love song, the object of affection in "So Happy" becomes Gaga herself as she talks looking, drinking, dancing and touching herself. Gaga's voice appear sedated in the song.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="slant"/> The song also uses [[Auto-Tune|auto-tune]] in its music.<ref name="bbc"/> "Alejandro" incorporates elements of the music of [[ABBA]] and [[Ace of Base]] with the lyrics talking about Gaga fending off a harem of latino men. "Telephone" talks about the singer preferring the dance floor rather than answer her lover's call. The verses are sung in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats. The last song "Teeth" contains [[gospel music]] and the lyrics are written in [[Sadomasochism|S&M]] style, telling that the closest she will get to another human being involves being tied up and bitten.<ref name="slant"/>
{{Quote box|width=250px|align=right|quote="Well, my dad has had a heart condition for about 15 years. He has or he had a bad aortic valve, and his body for a very long time was only pumping a third of the blood that you're supposed to get every time his heart beat. So he [was] resigned that he wasn't going to get the surgery and told my mother and I that he was going to let his life take its course. [...] And I was on tour and I couldn't leave, so I went into the studio and I wrote this song 'Speechless'. [...] My dad used to call me after he'd had a few drinks and I wouldn't know what to say. I was speechless and I just feared that I would lose him and I wouldn't be there. [...] I wrote this song as a plea to him.<ref name="speechless">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626884/20091123/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Says She Wrote 'Speechless' As 'Plea' To Father|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-11-23|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref>|source=Lady Gaga on the inspiration behind "Speechless" }}
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''[[The Independent]]'' felt that the first song from the album, "[[Bad Romance]]" set the tone for the album, whose dominant atmosphere and aesthetic, from the monochrome cover shot and the crucifix logo onwards, is gothic. The line "I want your ugly, I want your disease..." in "Bad Romance" refer's to [[Boney M]] and the music recalls [[Depeche Mode]]'s fifth studio album ''[[Black Celebration]]'' (1986).<ref name="independent"/><ref name="bbc"/> The lyrics contain [[zombie]] metaphors in songs like "Monster" ("He ate my heart..."), the [[Cossacks#Popular_image|Cossack like]] music in "Teeth" ("Take a bite of my bad-girl meat...") and "Dance in the Dark" ("Silicone, saline, poison, inject me...") whose lyrics refer to famous people who met a tragic end like [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Judy Garland]], [[Sylvia Plath]], [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] and [[JonBenét Ramsey]], child beauty pageant queen made famous by her murder and the subsequent media coverage.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="slant"/> "Monster" consists of stuttering synths and instrumentation from heavy drums.<ref name="popmatters"/> "Speechless" is a 1970s rock-inspired number that touches upon abusive relationships in lyrics upon "I can't believe how you slurred at me with your half-wired broken jaw". It consists of vocal harmonies and guitar riffs, which according to [[PopMatters]] is comparable to the work of [[Freddie Mercury]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="popmatters"/> The song was recorded with all live instruments like live drums, live guitars and bass with Gaga playing piano; The song was produced by [[Ron Fair]].<ref name="insideball"/> In "So Happy I Could Die", Gaga confesses about a secret girl-crush on her best friend in lyrics like "I love that lavender blonde/ The way she moves the way she walks/ I touch myself, can't get enough." Essentially a love song, the object of affection in "So Happy" becomes Gaga herself as she talks looking, drinking, dancing and touching herself. Gaga's voice appear sedated in the song.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="slant"/> The song also uses [[Auto-Tune|auto-tune]] in its music.<ref name="bbc"/> "Alejandro" incorporates elements of the music of [[ABBA]] and [[Ace of Base]] with the lyrics talking about Gaga fending off a harem of latino men. "Telephone" talks about the singer preferring the dance floor rather than answer her lover's call. The verses are sung in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats. The last song "Teeth" contains [[gospel music]] and the lyrics are written in [[Sadomasochism|S&M]] style, telling that the closest she will get to another human being involves being tied up and bitten.<ref name="slant"/>


==Release and artwork==
==Release==
Originally, the album was intended to be a two-disc re-release of ''[[The Fame]]'', but Gaga told MTV on November 12, 2009 that the album is to be a standalone piece. Gaga has also announced the release of ''The Fame Monster'' Deluxe Edition, and the Super Deluxe ''Fame Monster'' Pack, which will be released on December 15, 2009. The pack will provide an assortment of products from Gaga's production collaborative Haus of Gaga and even included a lock of hair of the singer.<ref name="honor">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626134/20091112/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Is 'Honoring' Fans With Cheaper Fame Monster|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-11-13|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Gaga explained this decision by saying,
Originally, the album was intended to be a two-disc re-release of ''[[The Fame]]'', but Gaga told MTV on November 12, 2009 that the album is to be a standalone piece. Gaga has also announced the release of ''The Fame Monster'' Deluxe Edition, and the Super Deluxe ''Fame Monster'' Pack, which will be released on December 15, 2009. The pack will provide an assortment of products from Gaga's production collaborative Haus of Gaga and even included a lock of hair of the singer.<ref name="honor">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626134/20091112/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Is 'Honoring' Fans With Cheaper Fame Monster|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-11-13|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Gaga explained this decision by saying,
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"In the midst of my creative journey composing The Fame Monster, there came an exciting revelation that this was in fact my sophomore album, [...] I would not add, nor take away any songs from this EP. It is a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet. It doesn't need The Fame. For those who do not have my debut album, there are a series of collectible double-disc editions that include both albums and artwork conceived by the Haus of Gaga in collaboration with our mentor, Hedi Slimane," she said. "Hear the music, see the show, live and love yourself."<ref name="honor"/>
"In the midst of my creative journey composing The Fame Monster, there came an exciting revelation that this was in fact my sophomore album, [...] I would not add, nor take away any songs from this EP. It is a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet. It doesn't need The Fame."
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"For those who do not have my debut album, there are a series of collectible double-disc editions that include both albums and artwork conceived by the Haus of Gaga in collaboration with our mentor, Hedi Slimane," she said. "Hear the music, see the show, live and love yourself."<ref name="honor"/>
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Two cover arts for the re-release were shot by designer and photographer [[Hedi Slimane]]. One shows Gaga in blond wig and wearing a black jacket while the other is what she used to look like with heavy eyeliner running down her face.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/10/10/lady-gaga-shows-off-the-fame-monster-cover-art.htm|title=Lady GaGa Shows Off The Fame Monster Cover Art|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-10-10|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> Regarding the cover arts Gaga said that when she sat down to create the concept for the album, she wanted to make sure the look was darker and edgier than anything she had done before.<ref name="dicho"/> However, her record lable found the brunette cover to be too confusing and gothic while believing it to be less pop. Gaga responded saying,
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"You don't know what pop is, because everyone was telling me I wasn't pop last year, and now look — so don't tell me what pop is, I know what pop is. [...] It's funny, because I fought and fought and fought, and I actually ended up having two covers, because I wanted to do this yin and yang presentation with the covers. [....] I don't want to do a really glamorous photo of me rubbing myself like every other blond girl. I want my fans to see this image and say, 'I feel just like she feels.'"<ref name="insideball">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/30583202/inside_the_monster_ball_lady_gaga_reveals_plans_for_ambitious_new_tour|title=Inside The Monster Ball: Lady Gaga Reveals Plans for Ambitious New Tour|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=2009-10-21|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref>
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Upon the release of the album, many fans were outraged to find that Bad Romance, Monster, and Dance in the Dark were censored, even on versions with parental advisory notices. The official CherryTree Records Twitter stated that uncensored versions of the song would be available as soon as possible.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Sal Cinquemani from [[Slant Magazine]] felt that the album was not a huge leap forward for Gaga, but provided "small, if fleeting, glimpses behind the pretense." He remarked that "[t]here's something instructive about the way Gaga rejects any and all intimacy with others." Songs like "Bad Romance" and "Dance in the Dark" were called the highlights of the album.<ref name="slant"/> Simon Price of ''[[The Independent]]'' praised the album calling it "a whole new piece of art in its own right."<ref name="independent"/> Kitty Empire from ''[[The Observer]]'' said that the album is "a lot more splendidly deranged." Although Empire dismissed the ballad "Speechless", commenting that the song "remains her weak point," she went to praise "Bad Romance" while writing that "[it] make[s] an even more persuasive case for this driven, uncharismatic [[Italian-American]] being the new [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]."<ref name="observer"/> Paul Lester from [[BBC]] complimented the eight songs from the album and commented that "[The album is] hardly original, and nor is it exactly a triumph of [[Do it yourself|DIY]] feminist invention [...] But she’s bringing eccentric couture to the masses and is certainly fun to have around."<ref name="bbc"/> Evan Sawdey from [[PopMatters]] felt that "''The Fame Monster'' isn’t going to win Lady Gaga any new converts, but it does prove something to her millions of fans: that she’s not complacent with doing the same thing over again. She’s willing to try new things, branching out at a time when it feels like every lone pop diva is more than willing to compromise their artistic growth just for the sake of having a radio hit. [...] Gaga is allowed to make a few mistakes on her way towards pop nirvana—and judging what she’s aiming for with ''The Fame Monster'', there’s a good chance she’s going to get there sooner than later."<ref name="popmatters"/> Sarah Hajibagheri from ''[[The Times]]'' was disappointed with the album and felt that it "lack[ed] the beat and bite that made us all go Gaga for the eccentric New Yorker."<ref name="times"/> Bill Lamb from [[About.com]] gave the album five out of five stars and said "''The Fame Monster'' is the most compelling pop concept piece in recent memory. There are clear signs of influence from some of the top pop women of the past including Madonna, Annie Lennox and Debbie Harry, but Lady Gaga makes it emphatically her own. If this is the direction of contemporary pop, we are in good hands indeed."<ref name="about">{{cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/ladygagathefamemonster.htm|title=A Real Work of Pop Art - Not a Stopgap Release|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-11-23|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref> Mikael Woods from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' felt that ''The Fame Monster'' continued to demonstrate Gaga's creative ambition and stylistic range.<ref name="latimes"/>
Sal Cinquemani from [[Slant Magazine]] felt that the album was not a huge leap forward for Gaga, but provided "small, if fleeting, glimpses behind the pretense." He remarked that "[t]here's something instructive about the way Gaga rejects any and all intimacy with others." Songs like "Bad Romance" and "Dance in the Dark" were called the highlights of the album.<ref name="slant"/> Simon Price of ''[[The Independent]]'' praised the album calling it "a whole new piece of art in its own right. If this is her idea of a stopgap release, we're looking here at a major talent indeed. On the evidence available so far, Lady Gaga isn't flesh and blood like the rest of us. She is made of amazingness.<ref name="independent"/> Kitty Empire from ''[[The Observer]]'' said that the album is "a lot more splendidly deranged." Although Empire dismissed the ballad "Speechless", commenting that the song "remains her weak point," she went to praise "Bad Romance" while writing that "[it] make[s] an even more persuasive case for this driven, uncharismatic [[Italian-American]] being the new [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]."<ref name="observer"/> Paul Lester from [[BBC]] complimented the eight songs from the album and commented that "[The album is] hardly original, and nor is it exactly a triumph of [[Do it yourself|DIY]] feminist invention [...] But she’s bringing eccentric couture to the masses and is certainly fun to have around."<ref name="bbc"/> Evan Sawdey from [[PopMatters]] felt that "''The Fame Monster'' isn’t going to win Lady Gaga any new converts, but it does prove something to her millions of fans: that she’s not complacent with doing the same thing over again. She’s willing to try new (and sometimes very unexpected) things, branching out at a time when it feels like every lone pop diva is more than willing to compromise their artistic growth just for the sake of having a radio hit. [...] Gaga is allowed to make a few mistakes on her way towards pop nirvana—and judging what she’s aiming for with ''The Fame Monster'', there’s a good chance she’s going to get there sooner than later."<ref name="popmatters"/>

Jon Dolan from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that "Half the disc is Madonna knock-offs, but that's part of the concept — fame monsters needn't concern themselves with originality."<ref name="rs"/> Edna Gunderson from ''[[USA Today]]'' believed that on ''The Fame Monster'', "Gaga's icy aloofness and seeming aversion to a genuine human connection leave a disturbing void. With an avant-garde intellect, pop-electro eccentricities and freaky theatrics competing for attention, there's no room for heart."<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2009-11-24-listen24_ST2_N.htm|title=Lady Gaga's 'Fame Monster' is so cool, it's cold|last=Gunderson|first=Edna|date=2009-11-23|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref> Michael Hubbard from [[MusicOMH]] complimented the eight songs on the album.<ref name="omh">{{cite web|url=http://blog.musicomh.com/musicomh/2009/11/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-trackbytrack.html|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster, track-by-track|last=Hubbard|first=Michael|date=2009-11-23|publisher=[[MusicOMH]]|accessdate=2009-11-24}}</ref>


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Untitled

The Fame Monster is the second studio album by American recording artist Lady Gaga released on November 18, 2009. The album's eight songs were initially intended to be part of a re-release of Gaga's debut album The Fame. However, Gaga announced that the new songs would be available as a stand alone album, as she thought the re-release was too expensive and they are unfair overall and that, as the piece represents a separate conceptual and musical body of work, it does not need the songs of The Fame to support it. A Super Deluxe Fame Monster pack containing the two releases will be released on December 15, 2009.

The album deals with the darker side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of 2008–2009 while travelling around the world, and are expressed through a monster metaphor. The composition takes its inspiration from Gothic music and fashion shows.

"Bad Romance" was released as the album's first single. It topped the Canadian and Swedish charts while reaching the top ten in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Gaga had performed a snippet of the song during her appearance on Saturday Night Live. She announced The Monster Ball Tour, supporting the album, which is to start on November 27, 2009 and will continue through April 2010.

Background and development

In the United States, The Fame Monster was released as an 8-track album on November 23, 2009. Gaga's website also confirmed a Deluxe Edition featuring the entire The Fame as a bonus disc. Solely a deluxe edition had been previously planned, however, Gaga cited cost being an issue in deciding on a single disc release as well.[11] During the collaborative launch of her similarly titled headphones with Dr. Dre, Gaga commented about the re-release saying:

"I think re-releases are unfair, [...] It’s artists sneaking singles onto an already finished piece of work in an effort to keep the album afloat. Originally [my label] only wanted me to put out three songs and now it’s much more than that. It’s a new album’s worth of material."[12]

Regarding the title The Fame Monster, Gaga said that it was a coincidence that the name was similar to the headphones she launched. She had already written a song titled "Monster" in March, before she met with Dr. Dre and the Noel Lee, the head of BSM Monster, to discuss the collaboration[12]. Gaga further explained that she was obsessed with monster movies then and "I’m kind of obsessing over the decay of the celebrity and the way that fame is a monster in society! That’s what my new record is about, so it was kind of a perfect fit[12]". The first single from the re-issue was titled "Bad Romance".[13] Gaga later revealed that the re-release will contain eight new songs, along with her whole original debut album.[14] The Fame Monster deals with the seamier side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of the year 2008–2009. She explains:

"On my re-release The Fame Monster, I wrote about everything I didn't write on The Fame. While traveling the world for two years, I've encountered several monsters, each represented by a different song on the new record: my 'Fear of Sex Monster,' my 'Fear of Alcohol Monster,' my 'Fear of Love Monster,' my 'Fear of Death Monster,' my 'Fear of Loneliness Monster,' etc."
"I spent a lot of nights in Eastern Europe, and this album is a pop experimentation with industrial/Goth beats, 90's dance melodies, an obsession with the lyrical genius of 80's melancholic pop, and the runway. I wrote while watching muted fashion shows and I am compelled to say my music was scored for them."[14]

Among other songs, Gaga confirmed a ballad titled "Speechless", which she dedicated to her father. She also commented that the new songs don't deal with money or fame, rather its about everything in-between and it was for her fans.[14] Two cover arts for the re-release were shot by designer and photographer Hedi Slimane. One shows Gaga in blond wig and wearing a black jacket while the other is what she used to look like with heavy eyeliner running down her face[15].

Music and lyrics

The Independent felt that the first song from the album, "Bad Romance" set the tone for the album, whose dominant atmosphere and aesthetic, from the monochrome cover shot and the crucifix logo onwards, is gothic. The line "I want your ugly, I want your disease..." in "Bad Romance" refer's to Boney M and the music recalls Depeche Mode's fifth studio album Black Celebration (1986).[4][16] The lyrics contain zombie metaphors in songs like "Monster" ("He ate my heart..."), the Cossack like music in "Teeth" ("Take a bite of my bad-girl meat...") and "Dance in the Dark" ("Silicone, saline, poison, inject me...") whose lyrics refer to famous women who met a tragic end like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Sylvia Plath, Princess Diana and JonBenét Ramsey, child beauty pageant queen made famous by her murder and the subsequent media coverage.[4][9] "Monster" consists of stuttering synths and instrumentation from heavy drums.[7] "Speechless" is a 1970s rock-inspired number that touches upon abusive relationships in lyrics upon "I can't believe how you slurred at me with your half-wired broken jaw". It consists of vocal harmonies and guitar riffs, which according to PopMatters is comparable to the work of Freddie Mercury and Queen.[7] In "So Happy I Could Die", Gaga confesses about a secret girl-crush on her best friend in lyrics like "I love that lavender blonde/ The way she moves the way she walks/ I touch myself, can't get enough." Essentially a love song, the object of affection in "So Happy" becomes Gaga herself as she talks looking, drinking, dancing and touching herself. Gaga's voice appear sedated in the song.[4][9] The song also uses auto-tune in its music.[16] "Alejandro" incorporates elements of the music of ABBA and Ace of Base with the lyrics talking about Gaga fending off a harem of latino men. "Telephone" talks about the singer preferring the dance floor rather than answer her lover's call. The verses are sung in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats. The last song "Teeth" contains gospel music and the lyrics are written in S&M style, telling that the closest she will get to another human being involves being tied up and bitten.[9]

Release

Originally, the album was intended to be a two-disc re-release of The Fame, but Gaga told MTV on November 12, 2009 that the album is to be a standalone piece. Gaga has also announced the release of The Fame Monster Deluxe Edition, and the Super Deluxe Fame Monster Pack, which will be released on December 15, 2009. The pack will provide an assortment of products from Gaga's production collaborative Haus of Gaga and even included a lock of hair of the singer.[17] Gaga explained this decision by saying,

"In the midst of my creative journey composing The Fame Monster, there came an exciting revelation that this was in fact my sophomore album, [...] I would not add, nor take away any songs from this EP. It is a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet. It doesn't need The Fame."
"For those who do not have my debut album, there are a series of collectible double-disc editions that include both albums and artwork conceived by the Haus of Gaga in collaboration with our mentor, Hedi Slimane," she said. "Hear the music, see the show, live and love yourself."[17]

Upon the release of the album, many fans were outraged to find that Bad Romance, Monster, and Dance in the Dark were censored, even on versions with parental advisory notices. The official CherryTree Records Twitter stated that uncensored versions of the song would be available as soon as possible.

Critical reception

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine felt that the album was not a huge leap forward for Gaga, but provided "small, if fleeting, glimpses behind the pretense." He remarked that "[t]here's something instructive about the way Gaga rejects any and all intimacy with others." Songs like "Bad Romance" and "Dance in the Dark" were called the highlights of the album.[9] Simon Price of The Independent praised the album calling it "a whole new piece of art in its own right. If this is her idea of a stopgap release, we're looking here at a major talent indeed. On the evidence available so far, Lady Gaga isn't flesh and blood like the rest of us. She is made of amazingness.[4] Kitty Empire from The Observer said that the album is "a lot more splendidly deranged." Although Empire dismissed the ballad "Speechless", commenting that the song "remains her weak point," she went to praise "Bad Romance" while writing that "[it] make[s] an even more persuasive case for this driven, uncharismatic Italian-American being the new Madonna."[6] Paul Lester from BBC complimented the eight songs from the album and commented that "[The album is] hardly original, and nor is it exactly a triumph of DIY feminist invention [...] But she’s bringing eccentric couture to the masses and is certainly fun to have around."[16] Evan Sawdey from PopMatters felt that "The Fame Monster isn’t going to win Lady Gaga any new converts, but it does prove something to her millions of fans: that she’s not complacent with doing the same thing over again. She’s willing to try new (and sometimes very unexpected) things, branching out at a time when it feels like every lone pop diva is more than willing to compromise their artistic growth just for the sake of having a radio hit. [...] Gaga is allowed to make a few mistakes on her way towards pop nirvana—and judging what she’s aiming for with The Fame Monster, there’s a good chance she’s going to get there sooner than later."[7]

Promotion

Main article: The Monster Ball Tour

Promotion first began for The Fame Monster through a performance on Saturday Night Live, which contained segments of a piano version of "Bad Romance". Gaga has also appeared on various talk shows, such as It's On with Alexa Chung and Germany's Wetten, dass..?. On November 16, 2009, Gaga performed the song "Speechless" at Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's 30th Anniversary celebrations. She collaborated with artist Francesco Vezzolli and members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet Academy.[18]

Previously, Gaga announced that she was going to tour with Kanye West. The tour was titled Fame Kills Starring: Lady Gaga and Kanye West.[19] However, after the incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with Taylor Swift, West announced that he was taking a break from music. Following the announcment, all of the tour dates were immediately cancelled. Later, Gaga confirmed that she was going to tour by herself for the upcoming project.[20] The show, called The Monster Ball Tour, is set to begin late November 2009 and finish early April 2010. The tour will feature opening acts Kid Cudi and Jason DeRulo.[21] Described by Gaga as "the first-ever pop electro opera", The Monster Ball will begin four days after the release of The Fame Monster.[21]

On November 16, 2009, Gaga appeared on an episode of the CW's Gossip Girl in an episode titled "The Last Days of Disco Stick". She performed the lead single from The Fame Monster, Bad Romance. Other songs that were referenced and played throughout the episode were "Alejandro", "Dance in the Dark", and "Telephone".[22]

Singles

"Bad Romance" was confirmed as the first single from the album.[13] A brief portion of the song was performed on Saturday Night Live on October 3, 2009, along with other songs like "Poker Face" and "LoveGame"[23][24] "Bad Romance" premiered during the show finale of fashion designer Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 Paris Fashion Week show on October 6, 2009.[25] It was released for digital download on October 27, 2009. The song topped the Canadian Hot 100 and the Swedish Singles chart as well as becoming a top ten hit single in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.[26][27][28]

Track listing

The official track listing for The Fame Monster was announced via Universal Music Japan on October 14, 2009.[29] Standard editions of the album contain one disc while deluxe editions feature The Fame as a bonus disc.

Disc 1 (All Standard and Deluxe Editions)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bad Romance"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:55
2."Alejandro"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:34
3."Monster"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Space Cowboy4:09
4."Speechless"Lady Gaga4:30
5."Dance in the Dark"Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay4:48
6."Telephone" (featuring Beyoncé)Lady Gaga, Lazonate Franklin, Lashawn Daniels, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé3:40
7."So Happy I Could Die"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Space Cowboy3:55
8."Teeth"Lady Gaga, Teddy Riley3:40
Special Online (non-iTunes) Bonus Track
No.TitleMusicLength
1."No Way"Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay3:40
U.S./Canadian iTunes Bonus Track[30]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bad Romance (Starsmith Remix)"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Starsmith4:55


Disc 2: The Fame (Deluxe Editions only)[31]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis)Lady Gaga, RedOne, Akon4:01
2."LoveGame"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:36
3."Paparazzi"Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari3:28
4."Poker Face"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:57
5."I Like It Rough"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:22
6."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum2:55
7."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy, Flo Rida3:37
8."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"Lady Gaga, Fusari2:52
9."The Fame"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:42
10."Money Honey"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Bilal Hajji2:50
11."Boys Boys Boys"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:22
12."Paper Gangsta"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:23
13."Brown Eyes"Lady Gaga, Fusari4:03
14."Summerboy"Lady Gaga, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz4:13
15."Retro, Dance, Freak"Lady Gaga, Fusari3:22
16."Disco Heaven"Lady Gaga, Fusari, Tom Kafafian3:41

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition
Japan November 18, 2009[32] CD, Digital download Universal Music Standard, Deluxe
Australia November 20, 2009[33][34]
Chile
Ireland
Germany
United Kingdom November 23, 2009[35][36] Polydor
United States Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree
Canada Universal Music
Brazil November 24, 2009[37]
United States December 15, 2009[38] Box-set Interscope Super Deluxe

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