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The Fame is the debut studio album by American pop recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008 by Interscope Records. After writing songs for several established acts, Gaga released this album. The main theme of the songs is about how anyone can feel famous like a celebrity. Gaga worked with several producers on the album; mainly RedOne, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Rob Fusari. The songs are mostly inspired by Gaga's love of fame in general, and deals with the intricacies of a rich and famous lifestyle, visualized by her. Musically, the album drew inspiration from '80s synthpop while incorporating dance music and clear hooks.

The album received mostly positive reviews, with critics commending Gaga's ability to discover a melodious hook and comparing her vocal abilities to those of Gwen Stefani. The album went to number-one in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. In the United States the album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. Worldwide, the album has sold over four million copies.

The first two singles from The Fame, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", were both international hits, with "Just Dance" topping the charts in over six countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. "Poker Face" was able to peak at number-one in almost all the major musical markets. Other singles released includes "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "LoveGame", and "Paparazzi". Gaga promoted the album by performing the songs in a number of live appearances, including her first headlining The Fame Ball Tour.

The album will be re-released as The Fame Monster on November 24, 2009 and it will contain eight new tracks including "Bad Romance" which is set to be released as the sixth single from the album.

Writing and development

After years of writing songs for other musical acts, including Britney Spears and the Pussycat Dolls, while simultaneously establishing herself as an artist and working her way up through the New York underground club scene, Gaga released her debut studio album, The Fame.[11] Speaking about the title and concept of the album, Gaga explained: "The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous. [...] Pop culture is art. It doesn't make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame. But, it's a sharable fame. I want to invite you all to the party. I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle."[12] Gaga stated in an interview with MTV UK that she had been working on the album for two and a half years and completed half of it during the first week of January 2008.[13] As well as writing the lyrics, Gaga worked on the melodies and synth work of the album with record producer RedOne.[12] According to her, the song is a joyous, heart-themed song which appeal to people going through tough times in their life.[14] "LoveGame", the second track, was inspired by Gaga's sexual crush on a stranger in a night club to whom she said, "I wanna ride on your disco stick". It was written in four minutes based on the disco stick hook.[15] "Paparazzi" has been interpreted with different meanings. However Gaga explained in an interview with About.com that the song was inspired by her struggles and hunger for fame and love. Essentially a love song, "Paparazzi" deals with enticing the media and asks the question whether one can have both fame and love.[16]

"Poker Face" was inspired by Gaga's boyfriends who enjoyed gambling,[17] and also dealt with her personal experience of bisexuality; her fantasies about women while having sex with men, thus representing her "poker face."[18] "Boys, Boys, Boys" was inspired by the similarly titled Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls". Gaga explained that she wanted a female version of the song that rockers would like too.[12] "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" summed up her time of self-discovery, living in the Lower East Side and dabbling in drugs and the party scene.[12] "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" was about breaking up with a boyfriend and finding someone new.[12] "Brown Eyes" was inspired by the band Queen and, according to Gaga, is the most vulnerable song on the album.[12]

In an interview with MTV, Gaga further clarified the ideas behind The Fame, and her inspirations and visions for the album. She believed that the most important thing missing from contemporary pop music was the combination of the visual imagery of the artist with the music. Gaga involves theatrics in her live performances of the songs from the album. Hence she hoped that people would take notice of the performance art that she was trying to bring back with the album and its music the music puts the lifestyle in front of it.[19]

"I just feel like this record is really different- you[']ve got club bangers to more 70s glam to more singer-songwriter records to rock music. [...] The Fame is not about who you are—it's about how everybody wants to know who you are! Buy it and listen to it before you go out or in the car. [...] I think you've really got to allow artists' creativity to marinate. It took me a while but really delving into myself I finally got it. I couldn't be more proud of it. It's not just a record[,] it's a whole pop art movement[.] It's not just about one song."[13]

Music structure and lyrics

A blond woman standing. She is wearing a khaki colored leotard and an admirals cap. She is holding a microphone to her mouth in her left hand.
Gaga performing "Poker Face" at The Fame Ball Tour.

Musically, the album drew influences from late 1970s glam rock musicians such as David Bowie and Queen. Gaga incorporated their glam-rock sound while devising catchy pop melodies and hooks to create what she has dubbed, "theatrical pop".[20] Songs like "Poker Face", "Just Dance" and "LoveGame" are uptempo dance songs, with "Poker Face" carrying a dark sound with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook.[21] "Just Dance" is synth-based while "LoveGame" has a more dance-oriented beat and "Money Honey" has a moderate techno groove[22]. All of them combine synths of clipped marching beats, sawing electronics and contains mild R&B-infused beats.[2] "Paparazzi" carries a sultry beat[8] while "Summerboy" has influences of the music of Blondie".[20] "Eh, Eh" is credited as a ballad compared to the rest of the dance-fueled tracks from The Fame.[3] The song has an eighties synth pop feeling in it[8] while incorporating the "Eh, Eh" hook from Rihanna's single "Umbrella" (2007).[10]

Lyrically, the songs on The Fame talk about being famous and achieving popularity. "Poker Face" is all about sexual innuendo and teasing.[21] Gaga explained in an interview with the Daily Star that the lyrics carry a bit of an undertone of confusion about love and sex.[23] According to the BBC, the "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook used in the song is copied from Boney M's 1977 hit "Ma Baker".[24] "Just Dance" talks about being intoxicated in a party, with lyrics like "What's going on on the floor? / I love this record, baby but I can't see straight anymore".[4] "LoveGame" portrays a message about love, fame and sexuality which is akin to the central theme of album.[25] "Paparazzi" portrays a stalker who is following somebody being his or her biggest fan.[26] The lyrics also portray the desire of capturing the attention of the camera as well as achieving fame.[27] Gaga explained that,

"This idea of 'The Fame' runs through and through. Basically, if you have nothing—no money, no fame—you can still feel beautiful and dirty rich. It's about making choices, and having references—things you pull from your life that you believe in. It's about self-discovery and being creative. The record is slightly focused, but it's also eclectic.[...] The music is intended to inspire people to feel a certain way about themselves, so they'll be able to encompass, in their own lives, a sense of inner fame that they can project to the world, and the carefree nature of the album is a reflection of that aura. I like to funnel interesting ideas to the rest of the world through a pop lens."[19]

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews. It earned a collective score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic.[28] Matthew Chisling from Allmusic stated, "Fueled by heavy dance tracks and popping electronic beats, The Fame [...] is a well-crafted sampling of feisty anti-pop in high quality. [...] Lady Gaga pulls out all the stops on The Fame, injecting hard-hitting synthesizers and crashing slicks and grooves. From its opening track until it closes, The Fame fails to come up short on funky sounds to amuse fans of this dance genre."[3] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave The Fame a B-, saying that "The Fame is remarkably (and exhaustingly) pure in its vision of a world in which nothing trumps being beautiful, dirty, and rich. In this economy, though, her high-times escapism has its charms".[6] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian complimented Gaga for being good at melodies. According to him "The Fame arrives packing an immensely addictive melody or an inescapable hook, virtually everything sounds like another hit single [...]The Fame certainly sounds like it could be big."[2] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters criticised songs like "Eh, Eh", "Paper Gangsta" and "Brown Eyes" while complimenting the rest, calling it a solid dance album.[8]

Joey Guerra from the Houston Chronicle commented that although the songs present in the album are not innovative, Gaga deserved credit for bringing real dance music to the mass.[7] Genevieve Koski of the The A.V. Club and Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine compared Gaga's vocals with that of Gwen Stefani. Koski said that the album is "fueled by a glitter-laced, dance-inciting energy that bodes well for extended club play, which is really the whole point."[4] Cinquemani said that "Gaga's lyrics alternate between cheap [...] and nonsensical drivel [...], and her vocal performances are uneven at best [...] [t]he songs that work, include "Poker Face", "Starstruck", "Paper Gangsta" and "Summerboy"— rest almost solely on their snappy production and sing-along hooks."[9] Freedom du Lac from The Washington Post criticised the album for lacking originality.[10]

Chart performance

Gaga performing "Just Dance" at The Fame Ball Tour.

In the United States, The Fame debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard 200 with sales of 24,000 on the issue dated November 15, 2008.[29] After fluctuating down the charts, the album reached number ten on the issue dated March 7, 2009.[30] It reached a peak of number four on the chart.[31] The album also topped Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. It has been number one for twenty-five non-consecutive weeks.[32] On May 7, 2009, the album was certified platinum for shipments of one million copies, by the Recording Industry Association of America.[33] The Fame has sold over 1,441,000 copies in the United States.[34] In Canada, the album has peaked at number one.[35] The album has been certified three times platinum, by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for shipment of 240,000 copies.[36]

The album made its debut at number six,[37] and peaked at number two in New Zealand as well as being certified double platinum.[38] In Australia, the album debuted at twelve[39] and peaked at four.[40] The album has been certified two times platinum in Australia, by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 140,000 copies respectively.[41]

The Fame debuted in the United Kingdom at number three.[42] After spending ten weeks in the top ten, it replaced Ronan Keating's Songs for My Mother at the top position.[43] Since then, the album spent four consecutive weeks at the number-one spot.[44] In Ireland, the album entered the charts at number eight,[45] and in its fifth week climbed to number-one for two consecutive weeks.[46]

In mainland Europe, the album peaked at number one on the European Top 100 Albums[47] and the Austrian Albums Chart.[48] It also reached the top twenty in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Switzerland.[49] Worldwide sales for the album stand at four million copies.[50]

The Fame Monster

Confirmed by MTV, Billboard, and Interscope Records, a deluxe two-disc reissue of The Fame, entitled The Fame Monster, is to be released on November 24, 2009.[51][52][53] During the collaborative launch of her similarly titled headphones with Dr. Dre, Gaga commented about the re-release,

"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."[54]

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.[54] 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."[54] The first single from the re-issue is titled "Bad Romance".[55] A brief portion of the song was performed on Saturday Night Live on October 3, 2009, alongwith other songs like "Poker Face" and "LoveGame".[56][57] "Bad Romance" premiered during the show finale of fashion designer Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 Paris Fashion Week show on October 6, 2009.[58] Gaga later revealed that the re-release will contain eight new songs, along with her whole original debut album.[50] The Fame Monster deals with the seamier side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of the year 2008–2009. She explained,

"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."[50]

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.[50] 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 portrays her with a long dark wig and heavy eyeliner running down her face.[59]

Singles

"Just Dance" was released as the album's lead single commercially worldwide on June 17, 2008, through digital distribution.[60] The song was critically appreciated with reviewers complimenting its club anthem-like nature and the synth pop associated with it.[3][10] It achieved commercial success by topping charts in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries.[61][62][63][64][65] The song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".[66]

"Poker Face" was released as the second single from the album. It was also well-received by the critics, most of whom have praised the robotic hook and the chorus.[67] The single achieved greater success that "Just Dance" by topping the charts in almost all the countries it was released to.[68] "Poker Face" became Gaga's second consecutive number one on the Hot 100.[69][70]

"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" was the album's third single in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark and fourth in France. The song received mixed reviews. Some critics compared it to nineties Europop while the others criticized it for bringing the party-like nature of the album to a halt and thus being an embarrassment to the album.[8] It failed to match the success of the previous singles in Australia and New Zealand by reaching fifteen and nine respectively. It peaked at two in Sweden and at seven in France.[71]

"LoveGame" was released as the third single in the United States, Canada and some European nations. It was the fourth single in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song was critically appreciated for its catchy tune and the "I wanna take a ride on your disco stick" hook.[72] The song has reached the top ten in countries such as the United States, Australia and Canada and the top twenty in others.[73]

"Paparazzi" was announced as the third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a release date of July 6, 2009 and the fifth single in the rest of the nations.[74] It was also released as the fifth Australian single from the album on July 10, 2009.[75] The song however charted before it had been released and has reached the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.[76] "Paparazzi" has been appreciated for its fun-filled, club-friendly nature and is deemed the most memorable and telling song from the album.[27] The associated music video for the song was shot as a mini-movie with Gaga starring as a doomed starlet who is almost killed by her boyfriend, but in the end takes her revenge and reclaims her fame and popularity.[77]

"Bad Romance" was confirmed as the first single from the re-release album The Fame Monster.[55]

Promotion

See also: Beautiful, Dirty, Rich; The Fame Ball Tour; and The Monster Ball Tour

To promote the album, Gaga did several performances worldwide. Her first televised appearance was on Logo's NewNowNext Awards on June 7, 2008.[78] She also performed on So You Think You Can Dance,[79] Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[80] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[81] She performed in Vietnam for the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant during the swimsuit competition.[82] On January 31, 2009, she performed on television in Ireland on RTÉ One's show Tubridy Tonight.[83] Three songs off The Fame have been used in The CW's series Gossip Girl: "Paparazzi" in the episode "Summer, Kind of Wonderful", "Poker Face" in "The Serena Also Rises", and "Money Honey" in "Remains of the J".[84] Gaga also performed "Poker Face" on American Idol on April 1, 2009.[85]

To celebrate the launch of the show Dirty Sexy Money, ABC created a music video of Gaga's song "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", directed by Melina Matsoukas. It was initially announced as Gaga's second single, but "Poker Face" was chosen instead.[86] There were two videos released for the song - the first was comprised of clips from Dirty Sexy Money, and the second was the actual music video.[87] The song charted on the UK Singles Chart due to digital downloads and peaked at number eighty-three.[88] The album received further promotion from her first headlining The Fame Ball Tour, which started on March 12, 2009 in San Diego, California.

Track listing

Original Standard edition

This was the 2008 version released in Canada, Mexico, some European countries, Australia, and New Zealand.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis)Lady Gaga, RedOne, Aliaune Thiam4:04
2."LoveGame"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:33
3."Paparazzi"Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari3:28
4."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"Lady Gaga, Fusari2:54
5."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum2:56
6."Poker Face"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:59
7."The Fame"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:44
8."Money Honey"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Bilal Hajji3:08
9."Again Again"Lady Gaga, Fusari3:06
10."Boys Boys Boys"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:22
11."Brown Eyes"Lady Gaga, Fusari4:05
12."Summerboy"Lady Gaga, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz4:16
13."I Like It Rough" (Canadian iTunes, Mexico, Australian, and selected European bonus track)Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:24

Revised edition

The 2009 revised edition includes an altered track listing. For the U.S. version the artwork also underwent minor changes, and the letters on the front cover are red. The tracks "LoveGame", "Paparazzi", "Boys Boys Boys" and "Money Honey" have been slightly remixed. The track "Again Again" is removed, while "Starstruck", "Paper Gangsta", and "I Like It Rough" are added.

Track listing
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."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum2:55
6."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"Lady Gaga, Fusari2:52
7."The Fame"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:42
8."Money Honey"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Bilal Hajji2:50
9."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy, Flo Rida3:37
10."Boys Boys Boys"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:22
11."Paper Gangsta"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:23
12."Brown Eyes"Lady Gaga, Fusari4:03
13."I Like It Rough"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:22
14."Summerboy"Lady Gaga, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz4:13
15."Disco Heaven" (International bonus track)Lady Gaga, Fusari, Tom Kafafian3:41
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
16."Again Again"Lady Gaga, Fusari[89]3:04
17."Retro, Dance, Freak"Lady Gaga, Fusari3:22

In 2009, an additional exclusive Japanese CD/DVD Deluxe edition was released, including a bonus DVD with the videos to "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi".

German deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
16."Poker Face" (Piano & Voice Version- Live)Lady Gaga, RedOne3:38
17."Just Dance" (Stripped Down Version - Live)Lady Gaga, RedOne, Akon2:06
18."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (Electric Piano & Human Beat Box Version - Live)Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum3:03
19."Again Again"Lady Gaga3:04

This edition includes 3 live tracks from the The Cherrytree Sessions EP

UK and Irish edition

Released in 2009, the UK and Irish edition contains all tracks from the revised edition and the original release: it includes all three tracks added on the revised edition, and includes "Again Again" which had been removed from the revised edition, as well as "Disco Heaven" which was included on neither. The tracks are also in a significantly different order to either of the other versions.

Track listing
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, RedOne3:20
12."Paper Gangsta"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:23
13."Brown Eyes"Lady Gaga, Fusari4:03
14."Summerboy"Lady Gaga, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz4:13
15."Disco Heaven" (bonus track)Lady Gaga, Fusari, Tom Kafafian3:41
16."Again Again" (bonus track)Lady Gaga, Fusari3:04
17."LoveGame (Space Cowboy Remix)" (enhanced CD bonus track)Lady Gaga, Space Cowboy3:07

The Fame Monster edition

The official track listing for The Fame Monster was announced via Universal Music Japan on October 14, 2009.[90]

Track listing: "The Monster side"
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bad Romance"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:57
2."Alejandro"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:31
3."Monster"Lady Gaga, RedOne 
4."So Happy I Could Die"Lady Gaga, RedOne 
5."Speechless"Lady Gaga, Ron Fair 
6."Dancing in the Dark"Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay 
7."Telephone"Lady Gaga, Rodney Jerkins 
8."Teeth"Lady Gaga, Teddy Riley 
Track listing: "The Fame side"
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."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum2:55
6."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"Lady Gaga, Fusari2:52
7."The Fame"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:42
8."Money Honey"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Bilal Hajji2:50
9."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy, Flo Rida3:37
10."Boys Boys Boys"Lady Gaga, RedOne3:22
11."Paper Gangsta"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:23
12."Brown Eyes"Lady Gaga, Fusari4:03
13."I Like It Rough"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum3:22
14."Summerboy"Lady Gaga, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz4:13
15."Disco Heaven" (international bonus track)Lady Gaga, Fusari, Tom Kafafian3:41
16."Again Again" (UK bonus track[91])Lady Gaga, Fusari3:04
17."Retro, Dance, Freak" (Japanese bonus track)Lady Gaga, Fusari3:22

Personnel

Charts, sales and procession

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Kala by M.I.A.
Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman
Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode
Ellipse by Emogen Heap
 U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums number-one album
November 15, 2008 – January 17, 2009 (first run)
February 14, 2009 – March 7, 2009 (second run)
March 21, 2009 – May 2, 2009 (third run)
May 16, 2009 – September 5, 2009 (fourth run)
September 19, 2009 – (fifth run) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Albums Chart number-one album
January 11, 2009 – January 18, 2009 		Succeeded by
Dark Horse by Nickelback
Preceded by
Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen
No Line on the Horizon by U2
Songs for My Mother by Ronan Keating
Eoghan Quigg by Eoghan Quigg
 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
February 12, 2009 – February 19, 2009 (first run)
March 20, 2009 (second run)
April 2, 2009 (third run)
April 16, 2009 (fourth run) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Songs for My Mother by Ronan Keating
 UK Albums Chart number-one album
April 5, 2009 – April 26, 2009 		Succeeded by

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Canada August 19, 2008 CD, LP, digital download Universal Music
Australia September 5, 2008[108] CD, digital download (standard edition)
October 28, 2008[109] CD, digital download (international version)
United States October 28, 2008 CD, LP, digital download Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope, Cherrytree
Italy October 31, 2008[110] CD, digital download (standard edition) Universal Music
January 30, 2009[111] CD, digital download (international version)
Germany December 2, 2008[112] CD, digital download
United Kingdom January 12, 2009[113][114][115] Polydor
Spain February 24, 2009[116] Universal Music
Brazil March 31, 2009[117] CD
China May 04, 2009[118]
Japan May 20, 2009[119]
July 22, 2009[120][121][122] CD, DVD
United Kingdom November 23, 2009[52] CD (The Fame Monster) Polydor
United States November 24, 2009[52] Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope, Cherrytree

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