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The Fame Monster (stylized as The Fame Mons†er) 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 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 was 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. 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 music and fashion shows. Contemporary critics gave a positive review of the album, with the majority of them complimenting the songs "Bad Romance" and "Dance in the Dark".

In some countries the album charted together with The Fame while in others like the United States, Canada and Japan, it charted as a separate album. It has reached top ten in most of the major markets. "Bad Romance" was released as the album's first single. It topped the Canadian, United Kingdom and Irish charts while reaching the top ten in United States, Australia and Sweden. She announced The Monster Ball Tour supporting the album, which started on November 27, 2009 and will continue through June 2010.

Background and development

In North America and the United Kingdom, The Fame Monster was released as an eight-track album on November 23, 2009. Gaga's website also confirmed a Deluxe Edition featuring the entirety of her first album, The Fame, as a bonus disc. Solely a deluxe edition had been previously planned, however, Gaga cited cost being an issue in deciding on the additional single disc release.[1] 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."[2]

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 CEO of Monster Cable Products, to discuss the collaboration.[2] 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."[2] The first single from the re-issue was titled "Bad Romance".[3] Gaga later revealed that the re-release will contain eight new songs, along with her whole original debut album.[4] 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."[4]

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.[4] 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."[5]

Music structure and lyrics

"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.[6]

Lady Gaga on the inspiration behind "Speechless"

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" refers to Boney M and the music recalls Depeche Mode's fifth studio album Black Celebration (1986).[7][8] 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..."). The latter's lyrics also refer to famous people who met a tragic end; Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Sylvia Plath, Princess Diana, Liberace and JonBenét Ramsey.[7][9] "Monster" consists of stuttering synths and instrumentation from heavy drums.[10] "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.[10] 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.[11] The album's fifth track, "Dance in the Dark", depicts a girl being uncomfortable when having sex. Speaking about the song, Gaga said, "She doesn’t want her man to see her naked. She will be free, and she will let her inner animal out, but only when the lights are out."[12] In "So Happy I Could Die", Gaga presents an ode to sexual feeling and actions, stating, "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 appears sedated in the song.[7][9] The song also uses auto-tune in its music.[8] "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.[9] It deals with Gaga's fear of suffocation which she explained as "fear [of] never being able to enjoy myself. 'Cause I love my work so much, I find it really hard to go out and have a good time." The phone on the song is not just a physical phone, but also the voice of a person in her head telling her to keep working harder and harder.[13] 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 and artwork

Gaga performing "Bad Romance" on The Monster Ball Tour.

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 was 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.[14] 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."[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] 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.[5] However, her record label found the brunette cover to be too confusing and gothic while believing it to be less pop. Gaga responded saying,

"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.'"[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[16]
BBC Online(favorable)[8]
The Daily Telegraph(favorable)[17]
The Independent(favorable)[7]
Los Angeles Times[18]
NME[19]
The Observer[20]
Rolling Stone[21]
Slant Magazine[9]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[22]

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."[7] 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."[20] 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."[8] 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."[10] 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."[23]

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."[24] Mikael Woods from Los Angeles Times felt that The Fame Monster continued to demonstrate Gaga's creative ambition and stylistic range.[18] 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."[21] 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 avantgarde intellect, pop-electro eccentricities and freaky theatrics competing for attention, there's no room for heart."[25] Michael Hubbard from MusicOMH complimented the eight songs on the album.[26] Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph commented that the album has an "an irrepressible quality that is given full rein. [...] Although not as thematically integrated as the original Fame, Gaga’s vivacious energy, bold melodies and almost comically relentless sensationalism keeps things interesting."[17]

Chart performance

Gaga performing "Teeth" on The Monster Ball Tour.

In the United States, the individual disc of The Fame Monster charted at number five with sales of 174,000 while the double disc deluxe edition including the original The Fame charted at number six with sales of 151,000.[27] The album also topped the Top Digital Albums chart with sales of 65,000. Seven of the eight songs from the album also charted on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[28] The album also topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, replacing the original version of The Fame.[29] In January 2010, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 500,000 copies of the album.[30] The Fame Monster has sold 637,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[31] In Canada, the album debuted as a standalone album at position two.[32]

In Australia and New Zealand, The Fame Monster charted with the original album initially, but later as a stand-alone album. It charted into the top-ten of the albums chart.[33][34] Similar was the charting of the album in Denmark, Ireland and Germany.[35][36][37] The album charted on its own at the Japanese Oricon albums chart at seven.[38]

In the United Kingdom, The Fame Monster was released as a deluxe edition only with The Fame, and not as a stand-alone album, meaning it charted under The Fame. It charted at number seven, a jump of forty-eight places from the previous week's position of fifty-five. On January 3, 2010, the album climbed to number two in the album chart.[39] All of the new tracks from The Fame Monster charted within the top 110 singles there, with the most popular un-released track, "Telephone", charting inside the top-forty at number thirty.[40] The album has reached twenty-one on the European Top 100 Albums chart.[41]

Singles

  • "Telephone" is the second single from the album[48][49]. It was officially sent to U.S. radio on January 26, 2010.[50]. Prior to its release as a single, it charted in several countries due to strong digital downloads.A music video is currently being shot which features Beyonce. The song will be released March 15 in the UK and on January 26, it was sent to radios all over the US.

Promotion

Main article: The Monster Ball Tour
Gaga performing "Speechless" on 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.[51]

Previously, Gaga announced that she was going to tour with Kanye West. The tour was titled Fame Kills Starring: Lady Gaga and Kanye West.[52] 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 announcement, all of the tour dates were immediately cancelled. Later, Gaga confirmed that she was going to tour by herself for the upcoming project.[53] The show, called The Monster Ball Tour, had dates starting from November 2009 and finishing in early April 2010. The tour featured opening acts like Kid Cudi and Jason DeRulo.[54] Described by Gaga as "the first-ever pop electro opera", The Monster Ball began four days after the release of The Fame Monster.[54]

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".[55] The song was also performed at the 2009 American Music Awards, The Jay Leno Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[56][57][58]

On January 15, Gaga appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and performed a medley of "Monster", "Bad Romance", and "Speechless".

Track listing

The official track listing for The Fame Monster was announced via Universal Music Japan on October 14, 2009.[59]

Disc 1 (all standard, deluxe and limited editions)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bad Romance"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:55
2."Alejandro"Lady Gaga, RedOne4:34
3."Monster"Lady Gaga, Apollo Andel, 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, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin, Beyoncé3:40
7."So Happy I Could Die"Lady Gaga, RedOne, Space Cowboy3:55
8."Teeth"Lady Gaga, Taja Riley3:40
Bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
9."Bad Romance (Starsmith Remix)" (U.S./Canadian iTunes[60])Lady Gaga, RedOne, Starsmith4:55
Disc 2: The Fame (deluxe and limited editions only)[61]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis)Lady Gaga, RedOne, Aliaune Thiam4:01
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, Martin Kierszenbaum3:22
6."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum2:55
7."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)Lady Gaga, Kierszenbaum, Nick Dresti, Tramar Dillard3:37
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
Bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
15."Disco Heaven" (international editions[62])Lady Gaga, Fusari, Tom Kafafian 
16."Again Again" (UK, Japanese[62] and Australian editions)Lady Gaga, Fusari3:04
17."Retro Dance Freak" (Mexican,[63], German, Japanese,[62] and Brazilian releases.[64])Lady Gaga, Fusari3:22

Note: The super-deluxe edition does not contain any bonus tracks.[65]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[66] 3
Austria Albums Chart[35] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[32] 2
Czech Albums Chart[67] 3
Danish Albums Chart[35] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[35] 12
European Top 100 Albums[41] 21
Finnish Albums Chart[35] 2
French Digital Albums Chart[68] 2
German Albums Chart[37][A] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[69] 4
Irish Albums Chart[36][A] 2
Italian Albums Chart[70] 2
Japanese Albums Chart[38] 7
Mexican Albums Chart[35] 14
New Zealand Albums Chart[34] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[35] 28
Polish Albums Chart[71] 1
Russian Albums Chart[72] 3
Spanish Albums Chart[35] 26
Swedish Albums Chart[35] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[35][A] 1
UK Albums Chart[39][A] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[73] 5
U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[29] 1

Year-end charts

Chart Rank
Australian Albums Chart[74] 59

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums number-one album
December 12, 2009 – December 19, 2009 		Succeeded by
The Fame by Lady Gaga
Preceded by German Albums Chart number-one album
January 5, 2010 – 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
January 10, 2010 –
Preceded by Polish Albums Chart number-one album
January 18, 2009 –


  • A^ In certain territories, The Fame Monster charted in conjunction with The Fame under the same title.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition
Japan November 18, 2009[75] CD, digital download Universal Music Deluxe
Australia November 20, 2009[76][77]
Limited
Chile Standard, Deluxe
Ireland Deluxe
Germany Standard, Deluxe
United States November 23, 2009[78] Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree Deluxe
United Kingdom Polydor Deluxe
Deluxe
Canada Universal Music
Brazil November 27, 2009[64]
United States November 28, 2009 Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree Standard
Canada December 1, 2009[79] Universal Music
United States December 15, 2009[80] Box-set Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree Super Deluxe
LP Standard
Turkey January 24, 2010 CD Super Deluxe
United States January 26, 2010 MP3 Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree Explicit Version

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