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"You and I"
Song

"Yoü and I"[2] is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her upcoming studio album Born This Way, scheduled for release May 23, 2011.[3][4] Written by Gaga and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, "Yoü and I" debuted in June 2010 during Gaga's performance at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball. Footage of the performance appeared on the Internet, and positive response encouraged her to incorporate the song into her setlist for The Monster Ball Tour. Gaga performed the song on Today to a record crowd in July 2010 and on The Oprah Winfrey Show in May 2011.

Season ten American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart performed "Yoü and I" in May 2011 prior to its release, earning mixed reviews. Her subsequent studio recording was released on iTunes as a single and appeared on the compilation album American Idol Top 5 Season 10.

Background

"Yoü and I" was written by Lady Gaga and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.[5] Before production credits were announced in April 2011, Gaga had teased that "someone legendary" would be producing the track.[6] Queen guitarist Brian May is also featured on the track.[7] Gaga, a Queen fan named after the song "Radio Ga Ga", admitted to "[falling] to the floor crying and laughing" when she found out that May agreed to the collaboration.[8]

Lady Gaga debuted the song in June 2010 during a performance at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball.[9] Gaga stated: "This is a brand-new record that no one's ever heard before ... ever. And I've never, ever played it live, ever."[1] She also claimed that the song was "written in NY on the piano [she] grew up on," and admitted that the "rock-and-roll tune" may not be used as a single but remains "very dear" to her heart.[1][10] Footage of the performance appeared on the Internet soon after, and positive response encouraged Lady Gaga to perform the song during the first concert of the North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour in Montreal.[9]

Live performances

Lady Gaga performing "Yoü and I" before a record crowd on Today on July 9, 2010

Gaga played the song during a live performance on Today on July 9, 2010 before a crowd estimated at 18,000–20,000 people, the largest ever to pack Rockefeller Plaza.[11][12][13] Lady Gaga told Today hosts that the song was written about "the most important person that [she] ever met", not revealing the identity of the subject. People has suggested that the song may be about Lüc Carl, a former boyfriend that she has reconciled with.[13]

On July 31, 2010, during the Phoenix stop of the Monster Ball Tour, Gaga contested Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 (which mandates that state police officers "question any person they suspect to be an illegal immigrant and imprison any aliens not carrying one of four allowed forms of proper identification") and dedicated her performance of "Yoü and I" to a boy whose family was affected by the law.[14]

Gaga performed the album version of the track using a piano constructed from a wire high-heel structure while sitting on a high stool on The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 5, 2011.[15] The "less organic" version for the final "Harpo Hookups" episode featured an electric guitar and modified lyrics to include Oprah's name.[16][17]

The song was included in the setlist of the HBO television special Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden, which originally aired on May 7, 2011 in the United States.[18] Gaga's performance of "Yoü and I" from the HBO special aired on American Idol the night after she mentored the four remaining contestants and the week following Haley Reinhart's performance of the song.[19][20]

Reception

After hearing the White Tie and Tiara Ball performance, Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt complimented the song for its "torchy, slow-burn cabaret quality" and for lacking "Auto-Tune, fancy production, or performance gimmicks".[21]

Cover versions

On May 4, 2011, prior to the song's release, season ten American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart sang "Yoü and I" as one of two performances for the "Songs from Now and Then" episode.[22] The song was requested by Jimmy Iovine, head of Gaga's record label. Reinhart received Gaga's blessing prior to the performance.[22][23] Reviews of Reinhart's performance were mixed.[24][25][26] On May 5, Reinhart's studio recording was released as a digital single on iTunes and appeared on the compilation album American Idol Top 5 Season 10. USA Today's Brian Mansfield complimented Reinhart's studio recording of the track.[27]

Credits and personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (2010-06-28). "Lady Gaga Debuts New Song 'You And I' At Elton John Benefit". MTV. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ "Detail – Born This Way: Lady GaGa". Universal Music. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  3. ^ "Born This Way". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  4. ^ "YOU AND I (Legal Title): BMI Work #12131331". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  5. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-04-11). "Lady Gaga Recorded 'You And I' With Producer Mutt Lange". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  6. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-04-01). "Lady Gaga Teases 'Someone Legendary' Producing 'You And I'". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2011-04-18). "Lady Gaga Reveals Surreal Born This Way Cover". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  8. ^ Gregory, Jason (2011-05-17). "Lady Gaga: I Cried When Brian May Agreed To Work With Me". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  9. ^ a b Montgomery, James (2010-06-30). "Lady Gaga's 'You And I': The 'Little Monsters' Rate Her New Song". MTV. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  10. ^ Herrera, Monica (2010-06-28). "Lady Gaga Unveils New Rock Song 'You and I' at Elton John Ball". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  11. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (2010-07-09). "Lady Gaga debuts new song, 'You and I,' on the 'Today' show". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  12. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (2010-07-09). "NY Hearts Lady GaGa. 'Today,' tomorrow, forever". New York Post. News Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  13. ^ a b "Lady Gaga draws record crowd of 20,000 to Rockefeller Plaza". msnbc.com. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  14. ^ Kreps, Daniel (2010-08-02). "Lady Gaga Protests Arizona Immigration Law in Phoenix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  15. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-05-05). "Lady Gaga Performs New Version Of 'You And I' On 'Oprah'". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  16. ^ Hughes, Sarah Anne (2011-05-06). "Lady Gaga plays giant shoe piano for Oprah". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  17. ^ "Last-Ever Harpo Hookups". Harpo Productions. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  18. ^ Koski, Genevieve (2011-05-07). "Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  19. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-05-12). "Lady Gaga and Enrique Iglesias sing for 'Idol'". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  20. ^ Rodman, Sarah (2011-05-12). "'Idol' Top Four Results Recap". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts: The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  21. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (2010-06-28). "Lady Gaga performs new, never-heard song, 'You and I': Listen here". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  22. ^ a b Graham, Adam (2011-05-04). "Haley Reinhart Takes An 'Idol' Risk On Lady Gaga's 'You And I'". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  23. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2011-05-04). "James Durbin Weeps, Scotty McCreery Wows On 'American Idol'". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  24. ^ Melisurgo, Len (2011-05-05). "'American Idol' Top 5 recap: Haley Reinhart shines like a rising sun, but everyone is in it to win it, dawg". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey: Advance Publications. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  25. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-05-04). "Haley Reinhart covers an unreleased Lady Gaga song". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  26. ^ Farber, Jim (2011-05-05). "'American Idol' recap: Haley Reinhart tries Gaga, Jacob Lusk and Lauren Alaina go for 'Idol' covers". Daily News. New York City, New York: Mortimer Zuckerman. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  27. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-05-06). "'American Idol' Final Five: The studio recordings". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

External links

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