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"G.U.Y."
Song

"G.U.Y.", an acronym for "Girl Under You", is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga, taken from her third studio album, Artpop (2013). The song was written and produced by Gaga and Zedd. It is scheduled to officially impact Top 40/Mainstream radio in the U.S. on April 8, 2014 as the third single from Artpop.[1]

Being called "the first true ARTPOP standout"[2] and "almost clever",[3] "G.U.Y" was met with critical acclaim, with critics praising Zedd's production and its lyrical content.

Composition

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described "G.U.Y." as a "shuddering dance siren that makes the distinction between gender equality and willful sexual submission".[2] The song opens with a spoken-word reference to the Greek God, Himeros, a son of Aphrodite, contributing to the references Artpop makes to mythology.[4]

Reception

Upon release, "G.U.Y." received acclaim from music critics. Lipshutz wrote "Zedd's hornet's nest of production swarms Gaga's provocative commands, and the sucker-punch of the hook hammers the message home to create the first true 'ARTPOP' standout".[2] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy praised the song's "grinding bass and darting synths" and "hypnotic chorus".[5] Andy Gill of The Independent felt the song made sexual attraction "seem grimly denatured".[6] MTV News' John Walker praised the track's lyrical content but was less pleased with the background music.[7] Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone called the song a "gothy grinder".[8] Spin found the song to be "an ode to taking on the submissive role in a relationship".[9] Stacy-Ann Ellis from Vibe deemed the song "almost clever".[3]

Release and music video

The song was confirmed to be the third single in February 2014, when production of its music video was underway.[10] While filming the video at Hearst Castle, the former home of William Randolph Hearst located near San Simeon, California, Gaga was bitten by a slow loris.[10][11] Gaga previewed the music video on March 21, during an interview with Savannah Guthrie for Today. The video debuted on Dateline NBC on March 22, 2014.[12] The music video was released on 22nd March 2014, entitled 'G.U.Y. - An Artpop Film'. The music video was well acclaimed and received nearly 2 million views in the first 12 hours uploaded to her official VEVO channel[13].

Synopsis

The 11 minutes video[14], her first after 8 months release of 'Applause', features main cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, a show Gaga was fan of. The video starts with Gaga, as a bird, injured and laid at a deserted bald field. However, despite seeing her helpless and suffered, all the men presence at the field does not save her but arguing over her money. This scene was a hint that 'the injured bird' means Gaga was suffocated and was treat as a money tool instead of a true artist as she previously said, while the 'ignoring men' means the recording company that ignore her artistic and only care about exploiting money and wealth from her, which much cause her decision to not release music video of 'Do What U Want'. The scene starts with the album title track, 'Artpop'.

She then walk alone, gap by gap, with no help, which again hinting her helpless and try to recover alone. She then arrives at Hearst Castle. Collapse at the entrance of the castle, she was escorted into the castle and welcomed by an army of fans (which she hinted her fans is always there to help her). The original-planned second single of 'ARTPOP', 'Venus' was played with dancers dancing. She was seems breathless, and was carefully escorted to the Neptune pool, then regain energy, suggesting the 'flourishing real beginning of the ARTPOP era', as she previous said she was not given time to fully embrace her artistic in 'Applause' and 'Do What U Want' music videos.

After recovered, she was shown dancing around the castle, showcasing the beauty of Hearst Castle. After she fully recovers, she went to a company with an army of fans, then 'kills' all the 'men' that exploited her wealth while ignored her artistic side as the 'sweet revenge'. This hinted her 'payback' revenge to critics and those who depressed her by criticized her concept about 'ARTPOP'. The video ends with her army of fans mourning (for 'Goddess' as suggested in the lyrics). The final credits features Gaga's track 'MANiCURE'. This is the music video where Gaga shows the most of her songs in.

Charts

Following the release of Artpop, the song debuted and reached a peak of number 42 in the Gaon Chart of South Korea, selling 3,362 copies.

Charts (2013) Peak
position
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[15] 42

References

  1. ^ "Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases". All Access Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason (November 5, 2013). "Lady Gaga, 'ARTPOP': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, Stacy-Ann (November 12, 2013). "Lady Gaga's Glitzy 'ArtPop' LP Is Mindless Fun". Vibe. Vibe Media. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Barker, Andrew. "Album Review: Lady Gaga, 'Artpop'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Copsey, Robert. "Lady Gaga 'ARTPOP' review: What's the verdict?". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ Gill, Andy. "Album review: Lady Gaga, ARTPOP – It's hard not to feel underwhelmed". The Independent. London, United Kingdom: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Walker, John (November 11, 2013). "Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP': A Track-By-Track Review..... In Art!". MTV. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Ganz, Caryn (November 13, 2013). "Lady Gaga 'Artpop' Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Johnston, Maura (November 10, 2013). "Lady Gaga, 'ARTPOP' Review". Spin. Spin Media. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Galvin, Nick (February 18, 2014). "Lady Gaga attacked by slow loris during GUY video clip filming". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "Lady Gaga at Hearst Castle filming music video". KSBW. February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Lady Gaga to Debut New Music Video G.U.Y. on Dateline NBC, 3/22". BroadwayWorld.com. Wisdom Digital Media. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNu_-deVemE
  14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNu_-deVemE
  15. ^ "Gaon International Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. November 17, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

External links

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