Gaga recruited Jeff Koons into the project in early 2013, with the two having previously met at a Metropolitan Museum of Art fashion event three years earlier, where Gaga provided a live performance. The artist later claimed that Artpop was her first "real" effort that emulated a "phoenix rising from the ashes", reflecting her heightened confidence in writing material for the album compared to her previous efforts. Meanwhile, Gaga began presenting tracks to her record company and hoped to reveal the album's working title by September, a revelation that instead was announced one month in advance. I really wrote it for me and my friends to pop in from start to finish", she said in a 2013 interview for MTV. It's really fun to pop in with your friends. "When you listen to it, it really flows nicely. Gaga said that she yearned to make audiences have "a really good time" with Artpop, engineering the album to mirror "a night at the club". By May 2012, the project was taking definite form, with co-manager Vincent Herbert promising "insane, great records" within its craft. Initial recording sessions for Artpop coincided with the Born This Way Ball tour (2012–2013), with up to 50 songs sketched out and considered for inclusion. After a short residency at Roseland Ballroom, she embarked on her fourth headlining concert tour, ArtRave: The Artpop Ball.Īfter Born This Way, Gaga again worked with DJ White Shadow on Artpop.ĭevelopment of Artpop began shortly after the release of Lady Gaga's second studio album Born This Way (2011), and by the following year, its concepts were "beginning to flourish" as Gaga collaborated with producers Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow. Gaga promoted Artpop with several television appearances and performances, including her second Thanksgiving Day special. " G.U.Y." was the third and last single released from the album. It was followed by promotional singles " Venus" and " Dope" shortly before the album's release. The second single, "Do What U Want", was made available on October 21, reaching number 13 in the US. " Applause" was released as the lead single from Artpop on August 12, 2013, and was a critical and commercial success, charting within the top ten in more than 20 countries worldwide, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Despite this, the album was considered by some as a commercial failure compared to Gaga's previous albums. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Artpop was the ninth global best-selling album of 2013 with 2.3 million copies worldwide. It also topped the charts in Austria, Croatia, Japan, Mexico, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, while charting within the top five in many countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and Switzerland. It debuted atop on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 258,000 copies, becoming Gaga's second consecutive number one record in the country. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, although it was included in several year-end lists by critics and publications. The release of Artpop was prefaced by a two-day album release party dubbed ArtRave. Kelly, Kelly's featured song, " Do What U Want", was removed from all streaming and online versions and new vinyl and CD pressings of the album. In 2019, as a reaction to the documentary Surviving R. It also features guest vocals from T.I., Too Short, Twista, and R. The themes of the album revolve around Gaga's personal views of fame, sex and self-empowerment references include Greek and Roman mythology. Musically, Artpop is an EDM and synth-pop album, with influences from R&B, techno, industrial, and dubstep, among other genres. Gaga collaborated with various producers on the record, including DJ White Shadow, Zedd, and Madeon. It displays an intentional "lack of maturity and responsibility" by comparison to the darker and anthemic nature of Born This Way. Gaga described Artpop as "a celebration and a poetic musical journey". Work continued until 2013 while Gaga was traveling for her Born This Way Ball tour and recovering from surgery for an injury she had sustained while touring. Gaga began planning the project in 2011, shortly after the launch of her second effort, Born This Way. It was released on November 6, 2013, by Streamline and Interscope Records. Artpop is the third studio album by American singer Lady Gaga.
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