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It's crazy to think Mayhem is only Lady Gaga's seventh album—not counting various soundtracks and collaborations with Tony Bennett—given her outsize impression on the cultural landscape. Even crazier, it reads like a greatest hits album. The strobelight-ready electropop opener "Disease"—laden with low growls and high falsetto notes—recalls the gothic drama of her early hit "Poker Face." The melodramatic balladry of "Blade of Grass" echoes "Shallow." "Zombieboy" blends cheerleader chants, funk bass lines and a power bridge to remind you of the great "Bad Romance." Techno-glowsticky "Abracadabra" borrows from it, too, while also nicking the melody of Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Spellbound." Sweaty club banger "Garden of Eden" mimics the slinky power of 2011's "Bloody Mary," complete with a catchy chorus ("I'll t-t-take you to the Garden of Eden") that smacks you right in the face. That's maximalist Gaga's talent, of course, and she doesn't hold back on the first nine or so songs, which hit hard. The super-hooky synth-disco number "Vanish Into You" is like a windstorm, and that's a compliment. Credit an assist from producer Andrew Watt, who earned his rock 'n' roll bona fides working with Pearl Jam, the Rolling Stones and Ozzy; this is a dance record that leans hard on rock elements and motifs. Gaga has said "Perfect Celebrity" was originally conceived as a grunge song by way of The Cure's "Never Enough," and while you can still hear it in the guitar line, it's also heavy with her classic bombast of heavy breathing and diva runs. The artist has called it "the most angry song" she's ever written, and the lyrics reflect the trap of her ivory-tower existence: "I've become a notorious being/ Find my clone, she's asleep on the ceiling/ Now, can't get me down/ You love to hate me/ I'm the perfect celebrity." Elsewhere, she nods to Bowie ("Killah," featuring French DJ Gesaffelstein, wraps its arms around the iconic "Fame" riff), Taylor Swift (poppy outlier "How Bad Do U Want Me") and '70s soft rock via "Die With a Smile," her lush, loungey duet with Bruno Mars. But for the most part, the Mayhem pastiche is a mirror. Love her or hate her, we are lucky to live in a time where Lady Gaga can be as weird and experimental as she wants to be. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
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Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, SynthPad - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, DrumKit - Andrew Watt, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Tommy Turner, RecordingSecondEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Tyler Harris, RecordingSecondEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - John McGeoch, ComposerLyricist - Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Susan Janet Ballion, ComposerLyricist - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Pete Edward Clarke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Gesaffelstein, Producer - Mike Levy, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Mike Levy, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Nick Hodges, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Chad Smith, Drum - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Gesaffelstein, Producer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, Keyboard, DrumProgrammer - Mike Levy, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
James Fauntleroy, ComposerLyricist - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Rhodes , MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Gesaffelstein, Synthesizer, Keyboard, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard, DrumKit - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Tommy Turner, AdditionalEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Tommy Turner, AdditionalEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Synthesizer, Keyboard, BassProgrammer, DrumProgrammer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Drum, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard, DrumMachine - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Cirkut, Synthesizer, Keyboard, DrumProgrammer - Gesaffelstein, Producer - Mike Levy, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, Percussion, Drum, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Bryce Bordone, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tyler Harris, AdditionalEngineer - Michael Polansky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
James Fauntleroy, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Charles Moniz, Engineer - Lady Gaga, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer - Andrew Watt, Producer, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Producer, Bass, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marco Sonzini, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Resoagli, RecordingSecondEngineer - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Tyler Harris, RecordingSecondEngineer
℗ 2024 Interscope Records
Album review
It's crazy to think Mayhem is only Lady Gaga's seventh album—not counting various soundtracks and collaborations with Tony Bennett—given her outsize impression on the cultural landscape. Even crazier, it reads like a greatest hits album. The strobelight-ready electropop opener "Disease"—laden with low growls and high falsetto notes—recalls the gothic drama of her early hit "Poker Face." The melodramatic balladry of "Blade of Grass" echoes "Shallow." "Zombieboy" blends cheerleader chants, funk bass lines and a power bridge to remind you of the great "Bad Romance." Techno-glowsticky "Abracadabra" borrows from it, too, while also nicking the melody of Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Spellbound." Sweaty club banger "Garden of Eden" mimics the slinky power of 2011's "Bloody Mary," complete with a catchy chorus ("I'll t-t-take you to the Garden of Eden") that smacks you right in the face. That's maximalist Gaga's talent, of course, and she doesn't hold back on the first nine or so songs, which hit hard. The super-hooky synth-disco number "Vanish Into You" is like a windstorm, and that's a compliment. Credit an assist from producer Andrew Watt, who earned his rock 'n' roll bona fides working with Pearl Jam, the Rolling Stones and Ozzy; this is a dance record that leans hard on rock elements and motifs. Gaga has said "Perfect Celebrity" was originally conceived as a grunge song by way of The Cure's "Never Enough," and while you can still hear it in the guitar line, it's also heavy with her classic bombast of heavy breathing and diva runs. The artist has called it "the most angry song" she's ever written, and the lyrics reflect the trap of her ivory-tower existence: "I've become a notorious being/ Find my clone, she's asleep on the ceiling/ Now, can't get me down/ You love to hate me/ I'm the perfect celebrity." Elsewhere, she nods to Bowie ("Killah," featuring French DJ Gesaffelstein, wraps its arms around the iconic "Fame" riff), Taylor Swift (poppy outlier "How Bad Do U Want Me") and '70s soft rock via "Die With a Smile," her lush, loungey duet with Bruno Mars. But for the most part, the Mayhem pastiche is a mirror. Love her or hate her, we are lucky to live in a time where Lady Gaga can be as weird and experimental as she wants to be. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:04
- Main artists: Lady Gaga
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2025 Interscope Records ℗ 2025 Interscope Records
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