A-yo
| A-yo | |
|---|---|
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| Lady Gaga | |
| publication | October 18, 2016 |
| length | 3:27 |
| Genre (s) | pop music |
| Author (s) | Stefani Germanotta, Hillary Lindsey, Mark Ronson , BloodPop |
| music | Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, BloodPop |
| Label | Interscope |
| album | Joanne |
A-Yo is a song by the American singer Lady Gaga from her fifth studio album Joanne , which was released in October 2016. Gaga, Hillary Lindsey , Mark Ronson and BloodPop wrote and produced the song, with the exception of Lindsey. It was released for download on October 18, 2016 and was to become the album's second single after Perfect Illusion . Ultimately, however, the record company decided for Million Reasons ,
History of origin
Singer-songwriter Hillary Lindsey , best known for country songs, was suggested by Lady Gaga's label Interscope Records as a potential songwriter for the album Joanne . A joint meeting was organized by A&R Aaron Bay-Schuck. The two met at Lady Gaga in Los Angeles and played song ideas for each other. In addition to A-Yo , the songs Grigio Girls and Million Reasons were created. In addition to Lindsey and Lady Gaga, producer Mark Ronson and BloodPop also co-wrote the song.
publication
The song was first performed by Lady Gaga on the Dive Bar Tour in Nashville. It was released for download on October 18, 2016 . The cover of the single shows Gaga without a top, covering her chest with one hand and holding the other in the air. She wears a brown hat with a feather that covers her eyes. Gaga sang A-Yo on her Dive Bar Tour on October 5 and 20, 2016. Together with Million Reasons , A-Yo was first featured on Saturday Night Live on October 22, 2016.
Music genre
The Rolling Stone describes A-Yo as an optimistic country pop song . She also adapted her singing style, so she renounced the Manhattan dialect typical for her in favor of a country singing style. The song is to be understood as an answer to their haters.
Chart placements
| Charts (2016) | Top position |
Weeks |
|---|---|---|
 Switzerland
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62 | 1 |
 United Kingdom
|
66 | 1 |
 United States
|
66 | 1 |
occupation
- Lady Gaga - songwriter, vocals, production, guitar , percussion
- Mark Ronson - songwriter, production, bass , guitar
- BloodPop - songwriter, production, synthesizer , organ
- Hillary Lindsey - songwriter
- Thomas Brenneck - guitar
- Josh Homme - guitar
- Dave Guy - Trumpet
- Este Haim - percussion
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith - baritone saxophone
- J. Gastelum Cochemea - tenor saxophone
- Benjamin Rice - recording
- Joshua Blair - recording
- David "Squirrel" Covell - Assistant Assistant
- Justin Smith - Recording Assistant
- Barry McCready - Admission Assistant
- Serban Ghenea - Mix
- John Hanes - sound engineer
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Randy Merrill - Mastering
Individual evidence
- ↑ playiga.com ( Memento from October 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) “A-Yo” is the second single from “Joanne”, accessed on April 4, 2019
- ^ Angela Stefano: Watch Hillary Lindsey Share the Stage With Lady Gaga in Nashville. Retrieved May 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Inside the Making of Lady Gaga's 'Joanne'. In: Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Jon Freeman, Jon Freeman: Hillary Lindsey on Lady Gaga Collaboration: 'She Is a Badass Songwriter'. In: Rolling Stone. October 21, 2016, accessed May 30, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ gossipcop.com Lady Gaga on Saturday Night Live
- ↑ Brittany Spanos, Brittany Spanos: Hear Lady Gaga's Catchy New Country-Pop Song 'A-Yo'. In: Rolling Stone. October 18, 2016, Retrieved May 30, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Lady Gaga's 'Ayo' Sees Her Giving The Finger To Her Naysayers - Review. In: NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. October 19, 2016, accessed May 30, 2020 (UK English).
- ↑ Lady Gaga - A-Yo . Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ Lady Gaga . Retrieved October 28, 2016.