Alejandro (song)
| Alejandro | |
|---|---|
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| Lady Gaga | |
| publication | March 18, 2010 |
| length | 4:34 min. |
| Genre (s) | Electro-Pop , Europop , Disco |
| Author (s) | Nadir Khayat , Stefani Germanotta |
| album | The Fame Monster |
Alejandro is a song by the American singer Lady Gaga . It is included on their EP The Fame Monster and was officially released in Germany on July 2nd, 2010. In Sweden it was released as the third single. Even before the official release, Alejandro was able to place himself in the British and Hungarian single charts due to download sales.
The track was produced by RedOne and is not the successor to the single Telephone , as confirmed by Gaga himself. According to critics, the song is heavily influenced by ABBA , Ace of Base, and Madonna .
Background and origin
Alejandro was written by Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) and Nadir Khayat (RedOne), the latter produced the song. It was recorded at FC Walvisch Studios in Amsterdam . Although Lady Gaga's record company preferred the song Dance in the Dark as the third single after Telephone , Alejandro was released as an airplay in the US on April 20, 2010 .
The song falls into the electropop / europop category and has a medium tempo of 99 bpm . It is in B minor , the vocal part has a range from F sharp 0 to A 1 . The intro of the song contains the melody of the piece Csárdás composed by Vittorio Monti .
Reviews
Bill Lamb of the US Internet portal about.com compared the song with Madonna's song La Isla Bonita , only it has a more contemporary sound. MTV's Chris Ryan described the song as "a luscious love song that portrays love as if it's as hot as Mexico" and PopMatters' Evan Sawdey says Lady Gaga's voice sounds like Shakira's in the chorus.
Music video
In January 2010 it was reported that Lady Gaga was holding auditions for Alejandro's music video and would like to see David Walliams and Lara Stone in the video. In an interview with Australian radio station Nova 96.9 , Gaga said that the video will be shot very soon, although it has not yet been determined who will be the director of the video, and that it will not be a sequel to the Telephone music video.
The video was directed by photographer and director Steven Klein , who is best known for his frequent collaborations with Madonna. The nine-minute video was posted on ladygaga.com on June 8, 2010 . She dedicated the video to the gay community, which also explains why the video contains many erotic and homosexual scenes as well as clear allusions to the film Cabaret . There are also numerous allusions to the Catholic Church in the video; so Lady Gaga takes e.g. B. a rosary in her mouth and shows herself as a nun in sexual poses. She also shows the Satan's cross on the nun's dress.
Live performances
Alejandro is part of the setlist of the world tour The Monster Ball Tour , with which Lady Gaga traveled from November 2009 to April 2011. She also appeared on May 5, 2010 with this song on American Idol .
reception
Chart placements
Shortly after the release of the EP The Fame Monster , Alejandro reached 75th place in the UK singles chart due to download sales in the week of December 5, 2009 , but stayed there for only a week and then fell off the charts. In Hungary it reached fifth place in the same week. It was not until May 2010 that the title returned to the charts and reached 7th place in July (highest ranking). In Canada, Alejandro came fourth. It reached second place in Australia and 5th in the US charts . In Germany, Alejandro just missed the top of the chart with second place , but was able to position himself at the top of the airplay charts for four weeks .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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2 (34 weeks) | 34 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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2 (25 weeks) | 25th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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3 (38 weeks) | 38 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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7th (26 weeks) | 26th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
5 (23 weeks) | 23 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 platinum
|
70,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
platinum
|
300,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
gold
|
75,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
2 × platinum
|
60,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
gold
|
7,500 |
 Russia (NFPF)
|
3 × platinum
|
60,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
20,000 |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
|
2 × platinum
|
2,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
gold
|
400,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 13 × platinum |
2,807,500 |
Main article: Lady Gaga / Music Sales Awards
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ALEJANDRO (Legal Title). (No longer available online.) BMI, archived from the original on April 21, 2012 ; accessed on May 4, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b James Dinh: Lady Gaga Says 'Alejandro' Video Won't Be 'Telephone' Sequel. MTV, March 24, 2010, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Alejandro at Allmusic (English)
- ^ Paul Lester: Lady Gaga The Fame Monster Review. BBC Music, 2009, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster . Interscope Records, 2009 (Liner Notes).
- ^ Gaga Still Releasing Alejandro In Us Contactmusic, April 5, 2010, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Bill Lamb: What is the meaning of Lady Gaga's "Alejandro"? About.com, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Chris Ryan: Song You Need To Know Now: Lady Gaga, 'Alejandro'. MTV (MTV Networks), October 11, 2009, accessed February 9, 2010 .
- ↑ Evan Sawdey: Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster <Reviews. PopMatters, November 23, 2009, accessed February 9, 2010 .
- ↑ David Balls: GaGa 'wants David Walliams for video'. Digital Spy, January 8, 2010, accessed August 27, 2010 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga on Twitter. Twitter, April 16, 2010, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Australia Singles Top 50: Week 14/10. Acharts.co, April 5, 2010, accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Lady Gaga - Alejandro Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Lady Gaga - Alejandro chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 29/2010. germancharts.de, accessed on June 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Alejandro chart placement in Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Alejandro chart placement in Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Alejandro chart placement in the United States. Billboard , accessed June 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on June 5, 2018 .
