GUY
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| Lady Gaga | |
| publication | March 28, 2014 |
| length | 3:52 |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop |
| Author (s) |
Stefani Germanotta , Anton Zaslavski |
| album | Art pop |
GUY ( acronym for Girl Under You ; dt : 'Mädchen unter dir') is a song by the American pop singer Lady Gaga . The piece is the third single from their third studio album Artpop .
Creation and artwork
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The song was composed and produced by Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) and Anton Zaslavski (Zedd). The single was mastered by the Oasis Mastering Studios in Burbank ( California ) under the direction of Gene Grimaldi. The single was mixed together by Zedd and assistants Ryan Shanahan and Jesse Taub. The song was programmed by Rick Pearl. The recording was done by Dave Russell and his assistant Benjamin Rice in the Record Plant Studios in Hollywood (California). The song was released under the music labels Interscope Records and Streamline Records. On the cover of the maxi singles - in addition to the inscription of the artist and the song title - Lady Gaga can be seen accompanied with wings, against the backdrop of a desert.
Publication and promotion
GUY was first published on March 28, 2014 as a single digital release . On April 29, 2014 the release of a remix EP followed, which contains a total of five remix versions . The single is only available for download and not as a physical sound carrier. In addition, various remix singles and EPs were released regionally for promotional purposes, all of which differ in the number and selection of their B-sides .
GUY has not made live appearances on the radio or radio in Germany, Austria or Switzerland to this day. Gaga only played the song live at her concerts. In the United States, Gaga made a live appearance on the late-night show Late Show with David Letterman .
Remix versions
- GUY (KDrew Remix)
- GUY (Lovelife Remix)
- GUY (Rami Samir Afuni Remix)
- GUY (St. Lucia Remix)
- GUY (Wayne G Throwback Anthem)
background information
When the song was written, GUY didn't stand for "Girl Under You". At first it was an acronym for “Go Under You”. But this changed until the album was released.
Gaga confirmed the creation of GUY in an interview about her take on feminism with Joanna McGarry of Stylist Magazine. She said the song was about her exploration of modern feminism, subordinate to a man in exchange for strength.
“I actually wrote a song about it on my album. It's called GUY and it stands for Go Under You . Wearing make-up, smelling good, and having suckable, kissable, edible things between my limbs is something that I find empowering. I know when I've chosen the right man, I can let him have that. Some women feel oppressed by make-up and clothing and that is for them, they have every right to feel that. "
In GUY this is not the first collaboration between Lady Gaga and Zedd. The two recorded several songs together for Gaga's Artpop album. Furthermore, Gaga previously published two remix versions of Zedd's songs Born This Way and Marry the Night .
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With the exception of the end of the song, all the rest of the lyrics by GUY are written in English, translated into German the title is "Mädchen unter dir". At the end of the song, Gaga counts down in German and repeatedly shouts the words "No Zedd!", An allusion to the co-composer and producer. The music and the text were written jointly by Stefani Germanotta and Anton Zaslavski . Musically, the song moves in the realm of dance pop and electronic music . In addition to the main vocals by Gaga, the voice of Sonja Durham can be heard at the beginning in an introduction. The tempo of the piece is 110 beats per minute . It is composed in the key of C minor . Gaga's voice ranges from D 3 to C 5 .
Billboard's Jason Lipshutz described GUY as "a gruesome dance siren that makes the distinction between gender balance and intentional sexual submission." The song begins with a “ spoken word reference” about the Greek god Himeros , the son of Aphrodite .
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Music video
The music video was shot at Hearst Castle in California . Gaga announced the music video in an interview with Savannah Huthrie on March 21 for Today . A two-minute clip of the video was released on Dateline NBC on March 22nd, hours before its official release . Gaga directed it himself.
In addition to the main part with the title song, the almost twelve-minute music video contains three other songs from the Artpop album . The video begins with a group of business people arguing for money. Nearby lies the fallen Lady Gaga, costumed as a bird-like creature with an arrow shot from the sky in her chest. An instrumental version of the song Artpop can be heard in the background. The businessmen frolicking around Lady Gaga move away, then she stumbles to a safe place and removes the arrow stuck in her chest. Gaga manages to struggle to get on her feet and to save herself to the nearby palace, before which she collapses in front of the gate. The song Venus sounds. She is carried to the central pool, where people wrap her in petals and drop her into the water for healing. The song GUY begins when Gaga, now in a white dress, straightens up again. This is followed by dance sequences with Gaga in various clothes, including a blue dress and a white swimsuit. Andy Cohen and the housewives from the American television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have a cameo . With the help of the YouTuber SkyDoesMinecraft, the singer resuscitates Michael Jackson , Mahatma Gandhi , John Lennon and Jesus to use their blood as a means of production for the GUY clones. Further dance scenes, among others with Lady Gaga in a clone factory, follow. Gaga, Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards get out of a car in black clothes before shooting money cannons at the entrance of an office building. The three now run down a hallway to kill the senior office workers and replace them with GUY clones. The film ends when a horde of these same clones leave the palace grounds. The four-minute credits then run while the song Manicure plays .
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reception
Reviews
Since the release of GUY , the song has received positive reviews. 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". Robert Copsey from Digital Spy praised the “pressing bass” and the “hypnotic synthesizer ”. John Walker at MTV News praised the lyrical content but was less enthusiastic about the background music. Rolling Stone's Caryn Ganz called the song a " Gothic grinder".
Chart placements and sales
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GUY reached position 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and stayed on the charts for a week. For Lady Gaga as a performer, this is her 20th chart success in the United States. For Zedd as a writer and producer, this is his fourth chart success in the United States.
The single was able to sell over 3,300 times in South Korea, further sales figures are not known.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lady Gaga - GUY discogs.com, accessed September 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga Performs 'Dope' and 'GUY' on 'Letterman'. rap-up.com, accessed September 17, 2014 .
- ^ The passion of Lady Gaga - A revealing Q&A with the irrepressible star. stylist.co.uk, accessed September 17, 2014 .
- ^ A b Jason Lipshutz: Lady Gaga, 'ARTPOP': Track-By-Track Review . In: Prometheus Global Media (Ed.): Billboard . November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ Andrew Barker: Album Review: Lady Gaga, 'Artpop' . In: Variety . PMC . Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ Video: Lady Gaga - 'GUY' . In: Rap-Up . March 22, 2014. Accessed March 24, 2014.
- ↑ Samantha Grossman: Lady Gaga's Newest Video Stars a Resurrected Michael Jackson and Several Real Housewives . In: Time . March 23, 2014. Accessed March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "GUY" video: Will Lady GaGa make her comeback? promiflash.de, accessed on September 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Booklet: Artpop
- ↑ Robert Copsey: Lady Gaga 'ARTPOP' review: What's the verdict? . In: Digital Spy . Hearst Corporation . Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ John Walker: Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP': A Track-By-Track Review ..... In Art! . MTV . November 11, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ Caryn Ganz: Lady Gaga 'Artpop' Review . In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media LLC. November 13, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Artists / Lady Gaga / Chart History. billboard.com, accessed September 17, 2014 .
- ↑ GOAN download chart. (No longer available online.) Gaonchart.co.kr, archived from the original on December 19, 2013 ; accessed on November 22, 2017 .