Paparazzi (song)
| Paparazzi | |
|---|---|
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| Lady Gaga | |
| publication | July 5, 2009 |
| length | 3:31 min. |
| Genre (s) | Electro-pop , synth-pop |
| Author (s) | Rob Fusari, Stefani Germanotta |
| Award (s) | UK Music Video Award 2 × VMA ASCAP Awards |
| album | The Fame |
Paparazzi is a pop song from 2009. The piece was interpreted by the American singer Lady Gaga and was released as the fourth and final single from her album The Fame .
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After About.com's Ron Slomowicz referred to the various interpretations of the single in an interview with Gaga, she replied:
“Well, I'm very happy that there are some different interpretations, that was the whole point. The title is about several different topics - is it about my conflict, do I want fame or do I want love? It's also about pushing the paparazzi to fall in love with me. It's a love song for the cameras, but it's also a love song about fame or love - can you have both or can you only have one? "
Gaga told the Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph that the song is also about the conflict of balance between success and love. About.com's Bill Lamb wrote that “the song is a tribute to the kinds of symbiotic but ultimately false and 'artificial' relationships between the stars and the wandering paparazzi […] that are there, good or bad, for celebrity to document and, in a certain sense, to create ”.
Music video
The music video was shot by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund , who previously made music videos with artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, Moby, Rammstein, and U2. His wife Bea Åkerlund worked as a stylist. The main roles of the 8-minute mini-film are played by Lady Gaga and the Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård , who plays her lover. The video premiere was originally planned for June 4, 2009 on the British channel Channel 4, but the video was already on the Internet at the end of May. Lady Gaga won two awards for the video at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009 in the categories Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects.
reception
Artur Schulz from Laut.de praises the song and says that paparazzi are catchy in the ear. Matthias Reichel from Cdstarts.de also praises the song as catchy.
A cover version was released by 12-year-old Greyson Chance from Oklahoma . He posted the appearance on YouTube . The video reached over 50 million viewers.
Charts
While the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four in Great Britain , it made it to number one in Germany .
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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1 (35 weeks) | 35 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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3 (27 weeks) | 27 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
4th (28 weeks) | 28 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
4th (49 weeks) | 49 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
6th (27 weeks) | 27 |
Annual charts
| Charts (2009) | Top position |
|---|---|
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Germany
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23 |
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Austria
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21st |
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Switzerland
|
29 |
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United Kingdom
|
18th |
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United States
|
53 |
Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
 gold
|
7,500 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
platinum
|
300,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
gold
|
7,500 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
gold
|
10,000 |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
gold
|
15,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
4 × platinum
|
4,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 9 × platinum |
5,010,000 |
Main article: Lady Gaga / Music Sales Awards
Publications
| country | date |
|---|---|
 Ireland
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July 5, 2009 |
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United Kingdom
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July 6, 2009 |
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Italy
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July 17, 2009 |
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United States
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September 8, 2009 |
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Germany
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September 11, 2009 |
 France
|
December 7, 2009 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ron Slomowicz: Lady Gaga Interview. (No longer available online.) In: About.com . The New York Times Company , June 10, 2008, archived from the original April 22, 2012 ; accessed on August 30, 2010 (English): “ Well I'm so glad there are a few different interpretations, that was the idea. The song is about a few different things - it's about my struggles, do I want fame or do I want love? It's also about wooing the paparazzi to fall in love with me. It's about the media whoring, if you will, watching ersatzes make fools of themselves to their station. It's a love song for the cameras, but it's also a love song about fame or love - can you have both, or can you only have one? “ 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.
- ↑ Jane Hutchinson: Radio GaGa. In: The Daily Telegraph . June 21, 2009, accessed August 30, 2010 .
- ↑ Bill Lamb: Lady GaGa - "Paparazzi". In: About.com . The New York Times Company , July 6, 2009, accessed August 30, 2010 : " [T] he song is a tribute of sorts to the symbiotic but ultimately fake and 'plastic' relationship between stars and their trailing paparazzi [ ...] who, for better or worse, are there to document and, in a sense, create the stardom. "
- ↑ http://www.laut.de/Lady-GaGa/The-Fame-%28Album%29
- ↑ http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/99597-The%2520Fame.html
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Paparazzi chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Paparazzi chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Paparazzi chart placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Lady Gaga in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ↑ Lady Gaga - Paparazzi Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ German annual charts
- ↑ Annual charts AT ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual charts CH
- ↑ Annual charts UK
- ↑ Annual charts US
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 22, 2012 on WebCite ) 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.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ musique.fnac.com: Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
