Born This Way (song)

"Born This Way" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, and the lead single from her second studio album of the same name. Written by Gaga and Jeppe Laursen, who produced along with Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow, it was developed while Gaga was on the road with The Monster Ball Tour. Inspired by the 1990s empowering music for women and the gay community, Gaga explained that "Born This Way" was her freedom song. She sang part of the chorus at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 and announced the song as the lead single from the album. The single was released on February 11, 2011.

The song is backed by rumbling synth sounds, a humming bass and additional chorus percussion, with sole organ toward the end. The lyrics discuss the self-empowerment of minorities including the LGBT community as well as racial minorities, referring to "cholas" and "orients", which drew criticism from Latino and Asian communities. Critics positively reviewed the song, calling it a "club-ready anthem", though it faced criticism for having similarities with Madonna's 1989 single "Express Yourself". The song reached number one in over 25 countries and was her third single to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the 1,000th song in that chart's history (since 1958) to reach number one. "Born This Way" has sold 10.2 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time.

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Born This Way

Born This Way may refer to:

In music:

Born This Way (album), an album by Lady Gaga

"Born This Way" (song), a song by Lady Gaga

Born This Way: The Remix, a remix album by Lady Gaga

Born This Way!, a 1989 album by Cookie Crew

"Born This Way", a song by Dusty Springfield from Reputation

"Born This Way", a song from the 1993 musical Whoop-Dee-Doo!

In television:

Born This Way (TV series)

"Born This Way" (Glee), an episode of Glee

"Born This Way", an episode of Being Erica

In comics:

Born This Way, a fictional power in the manga JoJolion named after Lady Gaga's album and song

Born This Way (TV series)

Born This Way is an American reality television series, produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, featuring seven adults with Down Syndrome who work hard to achieve goals and overcome obstacles:

Rachel works in a mailroom for an insurance company.

Sean is an excellent golfer and good at sports.

John Tucker is pursuing a rap artist career.

Steven works in Anaheim as a dishwasher and customer service at a grocery store

Christina is a compassionate young teen works at a middle school.

Megan Bomgaars is a teen entrepreneur who has created her own clothing line under the brand Megology and is looking to become a film producer.

Elena is a dramatic young woman who enjoys life.

Synopsis

Season 1

Up Syndrome

Whats Normal

Dream Makers

Love and Chromosomes

Fear and Gears

Don't Limit Me

References

External links

Official website

Born This Way at the Internet Movie Database

Born This Way (Glee)

"Born This Way" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the American television series Glee, and the fortieth episode overall. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 26, 2011. The episode was written by Brad Falchuk and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, and is a tribute to Lady Gaga, the second such tribute to the artist in the show's history; the first one was "Theatricality". Most of the major plots of the episode center on the topic of homosexuality, as Kurt (Chris Colfer) lays the groundwork for his longtime bully Dave Karofsky (Max Adler) to come to terms with his sexuality, and Santana (Naya Rivera) plots to run for school prom queen in the hopes of winning her love interest Brittany (Heather Morris) from Artie (Kevin McHale).

"Born This Way" attracted mostly positive reception from most critics of the show, as many felt that it was one of the better episodes of the season. However, the episode came under scrutiny by several conservative media critics who criticized the show's depiction of homosexuality. This episode featured cover versions of seven songs, notably a cover of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. Other musical works featured in the episode include cover versions of the Keane song "Somewhere Only We Know" and "I've Gotta Be Me" from the 1968 Broadway production Golden Rainbow. The musical covers and performances were met with generally positive reception from critics, with several noting that it contained the best musical selection in a while. With the exception of "Barbra Streisand", all cover versions were released as singles available for digital download.