Born This Way: Album Guide, Artist and Facts

Born This Way is the second studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released by Interscope Records on May 23, 2011. Gaga co-wrote and co-produced it with other producers, including Fernando Garibay and RedOne, who had previously worked with her. She also worked with musicians including E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons and Queen guitarist Brian May. Gaga and Garibay served as the album's musical directors. The music on Born This Way builds on the synth-pop, electropop, and dance-pop styles of Gaga's previous material while incorporating instrumentation different from that of her earlier releases, including electronic rock and techno. It features a broader range of genres, such as heavy metal, disco, house, and rock and roll, while its lyrical topics include sexuality, religion, freedom, feminism, and individualism. Despite divided opinions among religious and conservative commentators, the album was well received by music critics, who praised the varying musical styles and Gaga's vocals. Several music publications included the album in their year-end best-of lists. Born This Way received three Grammy Award nominations, including Gaga's third consecutive nomination for Album of the Year. In 2020, Rolling Stone included it in their updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Born This Way debuted atop several major music charts worldwide, including the US Billboard 200, where the record sold 1.108 million copies in its first week; an estimated 440,000 copies were sold on Amazon in two days of its first week at a price of 99 cents. It has since been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four of the album's singles—the title track, "Judas", "The Edge of Glory", and "You and I"—reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, where "Born This Way" remained at number one for six weeks. At the time of its release, the title track was the fastest-selling single in iTunes history. The fifth single, "Marry the Night", charted within the top 30 in the United States. After going viral on the video-sharing service TikTok, "Bloody Mary" was released as the album's sixth single in 2022, eleven years after the album's release. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Born This Way was the third global best-selling album of 2011. As of 2021, it had more than 5.8 billion global streams, 5.2 million physical copies sold, and 31 million digital tracks sold. Gaga performed songs from the album on various occasions, such as the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards and the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, as well as on television worldwide and at other events, including her third headlining concert tour, the Born This Way Ball (2012–2013). In November 2011, Born This Way and its remix album Born This Way: The Remix were packaged as a compilation album titled Born This Way: The Collection. On June 25, 2021, Gaga released Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary, a special anniversary edition of the album featuring six renditions of Gaga's songs by artists who are members or allies of the LGBT community.

Quick facts about Born This Way

• Title: Born This Way
• Artist: Lady Gaga
• Released: 2011
• Type: Album
• Wikidata ID: Q164646

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