The Fame Monster

by Lady Gaga

The Fame Monster cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: November 23, 2009
  • Label: Streamline, KonLive, Cherrytree, Interscope, KonLive Distribution
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:09
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 17 ratings

Artists on this release: RedOne, Abraham Laboriel Jr., Fernando Garibay, Space Cowboy, Beyoncé

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as both a standalone EP and a deluxe reissue of her debut, 'The Fame Monster' explores the darker side of fame through a gothic, monster-themed metaphor. The album's electropop sound is heavily influenced by 1970s disco and glam rock, as well as 80s synth-pop and industrial music, creating a collection of dance-pop tracks with a distinctly darker and edgier tone. Through a combination of theatrical vocal performances and bold production from collaborators like RedOne, the record addresses themes of love, sex, and fear, solidifying Lady Gaga's status as a pop provocateur.

Genres

Descriptors: alcohol, conceptual, dance, female vocalist, hedonism, maximalist, melodic, party, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Bad Romance (04:54)
  2. Alejandro (04:34)
  3. Monster (04:09)
  4. Speechless (04:30)
  5. Dance In The Dark (04:48)
  6. Telephone (03:40)
  7. So Happy I Could Die (03:54)
  8. Teeth (03:40)

Credits

  • Lady Gaga - lead vocals, co-producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals, songwriter, piano
  • Beyoncé - featured artist
  • Abraham Laboriel Jr. - drums
  • RedOne - producer, co-producer, instruments, programming, vocal arrangement, vocal editing, engineer, background vocals, songwriter
  • Space Cowboy - producer, songwriter
  • Ron Fair - producer
  • Fernando Garibay - producer, songwriter
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins - producer, songwriter
  • Teddy Riley - producer
  • Johnny Severin - vocal editing
  • Dave Russel - engineer
  • Eelco Bakker - engineer
  • Mark "Spike" Stent - mixed
  • Matty Green - assisted
  • Robert Orton - mixed
  • Gene Grimaldi - mastered
  • Vincent Herbert - executive-producer, a&r
  • Martin Kierszenbaum - a&r
  • Troy Carter - management
  • Lisa Einhorn-Gilder - production coordinators
  • Andrea Ruffalo - production coordinators
  • Jennifer Paola - a&r administration
  • Dyana Kass - marketing, interscope creative
  • Matthew Michael Williams - creative
  • Hedi Slimane - photography by
  • Julian Peploe Studio - art direction
  • Ianthe Zevos - interscope creative
  • Bobby Campbell - interscope creative
  • Gretchen Anderson - production
  • Erika Savage - business affairs

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