Born This Way

Pop · 2011 · 23 tracks · 1h 45m

Born This Way

A maximalist collision of industrial techno, 80s stadium rock, and operatic pop. Intense, religious, and fiercely dedicated to the outcasts.

May 20, 2011 · Interscope Records

A thunderous, leather-clad crusade of dance-pop and industrial grit replaces the clean irony of her debut. This record is a high-speed collision between a Berlin techno club and a Catholic cathedral, trading cool detachment for a relentlessly loud, unashamedly theatrical sanctuary built for outsiders. It sounds like chrome, leather, and incense, demanding attention through sheer sonic force and a desperate, rebellious urgency.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks · 1h 45m

01

Marry the Night

4:25

01

Born This Way (The Country Road version)

4:21

02

Judas (DJ White Shadow remix)

4:07

02

Born This Way

4:20

03

Marry the Night (Zedd remix)

4:21

03

Government Hooker

4:14

04

Scheiße (DJ White Shadow Mugler)

9:35

04

Judas

4:09

05

Americano

4:06

05

Fashion of His Love (Fernando Garibay remix)

3:45

06

Born This Way (Jost & Naaf remix)

5:59

06

Hair

5:08

07

Scheiße

3:45

08

Bloody Mary

4:05

09

Black Jesus † Amen Fashion

3:36

10

Bad Kids

3:51

11

Fashion of His Love

3:39

12

Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)

4:16

13

Heavy Metal Lover

4:13

14

Electric Chapel

4:12

15

The Queen

5:17

16

Yoü and I

5:07

17

The Edge of Glory

5:21

Moments Worth Listening For

17The Edge of GloryThe soaring saxophone solo by E Street Band member Clarence Clemons provides a triumphant, classic-rock emotional release amid the heavy electronic production.

03Government HookerThe track opens with a stark, operatic vocal chant before dropping into a dark, mechanical techno beat driven by distorted synths.

16Yoü and IQueen guitarist Brian May contributes a gritty, stadium-sized guitar solo that anchors the song's transition into country-tinged arena rock.

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Maximalist+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

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