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The Fame is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Lady GaGa. It was released in August, 2008 by Interscope Records in Canada and some European countries. A revised edition with new tracks and different track-listing was released in Australia on November 15, 2008, in the U.S. on October 28, 2008 and will be released in the U.K. on January 12, 2009.

Background

Lady Gaga is credited for writing all the songs on the album. In an interview with Billboard magazine she describes her album:

I marry a lot of different genres, from Def Leppard drums and handclaps to metal drums on urban tracks...It's very 70's, with early 80's Prince-like guitars and 80's synths. It's a bit retro, a bit glamorous, and you can dance to it. It's very futuristic, very fresh, and very dramatic, sort of like theatrical pop.[5]

GaGa worked mainly with producers RedOne and Martin Kierszenbaum. It was closely preceded by her debut single, "Just Dance".[6]

Reception

Critical

The album received generally favorable reviews, with a score of 74 from Metacritic.[7]

Entertainment Weekly magazine gave "The Fame" a B-, saying:

She's on tour with the reunited New Kids on the Block, but Lady GaGa is no squeaky-clean teen singer: This naughty New Yorker got her start on the Lower East Side's sex-soaked club scene, and on her dance-pop debut she offers up barely there metaphors like I wanna take a ride on your disco stick. The Fame is remarkably (and exhaustingly) pure in its vision of a world in which nothing trumps being beautiful, dirty, and rich. In this economy, though, her high-times escapism has its charms.[8]

Commercial

In the United States, it debuted at #17 before falling down the chart. It rose again on the second week of 2009 to #26 with sales of 22,700.[9] The album made it's debut at number six in New Zealand.[10] In Australia the album peaked at number five, in France it debuted and peaked at number 73. In Switzerland it debuted and peaked at number 40.[11]

Promotion

To promote the album, Lady GaGa has done several performances worldwide. In the U.S. her first apperance was on So You Think You Can Dance.[12] she then went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 2[13], she was also on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 23.[14] She performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 8.[15] She was also the opening act for New Kids on the Block: Live tour.[16] She is serving as the opening act for The Pussycat Dolls tour World Domination Tour in selected European and Oceanic venues.[17] She performed in Vietnam for the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant during the swimsuit competition.[18] In Australia, she performed on the talk show Rove on September 28, and Sunrise.[19]

Singles

Track listing

There are two versions of The Fame, the original version was released in Canada, some European countries and Australia. An updated revised version was released internationally, please see below.

Original Edition

All tracks are composed by Lady GaGa.

  1. "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) — 4:04
  2. "LoveGame" — 3:33
  3. "Paparazzi" — 3:30
  4. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" — 2:54
  5. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" — 2:57
  6. "Poker Face" — 3:59
  7. "The Fame" — 3:44
  8. "Money Honey" — 3:08
  9. "Again Again" — 3:06
  10. "Boys, Boys, Boys" — 3:22
  11. "Brown Eyes" — 4:05
  12. "Summerboy" — 4:16

Bonus Track

  2. "I Like it Rough" (Canadian iTunes, Australian and Alternative European Edition Bonus Track) — 3:22

Production Credits

Revised Edition

The new version includes an altered track-listing and some minor artwork changes; the text "Lady GaGa" on the front cover is colored blue on this version. The tracks "LoveGame", "Money Honey", and "Summerboy" have been slightly remixed. The track "Again, Again" is removed, while "Starstruck", "Paper Gangsta" and "I Like it Rough" are added. When the original release version has sold out, this version will replace it in the countries it was originally released.

  1. "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) — 4:04
  2. "LoveGame" — 3:33
  3. "Paparazzi" — 3:30
  4. "Poker Face" — 3:58
  5. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" — 2:57
  6. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" — 2:54
  7. "The Fame" — 3:44
  8. "Money Honey" — 2:52
  9. "Starstruck" (featuring Flo Rida and Space Cowboy) — 3:37
  10. "Boys Boys Boys" — 3:22
  11. "Paper Gangsta" — 4:23
  12. "Brown Eyes" — 4:05
  13. "I Like it Rough" — 3:22
  14. "Summerboy" — 4:16

UK & Ireland Tracklisting

The UK and Ireland version contains all tracks from the revised edition and the original version: it includes all three tracks added in the revised edition, and includes "Again, Again" which had been removed from the revised edition, as well as "Disco Heaven" which was included on neither. The tracks are also in a significantly different order to either of the other versions.

  1. "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) -4:01
  2. "Love Game" - 3:36
  3. "Paparazzi" - 3:28
  4. "Poker Face" - 3:58
  5. "I Like It Rough" - 3:22
  6. "Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" - 2:55
  7. "Starstruck" (featuring Flo Rida) - 3:36
  8. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" - 2:52
  9. "The Fame" - 3:42
  10. "Money Honey" - 2:50
  11. "Boys Boys Boys" - 3:20
  12. "Paper Gangsta" - 4:23
  13. "Brown Eyes" -4:03
  14. "Summerboy" - 4:13
  15. "Disco Heaven" - 3:41
  16. "Again Again" — 3:08

Production Credits

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Canada August 19, 2008 CD, digital download Interscope
Europe August 29, 2008 CD, digital download Universal Music Group
Australia September 6, 2008 CD, digital download
November 15, 2008
Germany September 19, 2008 CD, digital download
France October 13, 2008 CD, digital download
United States October 28, 2008 CD, LP, digital download Interscope
Italy October 31, 2008[28] CD, digital download Universal Music Group
Ireland January 9, 2009 CD, digital download Polydor
United Kingdom January 12, 2009


Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[29] 5
Canadian Album Chart[30] 2
French Albums Chart[31] 73
Switzerland Albums Chart[31] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[31] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[32] 17
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[33] 1


Sales and certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Australia Platinum[34] 70,000+
New Zealand Platinum[35] 15,000+[36]
United States 172,663[37]
Preceded by Billboard Top Electronic Albums number-one album
November 6, 2008 - 		Succeeded by
incumbent

References

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  2. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ladygaga/fame
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  32. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003887056
  33. ^ Billboard Top Electronic albums
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