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'{{pp-semi|small=yes}} {{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs --> | Name = Bad Romance | Cover = LadyGaGaBadRomance.png | Artist = [[Lady Gaga]] | Album = [[The Fame Monster]] | Released = October 25, 2009 | Format = [[CD single]], [[music download|digital download]] | Recorded = 2009 | Genre = [[Electropop]], [[Dance-pop]] | Length = 4:54 <small>(Album Version)</small><ref name="itunes">{{citeweb|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-romance/id336388428?i=336388462&ign-mpt=uo%3D2|title=Bad Romance - Single|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=11-14-09}}</ref> | Label = Streamline, [[Kon Live]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]] | Writer = Lady Gaga, [[RedOne]] | Producer = RedOne | Certification = | Chronology = [[Lady Gaga]] singles | Last single = "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]"<br>(2009) | This single = "'''Bad&nbsp;Romance'''"<br>(2009) | Next single = "[[Video Phone]]"<br>(2009) }} "'''Bad Romance'''" is a song by American [[Pop music|pop]] singer, [[Lady Gaga]]. It is the first single from the 2009 album ''[[The Fame Monster]]''.<ref name="interscope-">{{cite web|url=http://interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=23595&aid=599|title="Bad Romance" Video Out Now!|date=2009-11-11|publisher=''[[Interscope Records]]''|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> The track was produced by [[RedOne]] and was inspired by the [[Paranoia|love monster]] that she had faced while touring through the previous year. After the demo version of the song leaked, Gaga premiered the song at [[Alexander McQueen]]'s Spring/Summer 2010 [[fashion week|Paris Fashion Week]] show on October 6, 2009, followed by the release of the cover art. Composed in a similar tempo to her previous singles, "Bad Romance" features a sing-and-tell [[bridge (music)|bridge]] and a full-mouthed [[chorus effect|chorus]]. The song talks about exploring the joys of a bad romance while referencing [[Alfred Hitchcock]] films in some of the verses. Contemporary critics gave a mixed review of the song, comparing it to Gaga's second single "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]". It has since reached the top ten of countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Sweden, while becoming Gaga's third number-one single on the [[Canadian Hot 100]]. The accompanying music video takes place in a white [[Public bathing|bathhouse]] where Gaga is kidnapped by a group of supermodels who drug her and then sell her off to the Russian mafia for sex slavery. The video received positive response for its treatment and innovation, critics noting more its craziness and symbolic plot. Gaga had performed a snippet of "Bad Romance" on piano during her ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' performance. ==Background== "Bad Romance" was confirmed as the first single from the ''[[The Fame Monster]]'', Gaga's follow-up to ''[[The Fame]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/features/lady-gaga-first-lady-1004017961.story#/features/lady-gaga-first-lady-1004017961.story|title=Lady Gaga: First Lady|last=Harding|first=Cortney|date=2009-10-01|accessdate=2009-10-08|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> Before its official release, a demo version of the song leaked on the internet, prompting Gaga to comment via [[Twitter]], "leaked next single is makin my ears bleed. Wait till you hear the real version."<ref name="leak">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622947/20091002/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=New Lady Gaga Track 'Bad Romance' Leaks|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=2009-10-02|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> A brief portion of the song was performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on October 3, 2009, along with other songs like "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" and "[[LoveGame]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/29/lady-gaga-readies-new-single-for-snl-the-fame-re-release/|title=Lady Gaga Readies New Single for “SNL,” “The Fame” Re-Release|date=2009-09-29|accessdate=2009-10-08|last=Reporter|first=RS|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/05/lady-gaga-fights-madonna-debuts-bad-romance-on-saturday-night-live/|title=Lady Gaga Fights Madonna, Debuts “Bad Romance” on “Saturday Night Live” |last=Reporter|first=RS|date=2009-10-05|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> "Bad Romance" premiered during the finale of fashion designer [[Alexander McQueen]]'s Spring/Summer 2010 [[fashion week|Paris Fashion Week]] show on October 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandermcqueenlive.showstudio.com/|title=SHOWstudio presents Alexander McQueen S/S10 Live|date=2009-10-07|publisher=[[SHOWstudio.com]]|accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The cover art was released on October 15, 2009. Bill Lamb from [[About.com]] praised the cover art saying "Gaga is maintaining her hitting streak of generating powerful images to accompany her music and stage presentations."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/10/16/lady-gagas-bad-romance-cover-art-out-in-less-than-two-weeks.htm|title=Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance" Cover Art - Out in Less Than Two Weeks|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-1016|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> The official album version of "Bad Romance" was uploaded to Lady Gaga's [[MySpace]] profile on October 21, 2009 and had over 1 million plays in two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/ladygaga|title=Lady Gaga on MySpace Music|date=2009-10-21|work=''[[MySpace]]''|publisher=[[Fox Interactive Media]]|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref> Gaga explained that "Bad Romance" was one of the songs she wrote in 2008 while touring. Those songs were all about the various [[Paranoia|monsters]] she faced during the time. One of those was the love monster and the inspiration for "Bad Romance".<ref name="about"/> ==Music and lyrics== {{Listen |filename = Lady Gaga - Bad Romance.ogg |pos = right |title = Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance" |description = A 25 second sample of "Bad Romance" where the [[chorus effect|chorus]] is played, supported by the Rah-rah hook. }} According to [[MTV]], the song is similar in [[tempo]] to Gaga's previous single "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]". The song opens with Gaga singing a portion of the chorus that then transitions into the "Ra-Ra-Ah-Ah-Ah/ Roma-Roma-Ma/ Gaga-Oh-La-La" [[hook (music)|hook]]. It is followed by the sound of drum beats and keyboard arrangement.<ref name="leak"/> The [[bridge (music)|bridge]] is in a sing-and-tell format with Gaga voicing the line "You know that I want you/ And you know that I need you." It is followed by the full-throated [[chorus effect|chorus]], where Gaga sings "You and me could write a bad romance [...] Caught in a bad romance."<ref name="leak"/> According to [[About.com]] the music is best suited for viewing fashion designs and on the [[runway (fashion)|runway]].<ref name="about"/> The lyrics in general talk about exploring the joys of a bad romance but this idea changes during the intermediate bridge when the lyrics talk about fashion.<ref name="bound"/> While being interviewed on the November 2, 2009 episode of ''[[It's On with Alexa Chung]]'', Gaga pointed out that she was listing [[Alfred Hitchcock]] films in the verse, "I want your [[Psycho (1960 film)|psycho]], your [[Vertigo (film)|vertigo]] shtick/ Want you in my [[Rear Window|rear window]], baby you're sick." She stated, "What I'm really trying to say is I want the deepest, darkest, sickest parts of you that you are afraid to share with anyone because I love you that much."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/11/03/lady-gaga-on-mtvs-its-on-with-alexa-chung-see-the-photos-and-watch-the-interviews|title=Lady Gaga On MTV's 'It's On With Alexa Chung'|last=Anitai|first=Tamar|date=2009-11-02|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-03}}</ref> ==Critical reception== The song has received mixed reviews. Bill Lamb from [[About.com]] commented that "Lady Gaga's singing is at its best so far here as she moves from threatening to floating sweetness and back again. [...] If you had any fears that Gaga would be one album flash in the pan, the room filling beats and melodies of "Bad Romance" should help dispel them."<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/ladygagabadromance.htm|title=Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-10-20|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-10-22}}</ref> Gil Kaufman from [[MTV]] commented that the "minimal beat [of the song] stays at a low boil for most, [...] rising up in an ecstatic, [[Erasure]]-esque throb during the chorus, but lacking the immediate pull of some of Gaga's biggest hits to date."<ref name="leak"/> Daniel Kreps from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', while writing about the song's initial leak, commented that the "single doesn’t deviate far from the blueprint mapped out by those other hits, especially “Poker Face”, to which “Bad Romance” bears a striking resemblance."<ref name="bound">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/02/is-lady-gagas-bad-romance-bound-for-snl-new-track-hits-the-web/|title=Is Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” Bound for “SNL”? New Track Hits the Web|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2009-10-02|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-10-22}}</ref> Christopher John Farley from ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' praised the song saying "It’s particularly hard to resist the Jabberwockian catchiness of the 'Bad Romance' hook."<ref name="wsj">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/11/lady-gaga-bad-romance-plus-crowns-kinkiness-and-choreography/|title=Lady Gaga: “Bad Romance” Plus Crowns, Kinkiness and Choreography|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|date=2009-11-11|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company]]|accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> ==Chart performance== "Bad Romance" debuted at number nine on the November 14, 2009 chart of the [[Billboard Hot 100]], making it the highest-debuting song on the chart for the week, selling 142,000 paid [[digital downloads]] in its first week.<ref name="hot100">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/derulo-tops-hot-100-but-swift-swoops-in-1004033394.story|title=DeRulo Tops Hot 100 But Swift Swoops In|date=2009-11-05|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|accessdate=2009-11-05|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> It became Gaga's fifth consecutive top ten hit on the Hot 100. "Bad Romance" debuted on the [[Pop Songs]] chart at thirty-eight<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-tropical-songs-1004030561.story|title=Chart Highlights: Pop, Country, Tropical Songs|date=2009-10-26|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|authorlink=Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-10-26}}</ref> and moved to a peak of twenty-five.<ref name="top40">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/lady-gaga-billboard-chart-monster-1004032726.story#/column/chartbeat/lady-gaga-billboard-chart-monster-1004032726.story|title=Lady Gaga: Billboard Chart 'Monster'|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=2009-11-04|accessdate=2009-11-04|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> On the [[Canadian Hot 100]], it debuted at number fifty-eight.<ref name="CAN debut">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2009/45|title=Canada Singles Top 100|date=2009-11-07|publisher=acharts.us|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> The following week it reached number one, making it the third song by Gaga to top the Canadian chart.<ref name="CAN peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100#/charts/canadian-hot-100?chartDate=2009-11-14|title=Canadian Hot 100 - Week of November 14, 2009|date=2009-11-14|accessdate=2009-11-05|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> The song debuted in Australia on the [[ARIA Charts]] at number sixteen on the issue dated November 2, 2009<ref name="AUS"/> and at number thirty-three on the New Zealand [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] charts.<ref name="rianz"/> The next week, "Bad Romance" was the greatest gainer on the ARIA charts and moved to a peak of three.<ref name="AUS"/> It also charted within the top twenty on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number fourteen on its first week, climbing to ten the following week.<ref name="uk"/> On the issue dated October 29, 2009, "Bad Romance" made debut on the [[Irish Singles Chart]] at number twenty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/44|title=Ireland Singles Top 50|date=2009-10-29|publisher=acharts.us|work=''[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]''|accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> Next week, the song then moved up eleven places to nine.<ref name="IRE">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/45|title=Ireland Singles Top 50|date=2009-11-05|publisher=acharts.us|work=''[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]''|accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> The song debuted on the [[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]] at number forty.<ref name="euro"/> In Sweden, the song debuted at three while across Europe the song bubbled under the main charts in countries like Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Austria and Czech Republic.<ref name="hung"/> ==Music video== [[File:GagaBadRomancevideo.jpg|thumb|210px|Gaga lying on a bed beside the burnt skeleton of her customer. She wears a pyrotechnic bra and smokes a cigarette.]] During an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Gaga confirmed that movie director [[Francis Lawrence]] had directed the music video, and that she was "impressed" with herself and the outcome of the music video.<ref name="Rolling Stone"/> She explained, "I knew [Lawrence's] ability as a director is so much higher than what I could [do]."<ref name="MTV News">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625848/20091109/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Says 'Bad Romance' Video Is About 'Tough Female Spirit'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-111-09|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> Her creative team ''Haus of Gaga'' managed the art direction for the video.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/30583202/inside_the_monster_ball_lady_gaga_reveals_plans_for_ambitious_new_tour/3|title=Inside The Monster Ball: Lady Gaga Reveals Plans for Ambitious New Tour|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=2009-10-21|accessdate=2009-10-21|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]}}</ref> The music video premiered on November 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ladygaga.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=23589|title="Bad Romance" Video Premiere!|date=2009-11-06|accessdate=2009-11-10|work=Haus Of Gaga|publisher=LadyGaga.com}}</ref> Gaga further explained her experience of working with Lawrence as, <blockquote> "I wanted somebody with a tremendous understanding of how to make a pop video, because my biggest challenge working with directors is that I am the director and I write the treatments and I get the fashion and I decide what it's about and it's very hard to find directors that will relinquish any sort of input from the artist. [...] But Francis and I worked together. [...] It was collaborative. He's a really pop video director and a filmmaker. He did ''[[I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend]]'' and I'm a huge [[Will Smith]] fan, so I knew he could execute the video in a way that I could give him all my weirdest, most psychotic ideas, [...] But it would come across to and be relevant to the public."<ref name="MTV News"/> </blockquote> Gaga created a pair of razor-blade sunglasses as she believed that it portrayed a tough female spirit. She emphasized that "I wanted to design a pair for some of the toughest chicks and some of my girlfriends [...] they used to keep razor blades in the side of their mouths, [...] That tough female sprit is something that I want to project. It's meant to be, 'This is my shield, this is my weapon, this is my inner sense of fame, this is my monster.'"<ref name="MTV News"/> The white latex suits in the video were designed off the character Max Wolf's costume for the movie "[[Where the Wild Things Are]]".<ref name="Music Video Fashion-Reception">{{cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/116144-lady-gagas-bad-romance-video-wtf/|title=Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” Video: WTF?|publisher=[[PopMatters.com]]|first=Evan|last=Sawdey|date=11-12-09|accessdate=11-13-09}}</ref> The faux-fur polar bear coat was made by "Benjamin Cho". She also wears [[Alexander McQueen]]'s 12-inch high shoes<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/11/11/2009-11-11_lady_gagas_on_fire_in_her_bad_romance_video__or_her_dude_is_at_any_rate.html|title=Lady Gaga's on fire in her 'Bad Romance' video - or her man friend is, at any rate|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|first=Issie|last=Lapowsky |date=11-11-09|accessdate=11-13-09}}</ref> The main idea behind the video is that of Gaga being kidnapped by a group of supermodels who drug her, and sell her off to the Russian mafia. It takes place in a white bathhouse.<ref name="MTV News"/><ref name="fans">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625978/20091110/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Fans React To 'Bad Romance' Video‎|last=Dinh|first=James|date=2009-11-11|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> The video begins with Gaga sitting in a white throne, wearing a golden dress and glasses made from razor blades. She is surrounded by several people and her signature harlequin [[great dane]]. She has her finger on the mute button of an [[iPod]] speaker, and when she presses it, "Bad Romance" begins to play. Light begins to pan across the walls of a bath house, and a sign is shown that reads: "Bath Haus of GaGa". A group of dancers wearing white long-sleeved leotards with knee high boots and matching crowns crawl out of white, egg-shaped pods. The center pod has the word "Monster" written on it, and Gaga emerges from it wearing a similar outfit to the dancers, who begin to dance behind her. When the chorus of the song begins, two women pull her out of a bathtub, rip her clothes off and force her to drink a glass of vodka. As the second verse begins, Gaga, wearing a diamond-covered outfit complete with a crown, seductively dances for a group of men bidding on her. She straddles one of the men and performs somewhat of a [[lap dance]] on him. Afterwards, he raises his bid and becomes the highest bidder for her. When the chorus is played for the third time, Gaga is shown wearing a faux [[polar bear]] hide jacket. She walks toward the man, who is sitting on a bed, unbuttoning his shirt. Gaga has a look of indifference on her face and removes her jacket and sunglasses. Suddenly, the bed spontaneously combusts with the man still sitting on it. The video ends with Gaga laying beside a smoldering skeleton on top of the destroyed bed with ashes everywhere. She smokes a cigarette, while her [[Pyrotechnics|pyrotechnic]] bra goes off. ===Reception=== Tim Stack from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' compared some of the dance choreography of the video with the [[Michael Jackson's Thriller|music video]] of "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]". He stated, "I don't think Gaga has ever looked prettier than in the close-ups where she’s more stripped down. On the flip side, I love those crazy dilated pupils she sports for much of the video. [...] This video is amazing."<ref name="ew">{{cite news|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/10/lady-gaga-bad-romance-official-video/|title=Lady Gaga's new 'Bad Romance' video: Her best yet?!‎|last=Stack|first=Tim|date=2009-11-11|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> Jennifer Cady from ''[[E!]]'' was also imressed by the video and commented "this music video really makes us appreciate everything Gaga actually brings to pop music. She's exciting to watch, plain and simple. [...] We need someone like Gaga to really bring it. To put actual thought and care into her product so that it feels alive."<ref name="eonline">{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b153038_lady_gaga_brings_crazy_in_bad_romance.html|title=Lady Gaga Brings the Crazy in "Bad Romance" Video|last=Cady|first=Jennifer|date=2009-11-11|work=[[E!]]|publisher=[[Comcast]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> Daniel Kreps from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that the scenes from the music video were reminiscent of the work of [[Stanley Kubrick]]. He went on to add that "'Bad Romance' has Gaga providing fans with perhaps her craziest, brightest canvas yet [...] all while dressed in some of the most outrageous outfits she’s ever worn (and that’s saying a lot)."<ref name="rs">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/10/lady-gaga-premieres-bad-romance-her-craziest-video-yet/|title=Lady Gaga Premieres “Bad Romance,” Her Craziest Video Yet|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2009-11-11|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> Jocelyn Vena from [[MTV]] believed that the video was symbolic and portrayed that the "the old Gaga is over, here's the brand-new Gaga: the one who seems to delight in pushing the boundaries and exploring all manner of sexual proclivities." He further believed that "[the video was] a testament to her brilliance as an artist that Gaga is using [it] as the jump-off point for the next leg of her career. These days, it seems like pop stars all too rarely put this much thought into their vision and their products.<ref name="next">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625927/20091110/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Launches Her Next Phase With Eye-Grabbing 'Bad Romance Video|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-11-11|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' noted that Gaga "seems to be one of the few pop stars these days who really understands spectacle, fashion, shock, choreography—all the things [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Michael Jackson]] were masters of in the 1980s."<ref name="wsj"/> Bill Lamb from [[About.com]] wrote that "like the song [the video] blasts at your senses until you are just left drowning in the audio and visual power of it all. Lady Gaga continues to break down barriers and take us all to new places. In a music industry that too often seems to want to revisit whatever might have been successful in the past without breathing new material and elements into it, Lady Gaga remains a powerful force to observe.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/11/10/lady-gagas-bad-romance-video-almost-overwhelming.htm|title=Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Video - Almost Overwhelming|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2009-10-11|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> Evan Sawdey from [[PopMatters.com]] quotes on the video "it’s kind of [...] bland. The chorus feeling like somewhat of a tired retread of the verses, the whole thing just lacking that extra spark that made her previous hits so guilty-pleasure cool. Instead, the song is best defined by its video.<ref name="Music Video Fashion-Reception"/> ==Live performances== A portion of the song was performed on the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on October 3, 2009. Gaga wore a complex outfit called "The Orbit", designed by Nasir Mazhar and her production group "Haus of Gaga".<ref name="snl"/> Described by Gaga as a "fashion installation", it consisted of concentric metallic rings that revolved around her. After finishing her performance of "[[LoveGame]]", Gaga sat at her piano and played an acoustic version of the chorus of "Bad Romance".<ref name="leak"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622985/20091004/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga, Madonna Catfight, Almost Kiss On 'Saturday Night Live'|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=2009-10-04|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> Gaga performed the song on the TV show ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' during the November 16, 2009 episode titled ''The Last Days of Disco Stick''.<ref name="exclusive"/> The performance takes place at a private show arranged by the character [[Blair Waldorf]] who was trying to prove herself as a freshman at [[New York University]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/11/12/first-look-lady-gagas-gossip-girl-performance/|title=First Look: Lady Gaga’s Gossip Girl Performance|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=11-12-09|accessdate=11-14-09}}</ref> In an interview with MTV, Gaga explained that the decision to perform on the show was inspired by her sister, but Gaga did not want the performance to be out-of-tune with the storyline of the show, hence she sat down with the script-writers and proposed her idea. Ultimately the song was made a part of the story with Gaga playing the role of the narrator. The performance includes ladders, which symbolized bad luck, and a 35&nbsp;foot long dress worn by her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625589/20091105/lady_gaga.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Describes Her 'Gossip Girl' 'Crazy Performance-Art Piece'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|coauthors=Calloway; Sway|date=2009-11-05|work=''[[MTV]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=2009-11-17}}</ref> According to the show's executive producer Stephanie Savage, the song incorporated a few ''Gossip Girl'' specific lyrics.<ref name="exclusive">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/04/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-as-lady-gaga-hits-gossip-girl/|title=Exclusive: Behind the Scenes as Lady Gaga Hits “Gossip Girl” |last=Futterman|first=Erica|date=2009-11-04|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref> ==Track listing== *'''Digital download'''<ref name="itunes"/> #"Bad Romance" &ndash; 4:54 ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Chart (2009) ! Peak<br>position |- |[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2009/46|work=''[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]''|publisher=acharts.us|date=2009-11-09|title=Australia Singles Top 50|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> |align="center"|3 |- |[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref name="hung">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Lady+GaGa&titel=Bad+Romance&cat=s|title=Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (song)|work=''[[Ultratop 50]]''|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> |align="center"|23 |- |[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Singles Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="hung"/> |align="center"|18 |- |[[Ultratop 40|Belgina Wa Bubbling Chart]]<ref name="hung"/> |align="center"|1 |- |[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="CAN peak"/> |align="center"|1 |- |[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Czech Airplay Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=147423&sec=3a6b6c60659ccbee42c8f78b16277dc1|title=RADIO TOP100 Oficiální - Lady Gaga Bad Romance|date=2009-11-05|work=''[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]''|publisher=IFPIcr.cz|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> |align="center"|49 |- |[[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]]<ref name="euro">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100#/charts/european-hot-100?begin=11&order=position|title=Billboard Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|date=2009-11-21|accessdate=2009-11-11|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> |align="center"|19 |- |[[YLE|Finnish Singles Chart]]<ref name="hung"/> |align="center"|6 |- |[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="IRE"/> |align="center"|9 |- |[[Japan Hot 100]] |align="center"|29 |- |[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref name="rianz">{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp|title=New Zealand Singles Chart: Chart #1695|date=2009-11-16|accessdate=2009-11-17|work=''[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]''|publisher=RIANZ.org.nz}}</ref> |align="center"|8 |- |[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref name="hung"/> |align="center"|3 |- |[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref name="hung"/> |align="center"|34 |- |[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34605|title=Lady Gaga - Bad Romance - UK Singles Chart|date=2009-11-08|work=''[[The Official Charts Company]]''|publisher=ChartStats|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- |U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="hot100"/> |align="center"|9 |- |} {{start box}} {{s-bef|before = "[[Sexy Bitch]]" by [[David Guetta]] featuring [[Akon]]}} {{s-ttl|title = [[Canadian Hot 100]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (Canada)|number-one single]]|years = November 14, 2009 - November 21, 2009}} {{s-aft|after = "[[TiK ToK]]" by [[Kesha (singer)|Ke$ha]]}} {{end box}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Region ! Date ! Format |- |United Kingdom |October 25, 2009<ref>http://hmv.com/hmvweb/digitalProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&productId=10939373</ref> |[[Music download|Digital Download]] |- |United Kingdom |November 23, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=70000501;8;-1;-1;-1&sku=296435|title=Bad Romance UK Release Date|accessdate= 2009-10-18|publisher=[[Hmv]]}}</ref> |CD Single |- |rowspan="2"|USA |{{start date|2009|10|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=336771537&s=143444 |title=Bad Romance hits UK iTunes|accessdate=2009-10-26|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> |Digital download |- |October 19, 2009<ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=70000501;8;-1;-1;-1&sku=296435|title=Bad Romance UK Release Date|accessdate= 2009-10-18|publisher=[[Hmv]]}}</ref> </ref> |[[Airplay]] |- |Worldwide<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=336771537&s=143460|title=Bad Romance AUS Release iTunes Date|accessdate=2009-10-27|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> |October 27, 2009 |Digital download |- |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.ladygaga.com Official website of Lady Gaga] {{Lady Gaga}} [[Category:2009 singles]] [[Category:Lady Gaga songs]] [[Category:Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence]] [[Category:Songs produced by RedOne]] [[Category:Songs written by Lady Gaga]] [[es:Bad Romance]] [[fr:Bad Romance]] [[hu:Bad Romance]] [[nl:Bad Romance]] [[ja:バッド・ロマンス]] [[pt:Bad Romance]] [[fi:Bad Romance]] [[vi:Bad Romance]]'