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| Lady Gaga debuts comeback single, Perfect Illusion |
Co-produced and co-written with Uptown Funk hitmaker Mark Ronson, BloodPop and Australia’s own Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker, the track is a storming pop-rock affair, with slightly less of the electro-pop sheen we’ve come to expect from her earlier work. Think Killers meets Kylie.
Perfect Illusion made its debut on radio stations around the world this afternoon but, despite Gaga tweeting that it would be available worldwide as soon as it premiered on radio, it’s yet to show up on Aussie iTunes. Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered:
It’s three years since Gaga released her ARTPOP album, but she’s been busy in the interim: She released an album of duets with Tony Bennett, filmed a Golden Globe Award-winning stint on American Horror Story: Hotel, and last year released the stirring Til It Happens To You, which appeared on the soundtrack to the documentary The Hunting Ground and for which she was nominated for an Oscar.
There’s certainly a lot riding on Perfect Illusion: Pop moves fast and, here in Australia, Gaga’s last top 10 hit was The Edge of Glory, way back in 2011. Can this full throttle comeback return her to the top of the charts?