Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)
July 5, 2009
Paparazzi is an up -tempo song by Rob Fusari and Lady Gaga, which is held in C Minor. The song has been interpreted by the U.S. pop singer Lady Gaga and also coupled out as the fourth and final single from her album, The Fame.
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After taking Ron Slomowicz of About.com in an interview with Gaga on the various interpretations of the single reference, she replied:
"Well, I 'm very happy that there are several different interpretations, that was the meaning of the whole. The title is about several different topics - it's about my conflict, I want fame or do I want love? It is also important to urge the paparazzi falling in love with me. It is a love song for the cameras, but it's also a love song about fame or love - can you have both, or can you only have one "?
The Australian Daily Telegraph newspaper over Gaga explained that it is also about the conflict of the balance between success and love in the song. Bill Lamb of About.com wrote notwithstanding that " the song is a tribute to the kinds of symbiotic but ultimately false and artificial ' relationship between the stars and the wandering paparazzi [...] is that, good or bad, are there to the celebrity to document and to create, in a sense only ".
Cover
A cover version was first published by a 12 - year-old boy from Oklahoma. The scene he posted on YouTube. The video reached over 40 million viewers to date.
Music Video
The music video was filmed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, who previously directed music videos with artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, Moby, Rammstein, and U2. His wife Bea Åkerlund worked as a stylist. The main roles of the 8-minute mini- movie play Lady Gaga and Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård, who embodies her lover. Actually, the video premiere for June 4, 2009 at the British broadcaster Channel 4 was provided, but at the end of May, the video can be seen on the internet. Lady Gaga won two awards in 2009 for Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects for the video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Charts
While the song on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six in the UK peaked at number four, made it in Germany the leap to number one.
Review
Artur Schulz of Laut.de praises the song and thinks paparazzi sat down catchy firmly in your ear. Also Matthias Reichel of Cdstarts.de praises the song as catchy.