Song of the Week [POP]: Lady GaGa - The Edge of Glory

The first (pop) song of the week on WereNotHereForThat is Lady GaGa's latest single, "The Edge of Glory". After the somewhat disappointing second single, "Judas" proved that GaGa-By-Numbers isnt always the safest method to get a hit when the single underperformed on both Radio & iTunes. By GaGa-Standards, "Judas" became the first Lady of Pops second 'Flop' single (After Eh,Eh). At this point, things seemed bleak. With less than a month until the album's release and no follow-up hit to 'Born This Way' (single) in her hands, would GaGa be able to save this album campain before it even had a chance to begin?
Enter "The Edge of Glory". Seeing that "Judas" was going down the charts quicker than Li-Lo after a saturday night coke binge, GaGa rush-released TEoG as a 'Promo Single'. Within a day, the song had topped 22 out of 23 iTunes stores worldwide and the song itself received rave reviews from casual listeners, Fans, Stans & Critics alike. Within another day, the song had been officially confirmed as the official third single off the upcoming album.

The Song itself it a huge improvment on both previous singles. "Judas" sounded like "Bad Romance"s less attractive, more irratating twin sister and "Born This Way" - although i personally found it to be more than enjoyable - was NOT the Anthem of the Generation that GaGa has promised us all those months ago, nevermind that the song itself was plauged by those pesky "Express Yourself" comparrisons. Luckily, TEoG sounds like nothing in the chart at the moment and as of yet no 'ZOMG StEaLiN TrAnNiE bIoTcH!!!!' claims have been made. Seems Perfect ehh?
 Produced by Fernando Garibay and written by GaGa, TEoG proves that when GaGa drops the 'Pretension' and 'Gimmicks' surrounding her she is capable of writing a stellar pop song and a song that is much more Anthemic and than any of the other songs she claimed would 'set us free' in the months leading up to album. The Verses are well sung, the chorus automatically draws the listener in and overall the song is a much more enjoyable, easier listen than that of her previous two singles without screaming 'attention whore' or relying on the 'shock' factor that she frequently relies on to plug her material.
Overall, TEoG is what can be deemed 'Classic' GaGa and is exactly the type of single she should have released first. A stellar pop song unhindered by Gimmicks and effortlessly brilliant


Best Bit: The "I'm on The Edge, The Edge, The Edge..." section is one of the best hooks GaGa has written and her delivery is flawless.

Shit Bit: The Saxophone section during the instrumental break is too long.

RATING: 5 out of 5