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Lady Gaga Premieres 'Born This Way' Video

Posted on Feb 28th 2011 11:00AM by Tina Benitez-Eves
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Lady Gaga's video for 'Born This Way' is finally here.

The Nick Knight-directed video starts off as a 'Star Trek' saga with Gaga speaking of the birth of the new nation. A bikini-clad, dancing Gaga enters, and the video moves everywhere from her giving birth to a Day of the Dead-inspired, painted face -- and dance -- with a fellow 'dead' beau.

'Born' is the first single from Gaga's second album of the same name, out May 23. This is one of two videos that Lady Gaga will release for 'Born This Way.' A second video and audio track -- a stripped-down, acoustic version -- will be available exclusively on iTunes, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the song will go to an anti-bully charity.

Gaga has described the video as "the birth of a new race within the race of humanity. The birth of a new race that doesn't bear any prejudices." Gaga added, "I think the most important thing is that I continue to grow, and I knew when I put [out] 'Born This Way' it would be a transitional moment, because it doesn't sound like [my previous singles]."

'Born This Way' exploded on the Web with nearly eight million views on YouTube. Covers of the song have already filled the YouTube queue as well, including 10-year-old Maria Aragon's recent rendition (the tiny singer was invited to join Gaga on stage for a recent show.) The single, which has been compared to Madonna's 1989 hit 'Express Yourself,' even prompted Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande to paid homage to Lady Gaga and Madonna. The 'Victorious' actress released a mashup of 'Born This Way' and Madge's 'Like a Prayer' track.

The single has already broken records as the fastest-selling single on iTunes and became the 1000th No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

Watch Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' video.



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charlyboo

i love lady GAGA she is some one who i wil and can look up too like and older sister, she is always positive and lovely, she is real:)

March 07 2011 at 12:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
charlyboo

i love lady GAGA she is some one who i look up too like an older sister, she is always positive and lovely , she is real:)

March 07 2011 at 12:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
charlyboo

i love lady gaga she is some one who i look up too like an older sister, she is alwyas positive and lovely, she is real:)

March 07 2011 at 12:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SiestaSun

But they were all of them deceived, for a new Thing was made. In the fires of Mount Whom, Madonna and Michael Jackson forged in secret, a master Thing, to control all others. And into this Thing they poured all their crudity, their callous and their will to desecrate all life. One Thing to rule them all! One by one, the peoples of Earth fell to the power of the Thing. But there were some who resisted. Lady Gaga...Lady Galadriel...coincidence? I think NOT!

March 04 2011 at 3:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mbadauskas

Gotta love it. For some reason, all the haters still find that they want to watch Lady Gaga.And so they complain and bitch, yet, they will watch her again. Because she is the ultimate performance artist and sparks interest in all curios people.And you know what, next time, they will watch her again........

March 04 2011 at 1:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gaye

I am aghast-----I do not want my grandkids viewing this garbage. Thank God for parental controls

March 04 2011 at 1:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hmmm

Why all the Bible stuff for? lol No one cares, keep it to yourself! This is a comment board about Lady Gaga's new song and video, not religion! Keep it off this board, what's wrong with you people? No wonder most people think Christians are crazy! Enough already. You make yourselves look nuts.

Anyway, the video is a little weird and I had to forward over the birth stuff because I almost gagged while eating my breakfast lol

March 04 2011 at 1:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AVOID Cozumel

Madonna meets GoldFrapp - original? Nah

March 04 2011 at 12:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
d

Like her different style but 'why so much sexual content'??

Seems everyone goes for the 'sex to sell their stuff'.

When you are 'truly talented you don't need to sell the sex to sell yourself'

March 04 2011 at 12:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Libby

Not original at all. Madonna did this years ago. Express Yourself/Vogue knockoff. Honestly this video is garbage...weird and tasteless does not mean it's artistic. It's kinda sad, because she has a decent voice/talent. Seems like women artists in particular keep sinking lower and lower and getting trashier and trashier in order to sell themselves. Just sing.

March 04 2011 at 12:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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