Electric Chapel
"Electric Chapel" | |
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Song by Lady Gaga | |
from the album Born This Way | |
Written | c. 2010[note 1] |
Published | May 18, 2011 |
Released | May 23, 2011 |
Studio | Officine Meccaniche (Milan) |
Genre | |
Length | 4:12 |
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Audio video | |
"Electric Chapel" on YouTube |
"Electric Chapel" is a song recorded by American singer
"Electric Chapel" is an
Background and composition
"Electric Chapel" was first previewed when a one-minute portion of its instrumental was used for Gaga's Transmission Gagavision 44 video. With the title's track being displayed on a paper during the end of the clip, it additionally made an appearance in the music video for "Judas" (2011).[2][3] Subsequently, Gaga revealed on Twitter that the song was written in Australia and finished on her tour bus in Europe. Describing the recording's lyrical themes as delving on "needing to feel safe to find love", it was theorized by a writer from Take 40 Australia to be inspired by the singer's 2009 live performance on Australia's The Chapel arena.[1] Like the opening track of Born This Way—"Marry the Night"—the song made its debut on a special edition of social network game FarmVille, called GagaVille and released on May 18, 2011.[2][4]
"Electric Chapel" has been compared to the work of
Writing for music website
Reception
Overall, "Electric Chapel" received positive reviews from music critics. Robbie Daw from Idolator felt that "Electric Chapel" surpassed the released singles from Born This Way in craftsmanship and praised the "hard rock ominous guitar riffs", calling them a tease. Vocally, he found Gaga was channeling Lita Ford and dubbed the track as one of the album's strongest compositions.[2] Caryn Ganz of Spin wrote that "Electric Chapel" "pairs divine diva thump with a Van Halen guitar solo."[12] NME writer Dan Martin published a review on the song, confessing that "perhaps ['Electric Chapel'] nails the record's blood-and-chrome aesthetics most effectively of all."[13] In another review, Martin compared its opening riffs to Opus III's 1983 song "It's a Fine Day", with him further likening the recording to science fiction music.[5] Kerri Mason from Billboard described the track as a "technicolor wedding" with a "fat guitar riff".[14] Bradley Stern from MuuMuse praised the cut, feeling that "Gaga takes Born This Way to new levels of pop-dom on cuts like the jagged 'Electric Chapel' and 'Heavy Metal Lover'".[15]
Ann Powers from
"Electric Chapel" debuted and peaked at number 23 on
Live performances
Gaga performed "Electric Chapel" on her Born This Way Ball tour (2012–2013).[21] The track was included during the tour's third segment, where Gaga performed "The Queen" and "You and I", before transcending into "Electric Chapel" and "Americano" from Born This Way. The singer was present inside a glass set piece onstage, referred by her as an electric chapel.[22] Sean Sennett from The Australian complimented the performance of the song, saying that "by the time 'Electric Chapel' has rolled around the band are shredding like a glorious 80s LA metal act".[23] Kwaak Je-yup from The Korea Times gave positive feedback to Gaga for singing live during the tour, but found her voice cracked during "Electric Chapel".[24]
Credits and personnel
Recording and management
- Recorded at Officine Meccaniche in Milan, Italy
- Mixed at Setai Recording Studio (Miami Beach)
- Mastered at Oasis Mastering (Burbank, California)
- Published by Stefani Germanotta P/K/A Lady Gaga (BMI) Sony/ATV Songs, LLC/ House of Gaga Publishing, LLC / GloJoe Music Inc. (BMI)
- Maxwell and Carter Publishing, LLC (ASCAP), administered by Universal Music Publishing Group and Maxwell and Carter Publishing, LLC (BMI) administered by Universal Music Publishing Group.
Personnel
- Lady Gaga – vocals, songwriter, producer
- DJ White Shadow – drum programming, keyboards
- Brian Gaynor – keyboards, bass
- Kareem "Jesus" Devlin Byrne – guitars
- Dave Russell – recording, mixing
- Gene Grimaldi – audio mastering
- Philip Knight – assistant
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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South Korea International ( GAON)[20]
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144 |
US | 23 |
Notes
- ^ In May 2011, Lady Gaga tweeted that she started writing "Electric Chapel" in Australia, and finished it in her tourbus in Europe. Most likely she referred to her 2010 The Monster Ball Tour legs in aforementioned continents, meaning that the song was written from March 2010, and was finilized some time before June 2010. However, Take 40 Australia writer suggested that the song might have been inspired by Lady Gaga's live performance on Australia's The Chapel arena, an event that took place in June 2009.[1]
References
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- ^ Idolator. Archivedfrom the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Montgomery, James (May 6, 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: A Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Shaul, Brandy (May 18, 2011). "FarmVille GagaVille Electric Chapel Goal: Everything you need to know". AOL. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Martin, Dan (May 18, 2011). "Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way' – Track-By-Track Album Review". NME. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (May 19, 2011). "Lady Gaga's Born This Way: track-by-track review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ a b Hiatt, Brian (June 9, 2011). "Deep Inside the Unreal World of Lady Gaga". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Koepp, Brent (May 23, 2011). "Album review: Lady Gaga Born This Way". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Lady Gaga 'Electric Chapel' Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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- ^ Levine, Nick (November 28, 2011). "Lady Gaga Born This Way: The Remix Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Ganz, Caryn (May 23, 2012). "Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'". Spin. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Martin, Dan (May 17, 2011). "Album Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'". NME. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Mason, Kerri (May 23, 2011). "Lady Gaga 'Born This Way': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ Stern, Bradley (May 23, 2011). "Lady Gaga: Born This Way (Album Review)". MuuMuse. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ Powers, Ann (May 23, 2011). "First Take: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'". NPR. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (May 17, 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way': A Track-by-Track Breakdown". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- GQ. Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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- ^ Dumaual, Miguel (May 23, 2011). "Review: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball'". ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ Sennett, Sean (June 14, 2012). "Lady Gaga sets new benchmark with her Born This Way Ball". The Australian. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Je-yup, Kwaak (April 29, 2012). "Gaga's tour playful but not shocking". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.