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The Fame

February 15, 2023

This article is about the Lady Gaga album. For the reissue, see The Fame Monster. For other uses, see Fame.

The Fame is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. After joining KonLive Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different producers, primarily RedOne, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Rob Fusari. Musically, The Fame is an electropop, synth-pop, and dance-pop record that displays influences from 1980s music. Lyrically, it visualizes Gaga's love of fame in general, while also dealing with subjects such as love, sex, money, drugs, and sexual identity. The album was primarily promoted through The Fame Ball Tour and multiple television appearances, and was reissued as a deluxe edition with The Fame Monster on November 18, 2009.

The Fame
International cover[note 1]
Studio album by
Lady Gaga
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
Recorded2006–2008
Studio
  • Record Plant and Chalice (Los Angeles)
  • Cherrytree (Santa Monica)
  • 150 (Parsippany-Troy Hills)
  • Poe Boy (Miami)
  • 333 and Dojo (New York City)
Genre
Length50:20
Label
Producer
Lady Gaga chronology
The Fame
(2008) 		The Cherrytree Sessions
(2009)
Singles from The Fame
  1. "Just Dance"
    Released: April 8, 2008
  2. "Poker Face"
    Released: September 23, 2008
  3. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
    Released: January 10, 2009
  4. "LoveGame"
    Released: March 23, 2009
  5. "Paparazzi"
    Released: May 29, 2009

The album received generally favorable reviews from critics, who commended its lyrical content, Gaga's musicianship and vocal ability. It was a commercial success, topping the charts in several countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Switzerland. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, and also topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 175 non-consecutive weeks, the most time on top in history. It has since been certified six-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Fame became the fifth best-selling album of 2009, and has sold over 4.9 million copies in the United States as of January 2019. Combined with The Fame Monster, the album had sold over 18 million copies worldwide as of August 2019.

The first two singles off the album, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" gained international success, topping the charts in several countries worldwide including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The subsequent singles "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi" were commercial successes as well, charting within the top-ten of over ten countries worldwide. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" had a limited single release, while "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" served as a promotional single.

The Fame has won multiple awards since its release. The album was nominated for a total of five Grammy Awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. It won Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording for its single "Poker Face", and also won Best International Album at the 2010 Brit Awards. In 2013 and 2022, Rolling Stone named The Fame as one of the "100 Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time". As of 2023, it is the 12th biggest album of all time on the US Billboard 200.

Background and development

While establishing herself as an artist and working her way up through the New York underground club scene, Lady Gaga released her debut studio album, The Fame.[2] Speaking about the title and concept of the album, Gaga explained: "The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous. ... Pop culture is art. It doesn't make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame. But, it's a sharable fame. I want to invite you all to the party. I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle."[3] Gaga stated in an interview with MTV UK that she had been working on the album for two and a half years and completed half of it during the first week of January 2008.[4] As well as writing the lyrics, Gaga worked on the melodies and synth work of the album, with record producer RedOne.[3] According to Gaga, the first track "Just Dance" is a joyous, heart-themed song, which appeals to people going through tough times in their life.[5] "LoveGame", the second track, was inspired by Gaga's sexual crush on a stranger in a night club to whom she said, "I wanna ride on your disco stick". It was written in four minutes based on the disco stick hook.[6] "Paparazzi" has been interpreted with different meanings. However Gaga explained in an interview with About.com, that the song was inspired by her struggles and hunger for fame and love. Essentially a love song, "Paparazzi" dealt with enticing the media and asked the question, whether one can have both fame and love.[7]

 
RedOne (pictured in 2017) produced a large portion of The Fame.

"Poker Face" was inspired by Gaga's boyfriends who enjoyed gambling, and also dealt with her personal experience of bisexuality; her fantasies about women while having sex with men, thus representing her 'poker face'."[8][9] "Boys Boys Boys" was inspired by the similarly titled Mötley Crüe song "Girls, Girls, Girls". Gaga explained that she wanted a female version of the song that rockers would like too.[3] "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" summed up her time of self-discovery, living in the Lower East Side and dabbling in drugs and the party scene.[3] "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" was about breaking up with a boyfriend and finding someone new.[3] "Brown Eyes" was inspired by the British rock band Queen and, according to Gaga, is the most vulnerable song on the album.[3]

Gaga further clarified the ideas behind The Fame, and her inspirations and visions for the album. She believed that the most important thing missing from contemporary pop music was the combination of the visual imagery of the artist with the music. Gaga incorporated theatrics in her live performances of the songs from the album. Hence she hoped that people would take notice of the performance art, which she was trying to bring back with the album and its music; according to her, the music put the lifestyle in front of it.[10]

"I just feel like this record is really different- you[']ve got club bangers to more 70s glam to more singer-songwriter records to rock music. ... The Fame is not about who you are—it's about how everybody wants to know who you are! Buy it and listen to it before you go out or in the car. ... I think you've really got to allow artists' creativity to marinate. It took me a while but really delving into myself I finally got it. I couldn't be more proud of it. It's not just a record[,] it's a whole pop art movement[.] It's not just about one song."[4]

Composition

 
Lady Gaga performing "Paparazzi" on The Fame Ball Tour. The song talks about the desire of capturing attention.

Musically, the album combines electropop,[11] synth-pop,[12] and dance-pop,[13] while drawing influences from 1980s music.[14][15] Songs like "Poker Face", "Just Dance" and "LoveGame" are uptempo dance songs, with "Poker Face" carrying a dark sound with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook.[16] "Just Dance" is synth-based while "LoveGame" has a more dance-oriented beat, and "Money Honey" has a moderate techno groove.[17] All of them combined synths of clipped marching beats, sawing electronics and contained mild R&B-infused beats.[18] "Paparazzi" carried a sultry beat while "Summerboy" had influences of the music of Blondie.[19] "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" is credited as a ballad compared to the rest of the dance-fueled tracks from The Fame.[13] The song has a 1980s synth-pop feel to it,[19] while incorporating the "Eh, Eh" hook from Rihanna's single "Umbrella" (2007).[20]

Lyrically, the songs on The Fame talk about being famous and achieving popularity; "Poker Face" is about sexual innuendo and teasing.[16] Gaga explained to the Daily Star that the lyrics carry a bit of an undertone of confusion about love and sex.[21] According to the BBC, the "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook used in the song is sampled from Boney M.'s 1977 hit "Ma Baker".[22] "Just Dance" talks about being intoxicated in a party, with lyrics like "What's going on on the floor? / I love this record, baby but I can't see straight anymore".[23] "LoveGame" portrays a message about love, fame and sexuality. "Paparazzi" portrays a stalker who is following somebody being their biggest fan.[24] The lyrics also portray the desire of capturing the attention of the camera as well as achieving fame.[25] Gaga explained that,

"This idea of The Fame runs through and through. Basically, if you have nothing—no money, no fame—you can still feel beautiful and dirty rich. It's about making choices, and having references—things you pull from your life that you believe in. It's about self-discovery and being creative. The record is slightly focused, but it's also eclectic. ... The music is intended to inspire people to feel a certain way about themselves, so they'll be able to encompass, in their own lives, a sense of inner fame that they can project to the world, and the carefree nature of the album is a reflection of that aura. I like to funnel interesting ideas to the rest of the world through a pop lens."[10]

Promotion

Singles

 
Gaga performing the lead single, "Just Dance" in a Montreal club. Before embarking on her first tour, Gaga had performed songs from the album in several small clubs.

"Just Dance" was released as the album's lead single commercially worldwide on June 17, 2008, through digital distribution.[26] The song was critically acclaimed with reviewers complimenting its club anthem-like nature and the synth-pop associated with it.[13][20] It achieved commercial success by topping charts in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top 10 in 16 other countries.[27][28][29][30][31] The song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".[32]

"Poker Face" was released as the second single from the album. It was also well received by critics, most of whom have praised the robotic hook and the chorus.[33] The single achieved greater success than "Just Dance" by topping the charts in almost all the countries it was released to.[34] "Poker Face" became Gaga's second consecutive number one on the Hot 100.[35][36] On December 2, 2009, "Poker Face" received three Grammy nominations in the categories of Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and won for Best Dance Recording.[37]

"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" was the album's third single in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark and fourth in France. The song received mixed reviews. Some critics compared it to nineties Europop while the others criticized it for bringing the party-like nature of the album to a halt.[19] It failed to match the success of the previous singles in Australia and New Zealand by reaching 15 and nine, respectively. It peaked at two in Sweden and at seven in France.[38]

"LoveGame" was released as the third single in the United States, Canada and some European nations. It was the fourth single in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song was critically appreciated for its catchy tune and the "I wanna take a ride on your disco stick" hook.[39] The song has reached the top 10 in countries such as the United States, Australia and Canada and the top 20 in others.[40][41]

"Paparazzi" was announced as the third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a release date of July 6, 2009, the fourth single in the United States, and the fifth single overall.[42] The song has reached the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.[43] It also reached the top 10 in the United States. The song has received critical acclaim for its fun-filled, club-friendly nature and is deemed the most memorable and telling song from the album.[25] The associated music video for the song was shot as a mini-movie with Gaga starring as a doomed starlet who is almost killed by her boyfriend, but in the end takes her revenge and reclaims her fame and popularity.[44]

Live performances and media appearances

To promote the album, Gaga did several performances worldwide. Her first televised appearance was on Logo's NewNowNext Awards on June 7, 2008.[45] She also performed on Michalsky StyleNite at Berlin Fashion Week, So You Think You Can Dance,[46] Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[47] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[48] as well as in Vietnam for the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant during the swimsuit competition.[49] On January 31, 2009, she performed on television in Ireland on RTÉ One's show Tubridy Tonight.[50] Three songs from The Fame were used in the second season of The CW's series Gossip Girl: "Paparazzi" in the episode "Summer, Kind of Wonderful",[51] "Poker Face" in "The Serena Also Rises",[52] and "Money Honey" in "Remains of the J".[53] Gaga also performed "Poker Face" on American Idol on April 1, 2009.[54] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the singer performed "Paparazzi". Her gig involved choreographed dance moves, playing on the piano, theatrical blood dripping from her ribcage, and ended with the singer hung lifeless with one hand rising above her dancers and blood smeared on her face.[55] It is widely considered to be one of Gaga's greatest performances to date,[56] and according to Billboard's Ashley Laderer, "this was the performance that really made Lady Gaga. It proved she was more than just a superficial pop star—she was an artist".[57]

To celebrate the launch of the show Dirty Sexy Money, ABC created a music video of Gaga's song "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", directed by Melina Matsoukas. It was initially announced as Gaga's second single, but "Poker Face" was chosen instead, with "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" being released as a promotional single.[58] There were two videos released for the song – the first was composed of clips from Dirty Sexy Money, and the second was the actual music video.[59] The song charted on the UK Singles Chart due to digital downloads and peaked at number 83.[60]

Tour

Main article: The Fame Ball Tour

The album received further promotion from her first headlining concert tour, The Fame Ball Tour, which started on March 12, 2009, in San Diego, California. It was Gaga's first concert tour with North American shows in March, followed by dates in Oceania and a solo trek through Europe. Dates in Asia soon followed, as well as two performances at England's V Festival and two shows in North America that had been postponed from April. Gaga described the tour as a traveling museum show incorporating artist Andy Warhol's pop-performance art concept.[61] Tickets were distributed for charity also. Alternate versions of the show with minimal variations were planned by Gaga to accommodate different venues.[62]

The show consisted of four segments, with each segment being followed by a video interlude to the next segment, and it ended with an encore. The set list consisted of songs from The Fame only. Gaga appeared on the stage in new costumes including an innovative dress made entirely of plastic bubbles and premiered an unreleased song called "Future Love".[63][64] An alternate set list with minor changes was performed for European dates. The show received positive critical appreciation with critics complimenting Gaga's vocal clarity and fashion sense as well as her ability to pull off theatrics like a professional artist.[65]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[66]
Metacritic71/100[67]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [13]
The A.V. ClubB−[23]
The Boston Phoenix    [68]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[69]
The Guardian     [18]
The Irish Times     [70]
PopMatters7/10[19]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [71]
The Sunday Times     [72]
URB     [73]

The Fame received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 13 reviews.[67] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album "music that sounds thickly sexy with its stainless steel synths and dark disco rhythms", and wrote that it is "glorious pop trash and a wicked parody of it."[13] Nicole Powers of URB complimented its "irony-laden lyrics, delivered in a style that owes a little something to Gwen Stefani," as well as the album's "deluxe ditties".[73] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly called it "remarkably (and exhaustingly) pure in its vision of a world in which nothing trumps being beautiful, dirty, and rich. In this economy, though, her high-times escapism has its charms".[69]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found it "packing an immensely addictive melody or an inescapable hook, virtually everything sounds like another hit single", and predicted that it "certainly sounds like it could be big."[18] Daniel Brockman from The Boston Phoenix wrote that "Gaga ups the ante in terms of catchy songwriting and sheer high-in-the-club-banging-to-the-beat abandon."[68] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH praised Gaga's "blend of sassy attitude, metallic beats and sharp, incisive songwriting", elements which he felt are integral to "creating pop music".[74]

Although he panned "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "Paper Gangsta", and "Brown Eyes", Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called The Fame "a solid dance album" and wrote that "much of the album's success can be attributed to rising club producer RedOne."[19] Joey Guerra from the Houston Chronicle felt that although the songs present in the album are not innovative, Gaga deserved credit for bringing real dance music to the mass.[75] Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club felt that the "whole point" of the album is "glitter-laced, dance-inciting energy that bodes well for extended club play".[23] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani viewed that Gaga's lyrics veer between "cheap" and "nonsensical drivel", while her singing is "uneven at best". He added that the highlights such as "Poker Face", "Starstruck", "Paper Gangsta", and "Summerboy" rely "almost solely on their snappy production and sing-along hooks."[76]

Freedom du Lac from The Washington Post criticized the album for lacking originality.[20] MSN Music's Robert Christgau gave the album an "honorable mention" and quippedly referred to it as "shallowness at its most principled."[77] The Fame garnered five Grammy nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on December 2, 2009. The album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Electronic/Dance Album.[37][78] It also won Best International Album at the 2010 Brit Awards.[79] In 2013 and 2022, Rolling Stone named The Fame as one of the "100 Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time".[80][81]

Commercial performance

 
Gaga performing the title track of the album on The Monster Ball Tour

In the United States, The Fame debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 24,000 on the issue dated November 15, 2008.[82][83] After fluctuating down the charts, the album reached number 10 on the issue dated March 7, 2009.[84][85] The album also topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart; it has stayed at the number-one spot for 175 non-consecutive weeks, as of week of November 5, 2022, and holds the record for the most time on top in the chart's history.[86][87] In March 2020, the album was certified six-times Platinum for shipments of six million copies, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[88] With the release of The Fame Monster, which was also combined with The Fame as a deluxe edition, the album jumped from 34 to 6 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 151,000.[89] It reached its highest sales week on the issue dated January 9, 2010 with 169,000 copies sold. On the issue dated January 16, 2010, The Fame moved to a new peak of two on the Billboard 200 after being on the charts for 62 weeks.[90] By the end of 2009, The Fame became the fifth best-selling album of the year.[91]

The Fame has sold 4.9 million copies in the United States as of March 2019[92] and is the seventh best-selling digital album, selling 1.086 million digital copies.[93][94] Including equivalent album units, The Fame has sold 8.8 million in the country.[95] It was ranked at number 12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time list.[96] Following Gaga's Super Bowl LI halftime show performance, The Fame re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 6, selling 17,000 copies and 38,000 total album-equivalent units.[97] It has spent a total of 300 weeks on the chart.[98]

In Canada, the album reached number-one, and has been certified seven times platinum by Music Canada for shipment of 560,000 copies. It had sold 476,000 copies as of March 2011.[99][100] The album debuted at number six,[101] and peaked at number two in New Zealand as well as being certified double platinum.[102] In Australia, the album debuted at number 12[103] and peaked at number three.[104] The album has been certified sextuple platinum in Australia, by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 420,000 copies.[105]

The Fame debuted in the United Kingdom at number three with first week sales of 25,228 copies.[106][107] After spending 10 weeks in the top 10, it replaced Ronan Keating's Songs for My Mother at the top position.[108] Since then, the album spent four consecutive weeks at the number-one spot.[109] It has since been certified ten-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI),[110] and has sold 3 million copies as of October 2018.[111] It also became the first album to reach the platinum certification based on digital sales after selling 300,000 units in the UK.[112] The album is the ninth best-selling album in the UK of the 21st century,[113] and the 31st best-selling album in UK chart history.[114]

In France, The Fame debuted at number 73 and peaked at number two for five weeks. It has been certified diamond status by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and, as of February 2012, has sold 630,000 copies.[115][116] In Ireland, the album entered the charts at number-eight,[117] and in its fifth week climbed to number-one for two consecutive weeks.[118] In mainland Europe, the album peaked at number one on the European Top 100 Albums,[119] the Austrian Albums Chart and the German Album Chart.[120] In Germany, it became the fourth most downloaded album ever.[121] It also reached the top 20 in Mexico, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Switzerland.[120] Combined with its reissue, The Fame Monster, the album has sold over 18 million copies worldwide.[122]

Legacy and impact

With the release of The Fame, Gaga was credited for reviving electronic dance music during the late 2000s on radio. Jonathan Bogart from The Atlantic stated, "EDM came in by no back door but right through the front gate, with Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' in 2008" and that "the sound didn't take long to spread".[123] DJ Tommie Sunshine told MTV that "there wouldn't be a David Guetta top 10 hit... there wouldn't be this Black Eyed Peas record, if it wasn't for The Fame. The influence of that record is epic, and we are hearing talking about all of this because of that."[124] St. Louis Post-Dispatch's journalist Kevin C. Johnson with his article "Lady Gaga helps bring EDM to the masses", acknowledges the impact. In the article, Rob Lemon said Gaga "definitely has had influence" and that she "is exposing people to the music, and anybody exposing people to it is part of the machine."[125] Radio personality Zane Lowe and record producer/DJ Calvin Harris, addressed the impact of the album in a Beats 1 radio interview. Lowe stated: "Mike Skinner told me this, cause we were having a debate about Lady Gaga and he was like 'One thing you gotta remember about Lady Gaga, she put four-on-the-floor back on American radio'" and that "up until that moment there was nothing resembling four-on-the-floor in pop music." Harris added: "A 100%. They even had a hip-hop version of 'Poker Face', for radio" and that "it was the 4/4 one that hit, and then it just went ridiculous."[126] In 2020, Stephen Daw from Billboard stated that "The Fame not only changed the course of Gaga's career, but corrected the course of modern pop music for generations to come.[127]

The Fame Monster

Main article: The Fame Monster

The Fame Monster is a reissue of The Fame, released on November 18, 2009. Initially planned solely as a part of the deluxe edition of The Fame, Interscope later decided to release the eight new songs as a standalone EP in select territories. The decision was also due to Gaga believing the re-release was too expensive and that the albums were conceptually different, describing them as yin and yang. The deluxe edition of the album contains The Fame in its entirety along with The Fame Monster.[128] The album deals with the darker side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of 2008–09 while travelling around the world, and are expressed through a monster metaphor. Cover artwork was done by Hedi Slimane and has a gothic look which Gaga had to convince her record company to allow her to shoot. The composition takes its inspiration from Gothic music and fashion shows.[129] Contemporary critics gave mostly positive reviews of the album, with the majority of them complimenting the songs "Bad Romance", "Telephone", "Dance in the Dark", and "Monster".[130] In some countries the album charted together with The Fame while in others like the United States, Canada and Japan, it charted as a separate album. It has reached top 10 in most of the major markets. She announced The Monster Ball Tour supporting the album, which started on November 27, 2009, in Montreal, Canada, and finished on May 6, 2011, in Mexico City, Mexico.[131][132]

Track listing

The Fame – Standard edition[133]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis)
RedOne4:02
2."LoveGame"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:36
3."Paparazzi"
3:28
4."Poker Face"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:57
5."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
Kierszenbaum2:55
6."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari2:52
7."The Fame"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:42
8."Money Honey"
RedOne2:50
9."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Space Cowboy
3:37
10."Boys Boys Boys"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:20
11."Paper Gangsta"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne4:23
12."Brown Eyes"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
4:03
13."I Like It Rough"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:22
14."Summerboy"
  • Germanotta
  • Brian Kierulf
  • Josh Schwartz
Brian & Josh4:13
Total length:50:20
The Fame – iTunes Store edition (bonus track)[134]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Disco Heaven"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
  • Tom Kafafian
Fusari3:41
Total length:54:01
The Fame – Canadian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
4."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari2:53
5."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
Kierszenbaum2:57
6."Poker Face"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:59
7."The Fame"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:43
8."Money Honey"
RedOne3:06
9."Again Again"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:05
10."Boys Boys Boys"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:22
11."Brown Eyes"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
4:05
12."Summerboy"
Brian & Josh4:14
Total length:42:21
The Fame – Canadian iTunes Store and Australasian edition (bonus track)[135][136]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."I Like It Rough"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:22
Total length:57:43
The Fame – UK, Irish, and Japanese editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."I Like It Rough"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:24
6."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum2:57
7."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Dresti
  • Dillard
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Space Cowboy
3:39
8."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari2:53
9."The Fame"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:43
10."Money Honey"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Hajji
RedOne2:52
11."Boys Boys Boys"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:22
12."Paper Gangsta"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne4:25
13."Brown Eyes"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
4:05
14."Summerboy"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierulf
  • Schwartz
Brian & Josh4:14
15."Disco Heaven"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
  • Tom Kafafian
Fusari3:41
16."Again Again"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:05
Total length:57:23
The Fame – Japanese edition (bonus track)[137]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Retro Dance Freak"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:23
Total length:60:45
The Fame – Saturn deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[138]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Poker Face" (piano and voice version)
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:38
17."Just Dance" (stripped down version; featuring Colby O'Donis)
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Thiam
RedOne2:05
18."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (electric piano and human beat box version)
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:03
19."Again Again"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:05
Total length:66:09
The Fame – Japanese deluxe edition (bonus DVD)[139]
No.TitleLength
1."Just Dance" (music video; featuring Colby O'Donis)4:06
2."Poker Face" (music video)3:35
3."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (music video)2:56
4."LoveGame" (music video)3:37
5."Paparazzi" (music video)7:37
Total length:21:52
The Fame – USB edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis)
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Thiam
RedOne4:02
2."LoveGame"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:39
3."Paparazzi"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
3:30
4."Poker Face"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:59
5."I Like It Rough"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:24
6."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum2:57
7."Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida)
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Dresti
  • Dillard
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Space Cowboy
3:39
8."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari2:53
9."The Fame"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
Kierszenbaum3:43
10."Money Honey"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Hajji
RedOne2:52
11."Boys Boys Boys"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne3:22
12."Paper Gangsta"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
RedOne4:25
13."Brown Eyes"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
4:05
14."Summerboy"
  • Germanotta
  • Kierulf
  • Schwartz
Brian & Josh4:14
15."Disco Heaven"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
  • Tom Kafafian
Fusari3:41
16."Again Again"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:05
17."Poker Face" (piano & voice version live at the Cherrytree House)
  • Germanotta
  • RedOne
Kierszenbaum3:38
18."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (Pet Shop Boys extended remix)
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Pet Shop Boys[b]
6:30
19."Just Dance" (Space Cowboy remix; featuring Colby O'Donis)
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Thiam
  • RedOne
  • Space Cowboy[b]
5:04
20."LoveGame" (Robots to Mars remix)
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • RedOne
  • Robots to Mars[b]
3:12
21."Paparazzi" (Stuart Price remix radio edit)
  • Germanotta
  • Rob Fusari
3:19
22."The Fame" (Glam as You remix)
  • Germanotta
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Guéna LG[b]
3:57
23."Christmas Tree" (featuring Space Cowboy)
  • Germanotta
  • Nicolas Dresti
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Space Cowboy
2:22
24."Retro Dance Freak"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:22
25."Just Dance" (music video; featuring Colby O'Donis)  4:08
26."Poker Face" (music video)  3:39
27."LoveGame" (music video)  3:43
28."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (music video)  3:02
Total length:103:26
The Fame – 10th anniversary USB edition[140]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Retro Dance Freak"
  • Germanotta
  • Fusari
Fusari3:22
18."Bad Romance"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
4:54
19."Alejandro"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
4:34
20."Monster"
  • Germanotta
  • Khayat
  • Space Cowboy
4:10
21."Speechless"Germanotta
4:31
22."Dance in the Dark"
4:49
23."Telephone" (featuring Beyoncé)
  • Darkchild
  • Gaga[a]
3:41
24."So Happy I Could Die"
  • Germanotta
  • RedOne
  • Space Cowboy
  • RedOne
  • Gaga
  • Space Cowboy
3:55
25."Teeth"
  • Teddy Riley
  • Gaga[a]
3:41
26."Just Dance" (music video; featuring Colby O'Donis)  4:08
27."Poker Face" (music video)  3:39
28."LoveGame" (music video)  3:43
29."Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (music video)  3:02
30."Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" (music video)  2:48
31."Bad Romance" (music video)  5:08
32."Alejandro" (music video)  8:44
33."Telephone" (music video; featuring Beyoncé)  9:31
Total length:135:50

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional co-producer and remixer

Personnel

Personnel adapted from The Fame liner notes.[141]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[105] 6× Platinum 420,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[261] 7× Platinum 140,000*
Belgium (BEA)[262] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[263] 2× Platinum 120,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[264] 7× Platinum 560,000^
Central America (CFC)[265] Gold 5,000[265]
Chile (IFPI Chile)[266] 2× Platinum  
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[267] 2× Platinum 60,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[268] Platinum 25,358[268]
France (SNEP)[115] Diamond 700,000[269]
GCC (IFPI Middle East)[270] Platinum 6,000*
Germany (BVMI)[271] 9× Gold 900,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[153] Platinum 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[272] 2× Platinum 12,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[273] 9× Platinum 135,000^
Italy (FIMI)[274] 4× Platinum 240,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[275] Million 1,000,000^
Lebanon (IFPI Middle East)[270] Gold 1,000[276]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[277] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[278] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[279] 5× Platinum 75,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[280] Platinum 20,000*
Philippines (PARI)[281]
Including The Fame Monster 		9× Platinum 135,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[282] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Portugal (AFP)[283] Platinum 20,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[284] 2× Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[285] Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[286] Platinum 40,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[287] 4× Platinum 120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[289] 10× Platinum 3,074,496[288]
United States (RIAA)[88] 6× Platinum 6,000,000 
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[290] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*
Worldwide — 18,000,000[122]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

See also: The Fame Monster § Release history
Release dates and formats for The Fame
Region Date Format(s) Edition Label Ref.
Canada August 19, 2008
Canadian Universal Music [291]
Australia September 5, 2008
  • CD
  • digital download
 standard [292]
October 28, 2008
  • CD
  • digital download
 international [293]
United States
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 standard
[294]
Italy October 31, 2008
  • CD
  • digital download
 Universal Music [295]
Germany December 2, 2008
  • CD
  • digital download
 [296]
United Kingdom January 12, 2009 Polydor [297]
[298]
Italy January 30, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
 international Universal Music [299]
Argentina February 16, 2009 CD standard [300]
Spain February 24, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
 [301]
Brazil March 31, 2009 CD [302]
China May 4, 2009 [303]
Japan May 20, 2009 Japanese [304]
July 22, 2009
[305]
[306]
[307]
United States December 14, 2018 USB drive 10th anniversary limited
  • Streamline
  • Kon Live
  • Interscope
  • Cherrytree
 [140]

Notes

  1. ^ Text on the US version is colored red instead of blue, and the image has a slight red tint.[1]

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External links

  • The Fame – Ten Years January 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine at LadyGaga.com

February 15, 2023
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This article is about the Lady Gaga album For the reissue see The Fame Monster For other uses see Fame The Fame is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga It was released on August 19 2008 by Interscope Records After joining KonLive Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008 Gaga began working on the album with different producers primarily RedOne Martin Kierszenbaum and Rob Fusari Musically The Fame is an electropop synth pop and dance pop record that displays influences from 1980s music Lyrically it visualizes Gaga s love of fame in general while also dealing with subjects such as love sex money drugs and sexual identity The album was primarily promoted through The Fame Ball Tour and multiple television appearances and was reissued as a deluxe edition with The Fame Monster on November 18 2009 The FameInternational cover note 1 Studio album by Lady GagaReleasedAugust 19 2008 2008 08 19 Recorded2006 2008StudioRecord Plant and Chalice Los Angeles Cherrytree Santa Monica 150 Parsippany Troy Hills Poe Boy Miami 333 and Dojo New York City GenreElectropop synth pop dance popLength50 20LabelStreamline KonLive Cherrytree InterscopeProducerBrian amp Josh Lady Gaga Rob Fusari Martin Kierszenbaum RedOne Space CowboyLady Gaga chronologyThe Fame 2008 The Cherrytree Sessions 2009 Singles from The Fame Just Dance Released April 8 2008 Poker Face Released September 23 2008 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say Released January 10 2009 LoveGame Released March 23 2009 Paparazzi Released May 29 2009The album received generally favorable reviews from critics who commended its lyrical content Gaga s musicianship and vocal ability It was a commercial success topping the charts in several countries including the United Kingdom Canada Germany Ireland Poland and Switzerland It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and also topped the Dance Electronic Albums chart for 175 non consecutive weeks the most time on top in history It has since been certified six times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA The Fame became the fifth best selling album of 2009 and has sold over 4 9 million copies in the United States as of January 2019 Combined with The Fame Monster the album had sold over 18 million copies worldwide as of August 2019 The first two singles off the album Just Dance and Poker Face gained international success topping the charts in several countries worldwide including the United States the United Kingdom and Australia The subsequent singles LoveGame and Paparazzi were commercial successes as well charting within the top ten of over ten countries worldwide Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say had a limited single release while Beautiful Dirty Rich served as a promotional single The Fame has won multiple awards since its release The album was nominated for a total of five Grammy Awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards including Album of the Year It won Best Electronic Dance Album and Best Dance Recording for its single Poker Face and also won Best International Album at the 2010 Brit Awards In 2013 and 2022 Rolling Stone named The Fame as one of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time As of 2023 it is the 12th biggest album of all time on the US Billboard 200 Contents 1 Background and development 2 Composition 3 Promotion 3 1 Singles 3 2 Live performances and media appearances 3 3 Tour 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Legacy and impact 7 The Fame Monster 8 Track listing 9 Personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Decade end charts 10 3 All time charts 10 4 Year end charts 11 Certifications and sales 12 Release history 13 Notes 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksBackground and development EditWhile establishing herself as an artist and working her way up through the New York underground club scene Lady Gaga released her debut studio album The Fame 2 Speaking about the title and concept of the album Gaga explained The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous Pop culture is art It doesn t make you cool to hate pop culture so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame But it s a sharable fame I want to invite you all to the party I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle 3 Gaga stated in an interview with MTV UK that she had been working on the album for two and a half years and completed half of it during the first week of January 2008 4 As well as writing the lyrics Gaga worked on the melodies and synth work of the album with record producer RedOne 3 According to Gaga the first track Just Dance is a joyous heart themed song which appeals to people going through tough times in their life 5 LoveGame the second track was inspired by Gaga s sexual crush on a stranger in a night club to whom she said I wanna ride on your disco stick It was written in four minutes based on the disco stick hook 6 Paparazzi has been interpreted with different meanings However Gaga explained in an interview with About com that the song was inspired by her struggles and hunger for fame and love Essentially a love song Paparazzi dealt with enticing the media and asked the question whether one can have both fame and love 7 RedOne pictured in 2017 produced a large portion of The Fame Poker Face was inspired by Gaga s boyfriends who enjoyed gambling and also dealt with her personal experience of bisexuality her fantasies about women while having sex with men thus representing her poker face 8 9 Boys Boys Boys was inspired by the similarly titled Motley Crue song Girls Girls Girls Gaga explained that she wanted a female version of the song that rockers would like too 3 Beautiful Dirty Rich summed up her time of self discovery living in the Lower East Side and dabbling in drugs and the party scene 3 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say was about breaking up with a boyfriend and finding someone new 3 Brown Eyes was inspired by the British rock band Queen and according to Gaga is the most vulnerable song on the album 3 Gaga further clarified the ideas behind The Fame and her inspirations and visions for the album She believed that the most important thing missing from contemporary pop music was the combination of the visual imagery of the artist with the music Gaga incorporated theatrics in her live performances of the songs from the album Hence she hoped that people would take notice of the performance art which she was trying to bring back with the album and its music according to her the music put the lifestyle in front of it 10 I just feel like this record is really different you ve got club bangers to more 70s glam to more singer songwriter records to rock music The Fame is not about who you are it s about how everybody wants to know who you are Buy it and listen to it before you go out or in the car I think you ve really got to allow artists creativity to marinate It took me a while but really delving into myself I finally got it I couldn t be more proud of it It s not just a record it s a whole pop art movement It s not just about one song 4 Composition Edit Lady Gaga performing Paparazzi on The Fame Ball Tour The song talks about the desire of capturing attention Musically the album combines electropop 11 synth pop 12 and dance pop 13 while drawing influences from 1980s music 14 15 Songs like Poker Face Just Dance and LoveGame are uptempo dance songs with Poker Face carrying a dark sound with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook 16 Just Dance is synth based while LoveGame has a more dance oriented beat and Money Honey has a moderate techno groove 17 All of them combined synths of clipped marching beats sawing electronics and contained mild R amp B infused beats 18 Paparazzi carried a sultry beat while Summerboy had influences of the music of Blondie 19 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say is credited as a ballad compared to the rest of the dance fueled tracks from The Fame 13 The song has a 1980s synth pop feel to it 19 while incorporating the Eh Eh hook from Rihanna s single Umbrella 2007 20 Lyrically the songs on The Fame talk about being famous and achieving popularity Poker Face is about sexual innuendo and teasing 16 Gaga explained to the Daily Star that the lyrics carry a bit of an undertone of confusion about love and sex 21 According to the BBC the Mum mum mum mah hook used in the song is sampled from Boney M s 1977 hit Ma Baker 22 Just Dance talks about being intoxicated in a party with lyrics like What s going on on the floor I love this record baby but I can t see straight anymore 23 LoveGame portrays a message about love fame and sexuality Paparazzi portrays a stalker who is following somebody being their biggest fan 24 The lyrics also portray the desire of capturing the attention of the camera as well as achieving fame 25 Gaga explained that This idea of The Fame runs through and through Basically if you have nothing no money no fame you can still feel beautiful and dirty rich It s about making choices and having references things you pull from your life that you believe in It s about self discovery and being creative The record is slightly focused but it s also eclectic The music is intended to inspire people to feel a certain way about themselves so they ll be able to encompass in their own lives a sense of inner fame that they can project to the world and the carefree nature of the album is a reflection of that aura I like to funnel interesting ideas to the rest of the world through a pop lens 10 Promotion EditSingles Edit Gaga performing the lead single Just Dance in a Montreal club Before embarking on her first tour Gaga had performed songs from the album in several small clubs Just Dance was released as the album s lead single commercially worldwide on June 17 2008 through digital distribution 26 The song was critically acclaimed with reviewers complimenting its club anthem like nature and the synth pop associated with it 13 20 It achieved commercial success by topping charts in the United States Australia Canada the Republic of Ireland the Netherlands and the United Kingdom as well as reaching the top 10 in 16 other countries 27 28 29 30 31 The song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to electronic duo Daft Punk for their song Harder Better Faster Stronger 32 Poker Face was released as the second single from the album It was also well received by critics most of whom have praised the robotic hook and the chorus 33 The single achieved greater success than Just Dance by topping the charts in almost all the countries it was released to 34 Poker Face became Gaga s second consecutive number one on the Hot 100 35 36 On December 2 2009 Poker Face received three Grammy nominations in the categories of Song of the Year Record of the Year and won for Best Dance Recording 37 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say was the album s third single in Australia New Zealand Sweden and Denmark and fourth in France The song received mixed reviews Some critics compared it to nineties Europop while the others criticized it for bringing the party like nature of the album to a halt 19 It failed to match the success of the previous singles in Australia and New Zealand by reaching 15 and nine respectively It peaked at two in Sweden and at seven in France 38 LoveGame was released as the third single in the United States Canada and some European nations It was the fourth single in Australia New Zealand and the United Kingdom The song was critically appreciated for its catchy tune and the I wanna take a ride on your disco stick hook 39 The song has reached the top 10 in countries such as the United States Australia and Canada and the top 20 in others 40 41 Paparazzi was announced as the third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a release date of July 6 2009 the fourth single in the United States and the fifth single overall 42 The song has reached the top five in Australia Canada Ireland and the United Kingdom 43 It also reached the top 10 in the United States The song has received critical acclaim for its fun filled club friendly nature and is deemed the most memorable and telling song from the album 25 The associated music video for the song was shot as a mini movie with Gaga starring as a doomed starlet who is almost killed by her boyfriend but in the end takes her revenge and reclaims her fame and popularity 44 Live performances and media appearances Edit To promote the album Gaga did several performances worldwide Her first televised appearance was on Logo s NewNowNext Awards on June 7 2008 45 She also performed on Michalsky StyleNite at Berlin Fashion Week So You Think You Can Dance 46 Jimmy Kimmel Live 47 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 48 as well as in Vietnam for the 57th Miss Universe beauty pageant during the swimsuit competition 49 On January 31 2009 she performed on television in Ireland on RTE One s show Tubridy Tonight 50 Three songs from The Fame were used in the second season of The CW s series Gossip Girl Paparazzi in the episode Summer Kind of Wonderful 51 Poker Face in The Serena Also Rises 52 and Money Honey in Remains of the J 53 Gaga also performed Poker Face on American Idol on April 1 2009 54 At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards the singer performed Paparazzi Her gig involved choreographed dance moves playing on the piano theatrical blood dripping from her ribcage and ended with the singer hung lifeless with one hand rising above her dancers and blood smeared on her face 55 It is widely considered to be one of Gaga s greatest performances to date 56 and according to Billboard s Ashley Laderer this was the performance that really made Lady Gaga It proved she was more than just a superficial pop star she was an artist 57 To celebrate the launch of the show Dirty Sexy Money ABC created a music video of Gaga s song Beautiful Dirty Rich directed by Melina Matsoukas It was initially announced as Gaga s second single but Poker Face was chosen instead with Beautiful Dirty Rich being released as a promotional single 58 There were two videos released for the song the first was composed of clips from Dirty Sexy Money and the second was the actual music video 59 The song charted on the UK Singles Chart due to digital downloads and peaked at number 83 60 Tour Edit Main article The Fame Ball Tour The album received further promotion from her first headlining concert tour The Fame Ball Tour which started on March 12 2009 in San Diego California It was Gaga s first concert tour with North American shows in March followed by dates in Oceania and a solo trek through Europe Dates in Asia soon followed as well as two performances at England s V Festival and two shows in North America that had been postponed from April Gaga described the tour as a traveling museum show incorporating artist Andy Warhol s pop performance art concept 61 Tickets were distributed for charity also Alternate versions of the show with minimal variations were planned by Gaga to accommodate different venues 62 The show consisted of four segments with each segment being followed by a video interlude to the next segment and it ended with an encore The set list consisted of songs from The Fame only Gaga appeared on the stage in new costumes including an innovative dress made entirely of plastic bubbles and premiered an unreleased song called Future Love 63 64 An alternate set list with minor changes was performed for European dates The show received positive critical appreciation with critics complimenting Gaga s vocal clarity and fashion sense as well as her ability to pull off theatrics like a professional artist 65 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 6 1 10 66 Metacritic71 100 67 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 13 The A V ClubB 23 The Boston Phoenix 68 Entertainment WeeklyB 69 The Guardian 18 The Irish Times 70 PopMatters7 10 19 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 71 The Sunday Times 72 URB 73 The Fame received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 71 based on 13 reviews 67 AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album music that sounds thickly sexy with its stainless steel synths and dark disco rhythms and wrote that it is glorious pop trash and a wicked parody of it 13 Nicole Powers of URB complimented its irony laden lyrics delivered in a style that owes a little something to Gwen Stefani as well as the album s deluxe ditties 73 Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly called it remarkably and exhaustingly pure in its vision of a world in which nothing trumps being beautiful dirty and rich In this economy though her high times escapism has its charms 69 Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found it packing an immensely addictive melody or an inescapable hook virtually everything sounds like another hit single and predicted that it certainly sounds like it could be big 18 Daniel Brockman from The Boston Phoenix wrote that Gaga ups the ante in terms of catchy songwriting and sheer high in the club banging to the beat abandon 68 Ben Hogwood of musicOMH praised Gaga s blend of sassy attitude metallic beats and sharp incisive songwriting elements which he felt are integral to creating pop music 74 Although he panned Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say Paper Gangsta and Brown Eyes Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called The Fame a solid dance album and wrote that much of the album s success can be attributed to rising club producer RedOne 19 Joey Guerra from the Houston Chronicle felt that although the songs present in the album are not innovative Gaga deserved credit for bringing real dance music to the mass 75 Genevieve Koski of The A V Club felt that the whole point of the album is glitter laced dance inciting energy that bodes well for extended club play 23 Slant Magazine s Sal Cinquemani viewed that Gaga s lyrics veer between cheap and nonsensical drivel while her singing is uneven at best He added that the highlights such as Poker Face Starstruck Paper Gangsta and Summerboy rely almost solely on their snappy production and sing along hooks 76 Freedom du Lac from The Washington Post criticized the album for lacking originality 20 MSN Music s Robert Christgau gave the album an honorable mention and quippedly referred to it as shallowness at its most principled 77 The Fame garnered five Grammy nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on December 2 2009 The album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Electronic Dance Album 37 78 It also won Best International Album at the 2010 Brit Awards 79 In 2013 and 2022 Rolling Stone named The Fame as one of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time 80 81 Commercial performance Edit Gaga performing the title track of the album on The Monster Ball Tour In the United States The Fame debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 24 000 on the issue dated November 15 2008 82 83 After fluctuating down the charts the album reached number 10 on the issue dated March 7 2009 84 85 The album also topped Billboard s Dance Electronic Albums chart it has stayed at the number one spot for 175 non consecutive weeks as of week of November 5 2022 and holds the record for the most time on top in the chart s history 86 87 In March 2020 the album was certified six times Platinum for shipments of six million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 88 With the release of The Fame Monster which was also combined with The Fame as a deluxe edition the album jumped from 34 to 6 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 151 000 89 It reached its highest sales week on the issue dated January 9 2010 with 169 000 copies sold On the issue dated January 16 2010 The Fame moved to a new peak of two on the Billboard 200 after being on the charts for 62 weeks 90 By the end of 2009 The Fame became the fifth best selling album of the year 91 The Fame has sold 4 9 million copies in the United States as of March 2019 92 and is the seventh best selling digital album selling 1 086 million digital copies 93 94 Including equivalent album units The Fame has sold 8 8 million in the country 95 It was ranked at number 12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time list 96 Following Gaga s Super Bowl LI halftime show performance The Fame re entered the Billboard 200 at number 6 selling 17 000 copies and 38 000 total album equivalent units 97 It has spent a total of 300 weeks on the chart 98 In Canada the album reached number one and has been certified seven times platinum by Music Canada for shipment of 560 000 copies It had sold 476 000 copies as of March 2011 99 100 The album debuted at number six 101 and peaked at number two in New Zealand as well as being certified double platinum 102 In Australia the album debuted at number 12 103 and peaked at number three 104 The album has been certified sextuple platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA for shipments of 420 000 copies 105 The Fame debuted in the United Kingdom at number three with first week sales of 25 228 copies 106 107 After spending 10 weeks in the top 10 it replaced Ronan Keating s Songs for My Mother at the top position 108 Since then the album spent four consecutive weeks at the number one spot 109 It has since been certified ten times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI 110 and has sold 3 million copies as of October 2018 111 It also became the first album to reach the platinum certification based on digital sales after selling 300 000 units in the UK 112 The album is the ninth best selling album in the UK of the 21st century 113 and the 31st best selling album in UK chart history 114 In France The Fame debuted at number 73 and peaked at number two for five weeks It has been certified diamond status by the Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique SNEP and as of February 2012 has sold 630 000 copies 115 116 In Ireland the album entered the charts at number eight 117 and in its fifth week climbed to number one for two consecutive weeks 118 In mainland Europe the album peaked at number one on the European Top 100 Albums 119 the Austrian Albums Chart and the German Album Chart 120 In Germany it became the fourth most downloaded album ever 121 It also reached the top 20 in Mexico Belgium the Czech Republic Denmark Finland Greece Hungary Italy the Netherlands Norway Poland Russia and Switzerland 120 Combined with its reissue The Fame Monster the album has sold over 18 million copies worldwide 122 Legacy and impact EditWith the release of The Fame Gaga was credited for reviving electronic dance music during the late 2000s on radio Jonathan Bogart from The Atlantic stated EDM came in by no back door but right through the front gate with Lady Gaga s Just Dance in 2008 and that the sound didn t take long to spread 123 DJ Tommie Sunshine told MTV that there wouldn t be a David Guetta top 10 hit there wouldn t be this Black Eyed Peas record if it wasn t for The Fame The influence of that record is epic and we are hearing talking about all of this because of that 124 St Louis Post Dispatch s journalist Kevin C Johnson with his article Lady Gaga helps bring EDM to the masses acknowledges the impact In the article Rob Lemon said Gaga definitely has had influence and that she is exposing people to the music and anybody exposing people to it is part of the machine 125 Radio personality Zane Lowe and record producer DJ Calvin Harris addressed the impact of the album in a Beats 1 radio interview Lowe stated Mike Skinner told me this cause we were having a debate about Lady Gaga and he was like One thing you gotta remember about Lady Gaga she put four on the floor back on American radio and that up until that moment there was nothing resembling four on the floor in pop music Harris added A 100 They even had a hip hop version of Poker Face for radio and that it was the 4 4 one that hit and then it just went ridiculous 126 In 2020 Stephen Daw from Billboard stated that The Fame not only changed the course of Gaga s career but corrected the course of modern pop music for generations to come 127 The Fame Monster EditMain article The Fame Monster The Fame Monster is a reissue of The Fame released on November 18 2009 Initially planned solely as a part of the deluxe edition of The Fame Interscope later decided to release the eight new songs as a standalone EP in select territories The decision was also due to Gaga believing the re release was too expensive and that the albums were conceptually different describing them as yin and yang The deluxe edition of the album contains The Fame in its entirety along with The Fame Monster 128 The album deals with the darker side of fame as experienced by Gaga over the course of 2008 09 while travelling around the world and are expressed through a monster metaphor Cover artwork was done by Hedi Slimane and has a gothic look which Gaga had to convince her record company to allow her to shoot The composition takes its inspiration from Gothic music and fashion shows 129 Contemporary critics gave mostly positive reviews of the album with the majority of them complimenting the songs Bad Romance Telephone Dance in the Dark and Monster 130 In some countries the album charted together with The Fame while in others like the United States Canada and Japan it charted as a separate album It has reached top 10 in most of the major markets She announced The Monster Ball Tour supporting the album which started on November 27 2009 in Montreal Canada and finished on May 6 2011 in Mexico City Mexico 131 132 Track listing EditThe Fame Standard edition 133 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Just Dance featuring Colby O Donis Stefani Germanotta Nadir Khayat Aliaune ThiamRedOne4 022 LoveGame Germanotta KhayatRedOne3 363 Paparazzi Germanotta Rob FusariFusari Gaga a 3 284 Poker Face Germanotta KhayatRedOne3 575 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say Germanotta Martin KierszenbaumKierszenbaum2 556 Beautiful Dirty Rich Germanotta FusariFusari2 527 The Fame Germanotta KierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 428 Money Honey Germanotta Khayat Bilal HajjiRedOne2 509 Starstruck featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida Germanotta Kierszenbaum Nick Dresti Tramar DillardKierszenbaum Space Cowboy3 3710 Boys Boys Boys Germanotta KhayatRedOne3 2011 Paper Gangsta Germanotta KhayatRedOne4 2312 Brown Eyes Germanotta FusariFusari Gaga a 4 0313 I Like It Rough Germanotta KierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 2214 Summerboy Germanotta Brian Kierulf Josh SchwartzBrian amp Josh4 13Total length 50 20 The Fame iTunes Store edition bonus track 134 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Disco Heaven Germanotta Fusari Tom KafafianFusari3 41Total length 54 01 The Fame Canadian editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length4 Beautiful Dirty Rich Germanotta FusariFusari2 535 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say Germanotta Martin KierszenbaumKierszenbaum2 576 Poker Face Germanotta KhayatRedOne3 597 The Fame Germanotta KierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 438 Money Honey Germanotta Khayat Bilal HajjiRedOne3 069 Again Again Germanotta FusariFusari3 0510 Boys Boys Boys Germanotta KhayatRedOne3 2211 Brown Eyes Germanotta FusariFusari Gaga a 4 0512 Summerboy Germanotta Brian Kierulf Josh SchwartzBrian amp Josh4 14Total length 42 21 The Fame Canadian iTunes Store and Australasian edition bonus track 135 136 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 I Like It Rough Germanotta KierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 22Total length 57 43 The Fame UK Irish and Japanese editionsNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length5 I Like It Rough GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 246 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum2 577 Starstruck featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida GermanottaKierszenbaumDrestiDillardKierszenbaumSpace Cowboy3 398 Beautiful Dirty Rich GermanottaFusariFusari2 539 The Fame GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 4310 Money Honey GermanottaKhayatHajjiRedOne2 5211 Boys Boys Boys GermanottaKhayatRedOne3 2212 Paper Gangsta GermanottaKhayatRedOne4 2513 Brown Eyes GermanottaFusariFusariGaga a 4 0514 Summerboy GermanottaKierulfSchwartzBrian amp Josh4 1415 Disco Heaven GermanottaFusariTom KafafianFusari3 4116 Again Again GermanottaFusariFusari3 05Total length 57 23 The Fame Japanese edition bonus track 137 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length17 Retro Dance Freak Germanotta FusariFusari3 23Total length 60 45 The Fame Saturn deluxe edition bonus tracks 138 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length16 Poker Face piano and voice version GermanottaKhayatRedOne3 3817 Just Dance stripped down version featuring Colby O Donis GermanottaKhayatThiamRedOne2 0518 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say electric piano and human beat box version GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 0319 Again Again GermanottaFusariFusari3 05Total length 66 09 The Fame Japanese deluxe edition bonus DVD 139 No TitleLength1 Just Dance music video featuring Colby O Donis 4 062 Poker Face music video 3 353 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say music video 2 564 LoveGame music video 3 375 Paparazzi music video 7 37Total length 21 52 The Fame USB editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Just Dance featuring Colby O Donis GermanottaKhayatThiamRedOne4 022 LoveGame GermanottaKhayatRedOne3 393 Paparazzi GermanottaFusariFusariGaga a 3 304 Poker Face GermanottaKhayatRedOne3 595 I Like It Rough GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 246 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum2 577 Starstruck featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida GermanottaKierszenbaumDrestiDillardKierszenbaumSpace Cowboy3 398 Beautiful Dirty Rich GermanottaFusariFusari2 539 The Fame GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaum3 4310 Money Honey GermanottaKhayatHajjiRedOne2 5211 Boys Boys Boys GermanottaKhayatRedOne3 2212 Paper Gangsta GermanottaKhayatRedOne4 2513 Brown Eyes GermanottaFusariFusariGaga a 4 0514 Summerboy GermanottaKierulfSchwartzBrian amp Josh4 1415 Disco Heaven GermanottaFusariTom KafafianFusari3 4116 Again Again GermanottaFusariFusari3 0517 Poker Face piano amp voice version live at the Cherrytree House GermanottaRedOneKierszenbaum3 3818 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say Pet Shop Boys extended remix GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaumPet Shop Boys b 6 3019 Just Dance Space Cowboy remix featuring Colby O Donis GermanottaKhayatThiamRedOneSpace Cowboy b 5 0420 LoveGame Robots to Mars remix GermanottaKhayatRedOneRobots to Mars b 3 1221 Paparazzi Stuart Price remix radio edit GermanottaRob FusariFusariGaga a Stuart Price b 3 1922 The Fame Glam as You remix GermanottaKierszenbaumKierszenbaumGuena LG b 3 5723 Christmas Tree featuring Space Cowboy GermanottaNicolas DrestiKierszenbaumSpace Cowboy2 2224 Retro Dance Freak GermanottaFusariFusari3 2225 Just Dance music video featuring Colby O Donis 4 0826 Poker Face music video 3 3927 LoveGame music video 3 4328 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say music video 3 02Total length 103 26 The Fame 10th anniversary USB edition 140 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length17 Retro Dance Freak GermanottaFusariFusari3 2218 Bad Romance GermanottaKhayatRedOneGaga a 4 5419 Alejandro GermanottaKhayatRedOneGaga a 4 3420 Monster GermanottaKhayatSpace CowboyRedOneGaga a 4 1021 Speechless GermanottaRon FairGaga a Tal Herzberg a 4 3122 Dance in the Dark GermanottaFernando GaribayFernando GaribayGaga a 4 4923 Telephone featuring Beyonce GermanottaRodney Darkchild JerkinsLaShawn DanielsLazonate FranklinBeyonceDarkchildGaga a 3 4124 So Happy I Could Die GermanottaRedOneSpace CowboyRedOneGagaSpace Cowboy3 5525 Teeth GermanottaTaja RileyPete Wyoming BenderTeddy RileyTeddy RileyGaga a 3 4126 Just Dance music video featuring Colby O Donis 4 0827 Poker Face music video 3 3928 LoveGame music video 3 4329 Eh Eh Nothing Else I Can Say music video 3 0230 Beautiful Dirty Rich music video 2 4831 Bad Romance music video 5 0832 Alejandro music video 8 4433 Telephone music video featuring Beyonce 9 31Total length 135 50 Notes a signifies an additional co producer b signifies an additional co producer and remixerPersonnel EditPersonnel adapted from The Fame liner notes 141 Akon background vocals Victor Bailey bass guitar Vicki Boyd A amp R coordinator Troy Carter management Lisa Einhorn Gilder production coordinator Flo Rida rapping Rob Fusari production co executive producer Calvin Sci Fidelty Gaines programming bass guitar Gene Grimaldi mastering Vincent Herbert executive producer A amp R Pieter Henket photography Tom Kafafian guitar Dyana Kass marketing director Martin Kierszenbaum production A amp R Brian Kierulf production arrangement Lady Gaga lead and background vocals production piano synthesizers keys Leah Landon management Candice Lawler photography Dave Murga drums Colby O Donis vocals background vocals Robert Orton mixing Jennifer Paola A amp R admin RedOne production instruments programming recording background vocals co executive producer Andrea Ruffalo A amp R coordinator Dave Russell engineering Warwick Saint photography Joshua M Schwartz production arrangement Space Cowboy production vocals Joe Tomino drums Tony Ugval engineering Liam Ward 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Suomen virallinen lista 194 4French Albums SNEP 195 22German Albums Offizielle Top 100 196 4Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 197 6Irish Albums IRMA 198 3Italian Albums FIMI 199 82Japanese Albums Oricon 200 42Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 201 10New Zealand Albums RMNZ 202 3Polish Albums ZPAV 203 70Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 204 56Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 205 2UK Albums OCC 206 2US Billboard 200 207 8US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 208 1Worldwide Albums IFPI 209 5Chart 2010 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 210 14Austrian Albums O3 Austria 211 1Brazil Albums Pro Musica Brasil 212 3Canadian Albums Billboard 213 3European Albums Billboard 214 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 215 3Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 216 3Japanese Albums Oricon 217 14Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 218 5Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 219 16Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 220 1UK Albums OCC 221 3US Billboard 200 222 4US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 223 1Chart 2011 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 224 11Austrian Albums O3 Austria 225 68Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 226 34Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 227 74Japanese Albums Oricon 228 86Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 229 91Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 230 66UK Albums OCC 231 30US Billboard 200 232 56US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 233 3Chart 2012 PositionUK Albums OCC 234 147Chart 2017 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 235 39US Billboard 200 236 157US Catalog Albums Billboard 237 40US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 238 4Chart 2018 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 239 15US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 240 4Chart 2019 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 241 8Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 242 190US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 243 2Chart 2020 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 244 97Australian Dance Albums ARIA 245 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 246 102Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 247 164US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 248 2Chart 2021 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 249 90Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 250 62Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 251 122US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 252 1Chart 2022 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 253 63Austrian Albums O3 Austria 254 58Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 255 61Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 256 99Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 257 87UK Albums OCC 258 88US Billboard 200 259 158US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 260 2Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 105 6 Platinum 420 000 Austria IFPI Austria 261 7 Platinum 140 000 Belgium BEA 262 2 Platinum 60 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 263 2 Platinum 120 000 Canada Music Canada 264 7 Platinum 560 000 Central America CFC 265 Gold 5 000 265 Chile IFPI Chile 266 2 Platinum Denmark IFPI Danmark 267 2 Platinum 60 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 268 Platinum 25 358 268 France SNEP 115 Diamond 700 000 269 GCC IFPI Middle East 270 Platinum 6 000 Germany BVMI 271 9 Gold 900 000 Greece IFPI Greece 153 Platinum 15 000 Hungary MAHASZ 272 2 Platinum 12 000 Ireland IRMA 273 9 Platinum 135 000 Italy FIMI 274 4 Platinum 240 000 Japan RIAJ 275 Million 1 000 000 Lebanon IFPI Middle East 270 Gold 1 000 276 Mexico AMPROFON 277 2 Platinum 160 000 Netherlands NVPI 278 Gold 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 279 5 Platinum 75 000 Norway IFPI Norway 280 Platinum 20 000 Philippines PARI 281 Including The Fame Monster 9 Platinum 135 000 Poland ZPAV 282 3 Platinum 60 000 Portugal AFP 283 Platinum 20 000 Singapore RIAS 284 2 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 285 Platinum 80 000 Sweden GLF 286 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 287 4 Platinum 120 000 United Kingdom BPI 289 10 Platinum 3 074 496 288 United States RIAA 88 6 Platinum 6 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 290 4 Platinum 4 000 000 Worldwide 18 000 000 122 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditSee also The Fame Monster Release history Release dates and formats for The Fame Region Date Format s Edition Label Ref Canada August 19 2008 CDLPdigital download Canadian Universal Music 291 Australia September 5 2008 CDdigital download standard 292 October 28 2008 CDdigital download international 293 United States CDLPdigital download standard StreamlineKonLiveInterscopeCherrytree 294 Italy October 31 2008 CDdigital download Universal Music 295 Germany December 2 2008 CDdigital download 296 United Kingdom January 12 2009 Polydor 297 298 Italy January 30 2009 CDdigital download international Universal Music 299 Argentina February 16 2009 CD standard 300 Spain February 24 2009 CDdigital download 301 Brazil March 31 2009 CD 302 China May 4 2009 303 Japan May 20 2009 Japanese 304 July 22 2009 CDDVD 305 306 307 United States December 14 2018 USB drive 10th anniversary limited StreamlineKon LiveInterscopeCherrytree 140 Notes Edit Text on the US version is colored red instead of blue and the image has a slight red tint 1 See also 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