Lady Gaga: Disease single released!

October 25th started with new music from Lady Gaga. She released her new song “Disease,” the lead single from her next album, due out in 2025. Watch the lyric video above.

Gaga hasn’t released a studio album of all-new material since 2020’s platinum record “Chromatica,” which spawned the Grammy-winning No. 1 single “Rain on Me,” with which she dueted Ariana Grande. But fans have often gotten their Gaga fix between albums. Since “Chromatica,” she has had leading roles in the films “House of Gucci” (2021) and “Joker: Folie a Deux” (2024), and she even released a “Joker” companion album called “Harlequin,” which is mostly covers . She recorded the love ballad “Hold My Hand” for the blockbuster film “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022. And last August, she released the single “Die with a Smile,” a collaboration with Bruno Mars This was a staple in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Written by Gaga with Andrew Watts, CircutAnd Michael Polansky“Disease” is already sparking reactions from journalists and fans alike. critic Robin Murray (Clash) writes: “By returning to her roots, Lady Gaga seems to have found pop renewal amid a clanging, mechanized, tech-driven landscape.” Looking beyond the cultural desolation of a pop pandemic world, she just might be chaotic remedies.” Roisin O’Connor (Independent UK) adds: “It’s their best in a long time: a heavy dose of dungeon-dark electropop.” India block (The Standard) calls it a “full return to their pop roots, as a high-goth explosion perfect for spooky season.” And Alexa Camp (Slant) says, “The track’s cavernous production proves satisfying enough to withstand even a line like ‘I can smell your sickness’.”

Fans have shared their reactions in our forums. “The chorus is lovely,” says Gold Derby user ejaru1810. “This is her best first single since ‘Born This Way,’” she comments Batman forever. “I love it!!! I wanted Gaga to revisit the dark dance-pop sound that she did so well on deeper cuts from “BTW” like “Heavy Metal Lover” and “Government Hooker.” “Excited,” he enthuses Radiogagahead. And Huerco describes it as “their comeback to dark pop music in the best sense.”

But listeners believe it’s more of a gift to Gaga stans than a mainstream pop hit. Ejaru1810 warns: “The chances of the song being a hit aren’t great… but my God, this album is going to be one of their best.” Batmanforever agrees that “it’s not a chart-topping song.” However, Huerco counters: “I don’t know why y’all are convinced it won’t be a hit LOL. The song is so catchy and has the same sound as “Bloody Mary” and “Judas,” which were popular with young audiences on TikTok. “Die With A Smile” was unlike anything on the charts this year and it was a success. Gaga starts trends, doesn’t follow them… Not everything has to be a ballad or simple pop to be a hit.” Daniel argues: “I don’t know if it will actually be a hit, but it’s clearly a very commercial song. She has released “risker” singles before.”

Wanda is one of the few absolute naysayers: “Sounds like she’s trying to recreate her glory days, but she just can’t do it anymore.” She should concentrate on acting from now on, where I don’t think she’s the main creative force behind it her projects.” But the prevailing opinion is that “she ate with this song.” We’ll have to wait until the release of the Hot 100 singles chart next week to find out what its true commercial prospects are.