Finally! Hear Lady Gaga's New Song 'Born This Way'

By John Mitchell Posted Feb 11th 2011 06:03AM

She's on the right track, baby!

After months of hype and teasing, Lady Gaga debuted her new single, 'Born This Way,' this morning. The track, written by Gaga and produced by DJ White Shadow, Gaga and Fernando Garibay, makes good use of the diva's big voice and penchant for drama, combining powerhouse vocals with in-your-face lyrics about race and sexuality. It also sounds an awful lot like Madonna's 'Express Yourself,' which is causing a commotion on Twitter.

I wrote ['Born This Way'] in 10 f**king minutes," Gaga told Vogue. "And it is a completely magical message song. And after I wrote it, the gates just opened, and the songs kept coming. It was like an immaculate conception."

Listen:

The pop star will perform the song on Sunday at the Grammy Awards, where she is nominated for six prizes, including Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Gaga has been hyping the track for months. She sent her fans into a frenzy in September at the MTV Video Music Awards by launching into an a cappella take on the song's chorus. In late January, she leaked the lyrics to 'Born This Way' on Twitter, and soon thereafter announced that she was moving up the single's release date from Feb. 13 to Feb. 11, tweeting, "Can't wait any longer."

"I think 'Born This Way' is the kind of record that if you are really paying attention you will get the full depth of Gaga as a songwriter," Akon, a frequent Gaga collaborator who signed the pop star to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2007, recently told PopEater. "Sometimes, the creative image hides the element of her lyrical content. That's why she wanted to give people a better idea of what she was saying outside of her image when she dropped those lyrics."

Gaga's new album, also titled 'Born This Way,' drops on May 23.

So, are you loving 'Born this Way' as much as we are? Let us know in the comments.

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Friday 11 February

By Mare

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i love it. its universal, and uplifting.

By mark

It sounds very much like "Express Yourself" by Madonna....don't you think ??????

By Sarcazmo

I liked it when Madonna first did it, it was called Express Yourslf back in the day.

By Liam

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AMAZING!:) made me cry when I first heard it (And i'm a man. I never cry lol) Inspiring.

Sunday 13 February

By deidre

Madonna came up with it first...okay lady googoo was given the stepping stone...she wrote it in 10 mins?...sounds like it. She is by no means an inspiration to anyone.

By Nancy

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Lady Gaga is a creative genius!

Tuesday 15 February

By Terri

She's a POSER!

By Trisha

Catchy. Great message for all the people, young and old, that feel different.

By larylee209

I was trying to think what it sounds like and it is a rip off "Express Yourself". Lady Gaga is ok but I do not think show original at all.

By andy

yeah, what people don't realize is that Madonna wasn't original either.

By grapost

Nothing great but at least it has a melody. Still toO much electronic sound effects. But IT SURE SOUNDS ALOT LIKE MADONNA!

By Mark

Madonna song? We have herd it before no big deal was hoping for something different and ORIGINAL. Lady Bla Bla

By Andrew

Eh, It's very dated. Like something from the 90's. Very Madonna sounding and I'm not just saying that. I don't think I like it.

By Id Phuq Her

All songs sound like other songs. Sure, it's similar to Express Yourself--their voices are VERY similar--but it's uniquely Gaga. Sadly, from my viewpoint, it's fairly weak. The chorus is terribly basic and has to be embellished to keep it alive. That being said, with the sad state music is in these days, this is actually one of the better tunes out there. 30-40 years ago? it would have been the B-side single on many records. I think she could have done much better; and maybe she has somewhere on the new album.

By Mike

LOVE it! Can't wait for all the latest she has to offer. Great message, great performer!

By KELLYROWLAND

SOUNDS LIKE KELLY ROWLAND...."WHEN LOVES TAKES OVER" ITS JUST A CUTE SONG NOTHING MORE. TO MUCH HYPE. NO GRAMMY MATERIAL HERE.

By chevyliddle

Who's Lady GaGa??? Any relation to Baba Wawa???

By RMI

Pretty retro sounding as far as the vocal melody, the production is pretty much just club music. I was hoping for something more forward thinking.

By rita verbitski

sorry but there is nothing at all to this song. not original in the least. what a shame, she does have talent

By ttrexxx

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