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'Born This Way' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, and the lead single from her second studio album of the same name. Written by Gaga and Jeppe Laursen, who produced it along with Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow, the track was developed while Gaga was on the road with The Monster Ball Tour. Inspired by 1990s music which empowered women and the gay community, Gaga explained that 'Born This Way' was her freedom song. She sang part of the chorus at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 and announced the song as the lead single from the album, released on February 11, 2011.
'Born This Way' is backed by rumbling synth sounds, a humming bass and additional chorus percussion, with sole organ toward the end. The lyrics discuss the self-empowerment of minorities including the LGBT community as well as racial minorities, referring to 'cholas' and 'orients'. Critics positively reviewed the song, calling it a 'club-ready anthem', though it faced criticism for having similarities with Madonna's 1989 single 'Express Yourself'. The song reached number one in over 25 countries and was her third single to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the 1,000th song in that chart's history (since 1958) to reach number one. 'Born This Way' has sold 8.2 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Nick Knight directed the accompanying music video, which was inspired by surrealist painters like Salvador Dalà and Francis Bacon. Gaga is depicted as giving birth to a new race during a prologue. After a series of dance sequences, the video concludes with the view of a city populated by this race. Critics noted the video's references to the work of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Björk, and the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, as well as to Greek mythology and surrealism.
Gaga performed the song at the 53rd Grammy Awards after coming out of an incubating vessel. Shortly after, she added it to the setlist of the last leg of The Monster Ball Tour. 'Born This Way' was later performed on television shows, such as the Saturday Night Live, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and Good Morning America, many of the singer's tours, and it was notably part of her Super Bowl LI halftime show set. The song was treated with different remixes, including a 'Country Road' version recorded by Gaga herself and another by Indian production duo Salim-Sulaiman. Alice Cooper, Madonna, Katy Perry, Maria Aragon, and the cast of the TV series Glee have covered the song.
Background[edit]
The nexus of 'Born This Way' and the soul of the record reside in this idea that you were not necessarily born in one moment. You have your entire life to birth yourself into becoming the ultimate potential vision that you see for you. Who you are when you come out of your mother's womb is not necessarily who you will become. 'Born This Way' says your birth is not finite, your birth is infinite.
âGaga talking about the meaning of 'Born This Way'.[1]
In 2010, Lady Gaga was touring for her second world tour, The Monster Ball. At that time she started developing ideas for her second studio album, Born This Way.[2] The first song written and recorded for the album was the title track itself which she wrote in Liverpool and Manchester, England,[3][4] described by Gaga as a 'magical message' song. She wrote it in ten minutes and compared the process to an Immaculate Conception.[5] White Shadow, one of the producers of the track, credited Gaga for coming up with the idea and the theme behind the song. 'We recorded it around the world, on the road, in whatever was available. It sounds like it reads, but not like you think until you hear it,' he added.[6] Gaga wanted to record her own freedom song, and explained with Billboard her inspiration behind the song:
I want to write my this-is-who-the-fuck-I-am anthem, but I don't want it to be hidden in poetic wizardry and metaphors. I want it to be an attack, an assault on the issue because I think, especially in today's music, everything gets kind of washy sometimes and the message gets hidden in the lyrical play. Harkening back to the early '90s, when Madonna, En Vogue, Whitney Houston and TLC were making very empowering music for women and the gay community and all kind of disenfranchised communities, the lyrics and the melodies were very poignant and very gospel and very spiritual and I said, 'That's the kind of record I need to make. That's the record that's going to shake up the industry.' It's not about the track. It's not about the production. It's about the song. Anyone could sing 'Born This Way'. It could've been anyone.[1]
Artwork and release[edit]
The performance of 'Born This Way' at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
On February 8, 2011, Gaga tweeted the words 'Trois Jours' ('Three Days'), along with a picture of the official single artwork, via TwitPic. Gaga is shown topless in the black-and-white cover art and displays the tattoos on her back. Her hair is air-blown and she wears heavy make-up while sharp edges protrude from her face and shoulders.[7][8][9] The artwork was described by Charlie Amter from The Hollywood Reporter as harkening back to the classic record covers from the 1980s. He compared it to the artworks by bands like Missing Persons, Roxy Music and Duran Duran.[8] Gordon Smart from The Sun also felt that the 'stark black and white image' had a glossy eighties air about it.[10] Tanner Stransky from Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review of the cover art, feeling that Gaga looked almost 'animalistic' in the picture, and her flowing hair made her look like a creature from the African jungle. She also added that the artwork was 'totally and completely fierce'.[9] Archana Ram from the same publication found similarities between the 'Born This Way' cover art and Kylie Minogue's cover art for her 2007 single '2 Hearts'.[11] Nicole Eggenberger from OK! described the artwork as a perfect balance between the singer's 'wild side' and her 'glamorous' looks.[12] Leah Collins from Dose believed that the extreme make-up and tattoos were an ironic play on the title of the song.[13]
Gaga had sung a few lines from the song while accepting the 2010 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, for 'Bad Romance'.[14][15] Given as a Christmas gift to her fans, Gaga announced, via Twitter, the release dates of the album and the lead single at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, 2011.[16] The single was dated to be released on February 13, 2011, while the album on May 23, 2011. Supplementing this announcement came a black-and-white photograph in which Gaga, according to Jocelyn Vena from MTV, is 'nude from the waist down, with her hair blowing about, and sporting a jacket with 'Born This Way' emblazoned in what looks like bedazzled jewels.'[15] In late January 2011, Gaga released the lyrics of the song,[17] before announcing that she planned to release the single two days prior to its stipulated date.[12] Hence the song was premiered on radio stations worldwide at 6 a.m. EST on February 11, 2011, and was released for digital download from online retailers at 9 a.m. EST the same day.[18][19]
Composition[edit]
'Born This Way' was written by Gaga and Jeppe Laursen (formerly of the band Junior Senior), and produced with Paul Blair (a.k.a. DJ White Shadow) and Fernando Garibay,[6][20] while it was mixed at Abbey Road Studios in London and Germano Studios in New York.[21] The electropop[22][23] song begins with Gaga's voice uttering the line 'It doesn't matter if you love him or capital H-I-M' on a loop, backed by a rumbling synth sound and a humming bass.[24][25] As the synths change into a beat, Gaga belts out the song's first verse, followed by the bass dropping off and the percussion-backed chorus, 'I'm beautiful in my way, 'cause God makes no mistakes; I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way', which Jocelyn Vena from MTV likened as being 'meant to be heard in a big space. It's fast and hard-hitting.'[24][25] After the chorus she chants the line 'Don't be a drag, Just be a queen' a number of times on top of handclaps, before moving to the second verse.[26] After the second chorus an interlude follows, where Gaga chants the names of various communities. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine felt that the interlude is a mixture of the music from American television show, Glee, and the song 'There But For the Grace of God Go I' by Machine.[27] The music fades out for a moment as Gaga sings a cappella, before the addition of an organ and Gaga closes the song.[24] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 'Born This Way' is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate dance beat tempo of 124 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of B major (in the Fâ¯Mixolydian mode) as Gaga's voice spans the tonal nodes of Fâ¯3 to Câ¯5. 'Born This Way' follows a chord progression of Fâ¯5âFâ¯âEâBâF⯠in the chorus.[28]
The lyrics during the verses talk about empowerment, while the chorus talks about making no apologies and accepting one as themselves.[29] It features the names of LGBT and other minority communities, which was due to the support Gaga had received from the community over the years. She also explained that since The Fame and The Fame Monster did not directly address those communities, 'Born This Way' was her chance to create something that not only supported her political and social beliefs, but also empowered her to artistically say, 'I'm not being safe with this record.' I'm not trying to gain new fans. I love the fans I already have, and this is for them.'[1]
After the early release of the lyrics, it had garnered criticism from some Asian[30] and Hispanic communities, including Latino groups MECha and Chicanos Unidos Arizona,[31] claiming that the usage of the terms 'chola' and 'orient' was offensive and derogatory.[32] In response to the lyrics, Robert Paul Reyes of Newsblaze.com stated that while he agreed with its pro-gay stance, he questioned the use of the term 'chola', asking, 'Are Latinos supposed to be grateful that a white superstar, born of privilege, included a racist shout out to our community? Not all Latino ladies are 'cholas' in the barrio, some of them are teachers, writers, engineers and nurses and doctors.'[32] Radio stations in Malaysia chose to censor the part of the lyrics dealing with the acceptance of the LGBT community, due to censorship in the country of content that may be deemed offensive.[33] In response, Gaga urged her Malaysian fans, who wanted the uncensored version to be played, to take action by stating: 'It is your job and it is your duty as young people to have your voices heard. You must do everything that you can if you want to be liberated by your society. You must call, you must not stop, you must protest peaceably.'[34]
Remixes[edit]
Indian music producer duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, unveiling the remixes for 'Born This Way'[35]
A number of remixes were commissioned by Interscope Records, to accompany the song. The first set of remixes were done by LA Riots, Chew Fu and DJ White Shadow. Titled Born This Way â The Remixes Part 1, the remixes were released as CD single and digital download on March 15, 2011.[36] Another set of remixes were done by Michael Woods, Grum, Dada Life, Zedd, Bimbo Jones and Twin Shadow. It was released on March 29, 2011, for digital download only, with the name Born This Way â The Remixes Part 2.[37]
Gaga released a 'Country Road Version' of the song on March 15, 2011, via her Twitter account.[38] The version opens with the sound of guitars and then introduces a fuzzed-out slide guitar and harmonicawheeze, with the original disco beats replaced by restrained brush drumming and a more laid-back vibe. Once the first chorus starts, the song chugs alongside the harmonica sounds. Just before the three-minute mark, Gaga sings new lyrics, 'If I wanna make it country, baby, then it's OK, cuz I was born, I was born, I was born this way,' over a picked mandolin. According to Gil Kaufman of MTV, the song breaks into full-on country-rock mode, reminiscent of late-period Bon Jovi music, in the final minute. A portion of the money earned from sales of 'Country Road Version' went to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).[39]
A Bollywood version of the song was done by Indian music producer duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. The remix was released on DesiHits.com, a website for South Asian music and entertainment news. The Merchants were discussing music projects with Anjula Acharia-Bath of DesiHits.com, when they came to learn that Gaga, who did not have much reach within the Indian diaspora, was interested in a Bollywood remix for 'Born This Way'. The Merchants were contacted by Gaga's manager, Troy Carter, and the remix was finalized. Sulaiman explained that they received Gaga's raw vocals from 'Born This Way', and using it as a base, they designed the remix. 'We sent her a rough cut of our composition for initial feedback on whether we were giving it the right groove. She loved it and that's how we went about it,' he added.[40] The Merchants used a number of Indian musical instruments like the dugi, sitar by Sunil Das, and the dhol and dholak in the chorus.[41] Salim said that he sang a little bit of alaap to give the remix a Sufi touch, 'as that's the kind of music we do and it was also about adding our signature.' Gaga's management team were satisfied with their remix and wanted them to do another remix of her next song, 'Judas'. The Bollywood remixes were a part of the Indian track list of Born This Way.[40]
Critical reception[edit]
'Born This Way' received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. Michael Cragg from The Guardian called the song an 'almost disco anthem', and said the chorus 'crashes in with the weight of a discarded meat dress'. He also felt that the 'campness' of the music made the lyrics sound less serious than it is.[42] Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons of The Washington Post stated that 'Born This Way' was a 'hymn for LGBT Christians'.[43] Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the song five out of five stars and labeled it as 'an immediate pop classic', complimenting the hook and the chorus.[25] Alison Schwartz from People added that 'the club-ready anthem, complete with a few a cappella chants and Italian lyrics, shows off Gaga's powerhouse vocal chordsâand knack for powerful songwriting.'[44] Jem Aswad from Billboard responded positively to the anthemic nature of the song, and felt that it would become a staple song to be played on the radio and dancefloors in the following months.[45] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song five out of five stars, describing it as a 'life-affirming equality anthem, a straight-up club pumper and a flat-out fantastic pop song.'[46] Writing for Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani understood that Gaga 'has tapped into something truly special, maybe even important.' He also complimented the song's underlying message of equality.[27] Meghan Casserly of Forbes expected 'Born This Way' to be the biggest gay anthem ever, since, according to her, it was written with that purpose in mind, and she also points out that it is 'the next girl power song'.[47] Annie Yuan of The Hollywood Reporter labeled the song 'a hodge-podge of other pop tunes.'[48] Kevin O'Donnell of Spin gave a mixed review, pointing out lyrical similarities to Michael Jackson's 'Black or White' (1991). He added that seeing the hype surrounding the project, he expected Gaga to release a song 'as epic and instantly classic as The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life' or Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Imagine what she'd come up with if she'd spent more than ten minutes writing [the song].'[49]
Madonna performing a mashup of her 1989 single 'Express Yourself' and 'Born This Way' during The MDNA Tour (2012). 'Born This Way' was compared by some critics to Madonna's song, which Gaga said was completely unintentional.
Many critics noted similarities between 'Born This Way' and Madonna's 1989 song, 'Express Yourself', referring to 'similar chords, same uplifting, girl-power theme (.), same tempo'.[50]Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone acknowledged the influences of Madonna but pointed out that they would not overshadow the song, as it '[summed] up all the complex Gaga mythos, all her politics and Catholic angst and smeared lipstick, in one brilliant pop blast.'[51] Caryn Ganz, while writing for Yahoo! Music, criticized 'Born This Way', stating that the song was 'overworked, overwrought, noisy, cheesy, and very, very derivative.' She specifically noted the similarities to songs like 'When Love Takes Over' (2010), 'Waterfalls' (1995), and three of Madonna's songs: 'Express Yourself', 'Ray of Light' (1998), and 'Vogue'.[52] Megan Friedman from Time and Marissa Moss from The Huffington Post summarized their reaction as 'mixed', due to the similarities they found with 'Express Yourself'.[26][53] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph noted that the imitative nature of the song would affect perceptions of Gaga's artistry, since 'Born This Way' was '[basically] a reworking of Madonna's 'Express Yourself' with a touch of 'Vogue', which is a bit too much Madonna for someone who is trying to establish her own identity as the, er, new Madonna.'[54] The song has also attracted some academic attention: Juliet A. Williams, Professor of Gender studies UCLA, mentioning Madonna's 'Express Yourself' and Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, points out its post-essentialist feminist message.[55]
Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times concluded that 'Born This Way' had an entirely different message from the Madonna songs it was being compared to and further defended it by saying, 'Whether its sound comes too close to one or another Madonna song seems beside the point; what current pop hit doesn't go green by recycling something familiar?'.[56] Gaga herself addressed the comparisons on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, explaining that she had received an e-mail from Madonna's representatives, who had mentioned their support for 'Born This Way'. 'If the Queen says it shall be, then it shall be,' she added.[57]CNN later reported that Madonna's representatives were not aware that the singer, or her team, had sent Gaga an e-mail regarding the situation.[58] Two months later, while getting interviewed by NME magazine, Gaga further addressed the comparisons to 'Express Yourself':
Why would I try to put out a song and think I'm getting one over everybody? That's retarded. I will look in your eyes and tell you that I'm not dumb enough or moronic enough to think that you are dumb or moronic enough not to see that I would have stolen a melody. If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression. It's the same one that has been in disco music for the last 50 years. Just because I'm the first fucking artist in 25 years to think of putting it on Top 40 radio, it doesn't mean I'm a plagiarist, it means I'm fucking smart. Sorry.[59]
When interviewed by ABC News in 2012, Madonna was asked about the similarities between 'Born This Way' and 'Express Yourself', stating: 'When I heard ['Born This Way'] on the radio . I said, 'that sounds very familiar' . It felt reductive.' She also came to report to The Newsweek Daily Beast Company what she had in mind when she heard 'Born This Way': 'I thought, 'What a wonderful way to redo my song'. I mean, I recognised the chord changes. I thought it was. interesting.'[60]
Accolades[edit]
At the end of 2011, Slant Magazine listed 'Born This Way' as the fifth best song of the year, with Ed Gonzalez from the website commenting that the song is an 'unmistakable landmark pop-cultural moment, a post-irony, post-metaphor, pansexual celebration, aimed squarely at the audience that probably needs it the most.'[61] It also placed the same rank on the list by MTV, with Gil Kaufman from the channel saying that the song and the music video 'added to Gaga's mind-tripping visual canon and further established her as one of the biggest triple threats in music.'[62]PopMatters listed it at position 73 on their list of 'The 75 Best Songs of 2011', with Sean McCarthy from the website saying that although Born This Way 'is a labor to listen to because of its over-the-topness. No such problems exist with the title track. All of the Gaga's strengths on her one-hour monolith are condensed into a four-minute unstoppable ode to the outcasts of the world.'[63] Furthermore, The Guardian listed 'Born This Way' as the 18th best song of 2011.[64]
The video won two awards at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, in the categories of Best Female Video and Best Video With a Message.[65] Along with the song winning the 2011 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song, Gaga won also the award for Best Video with 'Born This Way' at the same event.[66] The song also set a world record at the Guinness World Records as the 'Fastest-selling Single' on iTunes, with over a million copies sold in five days since its release.[67]
Chart performance[edit]
I can't believe it. I'm humbled, honored and overwhelmed at the reception to 'Born This Way'. This has been so life-changing for me. Between Billboard and the international No. 1s, and the radio numbers. I couldn't be more blessed to have the fans I have. I knew when I wrote the song it was special, but I also knew that perhaps my fans or my label were hoping for me to deliver 'Bad Romance the Third' or 'Poker Face the Third'. I wanted to do exactly the opposite.
âGaga talking to Billboard about the commercial reception of 'Born This Way'.[1]
In the United States, 'Born This Way' debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, for the issue dated February 26, 2011, as well as becoming Gaga's third number one single. 'Born This Way' became the nineteenth song to debut at number one on the Hot 100, and the 1000th number one single in the chart's history. The song sold 448,000 digital downloads in three days, the most downloads in a first week by a female artist, beating the previous record held by Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me'.[68] The record would be later broke by Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' when it sold 623,000 digital copies in its debut week in the week ending September 1, 2012.[69] 'Born This Way' remained at the top the following week, selling another 509,000 copies in its first full week of release, and becoming the first song to enter the Hot 100 at number one and hold that position for a second week since Clay Aiken's 'This Is The Night' in 2003.[70][71] Subsequently, the song held the number one spot for six weeks making it the only song to debut at number one and stay there for over a month since Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind 1997' in 1997.[72]
'Born This Way' went on to break the record for the fastest selling song in iTunes history, selling a million copies worldwide in five days.[73] The song's CD single sold 24,000 copies in its first week of release and a total of 40,000 copies till March 2011.[74] 'Born This Way' sold 3.47 million digital copies in 2011 and became the tenth-best-selling song of the year in the United States.[75] It is her eighth consecutive song to top the two million mark, and her sixth song to reach three million downloads.[76] As of February 2019, it has sold 4.3 million digital downloads in the US.[77]
'Born This Way' debuted at number 14 on the BillboardPop Songs chart with 4,602 plays after three days of availability, the highest detections total by a debuting song in the chart's history. It was the second-highest debut on that chart, behind Mariah Carey's 'Dreamlover' (1993) which debuted at number 12.[78][79] In its seventh week on the chart, 'Born This Way' reached the top, becoming Gaga's seventh number-one song there, thus tying her with Pink and Rihanna as the artist's with the most number one songs on the chart.[80] In addition, the song broke the overall airplay debut record with a first week audience of 78.5 million, entering at number six on the Radio Songs chart; this feat surpassed Janet Jackson's 'All for You' (2001) which had debuted at number nine with an audience of 70 million.[68] 'Born This Way' topped the chart after seven weeks, becoming her second number-one radio song after 'Paparazzi'.[74] 'Born This Way' topped the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Dance Club Songs charts, reached top-ten on Latin Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary, and number 11 on Adult Top 40 charts.[81][82] 'Born This Way' took the number one position in its debut week in Canada, remaining atop the Canadian Hot 100 for seven weeks.[83]
On February 20, 2011, the single debuted at number one in Australia on the official ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Gaga's third number-one single there, and the highest selling song to debut at the top.[84] 'Born This Way' was certified four-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 280,000 copies of the single.[85] The single debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, becoming Gaga's second number-one single there after 'Poker Face' (2008). It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipment of 15,000 copies of the single.[86] In the United Kingdom, 'Born This Way' logged first week sales of 60,000 digital copies, landing it at number three on the UK Singles Chart, which became its peak position.[87] It sold 625,000 copies in 2011 in the UK and 712,600 copies by September 2016.[88][89] Elsewhere, the song debuted atop the charts in Spain, Finland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. 'Born This Way' debuted at number two in Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, and Belgium (Flanders). In addition, it debuted at number-four in Denmark and then moved to the second spot.[90] 'Born This Way' had sold 8.2 million digital copies by November 2011 and had become the fifth best-selling digital single of the year, worldwide.[91]
Music video[edit]Development[edit]
Canadian model Rick Genest appeared in the video
The music video was shot the weekend of January 22â24, 2011 in New York City, and was described by Gaga's team as a 'profound, so inspiring and so incredibly beautiful' video.[92] The video was directed by Nick Knight.[93] Choreographer Laurieann Gibson told MTV News that the video would be 'shocking' and one can expect the execution of the highest level of vocal music art and dance.[94] Hollywoodlife.com reported that Gaga spent the first week of February editing the video at the Greenwich Hotel, New York, working during the night as she had to spend the morning rehearsing for her upcoming Grammy Awards performance. Media reports suggested that the singer might play the character of Jo Calderone, the male model she had portrayed in the September issue of Japanese Vogue Hommes.[95]Fernando Garibay explained that the video 'is of cultural relevance, and hopefully helps people that are an outcast, bullied. Hopefully makes people aware that it's OK to be yourself.'[96] According to Gaga, she was inspired by the paintings of Salvador Dalà and Francis Bacon, and their surrealistic images.[97] Gibson explained the inspiration behind the video to MTV News:
When she played it for me, it took me a while to find out the visual interpretation that I could give back to her. And so I woke up one night and I got it, and I said, 'I got it: We have to birth a new race.' From the gate, Gaga was like, 'I want Nick Knight for this video. I want a visual.' She was always birthing something visual in her head, and Nick Knight is just, well, he's prolific but he's so genius. It was about pushing the bar of what a music video should be and can be. [.] It's a different time; it's a different era; there are no limits. It is a viral message. I think that there's something in there for everyone, and that's what's so amazing about the video and so specific about the message.[96]
Gibson recalled having to work with Gaga on her dancing in the video, and to make her a better dancer she wanted Gaga to be confident.[96] Gaga chose New York to shoot the video because the city is her birthplace. Before shooting started, Gibson and Gaga decided there was only one place to work on the avant-garde, modern dance routine for the video, Alvin Alley, where Gibson had studied dance. 'We rehearsed there because the choreography is really modern-based. It's, like, more technical than anything she's ever done,' she recalled. Shooting also took place in Brooklyn for two days. Since Gaga did not want set pictures to be taken before the video was ready, her team had to hide the location and were successful, except at the last day when paparazzi started sneaking around.[98]
The video featured full-bodied tattooed model Rick Genest (Rico), better known by his stage name Zombie Boy.[99] Gaga painted her face in a similar way to Genest, in one of the main series of sequences. She said that the sequences displayed the fact that she would not allow society or critics to dictate her sense of beauty. 'I tell you what I think is beauty, and hence the scene was of me and Rico defining ourselves in artistic way and not relying on society to dictate it,' she added.[100] The costumes for the video were designed by Formichetti, who blogged about the various designer pieces shown in it. In the opening sequence of the video, Gaga wore a head accessory by Alexis Bittar, a diamond neckpiece by Erickson Beamon with earrings by Pamela Love, and a stained-glass dress by Petra Storrs. Finger rings were provided by Erickson Beamon and chiffon clothes by Thierry Mugler. For the skeletons sequences, both she and Rico wore tuxedos by Mugler while the slime during the orgy scenes were courtesy of Bart Hess. For her Michael Jackson impression in the alley at the video's end, Gaga wore shirt and pants by Haus of Gaga, shoes by Natacha Marro, a Billykirk belt and LaCrasia gloves.[101]
Synopsis[edit]
Gaga (center) giving birth to the new race within humanity in the music video for 'Born This Way'
Released on Monday, February 28, 2011,[102] the video begins with a brief shot of a unicorn's silhouette in a steam-filled alley, inside a pink triangle frame. The triangle transitions to a shot of Gaga, with two opposite facing heads, inspired by Janus, the Roman god of transition and beginnings, sitting in an ornate glass throne amidst a star-filled space. As Bernard Herrmann's prelude to the movie Vertigo plays,[103] Gaga tells the story of the creation of an extraterrestrial race that 'bears no prejudice, no judgment, but boundless freedom.' Gaga sits in the throne, giving birth to a 'new race within the race of humanity.' She explains that this was followed by the birth of evil, due to which Gaga splits into two opposing forces of good and evil. Her new half gives birth to a machine gun and fires it. The prologue concludes with Gaga questioning, 'How can I protect something so perfect, without evil?'
Gaga, with shoulder and facial protrusions (prosthetic makeup mimicking subdermal implants) walks in a seemingly endless black space, where people are on their hands and knees in an organized pattern. She raises her hand and crouches down to join them. When the first verse begins, everyone dances to choreography. The scenes alternate between the dance, and Gaga singing on her throne in space. In the second verse, Gaga and Rico are in tuxedos, with her face painted to mirror his. Alternating clips show Gaga caressing and attempting to dance with him while he stays expressionless and motionless for the most part. When the chorus plays for the second time, Gaga sings in a room of mirrors, with her head displayed in a glass box among oddly distorted mannequin heads. In the succeeding shots, she is once again shown on her throne giving birth to more members of the new race. After choreographed routines by Gaga and her dancers, they all gather in a circle and embrace in a hug.
In the video's conclusion, Gaga's silhouette struts in an alley in a tribute to Jackson's 'The Way You Make Me Feel' video.[104] Her face is misconstrued, with sharp horns protruding from her face, glowing eyes, uneven hair, and a distinct Madonna-esque gap between her front teeth.[105] Gaga has commented that she was teased as kids would call her 'rabbit teeth'.[106] She sheds a single tear as the pink triangle frame appears again, and inside it, a silhouette of Gaga sitting atop the unicorn. A city and a rainbow appear in the background, and Gaga is seen in her zombie makeup, chewing bubble gum and blowing it, as the pink triangle zooms away.
Reception[edit]
The music video for 'Born This Way' featured several references to Greek and Roman mythology, notably Janus (pictured), which was seen at the beginning of the video.[107]
The music video for 'Born This Way' was met with generally positive reception among music critics. James Montgomery of MTV praised the overall creationism concept of the music video, adding that it 'sort of makes sense, it sort of doesn't, but that 100 percent doesn't really matter much. This is Gaga at her most fabulous, her most out-there, her most, well, Gaga.'[102] In conclusion of his review, he wrote that the fantasy aspects of the video is overshadowed by the overall spectacle, which he believed was analogous to Gaga, 'after thoroughly dominating this world with 'Born This Way,' [she] seems content to create brand-new worlds to tower over.'[102] Myrddin Gwynedd of The New Zealand Herald felt that Gaga's penchant for eccentric and provocative imagery, was extreme in the video.[108] Raphael Chestang from Entertainment Tonight praised the performance of Gaga and her dancers in the video, also complimenting the fashion.[109] Monica Herrera from Billboard noticed that the video bore similarities to the music video of Madonna's 'Vogue' and 'Borderline' (1984), while believing it to be 'more of a high-fashion short film than a conventional music video'.[110] Jim Farber from New York Daily News wanted Gaga to add more humor in her videos, adding that although the video had 'joyous' shock value, it definitely lacked creativity.[111]
Oscar Moralde from Slant Magazine noted that in the video, 'Gaga fully embraces the monstrous as a part of her.' Moralde further explained that previously the singer had acknowledged her role as 'Mother Monster', but never to the visceral, fully embodied extent that she does in the video. 'The things that are monstrous, the things that are differentâfor Gaga, those are the things that are beautiful,' he concluded.[104] Gina Serpe from E! Online criticized it for being a 'Madonna rip-off', while Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone noted similarities to some of Madonna's work and the imagery from in the 1927 German expressionist film, Metropolis.[112][113]Ann Powers from Los Angeles Times noted that the video paid tribute to the Goddess movement and feminism. According to her, with the video Gaga made goddess culture accessible to the mass, by portraying images borrowed from fine art, cinema and cool subcultures. Examples given by her included the portrayal of Rico as her partner, instead of a conventional-looking male or female consort. Powers further added that 'Gaga has found a way to place female empowerment at the center of her vision without sacrificing the gains she makes by being a daddy's girl or a 'boy toy'.'[114] Megan Powers from Time criticized the video and Gaga's usage of shock-imagery, which she still found 'strange'.[115] The video has been noted for its cultural references and artistic similarities, not only to other recording artists such as Jackson and Madonna, but to Greek and Roman mythology, surrealism and the work of Swiss painter H. R. Giger and late fashion designer Alexander McQueen.[107]
Live performances[edit]2011 Grammys[edit]
Gaga performing 'Born This Way' on The Monster Ball Tour, which was added to the setlist for its 2011 dates. The performance was similar to the one at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
On the February 9, 2011, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, singers Justin Bieber and James Blunt performed their own rendition of the song along with DeGeneres, improvising the music, while singing the chorus.[116] During the show, Gaga confirmed via telephone that she would perform 'Born This Way' on February 13, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[117] Gaga arrived at the ceremony in a giant incubating vessel that was carried onto the red carpet by numerous fashion models.[118] She later emerged from another bigger egg on stage, dressed in a high ponytail, gold bra top and long skirt, with black and gold makeup and pointed shoulders and horns protruding from her face.[118][119] The 'Born This Way' performance was introduced by Ricky Martin. In the first few seconds after performing the intro of the song, Gaga emerged from the egg,[1] and after the first chorus, she whipped her hair in a manner similar to singer Willow Smith. Before the 'No matter gay, straight or bi' line of the song, an organ emerged from the stage floor.[120] Gaga played the music on the organ, which was surrounded by mannequin heads submerged in gel, before belting out the rest of the bridge as her dancers surrounded her.[118][120] Before leaving the stage, Gaga put on her trench and hat as the song faded out and Gaga and her dancers ended the performance with their hands put up in paws.[118]
According to Gaga the Grammy performance was inspired by many things, including Gregorian music, Alvin Ailey dance moves and Martha Graham's dance energy.[1] On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno she explained that Smith inspired her to 'whip my hair back and forth on stage,' referring to Smith's similar named song. Gaga continued that the incubating vessel was meant to signify an artistic statement of birthing a new race with no prejudice.[121] The idea occurred to her when she was in Amsterdam on her tour bus, and was thinking about birth and embryos.[1] She had thought to herself, 'Gosh, the thing I hate most about doing award shows is, it can be distracting. I want to exist only for my fans and for the stage. I don't want to exist in this machine or this circus that is the industry. I wish I could be encapsulated for three days and just think only about my performance, think only about the album, think only about the future of my fans. So that's what I did.'[1] Jocelyn Vena from MTV felt that the performance was 'surprisingly' sparse compared to Gaga's previous 'over-the-top' endeavors.[118] Soraya Roberts from New York Daily News was disappointed with the 'highly expected' performance, feeling that it had copied Madonna and her Blond Ambition World Tour choreography.[122] Jason Lipscultz from Billboard described the performance as 'spirited', and felt that Gaga's appearance inside the egg was one of the memorable moments of the Grammy Awards.[119] Jennifer Armstrong from Entertainment Weekly praised the performance saying that although there were definite influences of Madonna in it, the performance was one of the highlights of the show.[123] Matthew Perpetua from Rolling Stone concurred that 'It should come as no surprise that Lady Gaga's performance of her new single 'Born This Way' was the evening's most visually stunning and bizarre spectacle.'[124]
Other performances[edit]
Starting from the February 19, 2011 date of The Monster Ball Tour, Gaga performed 'Born This Way' as a second encore to the show, using the same general attire and choreography as the Grammy performance, however the incubation vessel was not present and slight alterations were made in the outfits of her dancers.[125]Tris McCall from The Star-Ledger was most impressed with the performance, calling it one of the highlights of the concert. He added that 'reinterpretation of the single, which was far more Laura Nyro than Madonna, was such an improvement over the mechanized, tricked-out hit version that it was hard not to wish she could get back to the studio and re-cut it before the album comes out.'[126] Gaga performed an acoustic version on The Oprah Winfrey Show, in May 2011, along with another song from Born This Way, 'You and I'. Sitting atop a high stool, Gagaâin a red leather blazer, a floppy mask-like hat and see-through leopard bodysuitâplayed a piano made out of a wire high-heel structure.[127]
Gaga performing 'Born This Way' at her Super Bowl LI halftime show set. It was noted for being the first time someone referenced the LGBT community during a halftime show of the sport event.
At The Graham Norton Show in May 2011, Gaga performed 'Born This Way' as the closing song of the show,[128] while on Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle, Cumbria it was the opening song of the set list.[129] Another performance took place at the season finale of Saturday Night Live, where the singer wore a metallic dress and a side ponytail. Midway through her performance, she displayed a pregnant belly as she emerged from within her dancers.[130] A few days later, Gaga performed the song on Good Morning America as a part of their 'Summer Concert Series'. She wore gold horns and a gold sequined jacket, and near the end of the performance she joined her dancers in a tank filled with 1,800 pounds (820 kg) of dyed gel.[131] During a promotional visit in Europe in June 2011, piano versions of the song was performed on the final show of the sixth season of Germany's Next Topmodel,[132] and at the EuroPride 2011 in Rome.[133]
A medley of 'Judas' and 'Born This Way' was the closing performance on the Paul O'Grady Live show in London.[134] Gaga closed the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards with 'Born This Way', appearing on stage inside a hanging cocoon.[135] While touring Japan, 'Born This Way' was performed along with 'The Edge of Glory' on the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan. After finishing performing 'The Edge of Glory', she sneaked around the stage, and climbed some stairs to reach her pianoâwhich was decked up to look like a giant spiderâbefore launching into an acoustic version of 'Born This Way'.[136] The song was included on the Born This Way Ball tour (2012â2013), during which she came out screaming from a giant alien womb. Gaga was dressed in Medieval inspired cloths similar to her performance of the song at the Grammys.[137] In 2014, Gaga performed an acoustic version of 'Born This Way' during her residency show at Roseland Ballroom and at the ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour.[138][139] In July 2016, Gaga visited an orphanage in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where she sang an acoustic version of the song described as 'emotional' by Megan McCluskey from Time.[140] Later that year, she appeared in the Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden, where 'Born This Way' was between the selected songs Gaga sang with Corden in the vehicle.[141]
On February 5, 2017, Gaga was the headliner of the Super Bowl LI halftime show and 'Born This Way' was part of the performance.[142] Nico Lang from Salon noted that compared to other songs performed during the event, which were mostly shortened into a medley, Gaga chose to perform the biggest part of 'Born This Way', and 'her singing its lyrics made Gaga the first person to ever say the words 'lesbian', 'gay', 'bi', or 'transgender' at the Super Bowl.'[143] Many other journalists highlighted the significance of singing the song at the Super Bowl, calling it a subtle political statement.[144][145][146] In April 2017, Gaga performed 'Born This Way' during both weeks of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[147] The song was also part of the Joanne World Tour (2017â2018). After singing songs on the piano, Gaga strapped on a long white skirt for the performance of 'Born This Way'.[148]
The singer performs the song during Lady Gaga Enigma (2018â2019), her Las Vegas residency, which involves two different shows. During the Enigma shows, Gaga performs it as the penultimate song in a 'champagne-hued gold' dress,[149] while on the Jazz and Piano show, she performs the song while playing on the piano.[150] Chris Willman, from Variety reacted positively to her latter performance, saying that 'Born This Way' 'should have been born this way, the way she sings it alone at the piano, as a sort of slow gospel number; it no longer sounds like a kicky 'Vogue' knockoff but something more primal and spiritual, and it's surprisingly moving in this more reverent frame.'[150]
Other versions[edit]
On March 3, 2011, during her concert in Toronto (Canada), Gaga performed an acoustic version of the song with ten-year-old Maria Aragon. Gaga had been impressed by Aragon's singing abilities when the ten-year-old uploaded her own version of 'Born This Way' to YouTube. Aragon was subsequently invited on stage to sing with Gaga.[151] She appeared wearing a fedora hat and carrying a stuffed monkey. Gaga sat at the piano, pulled Aragon onto her lap, before proceeding to sing a soul-inspired rendition of 'Born This Way', trading off verses.[152] 'Maria represents what this song is all about,' Gaga told the Canadian crowd after the performance. 'It's all about the next generation and the future.'[151] Later, Aragon was invited at Radio Hot 103, where she sang the chorus of 'Born This Way' through the phone.[153] She also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 23, 2011.[154] Fellow American singer Katy Perry performed a stripped down version of 'Born This Way', on the March 7, 2011, date of her California Dreams Tour, in Paris. The performance was accompanied by two guitarists playing acoustic guitars.[155]
The song has been covered by multiple artists, including 'Weird Al' Yankovic, who parodied it in his single, 'Perform This Way'.
The Glee cast covered the song during a thematic episode of their second season.[156][157] The episode was named 'Born This Way', and aired in the United States in April 2011, on Fox.[157] Their version of the song was released for digital download, and sold 73,000 copies to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 44,[158] and on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 31.[159] Later, the Glee cover version was performed at the 2011 leg of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour,[160] the song also was included on the concert-filmGlee: The 3D Concert Movie and the original soundtrack.[161][162]
American singer-songwriter and parodist 'Weird Al' Yankovic had sought permission from Gaga to parody 'Born This Way', providing a brief description of the concept for his song. Her management responded that she must hear the song before providing approval. Yankovic obliged with the lyrics of 'Perform This Way', which was released on April 25, 2011, as the first single from his thirteenth studio album, Alpocalypse, on iTunes Store.[163] After what Yankovic described as 'considerable expense' in writing, recording, and mastering the song in the studio, he contacted Gaga's management again with a completed recording of the song. He was subsequently refused permission, without Gaga listening to the track and Yankovic getting the impression that the refusal came from the singer herself.[164] Left with a completed song and abandoned plans for an outlandish music video to promote the song and album, Yankovic released it on YouTube.[165] It was then that Gaga actually heard the song,[166] and personally contacted Yankovic, giving him green light to include the song on Alpocalypse, telling him that her manager had been the one to refuse permission, which was done without her knowledge or input.[167][168]
BBC Radio 1's Alex Full a.k.a. the Cornish Fairy and singer Kirsten Joy Gill recorded a cover of the song called 'Cornish This Way' in August 2011 as a modern Cornish anthem. The song was recorded at the Maida Vale Studios in London, and the music video was shot in Newquay, Cornwall at the Boardmasters Festival.[169] On May 20, 2012, a video leaked from rehearsals of Madonna's The MDNA Tour (2012) showed the singer incorporating 'Born This Way' into 'Express Yourself' followed by a performance of 'She's Not Me', from her 2008 album Hard Candy. It created a media frenzy with many speculating that she was 'dissing' Gaga and the song. Madonna included the sequence in her tour, during the second segment.[170][171][172]Alice Cooper added a cover of the song to the 2012 leg of his No More Mr. Nice Guy tour. It features altered lyrics, though it maintains the chorus and melody of Gaga's version.[173] Later, Gaga showed appreciation for the cover on her Twitter account.[174]
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Angelicals is a set of over 100 presets for Ableton's Analog synthesizer, programmed by composer/sound designer André Ettema. Progressive electronic pioneers such as Vangelis and Jean-Michel Jarre provided the inspiration for this collection of retro-futuristic sounds.
SoundsSpectral Texturesby Ableton
One part field recordings and one part additive synthesis, Spectral Textures is a unique instrument that blends together two distinct worlds of sound to create vibrant atmospheres, textures and progressions.
Max for LiveGeisterweltby Utami
Geisterwelt is a spectral sampler and visualizer. With control over multiple audio and video parameters, Geisterwelt lets you simultaneously create music and responsive HD video with nothing more than a MIDI controller, a keyboard, or mouse.
SoundsApocalypse Percussion Elementsby Soundiron
Apocalypse Percussion Elements is a massive library of over 4,000 high-quality samples ranging from entire drum ensembles to individual drums, cymbals and percussion instruments such as bongos, cajons, gongs and more.
SoundsThermionic Solid State Drumsby Goldbaby
A collection of over 5,000 analog drum sounds sampled from a broad range of hardware. Encompassing vintage Roland machines, contemporary drum synths, DIY circuit board kits and more, this Pack brings the warm tones of analog drums straight to your studio.
Max for LiveIRCAMAX 1by IRCAM
Developed at the legendary IRCAM institute in Paris, this Pack contains six Max for Live effects and one instrument for advanced real-time sound processing and manipulation.
SoundsConundrumsby Uppercussion
Dr fone toolkit for ios serial key. Conundrums is a collection of 50 drum kits, each uniquely crafted for versatility and fine-tuned so that all components play together in harmony. Designed to complement a wide range of genres and pack a mighty punch in the mix, Conundrums is an all-in-one beatmaking powerhouse.
SoundsMalletsby Soniccouture
Mallets brings two expertly sampled melodic percussion instruments to Ableton Live. The dark, velvety timbre of the marimba and the vibraphoneâs shimmering oscillations were captured using full-range concert models and include the lower octaves often missing from sampled mallets.
SoundsRhythomatixby Sample Logic
The Rhythomatix Pack brings you a library of highly nuanced loops, samples and drum kits geared towards world music, electronic, industrial and pop productions â subtle cinematic sounds that collectively provide a powerful rhythmic impact.
Max for LiveGratis Hitsby Max for Cats
Look what Max for Cats dragged in: five high-quality Max for Live devices for free! Including an exceptional organ/additive synthesizer hybrid and several wonderfully executed audio and MIDI devices, Gratis Hits is a gift that will keep on giving.
Max for LiveEnsembleby Max for Cats
Inspired by the classic string machines of the 1970s, Ensemble is a Max for Live string synthesizer with a unique built-in morphing formant filter. Ensemble also includes chorus and phaser effects which can be used separately.
Max for LiveDigitalby Max for Cats
Max for Cats presents DiGiTAL, a powerful polyphonic synth that fuses aspects of additive, wavetable, frequency modulation and subtractive synthesis. DiGiTAL is distinctly designed for creating new sounds and provides a comprehensive set of controls expressly for this purpose.
SoundsAnalogue Technoby Sample Magic
Sample Magic delivers the grit and soul of machine-made techno with hundreds of loops crafted from analogue synths and hardware. This Pack comes loaded with pounding beats, raw synth lines, dirty basslines, dubbed-out chords, processed vocals and much more.
Max for LiveDub Machinesby Surreal Machines
Dub Machines is a pair of expertly designed Max for Live devices that reproduce, and expand on the sound of classic tape and analog delays. With vintage character, extensive control and deep sound-shaping capabilities, Dub Machines is ready to take any sound into space.
SoundsEffect Racksby Puremagnetik
Effect Racks is a collection of over 200 sophisticated audio effects engineered for instant sound sculpting. It comes packed with an endless variety of Channel Strips, DJ and Live PA effects, Glitch Racks, Amp Racks, Modulators, Filters, Beat Processors and Noise Boxes.
SoundsRecording Hybrid Kitby Drumdrops
Recording Hybrid Kit is a free Pack consisting of a multi-sampled, multi-velocity Yamaha drumset. Made up of elements of several different drumsets, Hybrid is a great sounding, all-purpose kit from Drumdrops â the makers of A Fistful of Drumkits.
SoundsA Fistful of Drumkitsby Drumdrops
Three diverse drum kits for any situation - from pounding metal crashes to crackling dub snares. Fill your drum arsenal with over 2 GB of sounds, including 155 multi-sampled hits that capture the human feel of a professional drummer.
SoundsDarwinby Flatpack
Flatpack Darwin features evolving pads, animated textures and shifting tonal soundscapes. Darwinâs specially crafted Instrument Rack design blends two sample or synth-based layers to bring unique harmonic atmospheres to your sound design, film, and electronic music projects.
SoundsVocalismsby Uppercussion
Vocalisms is a collection of 58 drum kits made solely from sounds produced by the human voice and mouth. Taking advantage of the entire oral spectrum, this Pack focuses on the voice as a percussive instrument and provides all the elements of a drum kit, and much more.
Max for LiveHerseby K-Devices
Drop Herse in your track and manipulate audio in real time. Herse is a slicing multi-effect that lets you rearrange your signal and apply a defined amount of effect to each slice.
SoundsArsenalVideo Converterby SonArte
Arsenal brings you the surprisingly rich and musical sounds of an array of metal objects. Chosen for their unique sonic qualities, a selection of pipes, tubes and blades have been played with bows, sticks, hands and mouth, to capture and extract their inherent musical essence.
Max for LiveDark Synthby Amazing Noises
Shop vac hang up mini user manual. Dark Synth is an highly innovative new Max for Live synthesizer that marries the vast possibilities of additive synthesis with a super-intuitive interface. As a great starting point for immersive sound-shaping, Dark Synth will introduce you to new horizons in sound design.
SoundsStudio Bassby e-instruments
Studio Bass is four instruments in one and delivers the powerful, expressive sound of a classic electric bass guitar. With four different characters to choose from it covers all the typical articulations, string types and amplifier/ effects combinations. Epi info for mac download.
SoundsZenPad - Bollywoodby EarthMoments
ZenPad - Bollywood is a selection of up-tempo Indian rhythms and authentic melodic sounds created specifically for pop, film, electronic and Bollywood productions. The Pack is also available as part of a discounted bundle with the Mantra and Oriental Packs.
SoundsZenPad - Orientalby EarthMoments
ZenPad â Oriental captures the spirit of the Orient with a variety of instruments including Arabic style drum kits, various hand percussion, ney flutes, clarinets, violin and oud. This Pack is also available as part of a discounted bundle with the Bollywood and Mantra Packs.
SoundsZenPad - Mantraby EarthMoments
ZenPad - Mantra is a diverse selection of sounds designed for new age, yoga, meditation and electronic music productions. This Pack is also available as part of a discounted bundle with the Bollywood and Oriental Packs.
SoundsBeat Selection For Live 9by Sample Magic
Discover 500MB of the finest drum loops from Sample Magic's award-winning catalogue, compatible with Live 9.0.1 or higher. Encompassing a huge variety of electronic styles, Sample Magic's Beat Selection has been hand-picked to offer beat-making inspiration.
SoundsMicrosphereby Glitchmachines
Whether you are building hi-tech weapon effects for a blockbuster sci-fi shooter, or creating complex layered transitions for a cutting edge electronic music project, Microsphere delivers an extraordinary palette of sound that will take your productions into uncharted territory.
SoundsMonstrositiesby Uppercussion
Monstrosities is a collection of 50 aggressive drum kits with dirty, distorted, processed and mangled sounds, energized for intense beat creation with Live and Push.
SoundsOlympus Elementsby Soundiron
Olympus Elements symphonic choir is a 63-voice professional choir, expertly built for use with Ableton Live. With beautifully recorded sample content and a wide range of dynamics and articulations, this Pack provides the most important elements of a large chorus in a convenient all-in-one solution.
SoundsRetro Computersby Puremagnetik
Grab control of the sound chips that defined the video game soundtracks of the 1980s, now programmed specifically for Live. Whether you are looking for aliased chippy sounds, lo-fi leads or quirky percussion, Retro Computers brings some of the best things about the early 80âs right to your desktop!
Max for LiveRokVidby Adam Rokhsar
RokVid is a powerful video solution for live music performers. Designed with simplicity in mind, RokVid makes easy work of generating captivating video that dynamically reacts to your sound.
Max for LiveSpectrum Effects v.2by Amazing Noises
Spectrum Effects includes two radical spectral processing devices capable of a range of effects. Warp and mangle your audio into mayhem, or add subtle harmonic touches - you decide which. In the studio and at the gig, Spectrum Effects adds an instant dynamic catalyst to your Live set.
Max for LiveAutoBeatby K-Devices
Set the rules in AutoBeat and discover endless rhythmic rearrangement possibilities. AutoBeat integrates seamlessly with Drum Racks, and can also function as a flexible phrase creator for melodic instruments.
SoundsClavby Soniccouture
Clav brings the authentic sound of the Hohner D6 Clavinet into Ableton Live. Captured with all of its funky nuances, nothing adds vintage twang and spanking timbres to a groove like this classic keyboard instrument.
SoundsOrchestral Ensemble Essentials 2by ProjectSAM
Orchestral Ensemble Essentials 2 is a comprehensive collection of brass, string, woodwind and full-orchestra sections, taken from ProjectSAMâs renowned Symphobia series and includes sounds from Lumina, the latest addition to the series.
SoundsKonkrete Drums 3by Soniccouture
Konkrete Drums 3 lets you take your palette of percussion even further into exciting new sonic territory. This Pack derives its unique range and power from the vast array of unusual gear and inspired recording techniques that went into its making.
Max for LiveGranulator IIby Robert Henke (Monolake)
One of the most popular Max for Live devices, Robert Henkeâs impressive Monolake Granulator has been updated for Live 9. Transform any sound with this versatile instrument.
Max for LiveMax for Live Big Threeby Cycling '74
A legacy Pack featuring Loop Shifter, Buffer Shuffler 1.0 and Step Sequencer. Get surprising, inspiring, and tweaked-out results with these three devices.
Max for LiveMax for Live Building Toolsby Cycling '74
Max for Live Building Tools is a set of essential devices that open up the modular potential of Live. Effect, control, and radically reinvent your sounds and workflow.
Max for LiveMax for Live Pluggo for Liveby Cycling '74
Pluggo for Live is a free collection of audio devices and instruments derived from Cycling '74's Pluggo plug-in collection. This array of full-fledged Max for Live devices provides hours of signal-mangling fun as well as interesting examples of various approaches to plug-in design.
SoundsRetro Synthsby Puremagnetik
Retro Synths contains more than 4,000 samples from the greatest classic synths of the past three decades, including rich bass from the Minimoog, acid squelch from the Roland TB-303, and the classic digital 'phase distortion' synthesis from the Casio CZ-series.
SoundsVinyl Classicsby Zero G
Vinyl Classics is a collection of Clips, Loops and Construction Kits inspired by and reminiscent of classic dance music of the 70s, 80s and 90s.
SoundsBreakbeats by KutMasta Kurt
Breakbeats by KutMasta Kurt is a set of Hip Hop breaks with a vintage sound from producer KutMasta Kurt, who has worked with artists including Beastie Boys, DJ Qbert, Kool Keith, The Pharcyde, Linkin Park and more.
SoundsKonkrete Breaksby Soniccouture
Konkrete Breaks is a collection of complex and exciting MIDI drum loops paired with a selection of sounds from Soniccoutureâs acclaimed Konkrete Drums series.
SoundsSamplificationby Ableton
We're giving away a free audio package with new sounds, presets, Instrument Racks and Construction Kits. This is more than just a few audio files. Samplification will kick-start your sampling skills and demonstrate what Sampler is really capable of.
SoundsCyclic Wavesby Cycling '74
Cyclic Waves is a premium selection of audio loops taken from the Cycling '74 'Cycles' libraries, produced and curated by Sound Library pioneer Ron MacLeod using innovative processing tools from Cycling '74, the makers of Max.
SoundsLoopmasters Mixtapeby Loopmasters
A set of samples and loops from Loopmasters, from synthesized sound design to acoustic drums and found sounds. Features content from Partners such as Puremagnetik and Soniccouture, and Loopmasters' artist Pack sounds from artists such as Digable Planets, Coldcut, Todd Terry, and more.
SoundsUnnatural Selectionby Puremagnetik
Unnatural Selection is a collection of Audio Clips and Construction Kits for a diverse number of genres, and includes both beats and melodic components.
SoundsDigicussion 1by Uppercussion
Digicussion 1 is a versatile library of synthetic drums - great for pouring electronic production, experimental sound design, and all kinds of rhythmic music.
SoundsDesigner Drumsby Ableton
Designer Drums is a set of synthesized drums that demonstrate the versatility of Ableton Live 9's instruments and effects.
SoundsSound Objects Liteby SonArte
Sound Objects Lite is a collection of sampled percussive and bowed objects chosen for their complex and unusual harmonics.
SoundsGuitar and Bassby e-instruments
Guitars & Bass brings the sounds of classic electric guitars and basses to Live 9, with multisampled Instruments that capture all the nuances and feel of each instrument.
SoundsGrand Pianoby e-instruments
Grand Piano provides the expression and power of a world-renowned concert grand recorded in a classical orchestra hall.
SoundsDigicussion 2by Uppercussion
Tokyo xtreme racer zero ps2 iso download. Digicussion 2 is a booster shot of synthetic drums for your electronic productions - designed to provide fresh inspiration for your rhythm tracks.
SoundsBomblasticby Uppercussion
Bomblastic is a Hip Hop drum kit library featuring punchy kicks, cracking snares, crisp claps, powerful percussion, biting shakers, hi-hats, cymbals, toms, and more.
SoundsThe Forgeby Hecq
Made in the spirit of experimentation, The Forge by Hecq is a thoroughly modern update on classic IDM and glitch, infused with a healthy dose of cinematic sound-design.
SoundsDM ARP 2600 Drumsby Flatpack
DM ARP 2600 Drums is a free Live Pack consisting of 8 Ableton Drum Racks and 150 original analog percussion sounds sampled from Daniel Millerâs own ARP 2600 modular synthesizer. Extensive controls for real-time sound tweaking and bonus sequence clips are included.
SoundsTexture Beatsby Flatpack
Texture Beats provides highly dynamic electronic drum sounds and analog textures. Each drum kit features a unique set of Macro controls for blending in textures and customizing the sound of both the whole kit and individual drum sounds.
SoundsTronixby Sample Logic
Tronix combines the cinematic depth of animated atmospheres, morphed instruments and electrified percussion with cutting leads, growling basses, and tempo-synced audio loops that forward-thinking producers will appreciate.
SoundsRadio Slave for Liveby Sample Magic
Get the unique sounds of legendary techno DJ and producer Radio Slave, perfectly integrated into Ableton Live. This techno toolkit includes over 500 MB of synth, bass and drum loops, as well as customized Instrument, Drum, and Effect Racks. Combine, edit, and personalize the sounds to build your own tracks.
SoundsElectric Pianosby Soniccouture
Get the authentic sound of the Rhodes Stage 73 and Wurlitzer 200A electric pianos. Carefully sampled at multiple velocities and recorded with vintage equipment for ultra-realistic sound and feel. Comes with 70 Instrument Racks providing all the classic keyboard sounds.
SoundsOrchestral Ensemble Essentialsby ProjectSAM
Put the power of an orchestra inside Live, with expert multisamples of strings, brass, and woodwinds.
SoundsRetro Synths 1980sby Puremagnetik
Featuring a collection of multisampled instruments from classic synths, including the Yamaha DX7, Roland Jupiter series, and more.
SoundsSynthetik Loopsby Flatpack
Over 500 synthetically generated beats, loops and textures. Hi/Mid/Lo frequency groups, for creative layering.
Max for LiveGranulatorby Robert Henke (Monolake)
Sound artist Robert Henke creates the tools that define his sound. Using Max for Live, Robert made the 'Granulator', which can transform any sound into a lush soundscape or a wall of noise. 'Granulator' is a sample-based granular synthesizer.
SoundsAcoustixby Sample Logic
Acoustix is a toolkit for cinematic music production, designed exclusively for Ableton Live. It provides a vast selection of morphed acoustic sounds, including organic instruments, bombastic percussives, atmospheric pads and audio loops.
SoundsKonkrete Drums 1by Soniccouture
Konkrete Drums 1 is a set of 24 superb drum and percussion kits for Live. It features more than 1300 drum samples ranging from punishing, deep kick drums to delicate, crystalline ticks; from super-fast drilling rolls to atmospheric gongs.
SoundsJapanese Taiko Percussionby Sonica
A collection of Japanese taiko sounds that perfectly captures the epic thunder, majesty, and subtlety of these massive traditional drums.
SoundsJourneysby AAS
Journeys is a set of 128 Tension sounds for Ableton Live. This collection is master sound designer Gregory Simpson's endeavor to create sounds that evoke the essence of other times, places or cultures.
SoundsTubular Bellsby SonArte
The tubular bells sampled in this collection are from an 18 note vintage Leedy & Ludwig instrument (C4-F5) from the beginning of the 20th century, remarkable for the purity and clarity of its sounds and for the exceptional duration of its sustained notes.
SoundsNovachordby Soniccouture
The Novachord is a gargantuan, entirely tube based, 72-note polyphonic synthesizer with oscillators, filters, VCAs, envelope generators and even frequency dividers. We sampled every one of the 72 notes on this beast - not just once, but over and over, with different settings each time.
SoundsRiemann Tech-House Kollektionby Sample Magic
Get inspired with an infinitely evolving set of beats and basslines, optimized for Ableton Live.
SoundsStudio Grand Uptownby e-instruments
Uptown captures the tonal quality, transparency and expressiveness of an exceptional concert grand. The piano has been carefully prepared and programmed to reflect the high-quality classical grand piano sound.
SoundsBully Kitby Toontrack
A clean, modern sound for metal, hard rock, hip-hop and pop. Tight, punchy, played by Tomas Haake of Meshuggah.
Max for LiveSchwarzonator IIby Henrik Schwarz
Jazz/soul/electronica legend Henrik Schwarz used Max for Live to create the 'Schwarzonator II', which automatically shifts MIDI notes to a selected musical scale.
Software InstrumentsSamplerby Ableton
Sampler is a sampling instrument that brings powerful multisample playback and import, as well as profound sound design capabilities to Ableton Live.
SoundsElectronik Drumsby Flatpack
Over 500 synthetically generated drum samples, micro culture and atmospheres plus 10 rare and original drum kits.
SoundsGuzhengby Soniccouture
The Guzheng is a traditional Chinese instrument dating from the Qin dynasty (ca. 200 BC). It is the ancestor of the Japanese Koto and several other zither-like instruments found across East Asia.
SoundsKimby Soniccouture
The Kim is a type of dulcimer or zither from Thailand and is related to the Chinese yangqin. Sometimes spelled khim, the instrument consists of a flat soundbox with 42 wire strings stretched across in 14 sets of 3. The strings are struck with two thin bamboo mallets with soft leather tips.
Software InstrumentsOperatorby Ableton
Operator is a versatile, easy-to-use and great-sounding software instrument combining classic analog sounds and frequency modulation synthesis, perfectly integrated in Live's award-winning interface.
SoundsSkiddaw Stonesby Soniccouture
The Skiddaw Stones are probably the most unusual and certainly the oldest instrument that Soniccouture has sampled. A Lithophone (litho=stone, phone=voice) dating from 1840, the Skiddaw Stones are composed of 61 tuned and shaped rocks made from the rare hornfels stone, found in Cumbria, England.
SoundsStudio Grand Downtownby e-instruments
Downtown offers the rich tonality and balanced character of a high quality concert grand. This grand piano has been carefully prepared and programmed to provide a more powerful and urban piano sound. The large dynamic range and impact of Downtown is geared towards pop, RnB, hip-hop, jazz and blues productions.
SoundsScopeby Flatpack
Sound-scapes, pads and textures. Scope is dark, disturbing, and atmospheric; perfectly avant-garde.
Max for LiveInstant Hausby Alexkid
Producer Alexkid is a master of house music. He's put that knowledge into his 'Instant Haus' Max for Live device, which instantly generates drum patterns to craft into your own house track.
Software InstrumentsAmpby Ableton
Amp is a physically modeled audio effect that emulates the timeless tones of seven classic guitar amps.
SoundsMetalixby Sample Logic
Metalix is a toolkit for cinematic music production, designed exclusively for Ableton Live. It provides morphed metallic instruments, percussive sounds, atmospheric soundscapes, pads and tempo-synced audio loops.
SoundsFibes Kitby Toontrack
Recorded by Morgan Agren on an old Fibes kit. A dirty, dry, vintage sound for hip-hop, alt. rock and country.
![]() SoundsTingklikby Soniccouture
A Tingklik is a bamboo percussion instrument from Bali. It's often used for 'Rindik' music, so is sometimes referred to as a Rindik itself. Rindik music usually involves two Tingklik players and a single Suling (bamboo flute).
Max for LivePitch Dropby Mormo
Electronic music producer Mormo wanted a specific sound. He took matters into his own hands and used Max for Live to make it happen in a day.
SoundsCrystal Soundsby SonArte
The Crystal Sounds collection is composed of two main instruments: a Cristal Baschet--a 'sonorous sculpture' with a truly unique and haunting timbre, and a large variety of crystal glasses.
SoundsStudio Grand East Villageby e-instruments
East Village represents the handcrafted quality of a legendary concert grand. This piano has been carefully prepared and programmed to provide a particularly characteristic sound, which has been favored by many producers and is instantly recognizable.
Software InstrumentsTensionby Ableton
Tension is a physical modeling string synthesizer capable of creating incredibly accurate reproductions of real stringed instruments or otherworldly hybrids.
SoundsPan Drumby Soniccouture
The Hang is a steel, disk-shaped, harmonically tuned percussion instrument that's played with the hands. It's incredibly sensitive and dynamic; the entire disk resonates at a central frequency as your hands move around the edge, teasing the notes out.
SoundsMachineKitsby Puremagnetik
MachineKits is a high-quality library of multi-sampled vintage drum machines, including a massively nuanced set capturing the quality of MFB Modular analog drums, plus quirky classics like the Acetone Rhythm Ace, Simmons SDS and more.
Max for Livesbx 2049by Skinnerbox
Berlin duo Skinnerbox present their custom Max for Live drum machine, the sbx2049.
Max for LiveClassic Synthsby Katsuhiro Chiba
Inspired by classic 80s hardware synths, Japanese musician Katsuhiro Chiba used Max for Live to build three synthesizers that capture the iconic sound of the era. 'Classic Synths' contains three synthesizers with a classic 80s sound.
SoundsSound Objectsby SonArte
Sound Objects is a unique collection of sampled objects typically found in a hardware store, including saw blades, joist hangers, ABS and metal plumbing pipes, ceramic tiles, metal sheets, gardening forks, ground plates, metal rods, electrical boxes and the like.
SoundsOrchestral Malletsby Ableton
Captures the true essence of symphonic percussion instruments in pristine quality. Features vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, crotales, glockenspiel, tubular bells, cymbals and timpani with a variety of articulations.
SoundsSynthi AKSby Soniccouture
The EMS Synthi AKS is a legendary instrument with an illustrious history. First manufactured in 1972 by EMS in Putney, southwest London, the Synthi A was basically a portable version of EMS's famous VCS3 synthesizer, and the KS keyboard (an unplayable thirty-note touchplate) was added to make the Synthi AKS.
SoundsMorpheusby Soniccouture
Soniccouture and Ableton present a unique take on a most unusual mallet percussion instrument. Named after the Greek god of dreams, the Freenotes Morpheus is a modular metallic instrument consisting of a series of metal bars, each attached to its own resonator
Max for LiveAPC-Step-Sequencerby Mark Egloff
A mild-mannered logistics expert by day, Mark Egloff creates Max for Live devices for Live and Akai controllers at night.
SoundsBowed Pianoby Soniccouture
What happens when you take a perfectly good instrumentâone that's been around for hundreds of yearsâand completely rethink it? The bowed piano technique involves flexible bows made from monofilament nylon fishing line, coated in rosin.
SoundsOrchestral Stringsby Ableton
A comprehensive selection of naturally rich and dynamic stringed instruments. Features solo and ensemble violin, viola, cello and double bass, all recorded in their natural positions within the orchestra, complete with a number of articulations.
Max for LiveKasioby Oli Larkin
When Oli Larkin wanted to design a software version of one of his favorite vintage digital synths, Max for Live was the obvious choice. Kasio features Phase Distortion synthesis inspired by a classic line of digital synthesizers.
SoundsSolid Sounds
Features loops and presets in a variety of musical styles for all Live/Live Intro users.
SoundsBalinese GamelanFree Youtube Video Downloadby Soniccouture
Sampling the unique, magical sound of a Balinese Gamelan is no small undertaking. The 25 instruments that make up The London Symphony Orchestra's Semara Dana Gamelan Ensemble had to be recorded in great detail, as if each were to be a sample library in its own right.
Software InstrumentsAnalogby Ableton
Analog emulates the unique circuitry and irresistible tweakability of vintage analog synthesizers. Able to produce everything from silky pad sweeps to earth-shaking bass.
SoundsOrchestral Woodwindsby Ableton
Delivers a variety of clear and vibrant wind instruments. Features solo and ensemble flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and English horn with a broad selection of articulations.
Software InstrumentsElectricby Ableton
Electric offers the sounds of classic electric pianos through physical modeling synthesis, allowing you to dive inside and play with the guts of the instrument.
SoundsMad Beatzby KJ Sawka
A loop library produced exclusively for Ableton by KJ Sawka. Includes drum loops, bass and melodic loops, Ableton groove templates and MIDI grooves recorded by KJ Sawka.
SoundsTexturaby Flatpack
Diverse and emotive ambient textures that are otherworldly, cinematic, bizarre, peculiar, eerie, and lush.
SoundsAbstrakt Breaks 1by Soniccouture
Abstrakt Breaks 1 is a superb collection of complex, exciting hi-tech drum loops, which are ideal for producers of Electronica, IDM, Glitch, Industrial and Film soundtracks. Produced and mastered at 24 bit, the sparkling-sharp sound ensures you have a full frequency range to shape and mould into your productions.
SoundsOrchestral Brassby Ableton
A thorough set of vivid and colorful brass instruments. Features solo and ensemble French horn, trombone, trumpet and tuba, with a unique set of articulations in multiple section sizes.
SoundsKonkrete Drums 2by Soniccouture
Konkrete Drums 2 is the next level in electronic drums, offering 25 full kits, each unique, and each spanning 61 notes of the keyboard to give unparalleled variety, texture and impact.
SoundseBow Guitarby Soniccouture
The eBow (energy bow), is a small, hand-held device that 'bows' the strings of a guitar using an electromagnetic field. It produces a unique guitar sound, with a very slow attack and infinite sustain.
SoundsTremorsby Soniccouture
Tremors is a stunning collection of dark, paranoid, funky and downright unclassifiable drum loops. Ranging from 65 bpm to 150 bpm, the tempos shift, double up on themselves, and then turn themselves inside out.
Max for LiveKaptureby Richie Hawtin (Plastikman) & Liine
For the 2010 reincarnation of Plastikman, Richie Hawtin's grand artistic vision required the masterminds at Liine to design a Max for Live device to help the tour become reality. 'Kapture' saves the state of your Live Set as a preset that can be instantly recalled.
SoundsAbstrakt Breaks 2by Soniccouture
Abstrakt Breaks 2 is from our hi-tech drum loop series. Ideal for producers of electronica, IDM, glitch, D'n'B, industrial and film soundtracks, this collection builds on the new ground broken by Abstrakt Breaks 1.
SoundsSession Drumsby Ableton
Session Drums is a meticulously multisampled library of acoustic drums that reproduces the nuances of a recording session and puts you in the engineer's seat.
Software InstrumentsCollisionby Ableton
Collision is a unique physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion.
SoundsLatin Percussionby AbletonOriente Show Acustico Video Download Torrent Gratis
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music.
Video Download ConverterSoundsDrum MachinesOriente Show Acustico Video Download Torrent Downloadby AbletonYoutube Video Download
Drum Machines offers a choice selection of classic drum machines, meticulously sampled to faithfully reproduce the original sounds.
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