telephone song telephone song recorded american singer lady_gaga featuring beyoncé gaga song written gaga daniels franklin beyoncé inspired fear gaga explained lyrics preferring dance floor answering lover phone metaphor phone calling representing fear having worked hard succeed originally gaga wrote song britney_spears recorded demo musically telephone consists expanded bridge verse rap sampled voice operator announcing phone line beyoncé appears middle song singing verses rapid fire way accompanied double beats song received positive reviews critics frequently noted telephone stand track grammy nominated telephone charted number countries digital sales following album release united_states australia canada netherlands new_zealand sweden hungary song particularly successful europe reached charts belgium denmark hungary ireland netherlands norway united_kingdom according single sold million digital copies worldwide making gaga best selling singles accompanying music video continuation video song shot short film gaga gets prison beyoncé poison guests having breakfast homicide escape end high speed police chase video referenced films pulp fiction kill bill volume video received generally positive reviews nominated awards mtv_video_music_awards including video year january billboard named best video half decade memory gaga performed acoustic rendition telephone mixed dance dark brit awards added set list born way ball ball background telephone originally written gaga singer britney_spears sixth studio album circus spears rejected later gaga recorded song collaboration gaga said wrote spears long time ago didn use album fine love song perform spears demo song leaked additionally guest vocalist originally going spears ultimately gaga beyoncé featured vocalist instead main inspiration song gaga fear felt seldom found time let loose fun fear fear able enjoy cause love work find hard good time don don pictures falling club drunk don usually know whiskey half got work gaga said emotional connection song difficult asked song originally written britney_spears answered exactly happened don want turn motions recorder ultimately mix process getting production finished worst song song emotional connection composition telephone written lady_gaga daniels franklin beyoncé musically song described dance pop constructed duet beyoncé appearance middle verse sings lyrics brief interlude later backs chorus rest song song starts gaga singing voice melody changes immediately pounding beat essentially gaga club boyfriend keeps calling talk drinking dancing favorite song chorus runs follows stop calling stop calling don want talk anymore telephone consists expanded bridge verse rap epilogue voice announces telephone line moment according sheet music published song set time signature common time tempo beats minute gaga vocals range low note high note set key minor specifically mode basic sequence chord progression telephone lyrics relate singer preferring dance floor answering tells lover left head heart dance floor verses sung rapid fire way accompanied double beats according gaga phone addressed lyrics song physical phone person head telling working harder harder gaga explained fear phone ringing head ringing telephone thoughts head fear critical reception song garnered positive reviews music critics musicomh said song probably best thing fame monster complimented brilliant bridge ending song gets gave song positive review little bit like gwen waiting meets way meets things structure exciting brilliant beyoncé contribution makes fine plan popmatters said talked beyoncé collaboration telephone double time beat rapid fire verses proves adrenaline pumped songs gaga crafted thing feeling like sic tracks moment simply excitement shared divas easily turning highlight fame monster los_angeles_times felt telephone carefully considered meditation annoying keeps calling throwing club commented video phone telephone promised new direction beyoncé prove return comfort zone listed telephone stand track album times music film critic impressed song said appearance beyoncé vocal alongside telephone adds sense utter chaos white elaborated song celebrates refusal communicate pop culture style billboard gave song positive review stating like telephone sets silence featured artist beyoncé familiar time telephone wall cellular return simple introduction gaga beyoncé left listener option surrender accolades annual mass critics poll year best music telephone ranked number placed number rolling_stone singles list sheffield stated telephone communication breakdown dance floor added non crazy pop star time gets pretend nuts gaga minutes pitchfork_media placed telephone number list tracks saying weird tracks fame monster year song included year end lists best songs compiled mtv_news popmatters numbers respectively april billboard listed telephone fourth position list female hit collaborations telephone nominated category favorite song australian 37th following year song nominated category 53rd annual grammy awards recognized performed songs year bmi listed telephone awards ceremony received nominations virgin media music awards winning chart performance november strong digital sales song charted ireland australia united_kingdom debuting numbers thirty respectively song debut hot issue dated december number thirty digital sales weeks fluctuating charts telephone reached peak gaga sixth consecutive hit united_states song peaked number hot_dance_club_songs chart issue dated february march billboard announced song reached number pop songs chart gaga sixth consecutive number chart making artist history beyoncé sixth number pop songs gaga beyoncé tied mariah carey number ones nielsen based airplay chart launched april telephone sold digital downloads united_states australia song reached peak certified triple platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria shipments copies single new_zealand song debuted thirty highest debut week ultimately reached peak chart telephone debuted number fourteen canadian hot moved peak making gaga sixth consecutive single song certified triple platinum sales digital downloads united_kingdom telephone reached number singles chart march climbed number chart following week gaga fourth number single beyoncé fifth britain sold copies april certified platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi according official_charts_company telephone best selling vinyl single 2010s decade ireland song debuted number moved number reaching summit chart following week telephone debuted thirty swedish charts number hungarian charts according song sold million copies world music video background development music video filmed january directed new_york magazine reported concept video involved beyoncé gaga jail published photos set gaga beyoncé seen shooting car called wagon character drove film kill bill vol concepts video involve scenes cameo singer prison shower scene gaga beyoncé wore destroyed pieces designed interview online gaga explained deeper meaning video amazing quality kind pure pop music quality time commentary fame culture wanted thing video certainly inspired quality telephone video direct involvement came lending having lunch day los_angeles telling concept video loved said got use february gaga interviewed commented video saying like real true pop event younger excited big giant event happening pop music wanted gaga said intent idea america young people inundated information technology turn commentary kind country rock band confirmed mtv_news cameo role music video february film music video posted gaga website depicted gaga separate scenes kitchen scene wears plastic chef hat telephone entirely hair head scene dancers seen wearing american flag patterned bikini black white photo gaga wearing hat multiple video originally slated premiere february pushed march instead march video posted online video premiered news vevo march synopsis music video minutes long begins left gaga arrested killing boyfriend poisoning drink gaga taken women prison led cell prison guards strip shoulder dress left lying nude mocked women prison inmates guards comments told didn dick referring rumors gaga video minutes shows gaga activities prison including kissing lesbian prisoner heather exercise yard wearing sunglasses half smoked cigarettes watching gaga sister makes cameo scene gaga answers beyoncé begins sing song performs verse chorus clad inmates followed bridge featuring gaga wearing yellow caution tape outfit designed gaga exits find beyoncé waiting wagon beyoncé nicknamed reference character crime film pulp fiction exchange dialogues gaga beyoncé travel desert pull beyoncé sits opposite boyfriend gibson tired kill like hoped video later shifts intermediate sequence called let sandwich gaga stands kitchen wearing folded telephone head dancers holding ultimately gaga prepares sandwich eats dance sequence meantime gaga mixes poison dishes preparing customers causing gibson everybody including characters played great lava die gaga beyoncé perform dance sequence wearing american flag inspired dead bodies gaga beyoncé leave wagon travel highway news reporter played reports murders final shots shows gaga beyoncé travelling desert police background video ends line continued followed end credits reception mtv commented telephone gaga entered pop matt los_angeles_times wrote telephone music video visual feast packed fantastic fashion girl fights poisoned food army lots gaga goodness new_york magazine felt gaga video beyoncé best actually shows angry crazy knew beneath perfect facade billboard wrote video measures hype telephone clip intrigue prison fights scenes mass poisoning plenty skin versions outfits entertainment_weekly commented good epic bad romance video sadly don think better website online praised beyoncé fierce look video writer huffington_post wrote usual murder product placement referencing lots impractical january billboard named video best music video half 2010s decade president criticized video interview calling poison minds kids described video cruel ugly stating insanity contemporary pop mainstream pays homage influence pop culture pleasure nonsense spin called video pop found boom effect brightly colored japanese television finished review concluding video cost fortune described big budget pop rolling_stone called video mash lesbian prison porn divas public noted remade product placement fiercely choreographed result finished review saying clip certainly cinematic oddly feminist larger statement consumer culture gaga expressed dissatisfaction video interview time saying watch telephone video hate beyoncé great ideas video video brain ideas wish edited little bit recognition accolades video placed number nme list comment nearly minutes product storyline bizarre outfits uniquely dance moves placed number nme list greatest music videos writer concluded telephone cosmic recent clips minute action filled rip spin list best music videos video number seven comment decision enlist normally beyoncé gaga genius writers pitchfork_media video list music videos august video received nominations mtv_video_music_awards categories video year winning losing gaga bad romance video live performances gaga performed telephone february performance inspired recent death friend fashion designer initially planned different version performance changed concept minute wanted pay tribute chose acoustic version telephone remix dance dark posted message twitter account tonight performance inspired friend mask sculpture music lady_gaga miss started performance announcing gaga dressed complete white outfit huge style wig performance low key comparison previous ones gaga added song setlist european leg performed second act titled subway dressed black played telephone brown eyes fame performed british comedy chat friday night march episode aired days later gaga performed telephone japanese television music station april wore lace cat suit pair plastic shoulders designed respectively gaga performed song june beyoncé performed song festival fans song performed gaga born way ball tour dance choreography tour ball song performed melody poker face versions demo telephone featuring vocals britney_spears leaked web suggestions demo fake producer song confirmed authenticity song twitter added leaked version early demo recording denied leaking song arguing despite fact asked leak song musical style demo compared spears single piece song generated comparisons spears sound fifth studio album rolling_stone praised spears version including number singles list little mix blended telephone queen radio eighth series british factor later released version single telephone covered lea_michele american glee episode audition aired september version released single reached number seventeen canada eighteen ireland thirty australia track listing formats credits personnel recording management gaga vocals recorded studios los_angeles california vocals recorded osaka japan mixed los_angeles california mastered oasis mastering burbank california mastering studios hollywood california appears courtesy columbia_records published lady_gaga bmi sony songs bmi emi music publishing bmi emi day publishing emi april personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications sales release history
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