fame fame debut studio album american singer lady_gaga released august records joining gaga began working album different producers primarily redone musically fame dance pop album influences pop music 1980s lyrically album gaga love fame general dealing subjects love sex money drugs sexual identity promotion primarily fame ball tour multiple television appearances fame included bonus disc deluxe edition extended play album received generally favorable reviews music critics commended album lyrical content gaga vocal ability album commercial success topping charts different countries worldwide including united_kingdom canada germany ireland poland switzerland united_states peaked number billboard topping albums chart non consecutive weeks fame fifth best selling album sold million copies united_states april seventh best selling digital album history album sold million copies worldwide november singles fame dance poker face gained international success topping charts countries worldwide including united_states united_kingdom australia subsequent single commercial successes charting countries worldwide limited release beautiful dirty rich promotional single fame won multiple awards release nominated total grammy awards 52nd grammy awards including grammy award album year won grammy award best electronic dance album best dance recording single poker face won best international album brit awards rolling_stone named fame greatest debut albums time background development establishing artist working way new_york underground club scene gaga released debut studio album fame speaking title concept album gaga explained fame feel famous pop culture art doesn cool hate pop culture embraced hear fame fame want invite party want people feel lifestyle gaga stated interview mtv working album half years completed half week january writing lyrics gaga worked melodies synth work album record producer redone according gaga track dance heart themed song appeals people going tough times life second track inspired gaga sexual crush stranger night club said wanna ride disco stick written minutes based disco stick hook interpreted different meanings gaga explained interview song inspired struggles hunger fame love essentially love song dealt media asked question fame love poker face inspired gaga enjoyed gambling dealt personal experience fantasies women having sex men representing poker face boys boys boys inspired similarly titled song girls girls girls gaga explained wanted female version song like beautiful dirty rich summed time self discovery living drugs party scene breaking boyfriend finding new brown eyes inspired british rock band queen according gaga vulnerable song album gaga clarified ideas fame inspirations visions album believed important thing missing contemporary pop music combination visual imagery artist music gaga incorporated live performances songs album hoped people notice performance art trying bring album music according music lifestyle feel like record got club 70s glam singer songwriter records rock music fame everybody wants know buy listen car think got allow artists creativity took finally got couldn proud record pop art movement song composition musically album drew influences late 1970s glam rock musicians david_bowie queen gaga incorporated glam rock sound catchy pop melodies hooks create dubbed theatrical pop songs like poker face dance uptempo dance songs poker face carrying dark sound clear vocals chorus pop hook dance synth based dance oriented beat money honey moderate techno groove combined synths marching beats electronics contained mild infused beats carried sultry beat influences music credited ballad compared rest dance fueled tracks fame song 1980s feeling incorporating hook rihanna single umbrella lyrically songs fame talk famous achieving popularity poker face sexual gaga explained interview lyrics carry bit confusion love sex according bbc hook song copied hit baker dance talks party lyrics like going floor love record baby straight anymore portrays message love fame sexuality akin central theme album portrays following somebody biggest fan lyrics portray desire capturing attention camera achieving fame gaga explained idea fame runs basically money fame feel beautiful dirty rich making choices having references things pull life believe self discovery creative record slightly focused eclectic music intended inspire people feel certain way able encompass lives sense inner fame project world nature album reflection like funnel interesting ideas rest world pop lens critical reception fame received generally positive reviews music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews allmusic called album crafted sampling anti pop high quality wrote fails come short funky sounds fans dance genre complimented irony laden lyrics delivered style owes little album deluxe called remarkably pure vision world beautiful dirty rich economy high times alexis_petridis guardian found packing immensely addictive melody hook virtually sounds like hit single predicted certainly sounds like big phoenix wrote gaga ups terms catchy songwriting sheer high club beat abandon musicomh praised gaga blend sassy attitude metallic beats sharp songwriting elements felt integral creating pop music panned paper brown eyes popmatters called fame solid dance album wrote album success attributed rising club producer redone houston_chronicle felt songs present album innovative gaga deserved credit bringing real dance music mass felt point album laced dance energy extended club play slant_magazine sal_cinquemani viewed gaga lyrics cheap singing uneven best added highlights poker face paper rely solely production sing hooks freedom washington_post criticized album lacking originality robert_christgau gave album honorable mention referred fame garnered grammy nominations 52nd grammy awards december album nominated album year won album chart performance united_states fame debuted number seventeen billboard sales issue dated november fluctuating charts album reached number issue dated march reached peak number chart album topped billboard chart stayed number spot non consecutive weeks march album certified times platinum shipments million copies recording_industry_association_of_america riaa release combined fame deluxe edition album jumped billboard sales reached highest sales week issue dated january copies sold issue dated january fame moved new peak billboard charts weeks end fame fifth best selling album year fame sold million copies united_states april seventh best selling digital album selling million digital copies canada album reached number certified seven times platinum shipment copies sold copies march album debuted number peaked number new_zealand certified double platinum australia album debuted number peaked number album certified times platinum australia australian_recording_industry_association aria shipments copies fame debuted united_kingdom number week sales copies spending weeks replaced songs mother position album spent consecutive weeks number spot certified times platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi sold copies september album reach platinum certification based digital sales selling units album ninth best selling album 21st century france fame debuted number seventy reached peak number weeks certified diamond status february sold copies ireland album entered charts number fifth week climbed number consecutive weeks mainland europe album peaked number european albums austrian albums_chart germany fourth downloaded album reached mexico belgium czech_republic denmark finland greece hungary italy netherlands norway poland russia switzerland album sold million copies worldwide promotion promote album gaga performances worldwide televised appearance june performed berlin fashion week think dance tonight jay_leno vietnam 57th miss universe beauty competition january performed television ireland tonight songs fame second season series episode summer kind wonderful poker face rises money honey remains gaga performed poker face american idol april celebrate launch dirty sexy money abc created music video gaga song beautiful dirty rich directed initially announced gaga second single poker face chosen instead videos released song composed clips second actual music video song charted singles chart digital downloads peaked number eighty album received promotion headlining concert tour fame ball tour started march san_diego california gaga concert tour north american shows march followed dates oceania solo trek europe dates asia soon followed performances shows north_america postponed april gaga described tour traveling museum incorporating artist pop performance art concept tickets distributed charity alternate versions minimal variations planned gaga accommodate different venues consisted segments segment followed video interlude segment ended encore set list consisted songs fame gaga appeared stage new costumes including innovative dress entirely bubbles premiered unreleased song called future love alternate set list minor changes performed european dates received positive critical appreciation critics complimenting vocal clarity fashion sense ability pull like professional artist gaga second headlining tour monster ball tour heavily consistent songs fame album tracks follow 3rd concert tour born way ball songs fame singles dance released album lead single commercially worldwide june digital distribution song critically acclaimed reviewers complimenting club anthem like nature associated achieved commercial success topping charts united_states australia canada netherlands united_kingdom reaching sixteen countries song received grammy nomination category lost electronic duo punk song harder better faster stronger poker face released second single album received critics praised robotic hook chorus single achieved greater success dance topping charts countries released poker face gaga second consecutive number hot december poker face received grammy nominations categories song year record year won best dance recording album single australia new_zealand sweden denmark fourth france song received mixed reviews critics compared criticized bringing party like nature album halt embarrassment album failed match success previous singles australia new_zealand reaching respectively peaked sweden seven france released single united_states canada european nations fourth single australia new_zealand united_kingdom song critically appreciated catchy tune wanna ride disco stick hook song reached countries united_states australia canada announced single united_kingdom ireland release date july fourth single united_states fifth single overall song reached australia canada ireland united_kingdom reached united_states song received critical acclaim fun filled club friendly nature deemed memorable telling song album associated music video song shot mini movie gaga starring doomed killed boyfriend end takes revenge fame popularity originally intended release fame additional tracks announced gaga record label standalone album containing new songs deluxe edition album contains fame entirety album deals darker fame experienced gaga course travelling world expressed monster metaphor gaga compared feel debut album yang concept cover artwork gothic look gaga convince record company allow shoot composition takes inspiration gothic music fashion shows contemporary critics gave positive review album majority complimenting songs bad romance telephone dance dark countries album charted fame like united_states canada japan charted separate album reached major markets announced supporting album started november continued spring track listing formats notes signifies additional producer credits personnel recording studios los_angeles boy studios miami studios new_york personnel adapted fame liner notes charts certifications 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