The ARTPOP Act 2 Discussion thread:Remembering ACT2

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Welcome to The ARTPOP Act 2 Discussion Thread

Okay So Today's Topic in this thread is :Remembering Act2 

(If you have and new stuff to talk about LEAKS or FANART or just talking about the golden days )

ACT2 Is Always In My Heart No Matter What People Say It's not gonna happen but there's a chance and hope we just have to wait 

also I think we should plan something big! For ARTPOP's Anniversary this year! Every Year to remind gaga that we love ARTPOP and forget the past  

I remember when GGD was flooded with other rumors it was awesome!  But lowkey those fake leaks are bops tbh 

act2 may never be seen in the public any time soon but 

in dedication I changed my name to act2 

[RUMOUR!] Gaga may Leak Act2 Herself before the tour [RUMOR!]

 

I know there are alot of people that say stop trying to make this happen heres my response

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Never

Read About Act 2 history right here (be careful its long)

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What Was ARTPOP ACT 2?

When Gaga initially envisioned the concept for ARTPOP, it was always as a double album. Originally, side A was to be filled with the more commercial pop sounds she was known for, while side B was intended to feature the songs designated as "experimental". As time went on, however, this seemed less feasible as Gaga realised that separating the album into these two dichotomies was contradicting the very concept of the project which was meant to bring them together.

Despite this, there was a huge amount of material that had been recorded during Gaga's fifth album sessions for the public to consume. Writing had started right after the release of Born This Way in May 2011, and by the time the Born This Way Ball tour had come to an unexpectedly early end due to a hip injury, up to fifty songs had been considered for inclusion. Even more songs were written during Gaga's six month recovery time, which meant that by the time ARTPOP was released in November 2013, over ninety tracks in various stages of development had been written for the album. Some of these were to be released on the ill-fated ARTPOP app that accompanied the projects release, but others were special enough to have their own place on a physical album.

By the album release date, Gaga had teased that she had plans to release another volume of ARTPOP before its accompanying tour, saying "it could be nice to play both acts on the tour". And ARTPOP: Act II was still a possibility back in March of 2014, when Gaga discussed it in a post-show keynote at the SXSW Festival. "There's many volumes of work over a long period of time that have just not been released to the public because I've chosen to not put it into the system," she said. "Sometimes it's just fun to have records that me and my friends listen to. We love it. We don't care what everybody else thinks. Maybe one day I'll release them. And I have a whole second act of ARTPOP."

In April of that year, Gaga stated "there's a strong possibility I will release another volume of ARTPOP".

And then: nothing. Radio silence on the subject. Gaga has never spoken about ARTPOP: Act II publicly again.

WHY DID ARTPOP ACT 2 GO UNRELEASED?

While we don't know what officially dealt the final blow to ARTPOP: Act II, it's a strong possibility that a mixed reception to the albums predecessor and the perception of it as a "flop" brought an end to any plans Gaga or her label had for a follow up: especially with the low chart positions of the albums last single 'G.U.Y.', which despite a big budget music video hit only #76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ironically, ARTPOP as an album did relatively well, hitting #1 and going on to become the ninth best-selling album of the year, despite only having two properly marketed singles. In August of 2014, Gaga confirmed that we would never receive any music through the ARTPOP app following months of waiting. Her statement that she had "moved" on from anything to do with her old management bore an ill omen for the album release, too. Gaga went on to reinvent her image with 2014's collaborative jazz album Cheek To Cheek with Tony Bennett, before becoming a country chanteuse with last years Joanne, and ARTPOP: Act II became just another project to add to the list of Gaga's unkept promises.

WHAT SONGS COULD HAVE MADE THE ALBUM?

In an interview with KISS 92.5, Gaga stated that she had recorded around ninety songs for the original album, with only fifteen of them making the final cut. This leaves around seventy-five unreleased tracks that we haven't heard, out of which we have concrete titles for twelve - a full albums worth. The tracks that were considered for Act II include:

'Brooklyn Nights': Co-written by the team of DJ White Shadow, Nick Monson and Dino Zisis that made 'Applause' happen, 'Brooklyn Nights' is a nostalgic ode the love of Gaga's life, most likely Lüc Carl. 'Brooklyn Nights' was a contender for the original ARTPOP album until late in the game, with Gaga teasing it in September of 2013 via a Twitter post and rumours swirling that the track was competing with 'Mary Jane Holland' for a place on the album. In October, when asked why the song didn't make the cut, Gaga replied, "I wanted to spend more time on it. It will come out [via] the app sometime during the album cycle". While we were eventually left high and dry with the app, which had no exclusive songs on it, the song was leaked in early 2014.

'Maren': This is a title registered onto Gaga's BMI in November of 2012. It's produced by Gaga newcomers Dreamlab (famous for their work with Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato) and John Nation, and possibly references the picturesque coastal county north of San Francisco.

'Onion Girl': Gaga revealed this title in an interview with KISS 92.5 in November of 2013. Produced by Zedd, this song could possibly a reference to Charles De Lint's 2001 novel The Onion Girl, which is named so for the peeling back of layers that occurs to the main character over the course of the book.

'PARTYNAUSEOUS': 'PARTYNAUSEOUS' was originally conceived as a song by Kendrick Lamar featuring Gaga back in 2012. It was planned to be released as a single from Lamar's album but was cut due to creative differences on which direction the song should take. This slow R&B version of the song leaked in 2015. Later, Gaga reworked the track as an EDM-styled interlude for the ARTPOP Ball tour. The song, from Gaga's perspective, details her efforts to make peace with the country of Jakarta, which banned her from performing during The Born This Way Ball Tour in 2012.

'Princess Die': One of the earliest titles written for ARTPOP, 'Princess Die' was first performed on an Australian date of the Born This Way Ball tour in June of 2012, and later became a mainstay of the show. Writing in January of that year, Vanity Fair had described Gaga playing the song for them during their interview: "Gaga went to the piano to play us [...] a song about fame and celebrity death. Even in its rough stages, it has her trademark catchy chorus, and she sang the sad slightly bitter lyrics in full voice." Gaga later teased that the song would be released through the ARTPOP app, but this did not come to be.

'Ratchet': This was a collaboration recorded with Azealia Banks, but was cut from the original record because Gaga found Banks to have a "bad attitude"; it's possible that it could have been rerecorded as a solo venture. We have a small snippet of Gaga performing it live and an official instrumental released by producer DJ White Shadow.

'Red Flame': This was a collaboration recorded with Azealia Banks, but was cut from the original record because Gaga found Banks to have a "bad attitude"; it's possible that it could have been rerecorded as a solo venture. A watermarked version of this song leaked in 2016.

'Sire': 'Sire' is a song written in 2012 and produced by DJ White Shadow. Gaga sang it backstage for fans at The Born This Way Ball Tour in February of 2013, and mentioned that it was inspired by Michael Jackson, who is possibly the revered "sire" spoken about in the title.

'Tinnitus': Gaga revealed this title in an interview with KISS 92.5 in November of 2013. Produced by EDM producer Madeon, the songs title refers to a condition where one hears ringing in their airs, particularly after hearing loud noises on repeat.

'TEA': Written in 2012, this song was initially confirmed for ARTPOP but failed to make the cut. Gaga teased some lyrics on Twitter which went, "It's been oolong/Since I've had a sip and/I get this feeling I need a green detox/The truth will be the winner tonight."

'Temple': Produced by Zedd, 'Temple' was announced in 2013 and was apparently about her love for then-boyfriend Taylor Kinney. "It's about feeling safe with someone so beautiful on the inside and out. The song is about him being able to love somebody who has a fast pace life, and is always on the road."

'In Like With You': Gaga revealed this title in an interview with KISS 92.5 in November of 2013. The song was proudced by frequent Gaga collaborator DJ White Shadow, who also worked on songs such as ARTPOP single 'Do What U Want'.

WILL WE EVER HEAR ARTPOP ACT 2?

Sadly, given that four years have passed since the release of the original ARTPOP, it's doubtful that we'll ever hear the album as it was initially intended. Thanks to ongoing leaks, we've had enough choice selections released to form a small EP of demos that might have made the cut; but most of the truly intriguing tracks like 'Onion Girl' and 'TEA' have gone unheard of for the most part.

Early last year, Gaga mentioned in an interview that she had heard her fans opinions and considered releasing a compilation album of unreleased and rare tracks, but we've heard nothing more about any such project since. All we can hope is that Gaga's team is smart and prepared enough to release anniversary editions of each of her albums, and that we'll receive a special edition of ARTPOP for it'stenth anniversary in 2023. Until then, we'll have to listen to that live 'Ratchet' snippet on repeat and be content with wondering what could have been.

Article By Countess from Pophatesflops.com:

https://www.pophatesflops.com/news/throwback/ARTPOP-act-ii-what-could-have-been-r319/

 

 

 

[ACT2 3,267]

long live act 2

[kvnrp 48,353]

is this 2014 again

Act II as a whole won't ever happen, but we might see ideas from it in the future I guess

The Cure kinda fits with that as well

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

Build a bridge and get over it, it's not happening

[FREEPALESTINE 299]

COMON.

get over it.

[ACT2 3,267]

Just now, MaryJaneHolland said:

Build a bridge and get over it, it's not happening

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Never

 

[ACT2 3,267]

Just now, omagaga said:

COMON.

get over it.

 

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Never 

 

[Debithius 5,395]

I am happy Act 2 never happened. Just get over it already. Jesus

[FREEPALESTINE 299]

Just now, LayOnMeAMillion said:

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Never 

 

this is just really annoying at the end. get a life or something.

[Andrew 375]

ARTPOP is over. 

[ACT2 3,267]

Just now, Andrew said:

ARTPOP is over. 

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Still Lives On 

recipets:

Coachella

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[ImpossiblePrincess 3,840]

I wanna hear it but it will never be released unfortunately.

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6 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said:

Build a bridge and get over it, it's not happening

 

4 minutes ago, Andrew said:

ARTPOP is over. 

 

5 minutes ago, omagaga said:

COMON.

get over it.

 

 

btw even tho i would want it i dont think we would see the light 

Early last year, Gaga mentioned in an interview that she had heard her fans opinions and considered releasing a compilation album of unreleased and rare tracks, but we've heard nothing more about any such project since. All we can hope is that Gaga's team is smart and prepared enough to release anniversary editions of each of her albums, and that we'll receive a special edition of ARTPOP for it's tenth anniversary in 2023. Until then, we'll have to listen to that live 'Ratchet' snippet on repeat and be content with wondering what could have been.

but i was explaining to people that dont know 

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so they can suffer like me

 

[Bradley 56,453]

I gave you a like for the effort you put into writing this essay but I haven't read it nor do I think I will be able to find the time

[XMonsterMonster 1,555]

Discussed 138372664 times already. 

I really appreciate the time you put in writing this post, but I don't even know what to discuss about it. I would love to hear the unreleased Act II songs, but this is just not happening.