Chromatica Track Lengths & Names

[CanadaGoesGaga 2,017]

1 hour ago, Zilla said:

Considering she almost quit multiple times and seems to have many mental health issues still, I'm grateful she's even alive so whatever floats your boat! 

it’s like they haven’t truly noticed what RoM is about. 

[Tommy Monster 812]

I just found a Free Woman leak on twitter (yes, I am hungry for that album and will stream it when it comes out, so no harm from listening to the leak), and yes, it was real, it's HQ, it has the second verse and bridge and everything and I am speechless 

But there's only 1 thing, its length is 3:42, not 3:11, so it's either a very good demo (hope not, I really love it), or the lengths we have are wrong 

[RedOneKonvictGaga 217]

12 minutes ago, Tommy Monster said:

I just found a Free Woman leak on twitter (yes, I am hungry for that album and will stream it when it comes out, so no harm from listening to the leak), and yes, it was real, it's HQ, it has the second verse and bridge and everything and I am speechless 

But there's only 1 thing, its length is 3:42, not 3:11, so it's either a very good demo (hope not, I really love it), or the lengths we have are wrong 

You've only just found out about the leak 

It leaked agesss ago

[POPARTHD 7,053]

4 minutes ago, RedOneKonvictGaga said:

You've only just found out about the leak 

It leaked agesss ago

Hopefully they kept the bridge D:

[Hewkah 48]

17 minutes ago, Tommy Monster said:

I just found a Free Woman leak on twitter (yes, I am hungry for that album and will stream it when it comes out, so no harm from listening to the leak), and yes, it was real, it's HQ, it has the second verse and bridge and everything and I am speechless 

But there's only 1 thing, its length is 3:42, not 3:11, so it's either a very good demo (hope not, I really love it), or the lengths we have are wrong 

I can't remember who said this ... but I did see other users mention this earlier: the leak we have is actually the demo, and it's very different to the album version. This solidifies it with the track length, but I also love the bridge .. I hope they kept it! I'm really eager to see how different it is. I think the lyrics will be mostly the same, perhaps, but with a harder/different production? Who knows. 

[S0436 10,215]

Most of the Beatles’ most iconic songs were less than 2:45 

[Tommy Monster 812]

12 minutes ago, RedOneKonvictGaga said:

You've only just found out about the leak 

Well, sorry, I do have a life outside of GGD 

[JazzGa 14,530]

Remember gurls, you can play a 3 minute song TWICE in 6 minutes and get 2 streams outta it, and you can play a 2 minute song three times and get three streams! Yall BETTER be treating every song like it's 6 minutes long and repeating them!!

[JazzGa 14,530]

31 minutes ago, Hewkah said:

I can't remember who said this ... but I did see other users mention this earlier: the leak we have is actually the demo, and it's very different to the album version. This solidifies it with the track length, but I also love the bridge .. I hope they kept it! I'm really eager to see how different it is. I think the lyrics will be mostly the same, perhaps, but with a harder/different production? Who knows. 

They betta keep "Imma free womayeeyayeeyayeeyayeeyayeeyan!" on the final version!!!!!

[TriforceZZ 46]

I'm honestly not upset about the lengths, cut out the fat. I immediately think about some of the tracks on Born This Way and how drawn out they are sometimes - long intros and outros. Marry the Night is the worst offender, that song could've easily been ended around the 3:30 mark but continues on for another minute. Rain On Me is so perfect in length and isn't boring, it has those peaks and valleys that a good song needs.

[POPARTHD 7,053]

[Joshie S 5,914]

26 minutes ago, POPARTHD said:

[NiteOwl 46]

6 hours ago, POPARTHD said:

Finally, 2 days before release lmao! 

[NewUsername 11,043]

21 hours ago, ***goys said:

  

Why are you acting like Gaga is making some crazy edgy progressive music that requires an incredible amount of time to get into all the complex composition... This is mainstream manufactured corporate pop music we're talking about, if you want long songs go listen to some indie bands. Gaga is NOT the only one who decides about such strategies , Gaga is a brand, it's a company with tons of employees and people who take care of the brand in different areas, Interscope records is adapting to the market and if you look at all the recent interscope releases they're all kinda short due to the streaming era. I just get annoyed fast if the song feels over and the artist is just beating a dead horse. I want the piece to leave me wanting more, not thinking "finally".

You're really uncultured if you think length determines quality. There is no room for error in a short timespan so every section of the song must be strong. Depends entirely on the genre and the song composition. It makes sense for stuff like grind or crust to be really short since it's so frantic, whereas stoner or progressive can't be rushed.

Shorter songs tend to work most effectively when it comes to certain genres, as it reinforces the urgent and frenetic energy that the genre relies on. Short pieces of music can communicate as much as long pieces. In fact I value concise, efficient story-telling in a song as a positive trait. One of the things punk music often does is boil rock songs down to their most essential elements then amplify that. 

Some of Boards of Canadas most emotive and beautiful songs clock under 2 minutes. 

Short songs are also common in grindcore and powerviolence. Look at most grind albums and you'll see lots of songs shorter than a minute (sometimes much shorter), and hardly any longer than 2 minutes. It serves the genre well because it gives an effect of unpredictability and restless energy when you're listening to an album, which fits the extreme aesthetic well. It also prevents the music from being tedious to listen to - even as someone who loves grind, I find it difficult to listen to 5+ minute songs and 40+ minute albums in that style.

Do you even listen to hip-hop or lofi stuff? This short song thing has been a thing for +2 years now , and rap is the most streamed genre across streaming services these days, The biggest rap songs of the last few years were all less than 2 minute long (Gucci Gang, Old Town Road etc), most of xxxtentacion's songs are short as hell too. 

I'm also going to suggest checking out J Dilla's album Donuts. I don't think a single track exceeds the three minute mark and it is consistently wonderful throughout. Deerhoof also have very short songs, but they are stuffed with ideas. Have you tried Wire? They're an example too - they have a song that's 30 seconds long, and it's a masterpiece.

Dude, "you're really uncultured", really now?

[Prostitute Barbie 4,076]

Revisiting after hearing the album. I feel all the freakouts over the short lengths were completely pointless now. I felt the same way when they were revealed but every track on Chromatica works for me exactly the way it is. I hardly even notice the short lengths