Meltdown over ‘Yoü and I’ as a single

[LordByron28 915]

Laid the groundwork for Joanne and ASIB. Not the most exciting but did decent. 

[palma 7,744]

37 minutes ago, LG7 time now said:

Technically it didn’t do too well commercially, it was quite a flop for her at the time, but people were getting tired and no song would have been major imo.

That video is fabulous. I remember being between life and death watching it for the first time, my migraine was so terrible… but Gaga gave me a solution for that 

Omg I'm getting more flashbacks 

That summer I was staying at my grandpa's summer house and I had no internet connection there so I was obsessively checking MTV to see the next single cuz they were teasing Gaga's new video - one day they said she shared the letter "ü" and I thought, being my dumbass 13 y/o self, "OMG THAT SOUNDS GERMAN SCHEISSE CONFIRMEDT " only to see it was for Y&I in some cornfield  The fumes were real 

 

[RebeldeFaith 4,714]

58 minutes ago, ThisGuyTony said:

During this time I had a friend on there who posted she was filming the Government Hooker video and would debut a controversial performance of it at the VMA’s and I believed every word  

Tbh, they weren't too far from the truth. There was a Government Hooker teaser shot for the VMAs, and her appearance at the show was controversial, performance and all.

[RickMonster98 7,399]

the song was a hit in the usa, the choice was fine 

 

[holy scheisse 21,809]

I remember this and completely agreeing that it was a horrible choice lmao

 

a nice transition into adult contemporary music 

[gumzy3000 7,023]

Its one of her best music videos me thinks and the song is cute too

[CatelynnMarie 4,339]

50 minutes ago, bionic said:

People forget fans had heard the song for like 2 years on the Monster Ball by the time U+I had became a single. Not the worst single choice but it didn't really have the fan backing so why should the GP be invested in it

This is why I started to dislike the song and typically only listen to the jazz version from the VMA promo. “Are you guys ready for a new one?!” (starts playing yoü and i) got annoying for me after a bit of time 

i DOOOO love all the different versions where she adlibbed the state name for radio! 

Edited July 24, 2024 by CatelynnMarie

[HelloHangoverz 16,397]

8 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

a nice transition into adult contemporary music

that's the only reason they picked it as a single imo, they wanted to prove she's not a one trick pony

[ThisGuyTony 29,405]

37 minutes ago, VOLANTIS said:

I remember when the picture of her walking down that road in her black outfit was circulating, everyone knew it was You and I but we all gaslit ourselves into believing it was for Bloody Mary 

And I had a meltdown when she described the video. I thought it’d be TEOG 2.0 levels of boring 

“The premise of the video is that I've walked all the way from New York City to Nebraska to get (my boyfriend) back," Mother Monster told a US radio show. 

[CyanDante 5,901]

My favourite Gaga song from all time. 

[nkta 316]

that choice for a single kinda ended the whole excitement of the BTW era… After that there was nothing she could do to make Marry The Night a hit 

[RenegAde 18,422]

1 hour ago, LG7 time now said:

Technically it didn’t do too well commercially, it was quite a flop for her at the time, but people were getting tired and no song would have been major imo.

That video is fabulous. I remember being between life and death watching it for the first time, my migraine was so terrible… but Gaga gave me a solution for that 

Obviously it wasnt as big as her biggest hits but i actually appreciate that it was more of a sleeper hit. Its chart run is pretty interesting and really shows that promotion works. 3x platinum is impressive after all for a 4th single 

[Anderson123 36,441]

It was an interesting choice given the amount of other great stuff on the album. I do love it now and the music video is one of my favorites, it was a much better way to show Gaga's other side before Million Reasons and one of her best ballads.

Just now, NATAH said:

i wonder if she or the label picked this or if the label wanted something else

She asked the fans which song we wanted and Scheiße won the poll. I also wonder if her record label wanted You and I or it was her and she changed her mind and wanted to do something different. She clearly loves the song.

[nATAH 44,808]

7 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

She asked the fans which song we wanted and Scheiße won the poll. 

you mean there was a poll before the ARTPOP one?!

[Killa 16,414]

Well i Remember her performing the First draft on TV, so un expected. The studio version was kinda underwhelming but that  video was a whole moment