Andrew Watt confirms DWAS was always intended for Gaga album

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3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Why not just throw Shallow on there too? And ARUTW? How about Poker Face? Triple your streams while you're at it, all of those songs have just as much to do with Mayhem as DWAS does so she might as well, yeah?

that’s fraudulent already 

Not only in the artistic pov but also on the commercial one 

DWAS can be added logically since it was released in the same era and not affiliated with any album. I mean I wouldn’t mind her adding The Cure to Joanne or ASIB album.

 

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1 minute ago, FFXIV WhiteMage said:

I mean I wouldn’t mind her adding The Cure to Joanne

And I would absolutely implode over a decision this ridiculous  

We have different standards, it's fine.

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On 2/24/2025 at 5:15 AM, LittleMonster20 said:

Here’s my theory on what I think might be the case.

Gaga referred to Die With A Smile’s inclusion on Mayhem as ‘the missing piece of the puzzle’. To me, that sounds as if Mayhem and its (standard) tracklist were already finished by the time Gaga got called up by Bruno to feature on DWAS, but wasn’t completely satisfied with Blade Of Grass being the album closer, and whilst finishing DWAS realized it would make a great album closer instead and a better one than Blade Of Grass, and therefore asked her label if it could be added to the album as the final track last minute, to which the label agreed due to its success.

This actually makes so much sense omg

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The Haus is trying to gaslight us…but why? We get it. DWAS is a megahit and including it in the album is a savvy business move. There is no need to lie like this. 

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On 2/25/2025 at 1:18 AM, PartySick said:

It's logical from a monetary perspective. It's an abysmal choice from an artistic perspective.

I was never a fan of Gaga 'cause she charted well.

I'd rather her strip DWAS from Mayhem and see the album struggle to crack the top 100 than keep it on top with a decision that's completely devoid of integrity and honesty.

Why not just throw Shallow on there too? And ARUTW? How about Poker Face? Triple your streams while you're at it, all of those songs have just as much to do with Mayhem as DWAS does so she might as well, yeah?

I don't understand how so many of you don't get why this is such a thorn in some fans' sides  I understand why many of you aren't bothered, it's fine, but y'all have to do some thinking from others' perspectives sometimes.

Shallow, ARUTW and Poker Face are all old songs which are already on Gaga albums. That's why you wouldn't throw them on to Mayhem.

It's not a big deal for me, but musically I would prefer if DWAS was not on Mayhem - I'm willing to bet that it WILL sound out of place. Releasing an album is a commercial venture (artistic too of course), and adding DWAS makes commercial sense. I just wish they wouldn't lie so blatantly about it. If they can't add it without lying about it .... they (she) shouldn't do it imo.

Edit. It will be interesting to see what the critics have to say about it if it sounds very out of place. 

Edited February 26 by MOT

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i love how everyone is directly assuming it's a lie based off of... nothing ? vibes ? verbiage in a tweet ? 

y'all are hilarious 

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The craziest part about this is her makeup in the DWAS is more in line with Mayhem/Disease than Abra… hence, it could 100% be in line with Mayhem’s aesthetic and thus a part of the era. The fact that people also assume he’s lying with no receipt or evidence other than vibes is crazyyyy like do y’all have to hate EVERY producer each era omg 

Gaga’s about to take an obviously LONG break from music and acting after this album, let her do whatever for that number 1 damn! She’s not even being shady or excessive with her tactics

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1 hour ago, BeyonkaAte said:

i love how everyone is directly assuming it's a lie based off of... nothing ? vibes ? verbiage in a tweet ? 

y'all are hilarious 

Or maybe based off the fact she previously stated that DWAS was a standalone single and that Disease was LG7's first single?

Some of you have a short memory.

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i'm thinking she said what she said at first to stop the crybabies from freaking out that lg7  was going to be a ballad album. 

which didn't do much cuz they still whining and complaining about everything as always 

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28 minutes ago, Oriane said:

Or maybe based off the fact she previously stated that DWAS was a standalone single and that Disease was LG7's first single?

Some of you have a short memory.

my memory is fine, hence why i said this :

1 hour ago, BeyonkaAte said:

 verbiage in a tweet ?

but yah ok pls keep calling this man a liar based off of nothing, as if any of y'all were in the room with them

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1 hour ago, BeyonkaAte said:

i love how everyone is directly assuming it's a lie based off of... nothing ? vibes ? verbiage in a tweet ? 

y'all are hilarious 

Everyone’s assuming it’s a lie based off…everything she said about the song leading up to this LMAO. Genuinely more laughable to buy into the retcon of it all tbh 

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1 minute ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Everyone’s assuming it’s a lie based off…everything she said about the song leading up to this LMAO. Genuinely more laughable to buy into the retcon of it all tbh 

i take people at face value, bc they have nothing to gain (or lose for that matter) by lying.

for all we know, things were switched around 10 times before anything was released, and maybe 10 more times after. my point is we have literally no way of knowing anyone's intentions.

So if he says that's what happened, i'll believe him, until someone else who is equally as reputable says otehrwise.