Andrew Watt confirms DWAS was always intended for Gaga album

[culturalbaptism 2,374]

1 hour ago, freebit said:

Whining about the whiners is a separate category ok

There are levels of no-life-ry - I'm bad, but not that bad, lol. 

Gaga's a big commercial pop star, not an indie artist like Ethel Cain. She's critiqued capitalism, but her attitude has always been best illustrated in the lyrics of The Fame, as in like, yeah, she see it's pitfalls, but she's going for it anyway, lol, which I argue is an it's own authenticity. It's kind of like when people get mad about like the environment and the damage Apple is doing to it, but yet, we tend to type these critiques on iphones and macbooks. 

That's why she's not my main fave anymore. After she sold herself with that Dead Aunt album when it was supposed to be a glam pop album. Björk, my main fave, would NEVER do this. Would never water down her album just to make it more successful, that's a true ARTIST full of ARTISTRY something Gaga was almost getting back again but gave in for the numbers.

This is MY fave Gaga:

I try to sell myself but I am really laughing
Because I just love the music, not the bling
Music, not the bling

 

And so you know, as soon as the album is out on Apple Music, I deleting that bullshit track from the album and keeping it as the stand alone single it was intended to be before it was a huge hit. **** the charts, bless artistry. 

Edited 4 hours ago by culturalbaptism

[cachapatratorian 370]

We're talking about a song with an apocalyptic theme, where the world is about to end and you want to die with that special someone with a smile on your face and there are people who think the song is not dark enough to be part of Mayhem? 

[NUTELLA 5,119]

Just now, cachapatratorian said:

you want to die with that special someone on your face

What I saw before my double take

[Ladle Ghoulash 17,531]

1 minute ago, cachapatratorian said:

We're talking about a song with an apocalyptic theme, where the world is about to end and you want to die with that special someone with a smile on your face and there are people who think the song is not dark enough to be part of Mayhem? 

Oh we’re not out here trying to pretend that this song is anything other than music that plays over the intercom when you’re in the changing room at Kohl’s, sister 

[culturalbaptism 2,374]

Just now, cachapatratorian said:

We're talking about a song with an apocalyptic theme, where the world is about to end and you want to die with that special someone with a smile on your face and there are people who think the song is not dark enough to be part of Mayhem? 

Die With a Smile is a adult contemporary-ish pop track. The album so far has a dark, industrial electropop sound from the 2000s, so I does not fit the album musically. Unless she's remixing the track to fit the album but that would ruin the sales so guess is not happening.

And before someone mentions Brown Eyes, Speechless, Dope, etc. again, let me remind you these tracks do sound like the "slowing down" part of an album like is pretty common. If she put DWAS on the end is because she couldn't artistically fit it in the album so is a "bonus track". I wouldn't doubt the album sounds cohesive with the 13 tracks and the last one like it's not part of it.

[Judas Oyster 1,903]

2 hours ago, NUTELLA said:

Art and capitalism can be friends

ARTPOP

Music not the bling

ARTPOP

We could belong together

[Roughhouse Dandy 9,846]

"Peace, be still!" Said Jesus to the churning waters and Me to y'all heifers yapping about things none of us are informed on or can control. 

[Anderson123 36,518]

32 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

But what is Die With A Smile tho? Is it a standalone single? Not anymore - that’s not possible.

Is it the 0th single from Mayhem bc she said Disease was the first? That’s not possible. 

It’s just the lead single, period, simply bc August comes before October - and that’s not a whack on how great Disease is.

Why is it so hard to understand. Disease is the first single, Abracadabra is the second, Die With A Smile was a standalone single now included on the album. 

[culturalbaptism 2,374]

2 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

Why is it so hard to understand. Disease is the first single, Abracadabra is the second, Die With A Smile was a standalone single now included on the album. 

As Wikipedia brilliantly says:

The album was recorded at Rick Rubin's studio Shangri-La, in Malibu, California. The album was preceded by the release of three singles. Its lead single, "Disease", premiered on October 25, 2024. "Abracadabra" followed as the second single on February 3, 2025. Mayhem also includes the Grammy Award-winning song "Die with a Smile", a duet with Bruno Mars, which was released on August 16, 2024.

 

[SevenWonder 4,094]

I can't believe anyone actually cares about this. 

Cracks me up. 

[lastpopicon 7,346]

2 minutes ago, culturalbaptism said:

As Wikipedia brilliantly says:

The album was recorded at Rick Rubin's studio Shangri-La, in Malibu, California. The album was preceded by the release of three singles. Its lead single, "Disease", premiered on October 25, 2024. "Abracadabra" followed as the second single on February 3, 2025. Mayhem also includes the Grammy Award-winning song "Die with a Smile", a duet with Bruno Mars, which was released on August 16, 2024.

 

until it gets edited again 

[lil1th 38]

If a song gets popular artists will usually add it to the album if it's releasing in the near future, this isn't a new practice, It's like how when a collab comes out, does well and both artists adds it to their albums. Doesn't matter if it was originally supposed to be there or not, it is there now so... I think it would have been a mistake if she hadn't included it, it was/is a huge hit. 

It's funny this is something people actually cares about, it's a non issue.

Edited 1 hour ago by lil1th

[Starmie25 15,737]

11 hours ago, Cameltoe Chariot said:

Why do you guys find an issue EVERY album cycle? It's annoying as f*ck 

sad but tru

[TraeumereiLPB 315]

Y'all have too much time on your hands.

[monketsharona 66,830]

54 minutes ago, lil1th said:

If a song gets popular artists will usually add it to the album if it's releasing in the near future, this isn't a new practice, It's like how when a collab comes out, does well and both artists adds it to their albums. Doesn't matter if it was originally supposed to be there or not, it is there now so... I think it would have been a mistake if she hadn't included it, it was/is a huge hit. 

It's funny this is something people actually cares about, it's a non issue.

And tbh the same thing kinda happen with You and I at the time. The song wasn't meant to be included to an album but she recorded it and included it to BTW after people demands.

I'm sure DWAS fits the album as a closure.