DWAS always meant for mayhem

[dynamite 52,128]

16 minutes ago, AyeshaErotica said:

On Reddit they say DWAS, Medicine and Abra were a test: They looked at the chart positions and based upon their success, they determined how the rest of the album should be. Initially, they expected Abra to score higher and the album originally included more dark industrial songs like Abra. When DWAS turned out to be the most successful single, and Medicine and Abra rather underperforming (although imo they are much better than DWAS), they changed the tracklist and replaced dark industrial songs with more light, mainstream-friendly songs, more similair to DWAS since they had circa 50 of them. So DWAS was always meant as a test and Bruno Mars had the biggest impact on Mayhem.

Why are you calling it Medicine 

[BELLYACHE 1,104]

WAITTTT CUS- AT the start Bruno’s first lines was “I JUST WOKE UP FROM A DREAM!” Meaning she woke up from her GOTHIC DREAMS 

[Jessica Germ 1,775]

30 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

I think it was apart of the same sessions but she said somewhere that DWAS replaced a ballad that was already destined for the album and she'd hopefully have a chance to share it at some point. (maybe the tour?)

When was this secret ballad mentioned?

[FATCAT 59,702]

4 minutes ago, Jessica Germ said:

When was this secret ballad mentioned?

Maybe Hot Ones? I'm not entirely sure, there's been so many interviews recently

[elijahfan 25,530]

The song was not conceived in that goal, I don't think this is up for conversation? Gaga and Bruno have clearly stated so. But honestly, it's a good closer track and I don't blame Gaga for wanting to include it. Frankly, DWAS featuring on MAYHEM really is the least of my issues with this album

[Jessica Germ 1,775]

20 minutes ago, elijahfan said:

The song was not conceived in that goal, I don't think this is up for conversation? Gaga and Bruno have clearly stated so. But honestly, it's a good closer track and I don't blame Gaga for wanting to include it. Frankly, DWAS featuring on MAYHEM really is the least of my issues with this album

Plus it goes in so seamlessly… might as well. It’s her damn song

[StrawberryBlond 14,472]

Just noticed it was amended as the first single on Wikipedia, but they've already flip-flopped on this multiple times, so I won't hold my breath. Absolutely it was only added because it became a hit. If it flopped, it would've been swept under the rug, never to be seen again. But there's no denying how well it fits nevertheless. "I just woke up from a dream" is a good way to sum up all the chaotic electronica we just heard and it follows on with the love theme perfectly. It's a decent theory that it wasn't made the official lead single because the fans would've flipped considering it sounds nothing like dark dance pop that she'd been teasing but Interscope wanted a big hit for the lead and its lazy summer ballad sound would do better in late summer/early autumn than at Halloween, which is when Disease came out.

I'm just glad it was added because it needed an undisputed smash seeing as Disease flopped and Abra massively underperformed, both of which were very disappointing considering how I thought they were GP-friendly. I still believe there could be more hits on this album, they just haven't been selected yet but until then, DWAS will result in the album being called a success whatever happens from here on out. I don't get why fans are so mad about a hit being added to their fave's album. Every other pop stan would be breathing a sigh of relief that they've got one justified hit on its singles tally. I think some fans can't quite get over that she made such a commercial decision, although it was probably Interscope's decision. Gaga is a major artist on a major label, of course decisions like this have to be made sometimes.

51 minutes ago, RichAssPiss said:

It's the physicals for me. 

If it were really added last minute, it wouldn't be pressed on vinyl. There's a lead time to these things. It's why Cowboy Carter had a different early vinyl release and Pink Friday 2 on vinyl was only 10 tracks. Everything about Mayhem feels considered and not rushed.

Didn't Gaga announce it was going to be included far ahead of release date though? I don't know how long it takes to press vinyl. I just know there's only 3 factories in the world who make them however (according to Ed Sheeran). I know such a heavy workload being put on just 3 factories means there'll be a huge backlog and you have to book your slot early. Obviously, you can't add a track at the very last minute but Gaga announced it was going to be included maybe 2+ months in advance? 

[River 110,105]

It doesn't matter honestly, you need to be a very bad business person not to include a song like DWAS that gives you 7-8 million daily streams in your album.

At the end Gaga is a business and not a charity, she has a whole team to pay salaries to and a lot of responsibilities, so whatever your opinion about DWAS on the album, her decision to include DWAS is a good decision.

[Kayi 2,122]

1 hour ago, AyeshaErotica said:

On Reddit they say DWAS, Medicine and Abra were a test: They looked at the chart positions and based upon their success, they determined how the rest of the album should be. Initially, they expected Abra to score higher and the album originally included more dark industrial songs like Abra. When DWAS turned out to be the most successful single, and Medicine and Abra rather underperforming (although imo they are much better than DWAS), they changed the tracklist and replaced dark industrial songs with more light, mainstream-friendly songs, more similair to DWAS since they had circa 50 of them. So DWAS was always meant as a test and Bruno Mars had the biggest impact on Mayhem.

It sounds a bit like a conspiracy theory 

But if it's true, we're cooked and labels are truly mastermind evil 

[Ziggy 11,078]

I’ll be 100 and say I don’t think it was meant for it BUT it works well with how they reshuffled the album. I personally think the beast may have been the og closer or shadow of a man. The beast could work as an outro track with some reshuffling imo. It’s a nice comedown to the themes of the album or alternatively shadow of a man goes out with a bang which she also likes to do

[Kayi 2,122]

1 hour ago, BELLYACHE said:

WAITTTT CUS- AT the start Bruno’s first lines was “I JUST WOKE UP FROM A DREAM!” Meaning she woke up from her GOTHIC DREAMS 

Finally someone who's getting that the word "dream" is repeated many times in other songs 

Notice that DWAS include many words or theme that exist in other songs "scream", "dream", "night", "last time", etc... These are connected to other themes of the album.

Edited 9 hours ago by Kayi

[Anderson123 37,055]

1 hour ago, AyeshaErotica said:

On Reddit they say DWAS, Medicine and Abra were a test: They looked at the chart positions and based upon their success, they determined how the rest of the album should be. Initially, they expected Abra to score higher and the album originally included more dark industrial songs like Abra. When DWAS turned out to be the most successful single, and Medicine and Abra rather underperforming (although imo they are much better than DWAS), they changed the tracklist and replaced dark industrial songs with more light, mainstream-friendly songs, more similair to DWAS since they had circa 50 of them. So DWAS was always meant as a test and Bruno Mars had the biggest impact on Mayhem.

Whoever came up with this theory...

[Ziggy 11,078]

1 hour ago, AyeshaErotica said:

On Reddit they say DWAS, Medicine and Abra were a test: They looked at the chart positions and based upon their success, they determined how the rest of the album should be. Initially, they expected Abra to score higher and the album originally included more dark industrial songs like Abra. When DWAS turned out to be the most successful single, and Medicine and Abra rather underperforming (although imo they are much better than DWAS), they changed the tracklist and replaced dark industrial songs with more light, mainstream-friendly songs, more similair to DWAS since they had circa 50 of them. So DWAS was always meant as a test and Bruno Mars had the biggest impact on Mayhem.

I’ve heard this but I doubt it so much. They have no reason to think like this bc not to be blunt but Gaga isn’t really a priority artist. She’s always gonna do solid numbers but the likelihood of virality is slim for her given her age in pop. It’s all great music but young people usually flock to other young people, right? That in mind, they wouldn’t stake an album on this imo nor would Gaga let them given where her head’s at about the album and how confident she is in it. I think it was just as simple as tacking DWAS on and *maybe* dropping another ballad that may have closed it otherwise. But no Gaga album has ever been an unmitigated flop: they’ve gotten a hit from each one. There’s no reason to intervene like she’s a younger star they can still squeeze vitality out of. Gaga kinda just does it on her own from time to time and did that with DWAS. The album was not priority when the single is that huge

[banjosnap 102]

I was listening earlier & some of the melodies are like "music to my eyes" from ASIB. The theme of.. death.. also fits.

Whether it was made for it or not doesn't matter to me. Bloody Mary wasn't for BTW & Angel Down wasn't for Joanne yet here we are.... also sine from above...

[Super 932]

she posted herself a picture written that disease was the first LG7 single and tbh DWAS fits, great, it doesnt matter. the real problem with the album is - almost- everything after zombieboy

Edited 7 hours ago by Super