Lady Gaga has revealed it was her label that chose "Perfect Illusion" as the lead single from her new album. Gaga told iHeartRadio that while she's writing, making and singing her music, she isn't always the one making decisions on which songs should be released as singles.

“I actually didn't choose it," Gaga told DJ Romeo while co-hosting iHeartRadio's Countdown. "I write the music and make the music and sing music, but I didn't choose the single. The single was chosen by the record label and a lot of people that work with me. We all decided as a team and together that we liked it as the first song."

She continued: "It's not necessarily an example of the rest of the record. But it has a strong fire to it. I love the statement. I love what it's talking about. It feels to me like a message that is timeless, but also really modern to how we experience love nowadays. It’s so hard to know if people are real or not with social media and the Internet."

Listen to Gaga co-host the iHeartRadio Countdown below...