"Alejandro" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released as the third single from her third EP, The Fame Monster (2009). Co-written and pro
"Alejandro" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released as the third single from her third EP, The Fame Monster (2009). Co-written and produced by Gaga and Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, it was inspired by her "Fear of Men Monster". The singer bids farewell to her lovers over mid-tempo synth-pop music with a Europop beat. Contemporary critics predominantly gave "Alejandro" positive reviews and noted that it takes influence from the pop acts ABBA and Ace of Base. The song charted in the United Kingdom and Hungary due to digital sales following the album's release. Upon release, "Alejandro" charted again in the United Kingdom as well as in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States while topping the Czech, Finnish, Mexican, Venezuelan, Polish, Russian, Bulgarian, and Romanian charts. "Alejandro" became Gaga's seventh successive single to reach the top-ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video was directed by fashion photographer Steven Klein and inspired by Gaga's love for her gay friends and admiration of gay love. Within the video, Gaga dances with a group of soldiers in a cabaret, interspersed with scenes of Gaga as a nun swallowing a rosary and near-naked men holding machine guns. The music video was controversial and received mixed reviews. Critics complimented its idea and dark nature while the Catholic League criticized Gaga for alleged blasphemy, despite Klein dismissing the idea and claiming that the scene in question (the swallowing of Rosary beads) was Gaga's "desire to take in the Holy".[3] Gaga performed the song on the ninth season of American Idol and has performed it on all dates of The Monster Ball Tour and on all subsequent tours to date. Contents 1 Composition and release 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 4.1 Development and release 4.2 Synopsis 4.3 Reception 4.4 Religious iconography 5 Live performances 6 Track listing and formats 7 Credits and personnel 8 Charts 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Monthly charts 8.3 Year-end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References Composition and release Gaga co-wrote and co-produced "Alejandro" with RedOne. It was recorded at FC Walvisch Studios in Amsterdam.[2] She told Fuse TV that the inspiration behind "Alejandro" was her "Fear of Men Monster".[4] Billboard described "Alejandro" as a synth-pop song with a "stomping Euro-pop beat".[5][6] The song is influenced by ABBA and Ace of Base,[6][7] the latter being prominent in the beats of the song, the vocals, and the melody. The words are slurred in Gaga's vocal delivery while the composition consists of an uplifting melody. "Alejandro" MENU0:00 A 27 second sample of Lady Gaga's "Alejandro", where the chorus is played, backed by the synth-beats. The sample also has the "Don't Turn Around" comparisons as listed by reviewers. Problems playing this file? See media help. The song opens with the main melody from the Hungarian piece "Csárdás" by Italian composer Vittorio Monti played on violin,[8] as a distressed Gaga (speaking in a Spanish accent) states: "I know that we are young, and I know that you may love me/But I just can't be with you like this anymore, Alejandro." The track then changes to a stomping Europop beat. Gaga bids her ex-lovers farewell with a bitter-hearted pre-chorus where she sings: "You know that I love you, boy/Hot like Mexico, rejoice!/At this point I've got to choose/Nothing to lose." By the end of the song, the three protagonists—Alejandro, Fernando, and Roberto—are bidden farewell by Gaga.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 99 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of B minor with Gaga's vocal range spanning from F♯3 to G4. The song has a basic sequence of Bm–D–F♯m as its chord progression.[9] The lyrics talk about Gaga defending herself against a group of Latin men and has a number of ABBA allusions, including a reference to their 1976 song "Fernando", which Gaga cited as one of her influences.[7][10] Originally, "Dance in the Dark" was planned to be released as the third single from The Fame Monster, as a preference of Gaga's record label. The singer's own choice, "Alejandro", initially saw poor reception in terms of radio play, thereby was not seen as a viable choice for a single. A quarrel then arose between Gaga and her label where "Alejandro" was ultimately chosen to be released. Through her account on Twitter, the singer remarked on the decision, "Alejandro is on the radio. Fuck it sounds so good, we did it little monsters."[11][12] The single was officially sent to radio on April 20, 2010 in the United States.[13] Critical reception Gaga performing "Alejandro" on the Born This Way Ball (2012), sporting her "gun-bra" from the music video Chris Ryan from MTV described the song as a "lush paean to a love that's 'hot like Mexico'."[10] Evan Sawdey from PopMatters said that Gaga's vocals sounded like those of Shakira in the song's chorus.[14] Ben Patashnik from NME called the song light-hearted.[15] Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH complimented the song as "brilliantly catchy, deceptively simple and wonderfully melancholy,"[16] while Sarah Hajibagheri from The Times dismissed it for being a "painful Latino warble [and] a would-be Eurovision reject."[17] The Boston Globe's James Reed also gave a negative review of the song, writing that it is "a tepid dance track in which she trills the song's title over and over again as if she had nothing better to say."[18] The song won Best Pop Dance Track at the Annual International Dance Music Awards, the major event held during the Winter Music Conference 2011.[19] Comparisons with Swedish pop music groups ABBA and Ace of Base's work were constant in reviews. Paul Lester from BBC felt that "[Alejandro] moves at an Ace of Base pace."[20] Lindsey Fortier from Billboard compared it to Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around" and ABBA's "Fernando", adding that: "By the song's end, Alejandro, Fernando and Roberto aren't the only ones sent packing—the listener is dancing out right behind them".[6] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine also made an Ace of Base connection calling the song a homage to them.[7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic denoted the song as an "updated ABBA revision".[21] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times called it bubbly and also went to compare with ABBA's style.[22] Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone called it a "loving ABBA spoof".[23] Scott Plagenhoef of Pitchfork Media noted that although "Alejandro" is an ABBA morph, "it comes off very modern, in part because U.S. pop and hip-hop is currently drawing heavily from Europop, Hi-NRG, and dance music."[24] Brian R. Fitzgerland from The Wall Street Journal compared the song with Madonna's 1987 single "Who's That Girl".[25] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song five out of five stars and compared it to Madonna's song "La Isla Bonita" and Ace Of Base songs, but felt that Gaga added "her own twist to hers".[26] He also praised the song's melodies describing them as "deceptively catchy" and the lyrics as "wistful".[26] Chart performance Gaga performing "Alejandro" at the Joanne World Tour (2018) In the United States, "Alejandro" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated April 17, 2010. The song also debuted on the Mainstream Top 40 chart at number 35, and the Hot Digital Songs chart at number 71, after selling 24,000 paid digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan.[27] It reached number five on the Hot 100, becoming Gaga's seventh consecutive top ten hit in the United States.[28] She became the second female artist to have her first seven singles reach top-ten in the United States, since R&B singer Monica did so from 1995–1999.[29] "Alejandro" peaked at number four on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, becoming the first single by her not to reach the number one position there.[28] It also debuted on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart at 40[30] and reached the top on the issue dated July 7, 2010.[31] The song has sold 2.63 million digital downloads in the United States as of February 2019,[32] making Gaga the only artist in digital history to amass seven consecutive two million sellers as a lead act.[33][34] The track was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2017.[35] In Canada, "Alejandro" debuted at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 issue dated April 4, 2010, and reached a peak of number four, on the issue dated May 8, 2010.[36] On April 5, 2010, "Alejandro" debuted at number 49 in Australia on the official ARIA Singles Chart, and moved to number 28 the next week. It ultimately peaked at number two, thus becoming Gaga's seventh top five hit in the country.[37] "Alejandro" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 70,000 copies of the single.[38] The song debuted at number 35 on the New Zealand Top 40 on April 19, 2010. It has peaked at number 11.[39] With the release of The Fame Monster, "Alejandro" charted on the UK Singles Chart at number 75, on November 29, 2009, due to digital sales.[40] On the May 16, 2010, chart, the song re-entered at number 95 and ultimately peaked at number seven.[40] According to the Official Charts Company, "Alejandro" has sold a total of 436,000 copies as of February 2014, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2020.[41][42] They also revealed it as the 37th best-selling vinyl single in the UK for the 2010s decade.[43] Across Europe, the song reached the top five in Austria, the Ultratop charts of Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland, while topping the charts in Finland, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia
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