Gaga performing 'Alejandro' on the Born This Way Ball tour (2012), sporting her 'gun-bra' from the music videoД¬hris Ryan from MTV described the song as a 'lush paean to a love that's 'hot like Mexico'.' Evan Sawdey from PopMatters said that Gaga's vocals sounded like those of Shakira in the song's chorus. Fuck it sounds so good, we did it little monsters.' The single was officially sent to radio on April 20, 2010, in the United States. Through her account on Twitter, the singer remarked on the decision, 'Alejandro is on the radio. A quarrel then arose between Gaga and her label where 'Alejandro' was ultimately chosen to be released. 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. 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 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. The song has a basic sequence of BmвЂ“DвЂ“F в™Їm as its chord progression. It is composed in the key of B minor with Gaga's vocal range spanning from F в™Ї 3 to G 4. ДЄccording to the sheet music published at 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. 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. The song opens with the main melody from the piece ' CsГЎrdГЎs' by Italian composer Vittorio Monti played on violin, 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. Problems playing this file? See media help. The sample also has the ' Don't Turn Around' comparisons as listed by reviewers. 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.ДЄ 27 second sample of Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro', where the chorus is played, backed by the synth-beats. 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'. The music video was controversial and received mixed reviews. 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 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. 'Alejandro' became Gaga's seventh successive single to reach the top-ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. 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. The song charted in the United Kingdom and Hungary due to digital sales following the album's release. The singer bids farewell to her lovers over mid-tempo synth-pop music with a Europop beat.Д¬ontemporary critics predominantly gave 'Alejandro' positive reviews and noted that it takes influence from the pop acts ABBA and Ace of Base. Co-written and produced by Gaga and Nadir 'RedOne' Khayat, it was inspired by her 'Fear of Sex Monster'.

It was released as the third single from her third EP, The Fame Monster (2009). ' Alejandro' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga.

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