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"Applause" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third studio album, ''Artpop'' (2013). It was released as the album's lead single by Interscope Records on August 12, 2013. Written and produced by Gaga, DJ White Shadow, Dino Zisis and Nick Monson, additional songwriters included Martin Bresso, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias and William Grigahcine. "Applause" was inspired by the cheering of her fans, which kept her motivated during the months she toured with the Born This Way Ball in pain, before cancelling it due to a hip injury. It is an electropop and Eurodance song built around synthesizers and hi-NRG beats, with lyrics addressing how Gaga is dependent upon her fan's adoration and how she lives to perform. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its catchy chorus and favorably compared it to the material featured on Gaga's debut album, ''The Fame'' (2008). "Applause" achieved worldwide commercial success in a variety of major music markets. In the United States, the song became Gaga's twelfth top-ten (and ninth top-five) single when it peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It stayed in the top 10 of the Hot 100 for fourteen consecutive weeks and sold over 2,580,000 copies, as of April 2015. "Applause" has been certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). An accompanying music video directed by fashion photographer duo Inez and Vinoodh was released on August 19, 2013 and broadcast on jumbo-screens across Times Square. The video received positive reviews from critics, who saw it as a profile of the artist herself and noted references to German Expressionist cinema and Andy Warhol. To promote the record, Gaga opened the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of the song in which she dissected her career through several on-stage wardrobe changes. Many other notable live performances followed, including ones on ''Good Morning America'' and ''Saturday Night Live'', as well as during Gaga's residency show at Roseland Ballroom and on the ArtRave: The Artpop Ball. ==Background and writing== Development of ''Artpop'' began shortly after the release of ''Born This Way'' (2011),〔("Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP': What We Know So Far" ). ''Rolling Stone''. July 30, 2013.〕 and by the following year, the album's concepts were "beginning to flourish" as Gaga collaborated with producers Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow. Initial recording sessions for ''Artpop'' coincided with the Born This Way Ball: up to fifty songs were sketched out and considered for inclusion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lady Gaga has written 50 songs for new album )〕 By May 2012, the project was taking definite form, with co-manager Vincent Herbert promising "insane, great records" within its craft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nme.com/news/lady-gaga/64082 )〕 Gaga herself admitted that she yearned to make audiences have "a really good time" with ''Artpop'', engineering the album to mirror "a night at the club". "When you listen to it, it really flows nicely. It's really fun to pop in with your friends. I really wrote it for me and my friends to pop in from start to finish", she said in a 2013 interview for MTV. Meanwhile, the singer began presenting tracks to her record company and hoped to reveal the album's working title by September, a revelation that instead was announced one month in advance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a397438/lady-gagas-new-album-to-be-called-artpop.html )〕 The artist later claimed that ''Artpop'' was her first "real" effort that emulated a "phoenix rising from the ashes", reflecting her heightened confidence in writing material for the album compared to her previous efforts. Following hip surgery in February 2013, the singer was forced into a six month hiatus, during which she studied literature and music with the Haus of Gaga in addition to sharing "creative gifts".〔 This stage allowed her to review and enhance her creative direction, which she admitted to be a meticulous "gazing process". "I have to gaze into the work for long periods of time for it to be good," adding that upon analyzing her ideas, she received "that wonderful feeling" which told her "that's the one".〔 "Applause" was written and produced by Lady Gaga and DJ White Shadow, along with Nick Monson and Dino Zisis while on the road for her Born This Way Ball tour in 2012. Other songwriters working on the track included Martin Bresso, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias and William Grigahcine. It was speculated as a song by Gaga for her album ''Artpop'' in early 2013, when she tweeted lyrics from the song followed by, "The Applause".〔(Lady Gaga brings Monster Ball to Rogers Arena Friday night | Vancouver Observer )〕 Talking to Sirius XM Radio, Gaga further explained the inspiration behind the writing of the track:
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