Lady Gaga's new single 'Perfect Illusion' is here and it's everything you need it to be

She's done it again.
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Rachel Thompson
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Lady Gaga's new single 'Perfect Illusion' is here and it's everything you need it to be
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It's rare in life that you listen to a song and love it straight away. But somehow Lady Gaga manages to achieve this time and time again.

And now she's gone and done it once again with her new single "Perfect Illusion." It's everything you need it to be. It's soulful, dancey, catchy, and the lyrics so relatable that you're certain Gaga knows you personally.

Gaga co-produced "Perfect Illusion" with Mark Ronson, Bloodpop, and Kevin Parker. The song will serve as the lead single from her as-yet-untitled forthcoming fifth solo studio album.

There have been rumors for a while that Gaga would be taking her fifth studio album in a slightly different direction, looking to meld rock and disco with her more typically pop sensibilities. "Perfect Illusion," which clocks in at a tight three minutes, clearly is a step in that direction.

Gaga Ooh-la-laaa.

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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