14-time GRAMMY, Oscar and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga shares the music video for new single, 'The Dead Dance', which she debuted last month.
The project marks her first creative collaboration with visionary director Tim Burton, who brought the story to life on location at Isla de las Muñecas—Mexico’s infamous Island of the Dolls. The cinematic video shifts between stark black-and-white and bursts of vivid color, weaving eerie imagery of dolls with Gaga’s commanding performance. The video was produced by Gaga and Michael Polansky, alongside Burton and Natalie Testa. Costumes were designed by Colleen Atwood, with choreography from Parris Goebel and featured choreography from Corey Baker.
Gaga shared, “the inspiration for ‘The Dead Dance’ was a breakup, and it was all about the way that we sometimes feel when it’s over; how a relationship ending can kill our ability to feel hopeful about love. It’s got this really cool, funky beat underneath it. And that is when the song becomes not just about the relationship; it becomes about having fun with your friends when you’ve been through something tough and amazing. I can’t wait for people to listen to it.”
Listen to ‘The Dead Dance’ on F1 Tracks.
Produced by Gaga alongside Andrew Watt and Cirkut, Gaga debuted ‘The Dead Dance’ last month while it was simultaneously featured in Netflix’s Wednesday Season 2 (Part 2), where she makes a cameo as the mysterious Rosaline Rotwood.
Gaga is also in the midst of her sold-out The MAYHEM Ball World Tour, which she is currently touring through the UK in support of her acclaimed eighth studio album, MAYHEM. The MAYHEM Ball features a setlist that blends album standouts with fan favorites spanning Gaga’s career. Produced by Gaga and Michael Polansky, the show expands on the conceptual world introduced at Coachella, with direction by Ben Dalgleish (Human Person), creative direction by Gaga, Polansky, Goebel and Human Person, choreography by Goebel, and costumes styled by Hunter Clem, Gaga’s sister Natali Germanotta (Topo Studio) and HARDSTYLE.
MAYHEM debuted at #1 on the UK Official Album Chart and on the Billboard 200 – Gaga’s seventh consecutive #1 solo album in North America – and remained a dominant global force, topping the Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 17 weeks, spending 12 weeks in the Top 20, and holding a Top 10 spot on the Pop Albums chart for 15 consecutive weeks. The album has since been Certified Platinum by the RIAA.
