Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

"The Edge of Glory"
Single by Lady Gaga
from the album Born This Way
Released	May 9, 2011
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2010; The Living Room Studios,Oslo, Norway
Genre	Electro rock, dance-pop, synthpop
Length	5:21 (Album version) 4:20 (Radio edit)
Label	Streamline, Interscope, Kon Live
Writer(s)	Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow
Producer	Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"Judas" (2011) "The Edge of Glory" (2011) "Yoü and I" (2011)

"The Edge of Glory" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Lady Gaga, taken from her second studio album Born This Way (2011). The song was released digitally on May 9, 2011, and was added to mainstream radio playlists in the United States on May 17, 2011. Alongside with "Hair", it was originally released as one of two promotional singles before the release of Born This Way. Following the success of the song in digital outlets worldwide, it was announced that it would serve as the album's third official single.^[1]

"The Edge of Glory" features production from Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow. Recording sessions for the song took place at The Living Room Studios in Oslo, Norway and Germano Studios in New York City. "The Edge of Glory" is a dance song that speaks of the very last moments of living on Earth. According to Gaga, lyrical inspiration came from the death of her grandfather, who died in September 2010. The melody of the song resembles much of the musical works of Bruce Springsteen, and contains several qualities similar to that of electro rock and synthpop musical works. It is notable for the incorporation of a saxophone solo, performed by saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band shortly before his death.

Contemporary critics praised "The Edge of Glory", with many deeming the song as an album highlight. Much of the praise went to the song's chorus and the musical production. Critics also complimented Gaga's vocals, describing it as "soulful". The song charted on the top-ten in several major music markets, including Canada, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, it debuted at number three on theBillboard Hot 100, becoming Gaga's tenth consecutive top-ten single in the United States.^[2]

A music video for the song was filmed in late May, co-directed by Gaga and the Haus of Gaga. The video is notably simplistic in contrast to much of Gaga's previous work. Such dramatic differences include the lack of intricate choreography, lack of back-up dancers, and the use of only one outfit designed by Versace. Critics commended the simplicity of the video, while several music critics went on to compare the music video of "The Edge of Glory" with the works of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Madonna.

There ain't no reason you and me should be alone
Tonight, yeah baby
Tonight, yeah baby
I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight

I need a man that thinks it's right when it's so wrong
Tonight, yeah baby 
Tonight, yeah baby 
Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight

It's hard to feel the rush
To push the dangerous
I'm gonna run right to, to the edge with you
Where we can both fall over in love

I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth
Out on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you 
I'm on the edge with you

Another shot before we kiss the other side 
Tonight, yeah baby
Tonight, yeah baby
I'm on the edge of something final we call life tonight
Alright, alright

Pull on your shades 'cause I'll be dancing in the flames
Tonight, yeah baby
Tonight, yeah baby
It doesn't hurt 'cause everybody knows my name tonight
Alright, alright

It's hard to feel the rush
To push the dangerous
I'm gonna run right to, to the edge with you
Where we can both fall over in love

I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth
Out on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you 
I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth 
Out on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you 
I'm on the edge with you