John Wayne (song)

General information
Writer(s)	Lady Gaga Mark Ronson M. Tucker Josh Homme
Producer(s)	Mark Ronson BloodPop Lady Gaga
Length	2:55
Joanne track listing
	"Joanne"
	"Joanne"
	"Dancin' in Circles"
	"Dancin' in Circles"

"John Wayne" is a song written by Lady Gaga for her fifth studio album Joanne, co-produced with Mark Ronson and BloodPop. Lady Gaga gave her debut performance of the song live at the 2016 Victoria Secret Fashion Show in Paris; the song was performed as a medley with “A-YO”. The official video debuted on February 8th, 2017, exclusively on Apple Music.

Performances

• Television
• Concert
• Tour

Dates	Show	Channel

2016
Nov 30	Victoria's Secret Fashion Show	CBS

Dates	Location	City

2017
Apr 15	Coachella	Indio, CA
Apr 22

Tour	Dates	Performances

Dive Bar Tour	October 27, 2016	1
Joanne World Tour	2017—2018 (All Dates)	49
	Total:

Lyrics

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

3 am, mustang speedin'
Two lovers, headed for a dead end
Too fast, hold tight, he laughs
Runnin' through the red lights
Hollerin' over, rubber spinnin'
Big swig, toss another beer can
Too lit, tonight, prayin'
On the moonlight

Every John is just the same
I'm sick of their city games
I crave a real wild man
I'm strung out on John Wayne

(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne
(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne

Blue collar and a red-state treasure
Love junkie on a three-day bender
His grip, so hard, eyes glare
Trouble like a mug shot
Charged up, 'cause the man's on a mission
1-2 ya, the gears are shiftin'
He called, I cried, we broke
Racin' through the moonlight

Every John is just the same
I'm sick of their city games
I crave a real wild man
I'm strung out on John Wayne

(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne
(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne

So here I go
To the eye
Of the storm
Just to feel your love
Knock me over
Here I go
Into our love storm

(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne
(dat - doo - deet - doe)
(dat - doo - deet - doe, dat - doo - deet - doe)
Baby let's get high, John Wayne

Music video

Premiere date February 8, 2017 Director(s) Jonas Åkerlund Fashion director Tom Eerebout at Haus of Gaga Choreographer Richard Jackson at Haus of Gaga Director of photography N/A

The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and was filmed in California on January 20, 2017. The video is third and final chapter of the Joanne video trilogy, following on from "Perfect Illusion" and "Million Reasons".

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1. Lady Gaga wears a tuxedo by Alexander Lewis, pumps by Christian Louboutin and a hat by Gladys Tamez while she plays a guitar by Gretsch.
2. Lady Gaga wears a custom full-sleeved denim romper with button-up front and leather waist belt by Michael Velasquez and boots by The Frye Company.
3. Lady Gaga wears a custom black leather cut-out catsuit by Christian Cowan-Sanluis, a hat by Gladys Tamez and boots by Aldo.
4. Lady Gaga wears a bra by Unif, shorts by Bryan Hearns, a custom red jacket by Wesley Berryman, a custom choker by GCDS and boots by Aldo.
5. Lady Gaga wears the same custom tuxedo by Alexander Lewis and earrings by Lauren Klassen.
6. Lady Gaga wears a custom outfit by Alex Noble and boots by Chloe Gosselin.
7. Lady Gaga wears custom blue jacket by Wesley Berryman, a belt-top by Bryan Hearns, shorts and jacket by Wesley Berryman and boots by Pleaser.
8. Lady Gaga wears a custom red cowboy boot bustier and matching lace-up shorts by Romeo, a custom fur stole by Nicolas Wirth and rings by Cody Sanderson and by The Great Frog.
9. Lady Gaga wears a leather jacket with high neck, asymmetrical zipper and 3D-printed fibre sleeves by Alex Ulichny, boots by Aldo and sunglasses by Diesel.

Behind the Scenes

Credits

Written by	Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, M. Tucker & Josh Homme
Produced by	Mark Ronson, BloodPop® & Lady Gaga
Recorded by	Joshua Blair and assisted by David "Squirrel" Covell at Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA Joshua Blair andassisted by Justin Smith at Pink Duck Studios, Burbank, CA Joshua Blair and assisted by Barry McCready at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY Joshua Blair and assisted by Charley Pollard at Dragonfly Recording Studio, Malibu, CA
Mixed by	Tom Elmhirst and assisted by Joe Visciano & Brandon Bost at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Mastered by	Tom Coyne and Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Track Participants	Mark Ronson — Bass, Guitar Josh Homme — Drums, Guitar BloodPop® — Rhythm Track, Synthesizer for GenPop Corp.
Published by	Sony/ATV Songs LLC / House of Gaga Publishing LLC (BMI) Imagem CV/Songs Of Zelig (BMI) (Songs Of Zelig administered worldwide by Imagem CV) Board Stiff Music (BMI), all rights administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI) OWSLA Music Publishing, LLC/Check Your Pulse, LLC (ASCAP)

References

• BMI Repertoire

Era Discography Videography Performances Dive Bar Tour Joanne World Tour Fashion Media "Diamond Heart" "A-YO" "Joanne" "John Wayne" "Dancin' in Circles" "Perfect Illusion" "Million Reasons" "Sinner's Prayer" "Come to Mama" "Hey Girl" (feat. Florence Welch) "Angel Down" "Grigio Girls" "Just Another Day" "Angel Down" (Work Tape) "Million Reasons" (Work Tape)