"Monster" is a song written by Lady Gaga, Space Cowboy, and RedOne around March 2009 for The Fame Monster. The song represents her "Fear of Sex Monster" as every songs from the album refer to one or more monsters in the lyrics. The song was released on Rock Band 2 along with "Just Dance", "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance" on March 18, 2010, and would eventually receive radio airplay in the summer of 2010 despite not being a single.
A preview of this song was released through GagaDaily.com, and the full version of the song leaked on November 17, 2009, via MTV's "The Leak". The uncensored version of the song was leaked on December 17, a month after the original, and 2 days after The Super Deluxe Fame Monster Pack was released.
Background
Lady Gaga described the song as the first for the second album and the inspiration theme also during an interview with Nova radio in 2010. The song use the main part of the "Pop Ate My Heart" interlude used in 2008 and 2009 during her live performances : "He ate my heart/ He a-a-ate my heart." Gaga makes a small self-reference to her song "Just Dance" in her lyrics when she's singing "I wanna just dance but he took me home instead", and possibly also the music video of "LoveGame" in the line: "We french kissed on a subway train".
Commercial release
Remixes
- Chew Fu "Paws Up" Fix — 4:30
Chew Fu "Paws Up" Fix
On August 8, 2010, DJ Chew Fu took to his Twitter and stated that he finished the first official remix (Chew Fu "Paws Up" Fix), and is waiting on Cherrytree Records to allow him to release it.
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gaga "Monster"(Chew Fu "Paws Up"fix) will be released, but i have no permission to put up a link yet..Guess its up to CherryTree rec |
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The remix was intended to accompany "Monster" as a single, but as the track did not receive the commercial release as intended, the remix was shelved for two and a half years. On February 22, 2013, Chew Fu posted the remix on his SoundCloud page.
Performances
| Tour | Dates | Performances |
|---|
| Monster Ball: Theater & Arena versions | 2009—2011 (All Dates) | 201 |
| Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom | Mar 28—Apr 7, 2014 | 7 |
| The Chromatica Ball | 2022 (All Dates) | 20 |
| Total of performances | 228 |
Lyrics
Don’t call me Gaga
I’ve never seen one like that before
Don’t look at me like that
You amaze me
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart (You little monster)
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart out (You amaze me)
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart out (Big boy)
Look at him
Look at me
That boy is bad and honestly
He’s a wolf in disguise
But I can’t stop staring in those evil eyes
I asked my girlfriend if she’d seen you 'round before
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might’ve fucked not really sure, don’t quite recall
But, something tells me that I’ve seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster,
Er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell)
He licked his lips
Said to me, "Girl you look good enough to eat"
Put his arms around me
Said, "Boy, now get your paws right off me"
I asked my girlfriend if she’d seen you 'round before
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might’ve fucked not really sure, don’t quite recall, (Oh yeah)
But, something tells me that I’ve seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
Er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell)
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart
Instead he’s the monster in my bed
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart
Instead he’s the monster in my bed
I wanna Just Dance but he took me home instead
Uh oh! There was a monster in my bed
We french kissed on a subway train
He tore my clothes right off
He ate my heart then he ate my brain
Uh-oh Uh-oh (I love that girl)
(Wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell)
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
Er-er-er-er
That boy is a monster,
(He ate my heart) M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
(He ate my heart) M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
M-M-M-Monster (Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster,
Er-er-er-er
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