The album was revealed to have a fall release early in 2008. However, the album was released earlier in select countries. The fall date was confirmed to be October 28, 2008. Gaga was already doing promotion for "Just Dance" when the album was released.
Title and artwork
The name of the album was revealed simultaneously with the release of "Just Dance" in April of 2008. The artwork was revealed on July 26, 2008 via her official website. The photoshoot for the album cover took place on May 19, 2008 with photographer Warwick Saint. However, after a session with Pieter Henket in May, Gaga asked to use these photographs instead. The official album artwork for "The Fame" features Lady Gaga's face, with her Crystal Glasses and Disco Stick. Gaga explained that she wanted to portray the look of an already established artist, as she had been making music for a long time prior to her album release. The cover has been compared to an old Italian Vogue magazine from the 70s to 80s, and expresses the idea of bringing back the concept of fame. |
|
Tracklist and release history
On September 4, 2008, Gaga revealed through the Haus of Gaga blog on her official website that she intended to have a different song replacing track eight on each different localized version: "Money Honey" on the Canadian version, "Starstruck" on the US version, and the European release, "Vanity". However, only the Canadian version followed the original schedule as "Starstruck" became track nine in the US and "Vanity" was exclusively released by the online music store, Rhapsody.
Canadian and original international edition
Planned for a fall released, Gaga mentioned that they rush-produced the mastering of the album in order to release it as early as August 19, 2009. This first set of released had a slightly different than the other release with some different photos used and the misprints on some lyrics. For example, the chorus of "Poker Face" reads: "She's goy me like nobody" instead of "She's got me like nobody". The ending of "LoveGame" is different and the introduction on this version of "Money Honey" is longer than on other releases. On select pressing, the bonus track is listed as "I Like It Rough" (non-LP version).
Track listing | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) | 4:02 | ||||||||
2. | "LoveGame" | 3:31 | ||||||||
3. | "Paparazzi" | 3:30 | ||||||||
4. | "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" | 2:53 | ||||||||
5. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" | 2:57 | ||||||||
6. | "Poker Face" | 3:59 | ||||||||
7. | "The Fame" | 3:43 | ||||||||
8. | "Money Honey" | 3:06 | ||||||||
9. | "Again Again" | 3:05 | ||||||||
10. | "Boys Boys Boys" | 3:22 | ||||||||
11. | "Brown Eyes" | 4:05 | ||||||||
12. | "Summerboy" | 4:14 | ||||||||
Total length: |
42:21 |
Canadian iTunes Store bonus track / International edition | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
13. | "I Like It Rough" | 3:24 |
Release history
The Canadian and Russian release had a Jewel Box while the other release had a Super Jewel Box.
Region | Date | Catalog # | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|
August 19, 2008 | 0251766489 | 602517664890 | |
1 + EU | September 6, 2008 | 1781425 | 602517814257 |
September 30, 2008 | 237871 | 4605026699762 | |
October 16, 2008 | DA9927 | 8808678238303 | |
October 31, 2008 | 345283 | 602517903098 |
- The Ukrainian edition have a different back cover and was released through Moon Records Ukrain for Universal Music / Interscope Records. Poker Face is mispelled as "Pocker Face" and this edition had 2 different disk colors: the original blue and also a red one.
US and international edition
Original date: Oct 9, 2008 The revised edition includes an altered track listing and some minor artwork changes; the text "Lady Gaga" on the front cover is colored red for this version. Aside from artwork differences, "LoveGame" and "Money Honey" were slightly remixed. "Again Again" was removed, while "Starstruck", "Paper Gangsta", and "I Like It Rough" were all added. The iTunes Store has "Disco Heaven" as a bonus track.
No. | Title | Length | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) | 4:01 | |
2. | "LoveGame" | 3:35 | |
3. | "Paparazzi" | 3:30 | |
4. | "Poker Face" | 3:59 | |
5. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" | 2:55 | |
6. | "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" | 2:50 | |
7. | "The Fame" | 3:35 | |
8. | "Money Honey" | 2:52 | |
9. | "Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida) | 3:35 | |
10. | "Boys Boys Boys" | 3:20 | |
11. | "Paper Gangsta" | 4:23 | |
12. | "Brown Eyes" | 4:05 | |
13. | "I Like It Rough" | 3:22 | |
14. | "Summerboy" | 4:14 | |
Total length: |
54:19 |
US iTunes bonus track/International edition | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
15. | "Disco Heaven" | 3:41 | ||||||||
Total length: |
58:00 |
Germany bonus tracks – The Cherrytree Sessions | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
16. | "Poker Face" (Piano and Voice Version) | 3:38 | ||||||||
17. | "Just Dance" (Stripped Down Version) | 2:04 | ||||||||
18. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (Electric Piano and Human Beat Box Version) | 3:08 | ||||||||
19. | "Again Again" | 3:05 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:03:09 |
slotMusic edition | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
15. | "Just Dance" (Live at the Cherrytree House) | 2:04 | ||||||||
16. | "LoveGame" (Robots to Mars Remix) | 3:12 | ||||||||
17. | "Just Dance" (Music video) | 4:06 | ||||||||
18. | "Poker Face" (Behind the Scenes) | 3:37 |
Release history
All countries except the UK, Ireland, Japan, and Canada received this edition of The Fame. A new Australian version was also released to replace the first one. This version is also known online as the "Revised International Edition". The Taiwanese edition has a Chinese translation of the booklet and blue colored text on the cover.
Region | Date | Catalog # | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|
September 6, 2008 | 17913974 | 602517913974 | |
October 28, 2008 | B0011805-02 | 602517891388 | |
November 24, 2008 | (3) | 602517929647 | |
May 26, 2009 | GEO250C / 179 296-4 | 9787880941258 | |
December 8, 2008 | SDCM-14827-A571 | 619659055530 | |
November 4, 2008 | B0011805-01 2 | 602517854772 | |
February 12, 2009 | DS6042 | 8808678239447 | |
April, 2009 | 1231280 (6) | 8809055012479 | |
May 11, 2009 | (8) | 602527852003 | |
June 23, 2009 | (7) | 602527114705 | |
August 21, 2009 | 5321334 (4) | 600753213346 | |
September 20, 2010 | (5) | 600753297902 | |
October 14, 2009 | SLIDECD 57 | 6009143390034 | |
January 18, 2011 | DC6912 | 8808678248173 | |
DC6464 | 8808678243697 | ||
January 4, 2012 | DC30070 | 8808678249743 |
- slotMusic released the album on a special SD card.
- The album was released as 12" vinyl
- Some of the International editions(3) have a white border with "'country name' edition" repeated around the cover. Some also have the flag printed on the jewel case.
- CD is housed in special cardboard slipcase. Sold in Germany as part of the PUR edition series that offers CDs in cardboard slipcases without booklet for cheaper prices.
- Slidepack edition with border with "Argentina/Chile/Uruguay" written, Mexico edition.
- Eco digipack
- Special edition of the iRiver Series E50 FM 4GB
- Special limited edition sold in Saturn store only.
- Vinyl 12", comes with the CD
UK, Irish, and Japanese edition
A third version was released in Ireland and the UK on January 9 and 12, 2009, with a few further modifications to the track listing. Gaga explained that she wanted to include new track because some of her fans had already the album for over 5 months when it was released with a third and last tracklist change in the United Kingdom in January of 2009. The artwork returned to the blue color used in the original pressing.
Track listing | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis) | RedOne | 4:02 | |||||||
2. | "LoveGame" | RedOne | 3:39 | |||||||
3. | "Paparazzi" | Fusari, Lady Gaga (co) | 3:30 | |||||||
4. | "Poker Face" | RedOne | 3:59 | |||||||
5. | "I Like It Rough" | Kierszenbaum | 3:24 | |||||||
6. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" | Kierszenbaum | 2:57 | |||||||
7. | "Starstruck" (featuring Space Cowboy and Flo Rida) | Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy | 3:39 | |||||||
8. | "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" | Fusari | 2:53 | |||||||
9. | "The Fame" | Kierszenbaum | 3:43 | |||||||
10. | "Money Honey" | RedOne | 2:52 | |||||||
11. | "Boys Boys Boys" | RedOne | 3:22 | |||||||
12. | "Paper Gangsta" | RedOne | 4:25 | |||||||
13. | "Brown Eyes" | Fusari, Lady Gaga (co) | 4:05 | |||||||
14. | "Summerboy" | Brian & Josh | 4:14 | |||||||
15. | "Disco Heaven" | Fusari | 3:41 | |||||||
16. | "Again Again" | Fusari | 3:05 | |||||||
Total length: |
57:24 |
UK and Irish enhanced CD bonus track | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
17. | "LoveGame" (Space Cowboy Remix) | Lady Gaga, RedOne | RedOne, Space Cowboy | 3:20 | ||||||
Total length: |
60:43 |
Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | |||||||
17. | "Retro, Dance, Freak" | Fusari | 3:23 |
Japanese bonus DVD | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Just Dance" (music video) | 4:06 | ||||||||
2. | "Poker Face" (music video) | 3:40 | ||||||||
3. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (music video) | 3:03 | ||||||||
4. | "LoveGame" (music video) | 3:43 | ||||||||
5. | "Paparazzi" (music video) | 7:43 | ||||||||
6. | "Just Dance" (making of the music video) | 3:32 | ||||||||
7. | "Poker Face" (making of the music video) | 3:37 | ||||||||
8. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (making of the music video) | 2:23 | ||||||||
9. | "LoveGame" (making of the music video) | 3:37 | ||||||||
10. | "Paparazzi" (making of the music video) | 2:31 | ||||||||
Total length: |
35:58 |
Limited edition USB drive | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
17. | "Poker Face" (Piano and Voice Version) | 3:38 | ||||||||
18. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (song)" (Pet Shop Boys Extended Remix) | 6:30 | ||||||||
19. | "Just Dance" (Space Cowboy Remix) | 3:43 | ||||||||
20. | "LoveGame" (Robots to Mars Remix) | |||||||||
21. | "Paparazzi" (Stuart Price Radio Edit) | 3:31 | ||||||||
22. | "The Fame" (Glam As You Remix) | 3:56 | ||||||||
23. | "Christmas Tree" | 2:22 | ||||||||
24. | "Retro, Dance, Freak" | 4:04 | ||||||||
25. | "Just Dance" (Music video) | 4:08 | ||||||||
26. | "Poker Face" (Music video) | 3:39 | ||||||||
27. | "LoveGame" (Music video) | 3:43 | ||||||||
28. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (Music video) | 3:02 |
Release history
- HMV.com UK released the album with an exclusive slipcase with a completely different cover artwork but with the same track list as the local edition.
- This edition has a 10,000 release copy limit, a holographic foil cover and every music video from The Fame, on a seperate DVD except "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich".
- This limited edition of 250 copies is a special 2 GB USB Key (about 700mb used for the content). The content include 24 mp3 tracks at 256 kbps CBR, 4 music videos ("Just Dance" to "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"), some pictures (digital single covers and promotional photos) and a digital copy of The Fame booklet. The USB Key is 70 mm x 48.5mm and 11mm thick and was designed by Irene Silva along with the packaging.
The Fame Monster
- Used the 3rd version with 15 tracks + bonus for different countries
Originally intended to be a re-release of The Fame with eight additional tracks, Gaga and her record label announced that The Fame Monster would be a standalone album containing the eight new songs. The deluxe edition of the album contains The Fame in its entirety along with The Fame Monster. Learn more
Booklet
- The gallery below is a digital copy of the "Special Edition" booklet..
Along the songs lyrics, For A Moment by late Joanne Germanotta is printed.
Personnel
- Executive Producer — Vincent Herbert for Streamline Records
- Artists and repertoire (A&R) — Vincent Herbert for Streamline Records, Martin Kierszenbaum for Cherrytree Records
- Co-Executive Producers — Rob Fusari, RedOne for Kon Live
- Mastering — Oasis Mastering at Burbank, CA by Gene Grimaldi
- Management — Troy Carter and Leah Landon for THE CO-OP
- Production Coordinator — Lisa Einhorn-Gilder
- A&R Coordinator — Andrea Ruffalo and Vicki Boyd
- A&R Administration — Jennifer Paola
- Marketing Director — Dyana Kass
- Photography — Pieter Henket
- Additional photography — Candice Lawler and Warwick Saint
- Design — Liam Ward
Liner notes
- The Fame original liner notes
I am sitting in a hotel room in Vietnam. Preparing to perform on the first ever American/Vietnamese broadcast since the war. It really is the perfect time to write.
There are so many people, places, and things that I need to thank for the success of this project. But before I begin, I need to say that each and every chemical moment of my life, every person I have spoken with, every street I have traveled, every museum, country, city, space or home that I have visited has been a profound instance and is mirrored, whether obviously or in some refracted way, in the work you see today. So if your name is not here, it is purely because this is the distilled version of my “thankyous.”
Thank You
Mom, Dad, Natali, Grandma Angelina, Grandma Ronnie, Granpa Paul, Grandpa Joe, Aunt Merle and Uncle Bobby, Aunt Sheri and Uncle Steve, Aunt Carol and Uncle Doug, Laura and Jenny
- – I love you.
Thank you for teaching me the importance of family, and showing me the value of always sitting down to dinner together— and never taking a bite till everyone was present. And thank you to all the women in this family,for teaching me how to be one.
Bo, Arianne, and Tania. For being my only true friends
To my mentor Don Lawrence. You are the greatest and most gifted teacher I have ever had.Thank you for my voice, my work ethic, and my discipline.
Jimmy Iovine, Doug Morris, Vincent Herbert, Martin Kierszenbaum, Troy Carter, Leah “My Leg” Landon, Jolene Cherry, RedOne, Akon, Rob Fusari, KNS Productions, Laurie-Ann Gibson and Richie, Melina, Devyne Stephens, Shawn Holiday, Johan Lindgren, Dyana Kass, Bobby Campbell, Brenda Romano, Troy Marshall, Steve Berman, David Cohen, Rand Hoffman, Max Hole, Jurgen Grebner, Tony Harlow, Matt LaMotte, Jennie Boddy, Jen Zeller, Jodi Gerson, Tomoko Itoki, Andrea Ruffalo, Erika Savage, Tom Land, Vicki Boyd, Nino Cuccinello, Juan Martinez, Garnett March, Greg Brooks, Guenael Geay (AKA Lady GG), Thorsten Koenig, Mark Cheatham, Gretchen Anderson, Faith Dillman, Lane Bentley, Jeremy Summers, Irene Silva, Clark Pardee, George Robertson, Space Cowboy, Aaron Bay-Schuck, E-Class, Jen O'Neil, Aimee Nadeau, Josh Feldman,Tamar Braxton, Big Jah, One-Feme aka Efe.
Thank you for believing in me, your support means the world to me.
To my previous bands: Mackin Pulsifer, SGBand, Lady Gaga & The Starlight Revue.
I would like to thank Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Prince, Madonna, and Chanel.
I would like to thank New York. I would like to thank Fashion.
And I would like to thank You: Haus of Gaga: L.G, L.L., M. "Dada" W., M. “D”. E, C. “C”. D, R. “Ninja”, Space Cowboy, S. “Kamikazee” M., David “Dark” C., A. “The Ornament" C., L.A.G.
- The Fame credits included with the Deluxe Edition of The Fame Monster
I am sitting in a hotel room in Vietnam. Preparing to perform on the first ever American/Vietnamese broadcast since the war. It really is the perfect time to write.
There are so many people, places, and things that I need to thank for the success of this project. But before I begin, I need to say that each and every chemical moment of my life, every person I have spoken with, every street I have traveled, every museum, country, city, space or home that I have visited has been a profound instance and is mirrored, whether obviously or in some refracted way, in the work you see today. So if your name is not here, it is purely because this is the distilled version of my “thankyous.”
Thank You
Mom, Dad, Natali, Grandma Angelina, Grandma Ronnie, Granpa Paul, Grandpa Joe, Aunt Merle and Uncle Bobby, Aunt Sheri and Uncle Steve, Aunt Carol and Uncle Doug, Laura and Jenny
- – I love you.
Thank you for teaching me the importance of family, and showing me the value of always sitting down to dinner together— and never taking a bite till everyone was present. And thank you to all the women in this family,for teaching me how to be one.
Bo, Arianne, and Tania. For being my only true friends
To my mentor Don Lawrence. You are the greatest and most gifted teacher I have ever had.Thank you for my voice, my work ethic, and my discipline.
Jimmy Iovine, Doug Morris, Vincent Herbert, Martin Kierszenbaum, Troy Carter, Jolene Cherry, RedOne, Akon, Rob Fusari, KNS Productions, Laurie-Ann Gibson and Richie, Melina, Devyne Stephens, Shawn Holiday, Johan Lindgren, Dyana Kass, Bobby Campbell, Brenda Romano, Troy Marshall, Steve Berman, David Cohen, Rand Hoffman, Max Hole, Jurgen Grebner, Tony Harlow, Matt LaMotte, Jennie Boddy, Jen Zeller, Jodi Gerson, Tomoko Itoki, Andrea Ruffalo, Erika Savage, Tom Land, Vicki Boyd, Nino Cuccinello, Juan Martinez, Garnett March, Greg Brooks, Guenael Geay (AKA Lady GG), Thorsten Koenig, Mark Cheatham, Gretchen Anderson, Faith Dillman, Lane Bentley, Jeremy Summers, Irene Silva, Clark Pardee, George Robertson, Space Cowboy, Aaron Bay-Schuck, E-Class, Jen O'Neil, Aimee Nadeau, Josh Feldman,Tamar Braxton, Big Jah, One-Feme aka Efe, Tony Seyler, Kerry Hickey, Staci Yamano, Chris Lopes, Enrique Ongpin, Nathalie Levey, Amina Elshahawi, Dave Tomberlin, Marty Diamond, Sara Ramaker, Nicole Ehrlich, Emma Banks, Angela Ciemny.
Thank you for believing in me, your support means the world to me.
To FlyLife: Carmen, Peter, and my dear Martha, I love you so much. You were the first heartbeat in this project, and your support and brilliance means the world to me. I will always fight for the gay community hand in hand with this incredible team.
To my previous bands: Mackin Pulsifer, SGBand, Lady Gaga & The Starlight Revue.
I would like to thank Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Prince, Madonna, and Chanel.
I would like to thank New York. I would like to thank Fashion.
And I would like to thank You: Haus of Gaga: L.G, L.L., M. "Dada" W., M. “D”. E, C. “C”. D, R. “Ninja”, Space Cowboy, S. “Kamikazee” M., David “Dark” C., A. “The Ornament" C., L.A.G.
Additional Thanks to: Beyonce, Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, Fernando Garibay, Ron Fair, Hedi Slimane, Peter Savic, Billy B, Nicola Formichetti, Francis Lawrence, Jonas Åkerlund, Gary Stiffelman, Jeff Gilman, Marvin Oblanca, Wendi, Asiel Hardison, Michael Silas, Ian McKenzie, TJ, Junko, Arleishia, Piers, Jaclyn, Scottie, Jimmy, Eric, Kenny, Marc Geiger, John Marx, Michele Bernstein, David Levy, Solomon Parker, Dave Wirtschafter
A poem for Joanne
For all the words you could not say
I promise they’ll be mine,
The one you meant to marry J
I promise I will find
And when your brother calls for me
I promise I will come,
Cause when I feel that I may break
You heart, it makes mine strong”
–Stefani Joanne Germanotta
Related releases
Title | Released | ||
---|---|---|---|
Vanity | September 23, 2008 | ||
Exclusively released in the online music store, Rhapsody. | |||
Christmas Tree (feat. Space Cowboy) | December 16, 2008 | ||
Digital release only | |||
The Cherrytree Sessions | February 3, 2009 | ||
1st pressing: Limited edition sold in store by Borders. Digital version available in the US/CA.
2nd pressing: The EP was re-released on August 3, 2010 in North America and Europe. | |||
HitMixes | August 25, 2009 | ||
Limited remixes EP released in Canada only |
Notes
- Intro: Contexte + a lot of variations + TFM
- Complete release history
- Rework TFM section
- Rework Booklet
- Booklet for TFM.. 2 sections? 1 -TFM + 2 -TF?