Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)"Poker Face" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her debut studio album, The Fame (2. It was released on September 2. Poker Face" is a synthpop song in the key of G♯ minor, following in the footsteps of her previous single "Just Dance", but with a darker musical tone. Download and Convert your favorite online videos and audio to MP3, MP4, WEBM, F4V, and 3GP formats for free!The main idea behind the song is bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her rock and roll boyfriends. The song's lyrics feature various sexual innuendos."Poker Face" was acclaimed by most critics, who praised the robotic hook and the chorus. Could it be possible for one to be a mix of the two? I feel at times I am the sum of both. Overall, I do feel over the years I’ve become more introverted due to. 1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. As "Hotel California" became one of the group's most popular songs and a concert staple for the band, live recordings of the song have therefore also been released. The song attained worldwide success, topping the charts in twenty countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many European countries. Poker Face" is the best- selling single of 2. It is one of the best- selling singles of all time, having sold over 1. The accompanying music video for the song portrays Gaga singing it in various costumes and playing strip poker in a getaway villa. Gaga performed the song for the eighth season of the television show American Idol as well as the Fame Ball and Monster Ball tours. The live performances included an electronic version and an acoustic version, which she played on the piano. It was nominated for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 5. Grammy Awards, and won the Award for Best Dance Recording. Background[edit]"Poker Face" was written by Gaga and Red. One, while production was handled also by Red. One.[2] Gaga stated in an interview that "Poker Face" was written by her as a pop song and was a tribute to her "rock 'n' roll boyfriends". She also stated that the main idea behind the song was sex and gambling.[3] In an interview with UK's Daily Star, Gaga noted of the song, "It's about a lot of different things. I gamble but I've also dated a lot of guys who are really into sex and booze and gambling, so I wanted to write a record my boyfriends would like too."[4] In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, when asked about the meaning of the line "bluffin' with my muffin", Gaga explained that it really was a metaphor for her vulva."Obviously, it's my pussy's poker face! I took that line from another song I wrote but never released, called 'Blueberry Kisses.' It was about a girl singing to her boyfriend about how she wants him to go down on her, and I used the lyric. Gaga sings] 'Blueberry kisses, the muffin man misses them kisses'."[5]During her Fame Ball Tour performance at Palm Springs, California, on April 1. Gaga explained to the crowd the true meaning behind the term "Poker Face" used in the song. She suggested that the song dealt with her personal experience with bisexuality. The idea behind the song was to be with a man but fantasizing about a woman, hence the man in the song needs to read her "Poker Face" to understand what is going through her mind.[6]Composition[edit]"Poker Face" is a synthpop[7] and dance- pop[8] song, and follows the footsteps of Gaga's previous single "Just Dance".[7] Whereas "Just Dance" was predominately electropop, "Poker Face" carries a dark sound with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook[9] while combining the synths from "Just Dance" and the more dance- oriented beat of the next single "Love. Game".[1. 0] According to Kerri Mason of Billboard, the composition "carr[ies] the pleather- and- sequins vibe of the downtown New York scene out of the underground and onto the FM dial without losing its smut and sass."[1. A 2. 3 seconds sample from "Poker Face" which plays the chorus, where Gaga's voice spans from C5 to G3, followed by the stuttering hook which samples Boney M.'s song "Ma Baker". Problems playing this file? See media help. Poker Face is set in a common time time signature, with a fast tempo of 1. It is written in the key of G♯ minor with Gaga's vocal range spanning from the note F♯3 to the note B4.[1. It begins with a medium tempo followed by electronic chord arrangement and the "Mum- mum- mum- mah" hook. The chords follow in this order: G♯m–E/G♯–F♯, and then for the chorus G♯m–E–B–F♯. This is followed by the sound of dance music, produced by a powerful beat from the instruments, and a stuttering hook following the chorus.[1. Lyrically, "Poker Face" is all about sexual innuendo and teasing.[9] According to Daily Star, the chorus repeats two alternating lyrics. After the hook "Can't read my Poker Face" the backup singer says "He's got me like nobody" and then in the next line says "She's got me like nobody". Gaga explained in an interview with them that the line carries a bit of an undertone of confusion about love and sex.[4] However, the liner notes from the album booklet indicate both these lines only repeat "she's got me like nobody".[2] According to BBC, the "Mum- mum- mum- mah" hook used in the song references Boney M.'s 1. Ma Baker".[1. 4]Critical reception[edit]Upon release, "Poker Face" received critical acclaim. Priya Elan from The Times, in a review for The Fame, said that "Poker Face" was one of the finest moments of the album with its "love- as- card- game cheek".[1. BBC Music reviewed the "strut- tastic" single as "expressing her overwhelming desire for celebrity and fortune."[1. Bill Lamb of About. Poker Face' works well on pop radio, but with slight mixing alterations it would be equally at home in a dark, sweaty, late night party atmosphere. She has refreshed the pop world in the US and UK at one of the slowest times of the year. Poker Face' keeps the motors humming as everyone waits for the next step forward from Lady Gaga."[9] Chris Williams of Billboard also gave a positive review of the song saying, "Once again, hooks are aplenty, with '8. Just Dance').. With a focused artistic vision, a swagger in her interview style and above all, a fantastic collection of diverse pop nuggets, Gaga is playing her cards right—and "Poker" is another obvious ace."[1. Slant Magazine music reviewer Sal Cinquemani included "Poker Face" among the songs that work in The Fame, namely tracks like "Starstruck," "Paper Gangsta" and "Summerboy".[1. Matthew Chisling from Allmusic called the song "infectious" and along with the title track "The Fame", complimented them for "rejuvenating the vibe on the album for its second half."[1. Andy Downing from The Chicago Tribune called the song "jaunty" while reviewing Gaga's Fame Ball tour.[2. Evan Sawdey from Pop. Matters. com felt that "Poker Face" along with the track "Paparazzi", duplicate much of the same "glitzy territory that previous single 'Just Dance' had covered, but never once does it feel like Gaga is deliberately repeating herself."[2. Rolling Stone in a review for The Fame Ball Tour compared the live acoustic "bluesy" version of "Poker Face" with the music of singer Amy Winehouse.[2. Erika Hobert from the New Times Broward- Palm Beach newspaper called the song "trashtastic Europop."[2. The song was nominated for Grammy Awards in the categories for Song of The Year, Record of The Year, and Best Dance Recording, ultimately winning the last of these.[2. Rolling Stone ranked it number ninety- six on their list of 1. Best Songs of the 2. In October 2. 01. NME placed it at number 1. Best Tracks of the Past 1. Years".[2. 7]Commercial performance[edit]. Gaga wearing a yellow leotard and an admiral's cap, performing "Poker Face" on The Fame Ball Tour. In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Hot 1. March 7, 2. 00. 9.[2. The next week the song climbed another three places to reach a peak of three and stayed there for two additional weeks.[2. On the Billboard issue dated April 1. Poker Face" became Gaga's second consecutive number one song on the Hot 1. Hot 1. 00 since Christina Aguilera did so with "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants" in 1. The song stayed on the Hot 1. Poker Face" also peaked on both the Hot Dance Airplay and Hot Dance Club Play charts.[3. It became the first single since Madonna's 2. Sorry", to top all the three dance charts in a single week including the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[3. The song has been certified ten times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and sold 7. United States as of April 2. Nielsen Sound. Scan.[3. Gaga is the first artist in digital history to top the six and seven million mark in paid downloads with two songs, the first being "Just Dance".[3. Poker Face" is Gaga's most digitally- sold track in the United States.[3. In Canada, the song debuted at number forty- one on the Canadian Hot 1. On the chart dated December 1. Download - Update. Star - Update. Star. Download the. free trial version below to get started. Double- click the downloaded file. Update. Star is compatible with Windows platforms. Update. Star has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be compatible with. Windows 1. 0, 8. 1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2. Windows. XP, 3. 2 bit and 6. Simply double- click the downloaded file to install it. Update. Star Free and Update. 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