"Poker Face" is a song by American singer
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
from her debut studio album, ''
The Fame
''The Fame'' is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. After joining Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different pr ...
'' (2008). It was released on September 23, 2008, as the album's second single. It is a
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
song in the key of
G minor
G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has two flats. Its relative major is B-flat major and its parallel major is G major.
According to Paolo Pietropaolo, it is the con ...
, following in the footsteps of her previous single "
Just Dance", but with a darker musical tone. The main idea behind the song is bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her
rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm ...
boyfriends. The song's lyrics feature various sexual innuendos.
"Poker Face" was acclaimed by most critics, who praised the song's robotic
hook
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and chorus. The song attained worldwide success, topping the charts in 20 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many European countries. "Poker Face" was the best-selling single of 2009 worldwide, with over 9.8 million in sales that year. It is one of the
best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 14 million copies. The accompanying music video for the song portrays Gaga singing it in various costumes and playing
strip poker
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in a getaway villa. It was certified
Diamond
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) in 2015.
Gaga performed the song on the
eighth season of the television show ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to ...
'', besides multiple other television appearances, as well as the
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares ...
, all of her concert tours, and the
Super Bowl LI halftime show. "Poker Face" was nominated for both
Song of the Year and
Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and won the
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
.
Background
"Poker Face" was written by Gaga and
RedOne
Nadir Khayat ( ar, نادر الخياط; born 9 April 1972), better known by his stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive.
As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
, while production was handled also by RedOne.
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
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm an ...
boyfriends". She also stated that the main idea behind the song was sex and gambling. When ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine asked about the meaning of the line "bluffin' with my muffin", Gaga explained that it really was a metaphor for her
vulva
The vulva (plural: vulvas or vulvae; derived from Latin for wrapper or covering) consists of the external female sex organs. The vulva includes the mons pubis (or mons veneris), labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibular bulbs, vulv ...
, noting "it's my pussy's poker face!". She added that it came from a lyric "Blueberry kisses, the muffin man misses them kisses" from an unreleased track called "Blueberry Kisses" where a girl wanted her boyfriend to perform
cunnilingus
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on her.
During her
Fame Ball Tour performance at
Palm Springs, California
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, on April 11, 2009, 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
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, ...
. 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.
Composition
"Poker Face" is a
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
and
dance-pop
Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...
song, and follows the footsteps of Gaga's previous single "
Just Dance".
Whereas "Just Dance" was predominately
electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a r ...
, "Poker Face" carries a
dark sound with clear vocals on the
chorus
Chorus may refer to:
Music
* Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse
* Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound
* Chorus form, song in which all verse ...
and a pop
hook
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while combining the
synths from "Just Dance" and the more
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...
-oriented beat of the next single "
LoveGame". According to Kerri Mason of ''
Billboard
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'', the composition "carr
esthe 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."
Poker Face is set in a common time
time signature
The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are contained in each measure (bar), and which note va ...
, with a fast
tempo
In musical terminology, tempo ( Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (ofte ...
of 120
beats per minute
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Common uses
* Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area
** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols
** Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men
* Battery ...
. It is written in the key of
G minor
G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has two flats. Its relative major is B-flat major and its parallel major is G major.
According to Paolo Pietropaolo, it is the con ...
with Gaga's
vocal range
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spanning from the note F
3 to the note B
4.
It begins with a medium tempo followed by electronic chord arrangement and the "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook. The chords follow in this order: Gm–E/G–F, and then for the chorus Gm–E–B–F. This is followed by the sound of
dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded da ...
, produced by a powerful beat from the instruments, and a stuttering
hook
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following the chorus.
Lyrically, "Poker Face" is all about sexual innuendo and teasing.
[ According to '' Daily Star'', the ]chorus
Chorus may refer to:
Music
* Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse
* Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound
* Chorus form, song in which all verse ...
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. However, the liner notes from the album booklet indicate both these lines only repeat "she's got me like nobody". According to BBC, the "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook used in the song references Boney M.'s 1977 hit " Ma Baker".
Critical reception
Upon release, "Poker Face" received critical acclaim. Priya Elan from ''The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday 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". BBC Music
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Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio ...
reviewed the "strut-tastic" single as "expressing her overwhelming desire for celebrity and fortune." Bill Lamb of About.com said, "'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."[ Chris Williams of '']Billboard
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'' also gave a positive review of the song saying, "Once again, hooks are aplenty, with '80s-inspired synthesizers, robotic verses and a warm, sunny hook in the chorus, which is even more addictive than the previous single ('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."
Slant Magazine
''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New Yo ...
music reviewer Sal Cinquemani included "Poker Face" among the songs that work in ''The Fame'', namely tracks like "Starstruck," "Paper Gangsta" and "Summerboy". Matthew Chisling from Allmusic
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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." Andy Downing from ''The Chicago Tribune
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'' called the song "jaunty" while reviewing Gaga's Fame Ball tour. Evan Sawdey from PopMatters.com
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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." ''Rolling Stone
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'' in a review for The Fame Ball Tour compared the live acoustic "bluesy" version of "Poker Face" with the music of singer Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz.
A membe ...
. Erika Hobert from the ''New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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'' newspaper called the song "trashtastic Europop
Europop (also spelled Euro pop) is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the mid-to-late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with revivals and ...
." The song was nominated for Grammy Awards
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in the categories for Song of the Year, Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
, and Best Dance Recording, ultimately winning the last of these.
''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number ninety-six on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade. In October 2011, '' NME'' placed it at number 103 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". In 2019, ''Billboard
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'' ranked the song number two on their list of the 15 greatest Lady Gaga songs, and in 2020, ''The Guardian
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'' ranked the song number seven on their list of the 30 greatest Lady Gaga songs.
Commercial performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of January 3, 2009 and reached number six on March 7 of that year. The next week, the song climbed another three places to reach a peak of number three and stayed there for two additional weeks. On the ''Billboard'' issue dated April 11, 2009, the song topped the chart. "Poker Face" became Gaga's second consecutive number one song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking the first time a new artist has had their first two charting singles hit number one on that chart since Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
did so with "Genie in a Bottle
"Genie in a Bottle" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her self-titled debut studio album (1999). It was written by Pam Sheyne, Steve Kipner and David Frank, and produced by Kipner and Frank. The song was released on May 11, 1 ...
" and " What a Girl Wants" in 1999 and 2000. The song spent one week at the top of the chart, nine weeks at number two, 18 weeks in the Top 10 and stayed on the Hot 100 for a total of 40 weeks. "Poker Face" also peaked on both the Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay (formerly Hot Dance Airplay) is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine.
History
The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic d ...
and Hot Dance Club Play
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charts. It became the first single since Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
's 2006 single " Sorry", to top all the three dance charts in a single week including the Hot Dance Singles Sales
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chart. The song has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), and sold 7.5 million paid digital downloads in the United States as of February 2018, according to Nielsen SoundScan
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. 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". "Poker Face" is Gaga's most digitally-sold track in the United States.
In Canada, the song debuted at number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record ...
. On the chart dated December 13, 2008, "Poker Face" ascended to the number one spot and then spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top. The song was certified eight-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It ...
(CRIA) for paid digital downloads of 320,000. "Poker Face" entered the Australian charts at number 26, and in its seventh week peaked at number one. "Poker Face" has shipped over 420,000 copies in Australia, earning six-times platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA). It held the record for the longest-charting song in ARIA Chart history of 106 weeks until this was broken in May 2015 by Vance Joy's "Riptide
A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal flo ...
". In New Zealand, the song debuted on the official chart at number 21. In its sixth week, it peaked on the chart spending 10 consecutive weeks at number one. "Poker Face" was certified double platinum after 27 weeks on the chart, selling over 30,000 copies, according to the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded ...
(RIANZ).
In the United Kingdom, "Poker Face" debuted at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart
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. After three weeks, it climbed to number one and provided Gaga with her second consecutive British number one single. It was the biggest selling digital single in the United Kingdom, before being overtaken by "I Gotta Feeling
"I Gotta Feeling" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009). It was written by the group members with the song's producers David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was re ...
" by The Black Eyed Peas
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in June 2010. However, the song became the country's biggest-selling single of 2009, and was awarded The Record of the Year. By September 2017 the song had 1.18 million pure sales and had been streamed 8.27 million times. In March 2022, the song was awarded a triple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI) having sold 1.8 million copies in the UK with 83 million streams as of July 2022.
In Italy the song debuted at number 19 and peaked at number two. The song has also reached the peak in a number of European countries including Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. In Germany "Poker Face" became the most successful download single of all time and the first one to sell more than 500,000 downloads. The song also spent 16 non-consecutive weeks atop the ''Billboard'' European Hot 100 Singles
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chart. Worldwide, the song had sold 9.8 million copies by November 2009 according to IFPI. It has since gone on to sell over 13.4 million copies as of September 2013, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.[
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Music video
The music video for "Poker Face", directed by Ray Kay and aided by Anthony Mandler
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, was filmed at the luxury villa on bwin
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PokerIsland and featured bwin branded poker equipment as product placement
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.
The video premiered on October 22, 2008. It is set by a pool, as well as in a mansion. It begins with Gaga emerging from the pool wearing a mirror masquerade mask and a black sleeveless latex bodysuit with a jagged shoulder pad, with two Great Dane
The Great Dane is a large sized dog breed originating from Germany. The Great Dane descends from hunting dogs from the Middle Ages used to hunt wild boar and deer, and as guardians of German nobility. It is one of the largest breeds in the worl ...
s beside her. She throws the mask aside and the song begins with a facial shot of Gaga singing it.[ Gaga wears a metallic sticker on her left cheek in this shot. Featured in the video are scenes of Gaga in a mansion and dancing poolside with her dancers in a turquoise leotard.][ Gaga attends a wild party where every man and woman tries their luck on a ]strip poker
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game. The party gets wilder when all the party's guests strip down to their underwear, dance around, and share kisses with each other. The video also features several white mannequins on her swimming pool deck. During the musical interlude before the "I won't tell you that I love you" hook, Gaga is shown in her trademark "Pop Music Will Never Be Low Brow" sunglasses while sitting beside the pool. The video ends with the head shot of Gaga singing the Mum-mum-mum-ma hook.
Gaga explained in the nineteenth episode of her "Transmission Gagavision" series the main idea behind the music video for "Poker Face": "I knew I wanted it to be sexy, so I thought no pants, because that's sexy, ..nd I knew I wanted it to be futuristic, so I thought shoulder pads, because that's my thing." The music video premiered on British MTV on February 17, 2009. In some versions of the video, the words "muffin" (being a slang term for a woman's vagina
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), " Russian Roulette" and "gun" are censored out (bleeped). On June 21, 2009, the video won the Best International Artist Video at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
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. The video received four nominations at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, in the categories of Video of the Year, Best New Artist
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, Best Female Video
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and Best Pop Video
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. Along with five other nominations for "Paparazzi
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", Gaga was tied with Beyoncé
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for most nominations each for that year.
In June 2010, Gaga held a reverse auction
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for one of the necklaces worn in the music video, designed by Brian Lichtenberg. All the proceeds from the auction went to the Lupus Foundation of America
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.
Live performances
"Poker Face" has been performed by Gaga at a number of shows including the AOL Sessions
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...
, the ''Cherrytree House'' of Interscope Records
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, and also the MTV
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sessions. The song was performed by Gaga both in the original version and the acoustic piano version in her headlining The Fame Ball Tour. She performed the piano version wearing a dress made of plastic transparent bubbles and playing the glass piano with her stilletoes with a glowing mannequin, like the music video, standing in front of the stage. Gaga claimed that the transparent bubble filled piano was specifically made to match her dress. The actual version was performed by Gaga as the final song of the encore
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, after "Boys, Boys, Boys". She started the performance saying "Some say Lady Gaga is a lie, and they're right: I am a lie, and every day I kill to make it true." Gaga wore a nude corseted leotard embellished with crystals and an admiral's hat during the performance. The hat as well as the fingerless gloves worn were decorated with the word Gaga on it.
On April 1, 2009, both the acoustic and normal version of "Poker Face" was performed live on Fox's ''American Idol
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''. The performance started with Gaga sitting at a Plexiglass piano filled with bubbles and bathed in pink light. She started singing the second verse of "Poker Face" in a Bette Midler
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style accompanied by a violin player while wearing a shiny aluminum shoulder pad and platinum bleached blond wig. After the first chorus, the pace increased whence the original intro for the song started. Gaga got up from her seat and proceeded to perform the song in the middle of the stage. She wore a silvery leotard with a giant star on her shoulder and tassels. As the song progressed to the intermediate verse, the violinist played a hoe-down version of the music and Gaga danced around frantically over the stage. The performance ended with Gaga staring towards the audience while revealing an open zipper, patched over her left eye. The performance was described an "alien-disco performance art." Cortney Harding of ''Billboard
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'' wrote, "t was
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Gaga's crowning TV moment ... show ngmiddle America that she was a bona fide pop star."
The acoustic version was performed by Gaga at BBC Live & In-Session on April 19, 2009. On the same day, she had her first appearance on Italian TV, on the TV program '' Quelli che... il Calcio''. She also performed "Poker Face" in the United Kingdom on ''The Paul O'Grady Show
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''. First she played an acoustic version first before going on to the normal version, and a rock version on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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''. On May 12, 2009, Gaga performed "Poker Face" on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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'' while wearing a gyroscope
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on her head, designed by theatrical hat designer Nasir Mazhar
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Biography
Mazhar was born in East London and brought up in Leytonstone, Lo ...
and playing the piano while standing on the stool. Gaga referred to the gyroscope as her "Gaga barrier". It prevented Ellen DeGeneres
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from greeting her because of the size of the gear. A remixed version of "Poker Face" and " LoveGame" was performed at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
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, during the indoor-outdoor streetside show. This performance, which included Gaga being trapped in a fake subway car surrounded by fake police officers, was billed as a tribute to New York City
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. Snippets of the song was performed by Gaga at the thirty-fifth season of American comedy show ''Saturday Night Live
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'', while wearing a giant contraption ("The Orbit") of several metallic concentric rings that rotated around her. In September 2009, Gaga appeared in French television show '' Taratata'', where she added an improvised verse in French while performing "Poker Face".
The track was part of the setlist of Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour. The piano version was played by Gaga while balancing on the piano stool and holding one leg up in the air. Rapper Kid Cudi
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joined her then to perform his song "Make Her Say
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" which contains a sample of "Poker Face". The actual version was performed at the last segment of the show. Gaga wore a dress made of guns and during the performance she pumped her hands in the air. For the revamped Monster Ball shows in 2010–11, Gaga was dancing around the stage while whipping a chain. "Poker Face" was also performed at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
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, where Gaga opened the show with the song while standing on a pedestal. Midway through the performance, she was flung into the garbage chute of her 'Fame Factory' stage set, before emerging seated at a piano, facing Elton John
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. In May 2011, Gaga performed the song during Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle, Cumbria
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. The song was included on the set list of her Born This Way Ball
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tour (2012–2013), where she sported a modified version of her infamous meat dress. Gaga and her dancers put themselves headfirst into enormous meat grinders during the performance. For her 2014 residency show, Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom she chose to perform the song in a piano-only rendition. In the same year, at the Artrave: The Artpop Ball tour, Gaga performed the song in a medley with "Just Dance" and "Telephone" while wearing knee-length white dress and heels, and a bob wig.
In October 2016, Gaga appeared in the Carpool Karaoke
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segment of ''The Late Late Show with James Corden
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'', where "Poker Face" was one of the songs Gaga sang in the vehicle. On February 5, 2017, Gaga performed the song during the Super Bowl LI halftime show. After descending from the top of the building, she started singing "Poker Face" on a tall pillar, before continuing air acrobatics and performing the song while hanging on a rope in the air. "Poker Face" was later performed at the Coachella Festival
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, where Gaga performed it in the encore alongside "Bad Romance". The track was also part of the setlist of Gaga's Joanne World Tour
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(2017–2018), where she was wearing a black bejewelled fringe leotard for the performance. The singer performs the song during Lady Gaga Enigma + Jazz & Piano
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(2018–2021), her Las Vegas residency, which involves two different shows. During the Enigma shows, Gaga performs "Poker Face" as the second track of the setlist, while on the Jazz and Piano show, a stripped-down piano version of the song is performed. It was also performed on piano during Gaga's live-streamed
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concert on September 30, 2021, which was in celebration of her second collaborative album with Tony Bennett
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, called '' Love for Sale''. In 2022, Gaga performed "Poker Face" at The Chromatica Ball stadium tour.
Cover versions and adaptations
In 2009, a single by rapper Kid Cudi
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featuring Kanye West
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and Common
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* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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titled "Make Her Say
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" was released; it contains a vocal sample of the acoustic version of "Poker Face" from ''The Cherrytree Sessions
''The Cherrytree Sessions'' is the first extended play by American singer Lady Gaga. It consists of three acoustic versions of " Poker Face", " Just Dance", and "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)". The EP was released on February 3, 2009, initiall ...
'' EP. It features Kanye West
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, who also produced the track, and Common
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* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally ...
, as well as scratches from DJ A-Trak
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. Actor Christopher Walken
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performed a special a capella rendition of "Poker Face" on BBC1's ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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'' for Halloween 2009.
The song was also featured in the ''South Park
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'' episode titled "Whale Whores
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", sung on ''Rock Band
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'' by series character Eric Cartman
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, with guitar by Kyle Broflovski and drums by Kenny McCormick
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. During Cartman's performance, Stan interrupts to rant about Japanese whaling
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. After Stan gives a heartfelt speech and leaves on the verge of tears, the other boys resume the song and Cartman replaces the next verse's second line with "I don't give a crap 'bout whales
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so go and hug a tree." On March 16, 2010, ''South Park''s version of "Poker Face" became available as a downloadable song for the video game ''Rock Band
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'', on the same day a Lady Gaga track pack featuring the original song was released. Lea Michele
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and Idina Menzel
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, in character as Rachel Berry
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and Shelby Corcoran respectively, covered an acoustic version of "Poker Face" in the "Theatricality
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" episode of '' Glee''. Their version debuted at position 100 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and moved up to a peak of 20 on the next week. It went on to become one of the show's most popular recordings; having sold 410,000 U.S. downloads, it remains the tenth best-selling song in the show's history. "Weird Al" Yankovic
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included the chorus in his polka medley "Polka Face
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" from his 2011 album '' Alpocalypse''. During the end credits of the 2012 ''The Simpsons
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'' season-finale episode "Lisa Goes Gaga
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", Homer Simpson
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performed a parody version entitled "Homer Face". On February 19, 2021, Kelly Clarkson
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sang a rock cover of the song during her talk show, '' The Kelly Clarkson Show'', on the Kellyoke segment.
Formats and track listings
Australian CD single
# "Poker Face" (Album Version) – 3:58
# " Just Dance" (Robots to Mars Mix) – 4:37
German CD single
# "Poker Face" (Album Version) – 3:58
# "Just Dance" (RedOne Remix featuring Kardinal Offishall
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) – 4:19
German CD maxi single
# "Poker Face" (Album Version) – 3:57
# "Poker Face" (Space Cowboy Remix) – 4:53
# "Just Dance" (Robots to Mars Mix) – 4:37
# "Poker Face" (video) – 3:39
French CD single
# "Poker Face" (Main Version) – 3:58
# "Poker Face" (Glam As You Club Mix by Guéna LG) – 7:51
# "Poker Face" (Dave Audé
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Remix) – 8:12
US CD single – Remixes
# "Poker Face" (Space Cowboy Remix) – 4:25
# "Poker Face" (Jody den Broeder Remix) – 8:07
# "Poker Face" (Dave Audé Remix) – 8:12
# "Poker Face" (Album Version) – 3:57
# "Poker Face" (Instrumental) – 3:59
UK CD single
# "Poker Face" – 3:58
# "Poker Face" (Tommy Sparks & The Fury Remix) – 3:58
UK 7" picture single
:A. "Poker Face" – 3:57
:B. "Poker Face" (Space Cowboy Remix) – 4:53
iTunes EP
# "Poker Face" (Space Cowboy Remix) – 4:54
# "Poker Face" (Dave Audé Club Remix) – 8:13
# "Poker Face" (Jody den Broeder Club Remix) – 8:05
Spotify single – Remixes Part 1
# "Poker Face" (Glam As You Radio Mix) – 3:49
# "Poker Face" (Jody den Broeder Edit) – 4:21
# "Poker Face" (LLG vs GLG Radio Mix by Guéna LG) – 4:02
# "Poker Face" (Dave Audé Edit) – 3:50
# "Poker Face" (Space Cowboy Remix) – 4:54
Spotify single – Remixes Part 2
# "Poker Face" (Glam As You Club Mix) – 7:50
# "Poker Face" (Jody den Broeder Remix) – 8:05
# "Poker Face" (LLG vs GLG Club Mix) – 6:30
# "Poker Face" (Dave Audé Remix) – 8:13
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes
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of ''The Fame''.
* Lady Gaga
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– lead vocals, backing vocals, songwriter
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, producer
* RedOne
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As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
– backing vocals, engineering, instrumentation, songwriter, producer, programming
* Gene Grimaldi – mastering
* Robert Orton – mixing
* Dave Russell – engineering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
See also
* List of best-selling singles
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* List of best-selling singles in the United States
* List of best-selling singles in Australia
* List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
* List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2009
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Chart history
Number-one artists
See also
*2009 in m ...
* List of European number-one hits of 2009
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 (Canada)
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* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)
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* List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2009 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard'' magazine Hot Dance Airplay number-one hits of 2009.
Note that ''Billboard'' publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
See also
*2009 in music
* List of number-one dance singles of 20 ...
* List of number-one dance singles of 2009 (U.S.)
* List of number-one singles in Australia in 2008
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* List of number-one singles in Australia in 2009
* List of number-one hits of 2009 (Austria)
* List of number-one hits in Denmark
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They are taken from Nielsen & IFPI (pre-2001), Hitlisten and Tracklisten (2001–present) and the albums charts from Tracklisten starting 2007 in Denmark.
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* List of number-one hits of 2009 (France)
This is a list of the French SNEP Top 100 CD Singles, Top 50 Digital Singles, Top 200 CD Albums & Top 50 Digital Albums number-ones of 2009.
Number-ones by week
Singles chart
1 SNEP decides to take into account also downloads on mobile phone ...
* List of number-one hits of 2009 (Germany)
This is a list of the German '' Media Control'' Top100 Singles & Top100 Albums Charts number-ones of 2009.
Number-one hits by week
See also
* List of number-one hits (Germany)
* List of German airplay number-one songs
References
Exter ...
* List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
* List of number-one hits of 2009 (Sweden)
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* List of number-one hits of 2009 (Switzerland)
* List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
* List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s
* List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2009
* List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2009
These hits topped the Ultratop 50 in 2009.
See also
* List of Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2009
Notes
# Turkish entry to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
# Winner of 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
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2008 singles
2008 songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles
Cherrytree Records singles
Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
Interscope Records singles
Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Lady Gaga songs
LGBT-related songs
Monitor Latino Top Inglés number-one singles
Music videos directed by Ray Kay
Number-one singles in Australia
Number-one singles in Austria
Number-one singles in Denmark
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Number-one singles in Germany
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Number-one singles in Norway
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Number-one singles in Sweden
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SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
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Songs written by Lady Gaga
Songs written by RedOne
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Bisexuality-related songs