Music video from Lady titled Telephone featuring Beyonce who returns the favour for Lady Gaga being on her Video Phone single. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

Gaga originally wrote “Telephone” for Britney Spears, however plans did not go through, and Gaga recorded the song herself, with Beyoncé as the featured vocalist. The main inspiration behind the song was Gaga’s fear of suffocation. The lyrics portray the singer as preferring the dance floor, rather than answer her lover’s phone calls. Gaga explained that the telephone addressed in the lyrics of the song, is in reality a person telling her to continue working harder. Musically, the song consists of an expanded bridge, verse-rap and an epilogue where the line is disconnected. Knowles appears in the middle of the song with the verses being sung in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats.

“Telephone” was appreciated by contemporary critics who frequently noted it as a stand-out track from The Fame Monster, with one critic comparing it to Gaga’s debut single “Just Dance”. Released as the second official single from the album, the song charted in a number of countries due to digital sales, following the album’s release, namely in United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Hungary and the United Kingdom. She performed an acoustic rendition of “Telephone” mixed with “Dance In The Dark” at the 2010 BRIT Awards in memory of Alexander McQueen. It was also added to the setlist of the European leg of The Monster Ball Tour.

Gaga explained that the music video is a continuation of the video for “Paparazzi”, and is also shot as a short film. The video features Gaga in a prison, from where she gets bailed out by Beyoncé. They go to a diner where, after a series of events, they kill the guests having dinner. It ends with Gaga and Beyoncé escaping from the police. Paying homage to Quentin Tarantino and his 2003–2004 film Kill Bill, the video was positively received by critics.

Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - Telephone, 4.4 out of 5 based on 10 ratings

4 Responses to “Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce – Telephone”

1. R says:

   March 12, 2010 at 4:23 am

   I Wasted 10 Mins. On This! FML! She’s Ugly As Fuck BTW!

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   • ComeWatchMeTV says:

     March 14, 2010 at 3:01 pm

     LMAO!

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   • wesley says:

     April 19, 2010 at 1:01 pm

     lady gaga fet beocé eo adoroooooo

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2. Chia Belknap says:

   May 12, 2010 at 6:47 am

   I truly adore Lady Gaga with her extraordinary costumes nevertheless she really let herself down this time going out in see through undergarments.

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