Jul 30, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min · 12 segments
On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we wrap up our series celebrating 15 years of ***Born This Way***! Join us as we discuss and dissect the (self-directed!) music video for Lady Gaga's energizing…
So, Marry the Night is the fifth and final single from Born This Way and was written, recorded, and produced by Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay in 2010 on Gaga's tour bus mobile studio during the American leg of the Monster Ball Tour.
Described as the, quote, musical love child of Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, the song is inspired by the courage it took for Gaga to return to her friends and family in New York City following harrowing early experiences in Hollywood and the commercial music industry.
Gaga and Garibay previously collaborated on Dance in the Dark from the Fame Monster, but had yet to, quote, conceive a hit, as Gaga described in the MTV's Inside the Outside documentary.
On the Monster Ball tour, Garibay would watch Gaga open the show each night with Dance in the Dark and was inspired to, quote, outdo the exhilarating, massive feeling of that moment with Marry the Night.
Using electronic church bells and organs, Garibay crafted the synth-pop techno-funk anthem, which Gaga then laid vocals over immediately following a monster ball performance.
Garibay described Gaga's energy as, quote, incomparable during the recording session, with the verses freely flowing from Gaga instantaneously.
Gaga famously teased an instrumental clip of Mary the Knight in Gaga Vision No. 43, released on April 20, 2011, in which she types out the song title alphanumerically on a hotel phone.
The song was also released early via GagaVille, a Born This Way-themed version of the Facebook game FarmVille, which Gaga co-designed with Zynga.
I'm like, that sentence would break a Victorian child's brain.
Right.
Yeah.
We're live streaming Gagaville.
We're actually
canceling the podcast after this episode so we can recode and rebuild Gagaville.
We're working on a
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
So, Marry the Night is the fifth and final single from Born This Way and was written, recorded, and produced by Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay in 2010 on Gaga's tour bus mobile studio during the American leg of the Monster Ball Tour.
Described as the, quote, musical love child of Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, the song is inspired by the courage it took for Gaga to return to her friends and family in New York City following harrowing early experiences in Hollywood and the commercial music industry.
Gaga and Garibay previously collaborated on Dance in the Dark from the Fame Monster, but had yet to, quote, conceive a hit, as Gaga described in the MTV's Inside the Outside documentary.
On the Monster Ball tour, Garibay would watch Gaga open the show each night with Dance in the Dark and was inspired to, quote, outdo the exhilarating, massive feeling of that moment with Marry the Night.
Using electronic church bells and organs, Garibay crafted the synth-pop techno-funk anthem, which Gaga then laid vocals over immediately following a monster ball performance.
Garibay described Gaga's energy as, quote, incomparable during the recording session, with the verses freely flowing from Gaga instantaneously.
Gaga famously teased an instrumental clip of Mary the Knight in Gaga Vision No. 43, released on April 20, 2011, in which she types out the song title alphanumerically on a hotel phone.
The song was also released early via GagaVille, a Born This Way-themed version of the Facebook game FarmVille, which Gaga co-designed with Zynga.
I'm like, that sentence would break a Victorian child's brain.
Right.
Yeah.
We're live streaming Gagaville.
We're actually
canceling the podcast after this episode so we can recode and rebuild Gagaville.
We're working on a
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
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