The Edge of Glory

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"The Edge of Glory"
Single by Lady Gaga
from the album Born This Way
ReleasedMay 9, 2011 (2011-05-09)
Recorded2010; The Living Room Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre
Length5:20
4:20 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lady Gaga
  • Fernando Garibay
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"Judas"
(2011)
"The Edge of Glory"
(2011)
"You and I"
(2011)

"The Edge of Glory" is a song by American pop singer Lady Gaga from her third album Born This Way. It was released as the third single from the album on May 9, 2011.

The song peaked at number 3 in the US and Canada, number 2 in Australia, and number 6 in the UK. The RIAA certified the song triple-Platinum on February 29, 2016, for sales and shipments of 3 million copies in the United States alone.[1]

Music video[change | change source]

Gaga is shown on a fire escape of an apartment building in New York City. Clarence Clemons, who played the saxophone for American singer Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, is seen playing the instrument throughout the video. Shortly after appearing in the video, Clemons died from a stroke.[2]

The video was supposed to show Gaga under the sea but was canceled due to creative disagreements.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. "E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. "Edge of Drama: What Happened With Lady Gaga's 'The Edge Of Glory' Video?". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-03-11.