Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, (bor… Read Full Bio ↴Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, (born March 28, 1986 in New York, NY) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, through the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a career in music. After Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and KonLive Distribution, in 2007. Gaga had her breakthrough the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued to include the EP The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro".

Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). She ventured into acting, winning awards for her leading roles in the miniseries American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016) and the musical film A Star Is Born (2018). Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award in one year. Gaga returned to dance-pop with her sixth studio album, Chromatica (2020), which yielded the number-one single "Rain on Me". She followed this with her second collaborative album with Bennett, Love for Sale, and a starring role in the biopic House of Gucci, both in 2021.

Having sold an estimated 170 million records, Gaga is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the only female artist to achieve four singles that each sold at least 10 million copies globally. Her accolades include 13 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, 18 MTV Video Music Awards, awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and recognition as Billboard's Artist of the Year (2010) and Woman of the Year (2015). She has also been included in several Forbes' power rankings and ranked fourth on VH1's Greatest Women in Music (2012). Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 and 2019 and placed her on their All-Time 100 Fashion Icons list. Her philanthropy and activism focus on mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ rights; she has her own non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation, which supports the wellness of young people. Gaga's business ventures include Haus Labs, a vegan cosmetics brand launched in 2019.

Hair Body Face
Lady Gaga Lyrics

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Hair, body, face
Hair, body, face

Your friends are in the other room
Heard every cruel thing they said
They're all just trying to be cool
So I wrote this song in my head
I'm not mad as long as I am perfect in your eyes, your eyes

Doesn't make a difference, yeah
As long as I am perfect in your eyes, your eyes

'Cause baby when I look at you
I just don't know what to do with you
A man loves a triple threat
Did the party room just see that?
Hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya
Hair, body, face, for you, triple threat

Tryin' to leave here, but you won't let me leave
Sayin' that if I care what they think, I'll never succeed
I won't leave here, if you promise to me
I've got my hair, body, face (face)
Hair, body, face for you
(Hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)
For you (hair, body, face, for you, triple threat)

Wasn't the it girl at school (not me)
No, I wasn't queen of the prom
But don't take me for a fool
Now I know I've got my own charm
I'm not mad as long as I am perfect in your eyes, your eyes
Doesn't make a difference, yeah
As long as I am perfect in your eyes, your eyes

'Cause baby when I look at you
I just don't know what to do with you
A man loves a triple threat
Did the party room just see that?

Tryin' to leave here, but you won't let me leave
Sayin' that if I care what they think, I'll never succeed
I won't leave here, if you promise to me
I've got my hair, body, face (face)
Hair, body, face for you
(Hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)
For you (hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)

Everything is all right
When you look in my eyes
You lift me when I feel small
Triple threat, I've got it all
Everything is alright
When you look in my eyes
You lift me when I feel small
(Hair, body, face)

Tryin' to leave here, but you won't let me leave
Sayin' that if I care what they think, I'll never succeed
I won't leave here, if you promise to me
I've got my hair, body, face (face)
Hair, body, face for you
(Hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)
For you (hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)
For you (hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)

For you (hair, body, face, for you)
Hair, body, face, for you

Overall Meaning

The song "Hair Body Face" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is all about the pressure that society puts on people to look perfect. The lyrics describe a situation where the singer's friends are in another room making cruel comments about her, but she is more concerned with the way her significant other perceives her. She sings, "I'm not mad as long as I am perfect in your eyes". She knows that her partner is looking for a "triple threat", someone with great hair, body, and face, and she wants to be all of those things for him.
In the chorus, the singer tries to leave the party, but her partner won't let her go because he knows how important it is for her to be seen as perfect. She sings, "I won't leave here, if you promise to me/I've got my hair, body, face for you". The song ultimately promotes self-confidence and accepting oneself for who they are, despite societal pressures to be perfect.

Line by Line Meaning

Hair, body, face
These three parts of the body are the focus of the song

Your friends are in the other room
People around may hurt but all that matters is that one person who loves you unconditionally

Heard every cruel thing they said
Subject listens to the negative remarks that people make about them but doesn't care as long as they're perfect in the eyes of their lover

They're all just trying to be cool
People often put down or reject others to fit in with a certain group in society

So I wrote this song in my head
Creating something beautiful out of the negative emotions experienced in the moment

I'm not mad as long as I am perfect in your eyes, your eyes
As long as that one person who loves them does, nothing else matters even if other people hurt or ignore them

Doesn't make a difference, yeah
Other people's opinions don't matter

'Cause baby when I look at you, I just don't know what to do with you
The immense love that they feel towards the person is indescribable

A man loves a triple threat
Men love their women to have all three of the song's focus areas

Did the party room just see that?
Showing off the beauty and talent to those who put them down

Tryin' to leave here, but you won't let me leave
Subject wants to leave, but the other person convinces them to stay

Sayin' that if I care what they think, I'll never succeed
Bad remarks of people can break the spirit of an individual and affect their success in life

I won't leave here, if you promise to me
Staying for the love and safety promised by the other person

I've got my hair, body, face (face)
Having their beauty and charm intact despite the negativity surrounding them

Everything is all right, When you look in my eyes
Looking into the eyes of the one they love makes them feel safe and loved

You lift me when I feel small, Triple threat, I've got it all
Feeling empowered and beautiful with the love and support of their partner

For you (hair, body, face, for you, triple threat, do it, for ya)
Doing everything for the one they love, who appreciates and supports them

Hair, body, face for you
Being beautiful for the one they love and not just for society

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul Blair, Stefani Germanotta

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