Lady Gaga gave her fans a look at her upcoming album “Mayhem” with her latest song “Abracadabra” and it is nothing short of magical.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, most commonly known by her stage name Lady Gaga, released “Abracadabra” on February 3rd, according to a Genius Q&A.
Before the full release of the song, a clip of the music video for “Abracadabra” was shown on the night of the Grammys, grabbing the attention of myself and I'm sure the 15.4 million people viewing at home, according to Feb. 4 The New York Times articles.
When I saw the music video after seeing countless remakes of the dance on TikTok, I was in awe.
The video shows Gaga standing in a dark room with an eye-catching red leather spiked outfit announcing, “The category is: Dance or Die,” into a microphone setting an intense and almost unsettling tone.
An intense, warrior-like feel is heightened when a group of dancers chant rhythmically while keeping a composed and disciplined aura.
The music that accompanied the video was upbeat and similar to some of her previous works like “Stupid Love” and “Judas,” truly giving it that iconic pop feeling.
Because of the similarity to previous songs, it was already ranked high on my list even before finishing the song.
The repetition of lyrics such as “Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na / Abracadabra, morta-oo-ga-ga / Abracadabra, abra-oo-na-na" made the song so catchy especially since it was paired with the upbeat electronic tempo.
What I really liked about the song was that although the song itself was upbeat the lyrics told a different tale making the listener pay close attention to the lyrics.
Lyrics such as, “Save me from this empty fight / In the game of life,” add to the feeling of intensity that paints the scene when they are dancing for their life.
Not only was the music addicting, but the dancers truly mesmerized the viewer with beautiful choreography that allowed it to be a mix of chaos and a natural flow.
In scenes of chaos, the dancers would look to be dancing as individuals all with different moves but then would come together with delicate movements when they were in scenes surrounded and guiding Gaga
Throughout the music video, there were several points in which if it was paused, it would look like a high-action Renaissance painting.
I think this Renaissance feel can be attributed to the dancer's unique outfits with many drapes and not one dancer seeming to wear the same thing. Along with this, the contrast of the dark room and the white wardrobe of the dancers added to the artistic look.
A scene of a dance battle is easy to assume when the music video pans from seeing the dancers in white dance to different dancers wearing all black dancing with the version of Gaga that was seen in the beginning with the red hat.
This song honestly got me excited to hear the rest of the album and it seems a lot of people also liked the song, resulting in it landing at No. 8 on Spotify's global chart and has climbed higher on the ladder since its release, according to a Monday Variety article.
As of the time of this review, “Abracadabra” sits at No. 5 spot on Spotify’s global chart, according to Spotify
I have already added this song to my “favorites” playlist on Spotify and I am sure that more songs from Gaga’s album will soon be joining.
I hope the catchy pop sound will follow throughout most of the album with a couple of songs with a different type of beat to bring some uniqueness to the album.
“Mayhem” would mark Gaga’s seventh studio album and is planned to be released on March 7th with a total of 14 tracks, according to a Jan. 27 Billboard article.
The album is said to be chaotic, with different genres symbolizing the chaotic life of Gaga but will end with a mellow and soft beat to symbolize when she has found peace and love in her life, according to the same article.
While audiences wait for the rest of the album to be released this song will be on repeat for myself and many others providing that magical feeling every time.
