followed by a plea to pre-save the track.
So to get not only the full song but the entire video was almost too much serotonin to bear.
And it literally couldnt have come soon enough.
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You might have noticed things are looking grim these days.
And yet, heresLady Gagareleasing a song anchored not by words, but noises and vibes.
So what if it is?
Of course it does: Gagas core songs have never been just dance-floor confectionseven when theyre packaged that way.
Lady Gaga has a documented historyof delivering near-perfect music as a salve for cultures toughest times.
Indeed, a lot of usweretrying to dance our worries away and for good reason.
We were knee-deep in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and were looking for temporary escape.
Lots of other artists at the time also traded in pure pleasure-seeking.
But Just Dance hit differently.
By 2009, Gagas songs became more impassioned.
Gay rights were under attack in America, with marriage equality a more pressing topic than ever.
Absolutely, but impactful nonetheless.
She came through again nine years later at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with Rain on Me.
The first time I heard this chorus was on one of mydumb little pandemic walksin April 2020.
Rain on Me, along with Gagas 2020 albumChromatica, went on to become antidotes for pandemic anxiety.
Who knew a year when clubs were closed was actually the best time to release dance music?
Pent up in our quarantine pods,Chromaticatransformed our kitchens into the parties we longed to be at.
Theres no shortage of escapist dance music in 2025, especially from female artists.
After what felt like an eternity of sour, downtempo bedroom pop, the charts are finally bright again.
Sabrina Carpenters Espresso recalls the cheeky, frothy bliss of Katy PerrysTeenage Dreamera.
Charli XCXsBrathas made unvarnished 2000s-era party culture cool again.
And Chappell Roans theatrical aesthetic and anthemic songs hat-tip early Gaga.
Even still, nothing hits quite like a banger from Gaga herself.
Youre still raging, youre still smiling, but youre also dealing with your shit.
You just have to dance.
