"Free Woman" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga recorded for her sixth studio album Chromatica (2020). Gaga co-wrote it with the song's producers BloodPop, Axwell and Johannes Klahr. "Free Woman" was released as the album's fifth track, several weeks after a high-quality demo version of the song was leaked onto the Internet. It is a Eurohouse and Eurodance song that draws influences from the music of the 1990s. Gaga was inspired by her real life events; the song talks about her coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from which she suffered after being sexually assaulted by a music producer. Gaga also wanted to celebrate her LGBT+ fans; she wrote the song especially with the trans community in mind. The song's lyrics talk about reclaiming one's identity and answer the question "what does it mean to be a free woman?".
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Axwell (pictured) co-wrote and produced "Free Woman".
Gaga performing "Free Woman" on The Chromatica Ball tour
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Chromatica is the sixth studio album by American singer Lady Gaga, released on May 29, 2020, by Interscope Records and subsidiary Streamline. Gaga supervised the production with longtime collaborator BloodPop and a variety of other producers to create a concept album returning to her dance-pop roots, eschewing the stripped-down style of its predecessors Joanne (2016) and A Star Is Born (2018). Chromatica draws inspiration from early 1990s house music, seeing Gaga adopt a cyberpunk-inspired persona.
The Joanne era showcased Gaga (pictured in 2016) in a revamped stage persona emphasizing her vocal ability.
Longtime Gaga collaborator Nicola Formichetti oversaw the artistic direction for the cover shoot.
Gaga voguing to "Babylon" on The Chromatica Ball tour (2022). Journalists accredited notable influence on the song to "Vogue" (1990) by Madonna.
Hong Kong tram advertising showcasing the album's various physical copy iterations
