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Lady Gaga's new song 'Disease' is a 'return to form'

Mother Monster is back.

Lady Gaga's upcoming single “Disease” is a “return to form” for the pop star, a music insider exclusively teases to Page Six.

“It's sonically reminiscent of their 'Born This Way' album. Think dark dance-pop,” the source tells us, referring to Gaga's Grammy-nominated 2011 album, which included hits like title track “The Edge of Glory,” “Marry the Night” and “Bloody Mary.” contained.

Lady Gaga's new song “Disease” is a “return to form,” a music insider teases to Page Six. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
We hear that the single is “sonically reminiscent of Gaga’s 2011 album Born This Way (pictured above). WireImage
“Disease” hits streaming services on Friday. ladygaga/Instagram

We also hear that the “Disease” music video is “meticulously choreographed,” similar to 2009's “Bad Romance” and 2011's “Judas.”

The US Sun previously reported that Gaga, 38, had hired Emmy-winning choreographer Parris Goebel, who worked on Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl halftime show as well as Justin Bieber's 2015 music videos for “What Do You Mean?” and “Sorry.”

Gaga's rep did not immediately respond to Page Six's request for comment.

Gaga starred in Joker: Folie à Deux this year. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
In September, she released a jazzy companion album, Harlequin. Interscope Records

“Disease,” which hits streaming services Friday, is Gaga’s first pop single in years.

Following the release of her 2020 album Chromatica, the singer recorded two jazz records: Love for Sale, which reunited her with Tony Bennett in 2021 as the follow-up to 2014's Cheek to Cheek, and Harlequin, ,” which she released last month as a companion to her film “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

Gaga has also dabbled in soft rock, singing the Oscar-nominated “Top Gun: Maverick” theme song “Hold My Hand” in 2022, collaborating with the Rolling Stones on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” last year and with Bruno Mars on “Sweet Sounds.” of Heaven” duet. “Die with a Smile” this summer.

The pop star (seen here on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” earlier this month) recently shared that her fiancé inspired her to get back into pop music. Disney
Gaga (seen above in 2014) hasn't released a pop album since 2020's Chromatica. WireImage

The “A Star Is Born” actress, whose seventh album is due out in February, recently shared that her fiancé Michael Polansky inspired her to return to the genre that made her a global superstar in 2008.

“Michael is the person who told me to make a new pop record. He was like, 'Baby. I love you. “You have to make pop music,” she told Vogue for her October cover story.

Polansky, who co-wrote songs on Harlequin, said: “As anyone would do for the person they love, I encouraged them to surrender to the joy of it.” On the Chromatica tour [in 2022]I saw a fire in her; I wanted to help her keep that alive and just start making music that makes her happy.”