Mayhem (Lady Gaga album)

Mayhem
Studio album by
Lady Gaga
ReleasedMarch 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
Recorded2024
Genre
Length54:39
Label
Producer
Lady Gaga chronology
Harlequin
(2024) 		Mayhem
(2025)
Singles from Mayhem
  1. "Disease"
    Released: October 24, 2024
  2. "Abracadabra"
    Released: February 9, 2025
  3. "How Bad Do U Want Me"
    Released: April 2025 (Australian radio only)
  4. "The Dead Dance"
    Released: September 3, 2025

Mayhem is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter and record producer Lady Gaga. It was released on March 7, 2025, by Streamline and Interscope Records. This marks the longest gap between album releases in Gaga’s entire career, and precedes Chromatica (2020), which was released over four years earlier. Leading up to its release, the album was temporarily referred to as LG7.[1] Gaga collaborated with producers Watt, Cirkut, and Gesaffelstein, while also enlisting her fiancé, Michael Polansky, as a co-writer on several tracks.

The ballad "Die with a Smile" with Bruno Mars was initially planned as a standalone single but was later included on the album. It became Gaga's sixth US number-one hit and won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards, her 14th career Grammy win.

The electropop single "Disease" reached the top ten in the UK and top thirty in the US and Canada.[2] The second single, the dance-pop "Abracadabra", was released on a commercial break during Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025. It reached the top five in the UK and Germany and the top twenty in the US, Australia, and Canada.[3] "How Bad Do U Want Me" was a radio single in Australia, while the fourth single "The Dead Dance" was released on September 3, 2025.

The first few seconds of "Shadow of a Man" were used as the outro for the 2024 HBO Max concert documentary, Gaga: Chromatica Ball. "Garden of Eden" was used as the theme for the 2025 Formula 1 season by ESPN.[4]

The album has a score of 83/100 on Metacritic, meaning "universal acclaim." Many reviewers pointed out the influences of Gaga's early albums on Mayhem.[5][6] It entered at number one on the album charts in several countries, including her native US, where it sold 219,000 copies in its first week and had the highest weeklong sales of the year by a female artist. It became her seventh US number-one album.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Track listing

Track lengths taken from Target exclusive CD metadata. Credits taken from Target exclusive CD liner booklet, except for "Can't Stop the High".[36]

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Disease"  
  • Lady Gaga
  • Michael Polansky
  • Andrew Watt
  • Henry Walter
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:50
2. "Abracadabra"  
  • Gaga
  • Susan Janet Ballion
  • Pete Edward Clarke
  • Steven Severin
  • John McGeoch
  • Andrew Watt
  • Henry Walter
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:43
3. "Garden of Eden"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Mike Levy
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
  • Gesaffelstein
 4:00
4. "Perfect Celebrity"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Levy
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Gesaffelstein
  • Cirkut
 3:49
5. "Vanish into You"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 4:05
6. "Killah" (featuring Gesaffelstein)
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Levy
  • Walter
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
  • Gesaffelstein
 3:31
7. "Zombieboy"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • James Fauntleroy
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:33
8. "LoveDrug"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:13
9. "How Bad Do U Want Me"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:59
10. "Don't Call Tonight"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:46
11. "Shadow of a Man"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:20
12. "The Beast"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Walter
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Cirkut
 3:54
13. "Blade of Grass"  
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Levy
  • Polansky
  • Gaga
  • Watt
  • Gesaffelstein
 4:17
14. "Die with a Smile" (with Bruno Mars)
  • Gaga
  • Mars
  • Dernst Emile II
  • Watt
  • Fauntleroy
  • Gaga
  • Mars
  • Watt
  • D'Mile
 4:12
Total length:
 54:39

Notes

  • "Abracadabra" contains samples from "Spellbound" by Siouxsie and the Banshees, written by Susan Janet Ballion, Pete Edward Clarke, Steven Severin, and John McGeoch.[39]
  • The track listing for the September 2025 reissue includes "Can't Stop the High" at track five, with the other tracks following, and track nine as "The Dead Dance", with the other tracks following.[40]

Charts and certifications

Mayhem Ball Tour

Mayhem Ball Tour
World tour by Lady Gaga
LocationNorth America
Europe
Oceania
Asia
Associated albumMayhem
Start dateJuly 16, 2025
End dateApril 13, 2026
Shows83
Lady Gaga tour chronology
Chromatica Ball Tour
(2022)
Mayhem Ball Tour
(2025–2026)

The Mayhem Ball Tour is Gaga's eighth headlining world tour. It began on July 16, 2025, in Las Vegas, and is set to conclude on April 13, 2026, in New York. Gaga has stated that the concept of the tour requires the use of arenas, as opposed to stadiums, which were used for her 2022 Chromatica Ball Tour. On September 9, 2025, Gaga announced a second North American leg for February through April 2026.[68]

Scheduled shows[69]
Date City Country Venue
North America
July 16, 2025 Las Vegas United States T-Mobile Arena
July 18, 2025
July 19, 2025
July 22, 2025 San Francisco Chase Center
July 24, 2025
July 26, 2025
July 28, 2025 Inglewood^ Kia Forum
July 29, 2025
August 1, 2025
August 2, 2025
August 6, 2025 Seattle Climate Change Arena
August 7, 2025
August 9, 2025
August 22, 2025 New York Madison Square Garden
August 23, 2025
August 26, 2025
August 27, 2025
August 31, 2025 Miami Kaseya Center
September 1, 2025
September 6, 2025 New York Madison Square Garden
September 7, 2025
September 10, 2025 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
September 11, 2025
September 13, 2025
September 15, 2025 Chicago United States United Center
September 17, 2025
September 18, 2025
Europe
September 29, 2025 London United Kingdom O2 Arena
September 30, 2025
October 2, 2025
October 4, 2025
October 7, 2025 Manchester Co-op Live
October 8, 2025
October 12, 2025 Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena
October 13, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 19, 2025 Milan Italy Unipol Forum
October 20, 2025
October 28, 2025 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
October 29, 2025
October 31, 2025
November 4, 2025 Berlin Germany Uber Arena
November 5, 2025
November 9, 2025 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
November 11, 2025 Antwerp Belgium Sportspaleis
November 13, 2025 Lyon France LDLC Arena
November 14, 2025
November 17, 2025 Paris Accor Arena
November 18, 2025
November 20, 2025
November 22, 2025
Oceania
December 5, 2025 Melbourne Australia Marvel Stadium
December 6, 2025
December 9, 2025 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
December 12, 2025 Sydney Accor Stadium
December 13, 2025
Asia
January 21, 2026 Osaka Japan Osaka Dome
January 22, 2026
January 25, 2026 Tokyo Tokyo Dome
January 26, 2026
January 29, 2026
January 30, 2026
North America
February 14, 2026 Glendale United States Desert Diamond Arena
February 15, 2026
February 18, 2026 Inglewood^ Kia Forum
February 19, 2026
February 28, 2026 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
March 1, 2026
March 4, 2026 Atlanta State Farm Arena
March 5, 2026
March 8, 2026 Austin Moody Center ATX
March 9, 2026
March 13, 2026 Miami Kaseya Center
March 19, 2026 New York Madison Square Garden
March 20, 2026
March 23, 2026 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
March 24, 2026
March 29, 2026 Boston TD Garden
March 30, 2026
April 2, 2026 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
April 3, 2026
April 13, 2026 New York United States Madison Square Garden

Notes

Rescheduled shows
Date City Country Venue Reason
September 3, 2025 Miami United States Kaseya Center Vocal rest[70]

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