Shortly after unexpectedly releasing her latest album “Harlequin,” Lady Gaga is getting back into, well, Gaga mode with the announcement of the project’s first single, “Disease,” out Oct. 25. Though the pop star is yet to make an official announcement, her parent label Universal Music posted pre-saves for “Disease” on a pop-up site , linking to Spotify and Apple Music.
Fans surmised earlier this week that the song may in fact be titled “Disease” after noticing that the capitalization of letters for some of her songs on streaming had changed from upper to lower and vice versa, and when rearranged, the first letters of seven songs spelled “Disease.” Gaga herself had previously hinted at an October release date for the first single off her seventh album. In September, she posted an itinerary that noted “XX October: LG7 first single,” alongside notable dates on her “Joker: Folie à Deux” press run.
The singer is fresh off starring in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which was critically panned and underperformed at the box office. Though studio sources said the film would break even, it could potentially lose $150 to $200 million after bombing on the big screen . Just prior to the film’s release, Gaga surprise-released a new album “Harlequin,” inspired by her character in the film.
The project consisted of nearly all classic American Songbook favorites like “Get Happy,” “That’s Life” and “That’s Entertainment,” with the exception o.