Music / NewsLady Gaga unveils comeback track ‘Perfect Illusion’The song dropped early this morning while the singer co-presented Radio 1ShareLink copied ✔️September 9, 2016MusicNewsTextAnna Cafolla Lady Gaga released a track early this morning (September 9) from her upcoming, not yet titled fifth album, “Perfect Illusion”. Aside from her Oscar-nominated “Til It Happens To You”, which was for the soundtrack of the documentary The Hunting Ground, it’s Gaga’s first pop song in nearly three years. The singer debuted the track while co-hosting Radio 1’s morning show alongside Nick Grimshaw. “Perfect Illusion” was co-produced by Gaga, with Mark Ronson, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Bloodpop. At the iHeartRadio Music Summit in August, she explained the inspiration behind the track. She said: “The song is about modern ecstasy... We found our sweet, simple, ragey way of saying it... I get this sick adrenaline rush every time I hear it.” “It wasn't love/ It wasn't love/ It was a perfect illusion,” she sings. “Mistaken love/ It wasn't love/ It was a perfect illusion.” The untitled fifth studio album, a follow-up to 2013’s Artpop, is due out this year. Check out “Perfect Illusion” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREKneecap, Erika de Casier, Smerz and more call to boycott Eurovision Ethel Cain’s Coachella stage was a ‘graveyard of American industry’Oakley What Went Down at Oakley’s Field Gear Line Collection launch TOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy