Woman Gaga is again on the Billboard Scorching 100 but once more with a little bit additional assist from Wednesday followers. Her newest single, “The Useless Dance,” was launched on September 3 and is now included on the deluxe version of her March 2025 album, Mayhem.
The observe debuted at 40 on this week’s Scorching 100 chart.
The tune’s launch was coordinated to happen alongside the Netflix launch of the second half of Wednesday‘s second season, which options the tune within the season finale’s huge dance quantity second.
Gaga herself additionally makes a cameo look within the second season of the present as the ghost of Rosaline Rotwood, a mysterious and highly effective former instructor at Wednesday Addams’ college.
Since collaborating with the present, Gaga has additionally change into near actress Jenna Ortega, who performs Wednesday Addams, and government producer and director Tim Burton. In a current Instagram submit, Gaga shared an image of her and Ortega dramatically standing in a coffin along with a caption saying, “@jennaortega love u woman.”
Gaga additionally selected Burton to direct the music video for the tune, giving it his signature creepy-fun aptitude. The video, which is sort of solely in black and white, facilities on Gaga dressed as a cracked porcelain doll alongside different equally scary actual dolls.
Collaborating with Wednesday definitely gave the tune a lift on the charts, as did airing a extremely theatrical efficiency of the tune throughout the MTV Video Music Awards.
Gaga additionally took dwelling a formidable assortment of 4 awards for Artist of the 12 months, Finest Collaboration, Finest Route, and Finest Artwork Route on the awards present later that very same night time. “I dedicate this award to the viewers. You very a lot deserve a stage to shine on, and I offer you all my applause. Thanks, little monsters, my followers, for at all times supporting me,” she mentioned in her acceptance speech for Artist of the 12 months.
“The Useless Dance” is now the fourth tune from Gaga’s album Mayhem to debut within the high 40 on the Scorching 100, making it her first album with 4 high 40 hits since Artpop in 2013.
