"Million Reasons" | ||||||||
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Single by Lady Gaga | ||||||||
from the album Joanne | ||||||||
Released | November 8, 2016 | |||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||
Studio | Shangri-La Studios, Gypsy Palace Studios (Malibu, California) Electric Lady Studios (New York) |
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Genre | Pop | |||||||
Length | 3:25 | |||||||
Label | Interscope | |||||||
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"Million Reasons" is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga for her fifth studio album, Joanne (2016). Initially released as a promotional single, it was released to radio stations on November 8, 2016, as the album's second and final single. The track was written by Gaga, Hillary Lindsey and Mark Ronson, and produced by Ronson, Gaga and BloodPop. A pop song with country influences, backed by guitar and piano, "Million Reasons" lyrically delves on "heartbreak and hope" during a relationship.
In order to promote "Million Reasons", the singer performed it at her Dive Bar Tour (2016), on Saturday Night Live, and later included it in her setlist at the Super Bowl LI halftime show. Commercially, the recording has peaked within the top 10 in Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the United States as well as the top 20 in Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Scotland.
Following the release of lead single "Perfect Illusion" on September 9, 2016, Lady Gaga announced the Dive Bar Tour (2016), a promotional concert series where the singer performed at various dive bars in the United States. However, the venues for the concert series remained undisclosed to fulfill a more intimate approach. The campaign was sponsored by Bud Light, and premiered on October 5. Simultaneously, a live broadcast of the event was live streamed on Bud Light's official Facebook page. On October 2, 2016, several publications claimed that during the first show of the tour, a new song titled "Million Reasons" would be performed, in addition to "Perfect Illusion".
"Million Reasons" was made available as a promotional digital download to those who pre-ordered Joanne through iTunes on October 6, 2016. However, following the song's commercial surge when Gaga appeared on the Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden, "Million Reasons" was selected as the second single from Joanne. It was released to American contemporary hit radio stations on November 8, 2016.