Bad Romance sold 12 million copies worldwide.
`` Bad Romance '' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play , The Fame Monster -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .. Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga. The Fame Monster. The Fame Monster. It was written and produced by Gaga and RedOne .. RedOne. RedOne. Lyrically , `` Bad Romance '' explores Gaga 's attraction to individuals with whom romance never works , her preference for lonely relationships and the paranoia she experienced while on tour .. Following an illegal demo leak , Gaga showcased the final product at Alexander McQueen 's show at the Paris Fashion Week in October 2009 , followed by the release of the single 's cover art .. Alexander McQueen. Alexander McQueen. Paris Fashion Week. Paris Fashion Week. Musically , `` Bad Romance '' features a spoken bridge , a full-throated chorus and sung lyrics about being in love with one 's best friend .. bridge. bridge ( music ). chorus. chorus effect. The song , which is imbued with elements of Germanesque house and techno , as well as music from 1980s and the 1990s , was touted by Gaga as an experimental pop record .. house. house music. techno. techno. The song contains a few lines in French .. French. French language. Most commentators were enticed by `` Bad Romance '' , which they declared one of the highlights of The Fame Monster album .. The Fame Monster. The Fame Monster. It was included in the ` best-of ' lists in several media outlets such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork Media , and acquired two Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media. Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Best Short Form Music Video. Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. In the United States , `` Bad Romance '' peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , and it has been certified eleven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- , having sold 5.6 million digital downloads as of April 2016 .. Recording Industry Association of America. Recording Industry Association of America. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). It achieved worldwide success by topping the charts in a variety of markets , ultimately selling 12 million copies worldwide , thus becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time .. one of the best-selling singles of all time. List of best-selling singles. The accompanying music video of `` Bad Romance '' features Gaga inside a surreal white bathhouse .. bathhouse. Public bathing. There , she gets kidnapped by a group of supermodels who drug her and sell her to the Russian mafia for sexual slavery .. Russian mafia. Russian mafia. sexual slavery. sexual slavery. The music video ends with Gaga burning the man alive who bought her .. The song 's video garnered acclaim from critics , who not only applauded the risque and symbolic nature of the plot , but its artistic direction and vivid imagery .. In 2011 , the music video was voted the best video of the 2000s -LRB- decade -RRB- by readers of Billboard .. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). It was nominated for numerous superlatives , including ten awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards , where the singer won seven , including a recognition for Video of the Year .. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Video of the Year. MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. Gaga has performed `` Bad Romance '' on various television programs , such as Saturday Night Live , at various award ceremonies , such as the 2009 American Music Awards , and in three of her tours , the most recent being ArtRave  : The Artpop Ball .. Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live. 2009 American Music Awards. American Music Awards of 2009