Jonas Åkerlund directed the music video for what song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga for her third EP, "The Fame Monster" (2009)?
Telephone (song) "Telephone" is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga for her third EP, "The Fame Monster" (2009). The song features American singer Beyoncé. The song was written by Gaga, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin and Beyoncé. Inspired by her fear of suffocation, Gaga explained that the lyrics preferring relaxing on the dance floor to answering her lover's phone call are a metaphor, the phone calling her representing the fear of not having worked hard enough to succeed. Originally, Gaga wrote the song for Britney Spears, who recorded a demo. Musically, "Telephone" consists of an expanded bridge, verse-rap and a sampled voice of an operator announcing that the phone line is unreachable. Beyoncé appears in the middle of the song, singing the verses in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats.
First Dance (song) "First Dance" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, included as a track on his debut release, "My World", released on November 17, 2009. Featuring his mentor, R&B singer Usher, the song was written by the two with Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, and Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr., with the latter also producing the track. "First Dance" is a R&B and teen pop song, that sees Bieber and Usher trade lines, with lyrics literally about a first dance. Most music critics were skeptical of the lyrical content presented in the song, and according to Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times", the song's melody is similar to that of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone." After the release of "My World", due to digital sales, the song charted in the lower regions of charts in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.