Lady Gaga has released her new album Harlequin, a companion piece to the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux. Stream it below.
Marking her first album since 2020’s Chromatica, Harlequin finds the accomplished pop star and actress covering a host of well-known songs, including cuts like “Get Happy,” “That’s Life,” “Oh, When the Saints,” and Frank Sinatra’s “I’ve Got the World On a String.” Additionally, the record boasts several original songs from the artist.
Prior to the announcement of Harlequin, Gaga had shared plans to release a new album of original material in 2025. That project is still on the way, as Gaga has been referring to Harlequin as LG6.5 on social media to distinguish it from the future release.
Joker: Folie à Deux opens in theaters worldwide on October 4th. The sequel to the massively successful Joker, the film finds Gaga starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck / the Joker as Harley Quinn. Many of the songs found on Harlequin are set to be in the film, as the Todd Phillips-directed project has been described as a jukebox musical.
In non-Joker related Lady Gaga news, the artist recently shared a collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die with a Smile.” Read our investigation into whether it’s actually good or not.
Harlequin Artwork:
Harlequin Tracklist:
01. Good Morning
02. Get Happy (2024)
03. Oh, When the Saints
04. World On a String
05. If My Friends Could See Me Now
06. That’s Entertainment
07. Smile
08. The Joker
09. Folie à Deux
10. Gonna Build a Mountain
10. Closer to You
11. Happy Mistake
12. That’s Life