草稿:自主女性

自主女性 "Free Woman"
Lady Gaga的单曲
收录于专辑《神彩》
发行日期	2021年4月13日
录音室	康威、东西（好莱坞） Good Father（洛杉矶）
类型	欧陆浩室 歐陸舞曲 電子舞曲
时长	3:11
唱片公司	新視鏡
词曲	Lady Gaga 迈克尔·塔克 阿克塞尔·赫德福斯 約翰內斯·克拉爾（Johannes Klahr）
制作人	Lady Gaga BloodPop 阿克斯维尔 克拉爾
Lady Gaga单曲年表
911 （2020年） 自主女性 （2021年） I Get a Kick Out of You （2021年）
音频视频
YouTube上的〈自主女性〉

"Free Woman" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga recorded for her sixth studio album Chromatica (2020). Gaga co-wrote it with the song's producers BloodPop, Axwell and Johannes Klahr. "Free Woman" was released as the album's fifth track, several weeks after a high-quality demo version of the song was leaked onto the Internet. It is a Eurohouse and Eurodance song that draws influences from the music of the 1990s. Gaga was inspired by her real life events; the song talks about her coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from which she suffered after being sexually assaulted by a music producer. Gaga also wanted to celebrate her LGBT+ fans; she wrote the song especially with the trans community in mind. The song's lyrics talk about reclaiming one's identity and answer the question "what does it mean to be a free woman?".

Many music critics highlighted the song for its strong, empowering lyrics while some deemed its production generic. On April 13, 2021, "Free Woman" was released to radio in France as the fourth single from Chromatica. Honey Dijon and Clarence Clarity produced remix edits of the song; Clarity's version includes additional vocals by British singer Rina Sawayama and is included on Gaga's remix album Dawn of Chromatica (2021). "Free Woman" was part of the setlist of Gaga's 2022 stadium tour The Chromatica Ball, and was also included in Apple's GarageBand app and her commercial for Dom Pérignon champagne.

背景与录制

阿克斯维尔（图）参与了〈自主女性〉的创作和制作。

Lady Gaga co-wrote "Free Woman" with the track's producers, BloodPop, Axwell and Johannes Klahr. Axwell said he liked the retro sound of the song's early version, which Gaga created with Bloodpop, and he "was picturing clubs in New York in the '90s" when he heard it. Klahr added they "amplified the '80s and '90s sounds and added [their] flavor to see where [they] could take it but kept the soul" and "with Gaga's lush vocals on top of that, [they] wanted to make the groove as nice and fluid as possible to make it authentically club". Gaga said she was in a dark state of mind while writing the song, "thinking on some days [she] was going to die ... so [she] better say something important", and completing the song helped her get over this feeling, saying "now I listen to it and know that I'm going to live". Talking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, she discussed the song's personal background:

"I was sexually assaulted by a music producer. It’s compounded all of my feelings about life, feelings about the world, feelings about the industry, what I had to compromise and go through to get to where I am. I had to put it there. And when I was able to finally celebrate it, I said, 'You know what?' ... I’m no longer going to define myself as a 'survivor' or a victim of sexual assault. I am just a person who is free that went through some fucked up shit."

Gaga also said "Free Woman" was written with the trans community in mind. She wanted to acknowledge her own strength with the song while also celebrating the LGBT community, who helped her cope with PTSD and move forward. Gaga further revealed that she wanted to name the album after the song but instead chose Chromatica because she felt her internal struggles called into question the proposed title's integrity.

Release and composition

"I ponder often why I chose to declare my womanhood in this song. I've realized that question is futile. Woman could be synonymous with any creative force. I'm proud of my womb, proud of yours, and proud of those who were born without wombs and have phantom ones. Every gender has a spirit womb. I believe this is hinged on creating with three things the same way a door has three hinges: a steady hand, knowing you can, and not needing a relationship to define your power. Before you know it you are closed, you can open, just like a door."

–Gaga talking about "Free Woman" on Spotify

On May 7, 2020, a high-quality leak of "Free Woman" surfaced on the Internet and became a trending topic on Twitter. Interscope Records swiftly removed all leaked versions of the song. Three days before the album's release, Gaga shared a promotional image with the lyrics "This is my dancefloor / I fought for", and the caption "THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM #CHROMATICA", on her Instagram account. Chromatica was released On May 29, 2020, with "Free Woman" included as the fifth track. On April 13, 2021, "Free Woman" was released to radio in France as the album's fourth single.

"Free Woman" is a 1990s-influenced Eurodance and Eurohouse song with elements of acid house and disco. It involves a mid-tempo gospel groove from a keyboard line. According to Alexandra Pollard of The Independent, there are similarities between the sounds of "Free Woman" and Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique's 2015 single "Love is Free", while Salvatore Maicki of Nylon compared it to the music of La Bouche. According to the sheet music published on Musicnotes.com, "Free Woman" is written in the time signature of common time and is composed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. The vocals range from the tonal nodes of A♭₃ to E♭₅.

The song sees Gaga answer the question "what does it mean to be a free woman?" and challenges the need for a relationship with a man for her survival. Gaga says she can feel free on her own and "victoriously move[s] forward", saying "I'm still something if I don't got a man / I'm a free woman". According to Annie Zaleski of Time, the song is about reclaiming one's "identity and gender after a sexual assault", while Laura Alvarez from Forbes described the lyrics as a "battle with happiness due to life's adversities". Carl Wilson from Slate said the track "flashes back to Stefani Germanotta pre-Fame in New York" with the line "I walk the downtown, hear my sound / No one knows me yet, not right now".