Garden of Eden (Lady Gaga song)

"Garden of Eden"
Song by Lady Gaga
from the album Mayhem
Released	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
Studio	Shangri-La (Malibu)
Genre	Electro electroclash synth-pop dance-pop
Length	3:59
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Lady Gaga Andrew Watt Henry Walter Mike Lévy
Producer(s)	Lady Gaga Gesaffelstein Andrew Watt Cirkut
Audio video
"Garden of Eden" on YouTube

"Garden of Eden" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. It was released on March 7, 2025, through Interscope Records, as the third track from Gaga's studio album, Mayhem (2025).

Release and promotion

Following the announcement of her studio album Mayhem , Gaga revealed the song title as part of the tracklist on February 18, 2025. ^[1] Lyrics from the song circulated a day earlier on her official website in a string of cryptic teasers. ^[2] On March 5, she previewed the song through an ESPN commercial that features the song over clips and montages of Formula One racing. ^[3]

Composition

"Garden of Eden" is an electro, ^[4] electroclash, ^[5] synth-pop, ^[3] and dance-pop ^[6] track co-produced by French DJ Gesaffelstein that combines influences from some of her earlier works, including The Fame (2008), ^{[4] [7]} Born This Way (2011) and Artpop (2013). ^[8] An "eclectic" club song, it sees the singer incorporating ideas from her "expansive career" as she "rushes into 2000s pop" with a request to follow her. ^[8]

Critical reception

Upon release, "Garden of Eden" received positive reviews from music critics with many declaring the song a standout. In a ranking of all songs on the album for Billboard , Stephen Daw placed it second, calling the track an "A+ pop gem" as well as a conglomeration of "all the sounds that have helped make Gaga the icon that she is". ^[8] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian viewed the song as an example of "the fleeting clubland hook-up as balm for the soul". ^[9] Vogue editor Christian Allaire called it one of the album's two "sexy pop bangers certain to be hits in all the gay clubs". ^[10] In a review for Pitchfork , Walden Green praised the track on which "Gaga invokes MDMA, nine-inch stilettos, and some good old-fashioned blasphemy, envisioning the site of original sin as a warehouse rave with God in the DJ booth." ^[11] Vulture called it "pure musical hedonism", and highlighted "the stuttering synths, pitch-shifted guitars, and the choral call-and-response — 'So hit the lights / Come on and hit me, come on!'" as examples of how the song "pushes it over the top" with its attention to detail. ^[12]

Alexa Camp at Slant Magazine thought the track was "an attempt to revive the messy party-girl shtick" hailing from The Fame with a "shamelessness of someone half her age". ^[4] Variety 's Steven J. Horowitz went as far as saying the song was "so aligned with that aesthetic" that it could have appeared on either The Fame or The Fame Monster (2009). ^[7]

Commercial performance

"Garden of Eden" debuted at number 31 on the Billboard Global 200. In the United States, it reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 3 on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart. The song also charted in over 25 countries, including number 23 in the United Kingdom, number 31 in Ireland, and number 43 in Canada.

Live performances

Gaga's first performed "Garden of Eden" during her 2025 promotional concerts for Mayhem, which included a headlining set at Coachella 2025. The performance saw the whole stage turning green and Gaga playing guitar for the song. ^{[13] [14]} NME noted the track was "given an operatic revamp". ^[15]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Garden of Eden" Chart (2025) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [16] 77 Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [17] 47 Bolivia Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [18] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [19] 43 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) [20] 68 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [21] 77 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [22] 36 France (SNEP) [23] 82 Germany (GfK) [24] 92 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [25] 31 Greece International (IFPI) [26] 17 Ireland (IRMA) [27] 31 Italy (FIMI) [28] 97 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [29] 11 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) [30] 11 Lebanon English Airplay (Lebanese Top 20) [31] 14 Lithuania (AGATA) [32] 60 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [33] 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [34] 75 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [35] 4 Nicaragua Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [36] 7 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [37] 51 Portugal (AFP) [38] 51 Singapore (RIAS) [39] 16 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [40] 65 South Korea Download (Circle) [41] 179 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [42] 84 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [43] 92 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 43 UK Singles (OCC) [45] 23 Uruguay Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [46] 8 US Billboard Hot 100 [47] 52 US Hot Dance/Pop Songs ( Billboard ) [48] 3

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Garden of Eden" Chart (2025) Peak position Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [49] 82

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