'The Edge of Glory' was the first of two promotional singles and the eventual third single from Lady Gaga's #1 album 'Born This Way. ' The song was Gaga's 10th consecutive Top 10 US single, making her the first artist since Mariah Carey to have her first 10 singles peak within the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
With the song originally being released as part of the iTunes countdown for 'Born This Way,' Lady Gaga and Interscope decided to make the song a single after the songs digital success worldwide. The single debuted at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 266,000 copies sold in the week after it's Monday, May 9th release and has since gone on to sell 2,440,000 digital copies in the United States, and 5,100,000 copies worldwide. The song is also Gaga's highest charting song on Hot AC radio peaking at #2.
The song received critical acclaim, with many critics deeming the song as an album highlight. Much of the praise went to the song's chorus and Fernando Garibay's production.
Worldwide Chart Positions:
Australian Singles Chart – 2
Austrian Singles Chart – 3
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) – 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) – 2
Canadian Hot 100 – 3
Croatian Singles Chart – 6
Czech Singles Chart – 7
Danish Singles Chart – 8
French Singles Chart - 7
German Singles Chart – 3
Hungarian Singles Chart – 6
Irish Singles Chart – 4
Israeli Airplay Chart – 3
Italian Singles Chart – 2
Japan Hot 100 – 8
New Zealand Singles Chart – 3
Norwegian Singles Chart – 2
Scottish Singles Chart – 2
Slovak Airplay Chart – 1
South Korean International Online Chart – 1
Spanish Singles Chart – 5
Swiss Singles Chart – 10
UK Singles Chart – 6
US Billboard Hot 100 – 3
US Pop Songs – 3
US Dance Club Songs - 1
Music Video:
Despite the music video's simplicity in comparison to Lady Gaga's previous videography, it was still a hit with many critics, with Sal Cinquemani from 'Slant Magazine' calling it a "visual triumph," with "breathtaking" art direction, and a "gray-blue-black color palette carefully calibrated by Gaga's vibrant lipstick and nail polish, a red painted stripe on the curb, and the gold of her jewelry and the studs on her leather, not to mention Clarence Clemons's brass."
Live Performances:
Along with the amazing song comes amazing live performances. The song produced arguably some of the best performances from the entire 'Born This Way' era, including this amazing performance:
I posted this because it's already May 9th 2012 in the UK
I so loved this song when it just came out and I still do. And it was such a shame that it really was handled so poorly. It deserved a big breathtaking adrenaline pumping music video and performances on better watched shows. It should've sold at least 4 million in my opinion. Should've been the second single instead of "Judas." It was a success but it could've reached sooo much further...
I so loved this song when it just came out and I still do. And it was such a shame that it really was handled so poorly. It deserved a big breathtaking adrenaline pumping music video and performances on better watched shows. It should've sold at least 4 million in my opinion. Should've been the second single instead of "Judas." It was a success but it could've reached sooo much further...
