2. It was Lady Gaga’s ‘this-is-who-the-f*k-I-am anthem’. Lady Gaga sighted leaving her hotel in Paris, France. (Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic) Lady Gaga elaborated on her motivations for writing “Born This Way” to Billboard, saying that she sought to blend defiance and dance together. “I want to write my this-is-who-the-f**k-I-am anthem UMG totally dropped the ball on this release, it seems sloppily put together and not celebratory at all. The deluxe tracks have been dropped and the Reimagined disc isn't even properly packaged with the original album - it's just shrink wrapped to the back of the jewel case. When Gaga graduated to stadiums, her music clearly followed suit. There’s nothing small about this album, and Gaga sings the shit out of every single track. In many ways, Born This Way is akin to the Killers’s under-appreciated sophomore effort, Sam’s Town: bloated, self-important, proudly American, an exercise in extraordinary excess. Lady Gaga earned three Grammy Award nominations for Born This Way, notably her third for Album of the Year, making her the first artist since the Beatles to score three consecutive nominations. 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Streamline/Interscope Studio Masters Lady Gaga – Born This Way. More images. Label:Streamline Records – UICY-79218, Interscope Records – UICY-79218, Born This Way (2×CD, Album, Special Edition) cYDru3l.