Biography
"Stupid Love" is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga. The track was officially released on February 28, 2020, as the lead single from Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica (2020), after being leaked in January 2020. It was written by Gaga, Max Martin, Ely Rise, and the song's producers, Tchami and BloodPop. The lattermost stated this was what started his work on Chromatica with the singer. It is a house-infused dance-pop, electropop, and disco song that talks about gathering the courage to fall in love again after a heartbreak.
The single's release was preceded by billboards with stills from the accompanying music video and promotional photos posted on social media. It garnered positive response from music critics and was favorably compared to the singer's earlier works. Commercially, the song reached number one in Scotland, Hungary and El Salvador, as well as the top ten in Australia, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Lithuania, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
An accompanying music video was directed by Daniel Askill and released on the same day as the single. It takes place in the fictional world Chromatica and shows Gaga leading the "Kindness Punks", performing choreography with groups of dance warriors, each group with a corresponding color. "Stupid Love" was also featured in a lip sync video, promoting Gaga's Haus Laboratories eyeshadow palette named after the track. The song received various remix edits, including one by Coucou Chloe on Gaga's remix album, Dawn of Chromatica (2021). Gaga performed "Stupid Love" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards and The Chromatica Ball concert tour (2022).