The song was critically acclaimed and achieved worldwide popularity topping the charts in 20 countries, making it even more successful than her debut single, ' Just Dance'. 'Poker Face' was released as the second single from The Fame. This rendition was registered onto Gaga's BMI on November 5, 2013. 'Weird Al' Yankovic parodied the song in his song, 'Polka Face'.The song was used in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief when the main characters are drugged in a casino.The song can be heard playing in the Simpsons Season Finale commercial promo for 'Lisa Goes Gaga'.Nick Knight featured a remixed version of the song for a SHOWstudio short film, Tonight MatthewвЂ¦.The song was used during the promotions for the movie, Easy A.Christopher Walken did an acapella version of the song on Saturday Night Live.The acoustic version of the song was covered by the Fox musical comedy television series, Glee, by Idina Menzel and Lea Michele, on the episode 'Theatricality'.In the 'Whale Whores' episode of South Park, Eric Cartman sang this song while playing Rockband.This is followed by the sound of dance music, produced by a powerful beat from the instruments and a stuttering hook following the chorus. The chords follow in this order, Gв™ЇmвЂ“EвЂ“Fв™ЇвЂ“Gв™ЇmвЂ“EвЂ“Fв™Ї. It begins with a medium tempo followed by electronic chord arrangement and the 'Mum-mum-mum-mah' hook.

It is written in the key of G-sharp minor with Gaga's vocal range spanning from the low-note of Fв™Ї3 to the high-note of B4. According to Kerri Mason of Billboard, the composition 'carr the pleather-and-sequins vibe of the downtown New York scene out of the underground and onto the FM dial without losing its smut and sass.' According to the sheet music published in by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute. Whereas 'Just Dance' was predominately electropop, 'Poker Face' carries a dark sound with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook while combining the synths from 'Just Dance' and the more dance-oriented beat of the next single 'LoveGame'. 'Poker Face' is an up-tempo dance-pop song, and follows the footsteps of the previous single 'Just Dance'.

Although not in the official lyrics, the switch can be heard every second repetition of the phrase during the chorus. During Rango Tanga, Lady Gaga admitted that Kiss FM was the only radio station to correctly censor the song during the chorus when she replaces 'poker face' with 'fuck her face'. When RLT Boulevard asked Gaga about the hook, she replied: ' I love Boney M so perhaps subconsciously it came out in the song'. According to BBC, the 'Mum-mum-mum-mah' hook used in the song is copied from Boney M's 1977 (jobs) hit, ' Ma Baker'. There is also an ambiguous part with 'He's got me like nobody' and 'She's got me like nobody' in the chorus, which caused some undertone of confusion about love and sex. The term, 'Poker Face', represents the tricks she used to fool man, and sometimes woman that she was into them, so they would throw money at her. Gaga was inspired by her days as a New York City go-go dancer, and is one of her favorite songs of the album. Lyrically 'Poker Face' is about sex and gambling. Lady Gaga wanted to write a song her boyfriend would like, forming the main idea behind the song being about bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her rock 'n' roll boyfriends.

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