I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong

To crash the critic saying, "Is it right or is it wrong?"

If only fame had an I.V., baby could I bear

Being away from you, I found the vein put it in here



Chorus:

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause

Live for the applause-plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause



Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make 'em touch

(Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch

(Make it real loud)



(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E)

(Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make 'em touch

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E)

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E)

(Make it real loud)

(A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E)

Put your hands up make 'em touch



I’ve overheard your theory:

"Nostalgia’s for geeks! "

I guess sir, if you say so

Some of us just like to read



One second I'm a Koons

Then suddenly the Koons is me

Pop culture was in Art

Now, Art's in Pop culture in me



[Chorus]



Wooooo

Touch, touch

Wooooo

Touch, touch now

Ooohhhh

Ooohhhh

Ooohhhh



[Chorus]



A-R-T-P-O-P



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Written by: Lady Gaga, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, Dino Zisis, Nick Monson, Martin Bresso, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias and William Grigahcine 

Published by: Stefani Germanotta P/K/A Lady Gaga (BMI) Sony ATV Songs LLC/House of Gaga Publishing, LLC/GloJoe Music Inc. (BMI), Maxwell and Carter Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) administered by Universal Music Publishing Group and Maxwell and Carter Publishing, LLC (BMI) administered by Universal Music Publishing Group, Etrange Fruit (SACEM), Mercer Music (SACEM), Guess Publishing (SACEM) Fuzion (SACEM) Administered by Get Familiar Music (ASCAP) 

Produced by: Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair and Lady Gaga 

Co-Produced by: Nick Monson and Dino Zisis 

Recorded by: Dave Russell at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and Platinum Sound Recording Studio, New York City, NY 

Assisted by: Benjamin Rice and Andrew Robertson 

Mixed by: Dave Russell at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, and Heard It! Studios, North Hollywood, CA 

Additional Mixing by: Bill Malina at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA 

Assisted by: Benjamin Rice and Ghazi Hourani 

Additional Programing by: Rick Pearl 

Mastered by: Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering, Burbank, CA