Beyoncé appears in the middle of the song, singing the verses in a 'rapid-fire' way, accompanied by double beats. Musically, the song consists of an expanded bridge, verse-rap and a sampled voice of an operator announcing that the phone line is unreachable. 'Telephone' represents Gaga's fear of not finding time for fun given the increasing pressure for her to work harder as an artist. Gaga originally wrote the song for Britney Spears, who recorded a demo.
Gaga and Rodney Jerkins wrote and produced 'Telephone', with additional songwriting by LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin and Beyoncé. Featuring American singer Beyoncé, it was released as the EP's second single in January 2010. ' Telephone' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), The Fame Monster (2009)-the reissue of her debut studio album, The Fame (2008). ' Bad Romance' (DJ Paulo's GaGa Oo-La La Remix) For other songs, see Telephone (disambiguation) § Songs. This article is about the Lady Gaga song.