Little Monsters were already kind of losing their minds on Friday morning (Sept. 9) when Lady Gaga finally released the first single from her upcoming album, the pulse-pounding “Perfect Illusion.” But during an interview with BBC Radio 1 (via the Independent) just hours after the first single from her as-yet-untitled fifth effort dropped, she revealed an even bigger secret.
Lady Gaga Unveils ‘Perfect Illusion’ Banger: Listen
“There’s a feature on the album that I think you will be very excited about,” she said, spilling that she’s recorded a song with Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch. “Me and Florence Welch did a duet together. I started to work on an idea for a song that I really wanted to do with a girl. You’ll see why when you see what the song is about,” she said. “I just thought, ‘Who do I want to sing with?’ She’s really to me if not the best, one of the greatest vocalists in the world. She’s incredible.”
Monsters were freaking out just a bit.
WE’RE GETTING TO HEAR GAGA & FLORENCE’S ANGELIC VOCALS TOGETHER IN A SONG. I’M SHAKING.
— Perfect Illusion (@GagaChapel) September 9, 2016
What did I do to deserve a Lady Gaga and Florence Welch collab? pic.twitter.com/JDZlMEx4zS
— justin (@HausofJustinn) September 9, 2016
Lady Gaga feat. Florence Welch pic.twitter.com/5rvoi2QA5j
— josé (@damnyoujp) September 9, 2016
Listen to her collaborator Mark Ronson call in to Grimshaw’s show and try to fake Gaga out with a terrible accent.
While you wait, here’s “Perfect Illusion” again.