She later released a snippet of the song (below) on Friday.
“I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours.
This song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time.
Lady Gaga; Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Scott Garfield/Paramount
I’ve wanted you to hear it for so long.
And I’m so excited to give it to you on May 3.”
The single reached No.
20 in the United States during the Tony Scottdirected film’s life cycle.
She first received a nod for writing “Til It Happens to You” for the documentaryThe Hunting Ground.
“There’s always music in my heart, in the works.
It’s just about [asking], ‘What will it be?'”
she explained when asked about releasing new pop music for the first time since dropping 2020’sChromatica.
“I’m not ready to answer that yet.
But what I will say is that…
I’m always thinking about music.
It just comes out in different forms.”
“We worked with SOPHIE very early on.
[She was] the first collaborator of those sessions,“he said.
“Those days were fun.
Hear a snippet of “Hold My Hand” above.
