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The music of Born This Way is rooted in the synthpop, electropop and dance-pop-oriented styles of her previous albums, yet also incorporates a broader range of elements of several musical genres such as opera, heavy metal, disco, and rock and roll: the record also saw the usage of different forms of instrumentation which had not been used on her previous releases. The topics for the songs range from sexuality, religion, freedom, feminism, and individualism. Despite being scrutinized by some religious and conservative commentators, the album was well-received by music critics: points of acclaim went to the varying musical styles in the album and Gaga's vocals.

The album was an international success, debuting on the top five spots in every major market, including the Billboard 200. In the United States, Born This Way sold 1.108 million copies in its first week, the largest first week album sales in five years. An estimated 440,000 of these sales were at a special price of 99 cents, which Amazon.com offered for two days during the album's first week of release. As of September 2011, worldwide sales of Born This Way exceed 8 million copies.

Alongside with sessions on tour buses, recording sessions and mixing for the album took place at various recording around the world; Abbey Road Studios in London, England, Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia, Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia, Gang Studios in Paris, France, Livingroom Studios in Oslo, Norway, Allerton Hill in the United Kingdom, Warehouse Productions Studio in Omaha, Nebraska, Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mechaniche Studio in Italy, Miami Beach Recording Studio in Miami Beach, Florida, and Germano Studios in New York City. Brian May, a guitarist of Queen, and Clarence Clemons, a former member of the E Street Band, worked with Gaga in the album.

In terms of musical composition, Born This Way is considered to be a notable departure from Gaga's previous works. In contrast to much of her previous albums, which consist of elements of mostly electropop, house music, and dance-pop, Born This Way incorporates a broader range of elements of several musical genres such as opera, heavy metal, rock and roll, Europop, New Wave, mariachi, electro-industrial, and disco. Born This Way also features a wider variety of instrumentation and musical styles. For example in the eponymous lead single "Born This Way", an organ can be heard in addition to Gaga's voice closing out the song. Gaga sought inspiration from Gregorian chant, a prominent feature in "Bloody Mary", in which a male vocal choir chants her name on several occasions. "Americano" has also been noted to feature instrumentation such as guitars and violins. On addition, "Bad Kids" is noted to feature electric guitars, The songs "Hair" and "The Edge of Glory" are distinguishable from the rest of the album, as a saxophone can be heard throughout. It was performed by Clarence Clemons, who was a prominent member of the E Street Band. In several interviews, Lady Gaga expressed that she was mostly inspired by the likes of Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Bruce Springsteen. Other notes of musical influence stemmed from Iron Maiden, Kiss, Queen, TLC, Pat Benatar, and En Vogue.