Abracadabra (Lady Gaga song)

"Abracadabra" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga for her studio album, Mayhem (2025). It was written and produced by Gaga, Andrew Watt, and Cirkut, with additional songwriting credits to members of Siouxsie and the Banshees, as it incorporates elements from their 1981 single "Spellbound". Musically, it is a dance, dance-pop, electropop, synth-pop, and acid techno track with electronic, industrial, house, and psychedelic influences. The song's lyrics, according to Gaga, reflect on facing life's challenges and finding a sense of magic in them. "Abracadabra" was released through Interscope Records on February 3, 2025, as the album's second single.

An accompanying music video, co-directed by Gaga, Parris Goebel, and Bethany Vargas, depicts a dance battle between two contrasting personas of the singer and premiered on February 3, following a teaser which aired during a commercial break at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Critics praised its theatrical style and cinematography, drawing favorable comparisons to her earlier work. Gaga performed "Abracadabra" on Saturday Night Live, The Howard Stern Show, the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 and the 2026 Grammy Awards. She also sang it as part of the opening act for several concerts promoting Mayhem, including during the Mayhem Ball tour, and incorporated a remix of the track by French producer Gesaffelstein as a show interlude, which was released on digital platforms.

"Abracadabra" received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its production, rhythm, songwriting and chorus, and it was cited among the best songs of 2025 by several music critics and publications. Commercially, it topped in Lithuania and reached the top ten in several countries, including Austria, Brazil, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and on the Billboard Global 200. It also placed within the top twenty in markets such as Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and the United States. It also earned multiple commercial certifications, including multi-platinum awards in Brazil and Canada, platinum certifications in Australia, France and the United Kingdom, and gold certifications in European markets such as Germany, Italy and Spain. "Abracadabra" received four nominations at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record and Song of the Year, and won Best Dance Pop Recording, while the Gesaffelstein remix won Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.