 " Marry the Night " was planned to be the lead single from Born This Way , but was cancelled in favor of the title track . " Marry the Night " was then supposed to be the third single , but was cancelled yet again , this time in favor of " The Edge of Glory " . Gaga first premiered " Marry the Night " on the HBO Monster Ball Special , which aired on May 7 , 2011 . While backstage , she sang a cappella : " I 'm gonna marry the night / I won 't give up on my life / I 'm a warrior queen / Live passionately tonight . " During the promotional appearances for Born This Way , Gaga released " Marry the Night " to the online game Farmville on May 17 , 2011 . The song was released on Gagaville , a subdivision of Farmville that Gaga helped design with game promotion company Zynga . Four months since the release of Born This Way , " Marry the Night " was confirmed as the fifth single from the album by Gaga herself . In September 2011 , Interscope Records , Gaga 's label , stated that while " Marry the Night " is sure to be released as the fifth single internationally , they were undecided which song would serve in its place in the US . " Marry the Night " officially impacted Australian radio on October 17 , 2011 . Gaga confirmed the single 's UK release for November 21 , 2011 , which included remixes . The date was pushed back to December 11 , 2011 , however . Gaga 's label later decided to release " Marry the Night " in the United States as well ; it was added to the playlists of rhythmic and mainstream music radio on November 15 , 2011 . 
