Til It Happens to You " is a song produced and performed by American singer Lady Gaga . She co-wrote the song with Diane Warren for the 2015 documentary film '' The Hunting Ground '' , which deals with campus rape in the United States . The song had leaked onto the Internet through an unofficial recording made at the film 's premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . It was later released by Interscope Records to digital retailers on September 18 , 2015 . The director and producer of the film had looked for someone influential to write a song for it , and music supervisor Bonnie Greenberg contacted Warren , who was interested . She wrote the song with Gaga and producer Nile Rodgers accompanied them during the recording , providing his suggestions
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Til It Happens to You