▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Fellow ▁American ▁singer ▁K aty ▁Perry ▁performed ▁a ▁stri pped ▁down ▁version ▁of ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ", ▁on ▁the ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁California ▁Dream s ▁Tour , ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁guitar ists ▁playing ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars . ▁ ▁The ▁G lee ▁cast ▁covered ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁a ▁them atic ▁episode ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁season . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁named ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ", ▁and ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁on ▁Fox . ▁Their ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁digital ▁download , ▁and ▁sold ▁ 7 3 , 0 0 0   cop ies ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ▁number   4 4 , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ▁number   3 1 . ▁Later , ▁the ▁G lee ▁cover ▁version ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁G lee ▁Live ! ▁In ▁Con cert ! ▁tour , ▁the ▁song ▁also ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁concert - film ▁G lee : ▁The ▁ 3 D ▁Con cert ▁Movie ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁sound track . ▁ ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁par od ist ▁" We ird ▁Al " ▁Y ank ov ic ▁had ▁sought ▁permission ▁from ▁G aga ▁to ▁par ody ▁" B