orn ▁This ▁Way ", ▁providing ▁a ▁brief ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁for ▁his ▁song . ▁Her ▁management ▁respond ed ▁that ▁she ▁must ▁hear ▁the ▁song ▁before ▁providing ▁appro val . ▁Y ank ov ic ▁obliged ▁with ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" Per form ▁This ▁Way ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁his ▁th ir teenth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Al p ocal yp se , ▁on ▁i T unes ▁Store . ▁After ▁what ▁Y ank ov ic ▁described ▁as ▁" cons ider able ▁exp ense " ▁in ▁writing , ▁recording , ▁and ▁master ing ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁he ▁contact ed ▁G aga ' s ▁management ▁again ▁with ▁a ▁completed ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁refused ▁permission , ▁without ▁G aga ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁Y ank ov ic ▁getting ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁ref us al ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁singer ▁herself . ▁Left ▁with ▁a ▁completed ▁song ▁and ▁abandoned ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁out land ish ▁music ▁video ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁album , ▁Y ank ov ic ▁released ▁it ▁on ▁YouTube . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁G aga ▁actually ▁heard ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁personally ▁contact ed ▁Y ank ov ic , ▁giving ▁him ▁green ▁light ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁Al p ocal yp se , ▁telling ▁him ▁that ▁her ▁manager ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁refuse ▁permission , ▁which ▁was ▁done ▁without ▁her ▁knowledge ▁or ▁input . ▁ ▁BBC