▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁G lee ▁have ▁covered ▁the ▁song . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁Disney ▁Channel ▁series ▁And i ▁Mack . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Lady ▁G aga ▁was ▁tour ing ▁for ▁her ▁second ▁world ▁tour , ▁The ▁Mon ster ▁Ball . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁started ▁developing ▁ideas ▁for ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁Born ▁This ▁Way . ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁written ▁and ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁itself ▁which ▁she ▁wrote ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Manchester , ▁England , ▁described ▁by ▁G aga ▁as ▁a ▁" mag ical ▁message " ▁song . ▁She ▁wrote ▁it ▁in ▁ten ▁minutes ▁and ▁compared ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁an ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception . ▁White ▁Sh adow , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁the ▁track , ▁cred ited ▁G aga ▁for ▁coming ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁and ▁the ▁theme ▁behind ▁the ▁song . ▁" We ▁recorded ▁it ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁in ▁whatever ▁was ▁available . ▁It ▁sounds ▁like ▁it ▁reads , ▁but ▁not ▁like ▁you ▁think ▁until ▁you ▁hear ▁it ," ▁he ▁added . ▁G aga ▁wanted ▁to ▁record ▁her ▁own ▁freedom ▁song , ▁and ▁explained ▁with ▁Billboard ▁her ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁the ▁song : ▁ ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁write ▁my ▁this - is - who - the - f uck - I - am ▁anth em , ▁but ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁hidden