Speaking about the BloodPop-produced single, the 'A Star Is Born' actress explains on Twitter that the 'song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time.'
- May 7, 2022
AceShowbiz - The wait is finally over! A one day after Lady GaGa teased fans of a music video for "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick" soundtrack, the "Born This Way" hitmaker finally released the visuals on Friday, May 6.
In the black-and-white clip, which is directed by Joseph Kosinski, GaGa wears an aviator jacket and sunglasses as she belts out the emotional track from under a jet. The video also shows her playing piano on a plane runway.
"So cry tonight/ But don't you let go of my hand/ You can cry every last tear," the 36-year-old superstar, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, sings in the chorus. "I won't leave 'til I understand/ Promise me, just hold my hand."
The music video also features some scenes of Tom Cruise and some other stars in the new movie. It concludes with the "House of Gucci" actress showing off her high notes as jets take off.
One day prior to its release, GaGa treated her Instagram followers to a snippet from the visuals. She declared, "#HOLDMYHAND OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO TOMORROW AT 9AM PT. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, director of Top Gun: Maverick. Fun fact: the original Top Gun came out in 1986, the year I was born."
Speaking about "Hold My Hand", GaGa wrote on Twitter, "I didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in." She continued, "I've been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours."
"I wanted to make music into a song where we share our deep need to both be understood and try to understand each other -- a longing to be close when we feel so far away and an ability to celebrate life's heroes," she added. "I'm so grateful to Tom and Hans and Joe for this opportunity -- and it's been a beautiful experience working with them… This song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time. I've wanted you to hear it for so long."
