Scheiße (song)

The song was written and produced by Lady Gaga and RedOne. It was originally recorded on a tour bus in Europe in 2010, and was later remixed at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California by Trevor Muzzy.{{cite AV media notes|title=Born This Way|others=Lady Gaga|year=2011|type=liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=B0015374-72}} Gaga said that the song was inspired after a night of partying at the Laboratory nightclub in Berlin, Germany. The next day, she wrote "Scheiße", stating that she "meant [the song] like 'shit, it's good.' But I also meant it the other way; because this song is really about wanting to be a strong female without all the bullshit that comes along with. Anything that gets in your way from being brave. It's not the only word I know, I just like that word. It's sexy."{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/lady-gaga-could-live-in-berlin_1224827|title=Lady Gaga could live in Berlin|publisher=Contactmusic.com|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112011113/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/lady-gaga-could-live-in-berlin_1224827|archive-date=January 12, 2014}}

"Scheiße" was first introduced in a Thierry Mugler fashion show held on January 19, 2011 as a remix; the fashion show also featured Gaga on the runway.{{cite magazine|title=Lady Gaga debuts new remix: Listen here|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/01/20/lady-gaga-new-single|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121183331/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/01/20/lady-gaga-new-single/|archive-date=January 21, 2011}}{{cite magazine|title=Listen: Gaga Premieres 'Born This Way' Remix at Mugler Fashion Show|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473572/listen-gaga-premieres-born-this-way-remix-at-mugler-fashion-show|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|first=Jillian|last=Mapes|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620024933/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473572/listen-gaga-premieres-born-this-way-remix-at-mugler-fashion-show|archive-date=June 20, 2014}} It featured a thumping dance beat with snippets of German words. The remix ended with the lyrics, "I'll take you out tonight/say whatever you like." On January 20, 2011, Mugler's creative director Nicola Formichetti premiered a short film featuring a remix of the song. Gaga commented on her website, Littlemonsters.com, that she wanted to release "Scheiße" as a single but her label did not want her to put it out.{{Cite web|url=http://littlemonsters.com/video/501b2d004cbb357828000c6c|title=Film Submission: Scheisse|publisher=LittleMonsters.com|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808044235/http://littlemonsters.com/video/501b2d004cbb357828000c6c|archive-date=August 8, 2012}} "Scheiße" was released as part of Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way, on May 23, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663100/lady-gaga-born-this-way-track-listing.jhtml|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|title=Lady Gaga Releases Born This Way Track Listing|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903234148/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663100/lady-gaga-born-this-way-track-listing.jhtml|archive-date=September 3, 2011}}

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"Scheiße" is a dance-pop song with techno, electroclash, Eurodisco, and Eurodance influences.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471176/lady-gaga-born-this-way-track-by-track-review|title=Lady Gaga 'Born This Way': Track-By-Track Review|magazine=Billboard|first=Kerri|last=Manson|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315090009/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471176/lady-gaga-born-this-way-track-by-track-review|archive-date=March 15, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gagas-born-this-way-a-track-by-track-breakdown-20110518|title=Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way': A Track-by-Track Breakdown|first=Jody|last=Rosen|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|work=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619204234/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gagas-born-this-way-a-track-by-track-breakdown-20110518|archive-date=June 19, 2017}} Andrew Unterberger of PopDust noted that the song was influenced by Madonna's music, notably "Justify My Love," which, like "Scheiße," has sections in which the artist speaks rather than sings. "Scheiße" has been described as "a strange mash up of digestible, American shopping mecca music and the thud of German nightclub electronica." The song features a "grimy" bass and so many "fizzing" synths that it produces a "keyboard assault on the senses."{{cite web|url=http://popdust.com/2011/05/18/lady-gaga-scheisse-leak-new/|title=Lady Gaga's Born This Way: #10, "Scheisse"|work=Pop Dust|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914060922/http://popdust.com/2011/05/18/lady-gaga-scheisse-leak-new/|archive-date=September 14, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8523548/Lady-Gagas-Born-This-Way-track-by-track-review.html|title=Lady Gaga's Born This Way: track-by-track review|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003041927/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8523548/Lady-Gagas-Born-This-Way-track-by-track-review.html|archive-date=October 3, 2013}}

The song's lyrics are of female empowerment. Although the theme of "Scheiße" is similar to the inspirational theme of other songs on Born This Way, The Village Voice questioned the sincerity of the feminist lyrics, after Gaga had once said, "I’m not a feminist. I hail men, I love men," but calls herself on the song a "blond high-heeled feminist enlisting femmes for this." "[Is this] someone who we’re watching evolve or someone who, at any given point, doesn’t really know what she’s talking about?" the article wrote of Gaga. The German word "scheiße", the title of the song and a word frequently used in the song, translates into "shit" into English. Gaga repeatedly speaks in German-sounding gibberish during the song, although in a French accent.

The song starts with Gaga saying, "I don't speak German, but I can if you like", then immediately launches into a spoken verse in faux-German.{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/30/living/lady-gaga-born-this-way-interscope/|title=Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way' (Interscope)|last=Gass|first=Travis|date=June 30, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2013|work=Bangor Daily News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165916/http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/30/living/lady-gaga-born-this-way-interscope/|archive-date=October 14, 2013}} She then moves to the hook of the song, "I’ll take you out tonight, say whatever you like, scheiße be mine".{{cite web|url=http://popdust.com/2011/01/20/lady-gaga-born-this-way-remix-thierry-mugle/|title=Scheisse! The new Lady Gaga song is here|publisher=Pop Dust|first=Brandon|last=Soderberg|work=Popdust |date=January 20, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730075957/http://popdust.com/2011/01/20/lady-gaga-born-this-way-remix-thierry-mugle/|archive-date=July 30, 2011}} Following the hook is a pre-chorus backed by syncopated synths, with influences of techno music. The chorus of the song, in which Gaga includes the word "Scheiße", is backed by "dueling screechy" synths. It is broken up by Gaga repeatedly singing in-between lines "oh oh oh oh oh" in an electronically altered voice. The next verses, containing lyrics of Gaga being a strong woman, are all backed by "growling, guttural" synths, and are mixed with German and English. According to the sheet music published by Hal Leonard Corporation, "Scheiße" is written in the time signature of common time, with a tempo of 131 beats per minute. It is composed on the key of C minor, with Gaga's voice spanning from A₃ to Eb{{music|sharp}}₅. The song follows in the sequence of Cm–Cm/Cm–Eb/Gm as its chord progression.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0097130|last1=Germanotta|first1=Stefani|last2=Khayat|first2=Nadir|year=2011|title=Lady Gaga 'Scheiße' Sheet Music|publisher=Musicnotes.com. Hal Leonard Corporation|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183852/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0097130|url-status=live}}

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"Scheiße" received positive reviews from critics, with some calling it a highlight of the album. NME{{'}}s Dan Martin also found "Scheiße" comparable to a Madonna song, saying it "channels Miss Kittin doing a rave take on Madonna’s 'Erotica'," making it a "commanding pop song" and a "triumph".{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Martin|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/lady-gaga/12061|title=Album Review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way'|work=NME|date=May 17, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521143106/http://www.nme.com/reviews/lady-gaga/12061|archive-date=May 21, 2011}} The Village Voice called "Scheiße" a "highlight" of the album, but questioned the sincerity of the feminist lyrics.{{cite web|first=Rich|last=Juzwiak|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-25/music/lady-gaga-s-fame-ball-rolls-on/|title=Lady Gaga's Fame Ball Rolls On|work=The Village Voice|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624133703/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-25/music/lady-gaga-s-fame-ball-rolls-on/|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}} BBC Music called the song a "monster tune begging for a sex dungeon-themed video event".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5pzb/|title=BBC – Review – Born This Way|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=May 21, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109121819/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5pzb|archive-date=January 9, 2016}} Kerri Manson of Billboard found the song to be "dated", but strongly praised the chorus. Tim Jonze of The Guardian also found the chorus of the song "ridiculously catchy" and felt it was the most important aspect of the song.{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Jonze|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/18/lady-gaga-born-this-way-review|title=Lady Gaga: Born This Way – review|work=The Guardian|date=May 21, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|publisher=Guardian News and Media|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927041919/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/18/lady-gaga-born-this-way-review|archive-date=September 27, 2013}} He also noticed Berlin techno influences in the song, which were described as "decadent." Rolling Stone{{'}}s Jody Rosen, however, felt the chorus was "a whisp" and called the song's beat "generic Eurodisco thump". Gaga's faux-German lyrics were criticized by the magazine, which called it "gibberish that sounds German but isn't." Caryn Ganz from Spin called the opening lines of the song ("I don't speak German, but I can if you like") "hilariously ludicrous."{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/lady-gaga-born-way-streamlinekonliveinterscope/|title=Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way' (Streamline/KonLive/Interscope)|first=Caryn|last=Ganz|work=Spin|publisher=Spin Media LLC|year=2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927073708/http://www.spin.com/reviews/lady-gaga-born-way-streamlinekonliveinterscope|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}

Tris McCall, in New Jersey On-Line, rewarded "Scheiße" as the "song of the week" and recommended it as Gaga's next single from Born This Way, noting it to be "no less absurd" than the previous singles. McCall also noted Gaga's gibberish lyrics and compared them to what a high school student group's version of Cabaret would sound like. He concluded by praising the song's production.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/07/song_of_the_week_scheie_lady_g.html|title=Song of the Week: 'Scheiße,' Lady Gaga|work=New Jersey On-Line|first=Tris|last=McCall|author-link=Tris McCall|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903072649/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/07/song_of_the_week_scheie_lady_g.html|archive-date=September 3, 2011}} Prefixmag{{'s}} Craig Jenkins said the song, along with album tracks "Bloody Mary" and "Government Hooker", "cuts the karaoke crap and kicks ass on the dance floor" and "eschew[s] Born This Way{{'s}} time traveling ethos in favor of a more modern approach."{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/lady-gaga/born-this-way/53499/|title=Lady GaGa Born This Way|work=Prefixmag|first=Craig|last=Jenkins|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708021944/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/lady-gaga/born-this-way/53499/|archive-date=July 8, 2011}} Ed Commentale from Tinymixtapes gave a mixed review of the German in the song, saying "the singer is not so much speaking the language of the German people, but updating it for the new millennium, enjoining this nation to move beyond its tragic history into a new era of love and dancing... ['Scheiße'] reveals a certain disregard for both fact and reality."{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/lady-gaga-born-way|title=Lady Gaga Born This Way|publisher=Tinymixtapes|first=Ed|last=Comentale|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821135956/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/lady-gaga-born-way|archive-date=August 21, 2011}} Nathan Heller from Slate compared the song to Mediterranean dance tracks, while declaring it as being "custom-tailored to an international audience".{{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2303159/|title=Lady Gaga: Pop's leading conservative|last=Heller|first=Nathan|date=September 8, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2011|work=Slate|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100533/http://www.slate.com/id/2303159/|archive-date=September 28, 2011}} Adam White of The Independent felt that "Scheiße" is "naked pandering to the Berghain crowd, with its gibberish German lyrics and rampant, aggressive absurdity. But it is such a deer-in-the-headlights racket that it transcends any and all cliche."{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked-list-chromatica-rain-on-me-bad-romance-lyrics-a9536916.html|title=Lady Gaga: Every song ranked, from Born This Way to Rain on Me|first=Adam|last=White|date=May 28, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2022|work=The Independent|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221206181810/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked-list-chromatica-rain-on-me-bad-romance-lyrics-a9536916.html|archive-date=December 6, 2022}}

While reviewing Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary in 2021, Owen Myers of Pitchfork dubbed "Scheiße" "the best non-single of Gaga’s career".{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Owen|date=2021-07-02|title=Lady Gaga: Born This Way the Tenth Anniversary|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lady-gaga-born-this-way-the-tenth-anniversary/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Pitchfork|language=en|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805092809/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lady-gaga-born-this-way-the-tenth-anniversary/|url-status=live}} The same year, Bianca Gracie of Uproxx listed it between Gaga's best songs, calling it "utter chaos in a way that only Gaga could pull off" and "one of her most liberating tunes".{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked/|title=The Best Lady Gaga Songs, Ranked|first=Bianca|last=Gracie|date=May 27, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2022|website=Uproxx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221206181140/https://uproxx.com/pop/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked/|archive-date=December 6, 2022}}

Despite not having been released as a single, the song entered the charts in different countries. In Germany, "Scheiße" debuted at number 90, after Gaga had included parts of it in her performance at the Germany's Next Topmodel TV show. Following the release of Born This Way, "Scheiße" peaked at number 13 on the International Digital Download chart in South Korea, jumping 21 positions from the previous week.{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=marry+the+night|title=에 대한 검색결과 입니다 – Digital Comprehensive charts|access-date=September 7, 2011|language=ko|publisher=Gaon Chart|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119123645/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=marry%20the%20night|archive-date=November 19, 2011}} It also peaked at number 136 on the UK Singles Chart, for one week.{{cite journal|title=The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending June 1, 2011|journal=ChartsPlus|publisher=IQ Ware Ltd|location=Milton Keynes}} In the United States, the song reached number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart of Billboard. It also charted at number six on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs, as well as at number 72 on the Canadian Hot Digital Songs chart.

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Lady Gaga included the song's first verse in her performance at the Germany's Next Topmodel TV show on June 6, 2011. She emerged from a well-lit doorway wearing a turquoise wig, a black hat, and a long black dress and walked towards a piano. Only the German lines and the first line of the song were performed, after which Gaga moved to a piano decorated with dollar bills and sang an acoustic version of "Born This Way".{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/10/keri-hilson-and-lady-gaga-perform-on-germanys-next-top-model-video/|title=Keri Hilson and Lady Gaga Perform in Germany|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=June 15, 2011|work=Rap-Up|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135033/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/10/keri-hilson-and-lady-gaga-perform-on-germanys-next-top-model-video/|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} Ray Rodriguez of ImpreMedia, in a review of the performance, stated that "Gaga took over the stage. Gaga always provides material to talk about. And their presentation was no exception and this time she was seen dancing across a row of cutters labeled with the words 'money', 'sex' and 'vanity' while scantily clad dancers threw her around the stage notes"{{cite web|url=http://www.impre.com/la-gente-dice/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978836795|title=Lady Gaga: en Germany's Next Top Model|publisher=ImpreMedia|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|last=Rodriguez|first=Ray|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125102800/http://www.impre.com/la-gente-dice/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978836795|archive-date=January 25, 2012}} and Charlie Amter of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "Gaga dazzled German fans".{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gaga-goes-german-performs-top-196625|title=Gaga Goes German, Performs on 'Top Model'|date=June 9, 2011|last=Amber|first=Charlie|access-date=September 9, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905030351/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gaga-goes-german-performs-top-196625|archive-date=September 5, 2011}} Becky Bain of Idolator was dismissive, arguing that "She [Gaga] Uh, she does know she's performing on a show featuring models, right?"{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5895582/lady-gaga-almost-loses-her-head-on-germanys-next-top-model|title=Lady Gaga Almost Loses Her Head On 'Germany's Next Top Model'|publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media|first=Becky|last=Bain|date=June 9, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630190232/http://idolator.com/5895582/lady-gaga-almost-loses-her-head-on-germanys-next-top-model|archive-date=June 30, 2012}} The opening faux-German lines, first verse and chorus opened Gaga's set at the iHeart Radio music festival in Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=http://www.netjoven.pe/noticias/71736/Lady-Gaga-cierra-el-Festival-iHeartRadio-con-impactante-presentacion.html|title=Lady Gaga cierra el Festival iHeartRadio con impactante presentación|work=Netjoven|author=Eva Villalva|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920193537/https://netjoven.pe/noticias/71736/Lady-Gaga-cierra-el-Festival-iHeartRadio-con-impactante-presentacion.html|url-status=dead|language=Portuguese}} "Scheiße" was performed on the Born This Way Ball tour (2012–2013) as the last song before the encore. Gaga, with long blonde pigtails, performed a complex dance routine wearing a black top and pants, described by Miguel Dumaual of CBS News as containing "solid dance-beats".{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/05/23/12/review-lady-gagas-born-way-ball|title=Review: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball'|last=Dumaual|first=Michael|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=January 2, 2013|publisher=CBS News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527222723/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/05/23/12/review-lady-gagas-born-way-ball|archive-date=May 27, 2012}} On some occasions, Gaga invited audience members on stage to dance along with her to "Scheiße".{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-lady-gaga-at-toyota-center-6495693|title=Last Night: Lady Gaga at Toyota Center|last=Garcia|first=Cory|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=September 12, 2017|publisher=Houston Press|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192413/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/last-night-lady-gaga-at-toyota-center-6495693|url-status=live}}

In 2017, Gaga performed "Scheiße" as the opening track of her Coachella set. She wore a Mugler leather coat with pointy shoulder pads, along with an admiral cap, a big leather belt, and grommet covered boots.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-coachella-2017-show-mugler|title=Lady Gaga Delivers a New Look—And a New Single—At Coachella|last=Okwodu|first=Jannele|date=April 16, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|work=Vogue|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005657/https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-coachella-2017-show-mugler|url-status=live}} Vanessa Franko from The Press-Enterprise opined that she "dressed like a military-inspired dominatrix" for the performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/2017/04/23/coachella-2017-heres-what-lady-gaga-performed-during-weekend-2/|title=Coachella 2017: Here's what Lady Gaga performed during Weekend 2|last=Franko|first=Vanessa|work=Press Enterprise |date=April 23, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|publisher=The Press-Enterprise|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010407/http://www.pe.com/2017/04/23/coachella-2017-heres-what-lady-gaga-performed-during-weekend-2/|url-status=live}} Peter Larsen from the same newspaper thought that "Scheiße" was an understandable choice as the opening song, "its musical elements fitting neatly with the electronic dance music that dominates a huge part of the festival these days."{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/2017/04/16/coachella-2017-lady-gaga-blazes-through-performance-with-typical-confidence/|title=Coachella 2017: Lady Gaga blazes through performance with typical confidence|last=Larsen|first=Peter|work=Press Enterprise |date=April 16, 2017|access-date=September 12, 2017|publisher=The Press-Enterprise|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912144755/http://www.pe.com/2017/04/16/coachella-2017-lady-gaga-blazes-through-performance-with-typical-confidence/|url-status=live}} The track was also part of the setlist of the Joanne World Tour (2017–2018).{{cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-concert-review-1202520967/|title=Concert Review: Lady Gaga Embraces Every Era of Her Career at the Forum|date=August 9, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816013811/https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-concert-review-1202520967/|archive-date=August 16, 2017|first=Alex|last=Stedman|journal=Variety}} Gaga was wearing a fringe-covered black leather jacket for the performance, which was custom-made for her by Alexander Wang, along with fishnets and black thigh-high boots.{{cite web|url=http://www.instyle.com/celebrity/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-looks|title=See All of Lady Gaga's Joanne World Tour Looks|publisher=InStyle|first=Jonathan|last=Borge|date=August 2, 2017|access-date=September 16, 2017|archive-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917075656/http://www.instyle.com/celebrity/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-looks|url-status=live}} "Scheiße" was performed on the singer's 2018–2020 Las Vegas residency show, Enigma. For the duration of the song, Gaga was seen sitting on top of a metallic, clawed, robot-like equipment, which journalists compared to a Transformer,{{cite news|last=Willman|first=Chris|title=Concert Review: Lady Gaga Kicks Off a Very Good Romance With Vegas|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/review-lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-opening-1203096661/|access-date=January 23, 2019|work=Variety|date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119204430/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/review-lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-opening-1203096661/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|title=Review: Lady Gaga Maintains 'Poker Face' During Stellar Vegas Debut|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/review-lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-opening-night-773628/|access-date=December 29, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230011954/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/review-lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-opening-night-773628/|url-status=live}} and to a giant spider.{{cite magazine|last=Mackelden|first=Amy|title=Lady Gaga Served so Many Epic Looks on Her Las Vegas Residency's Opening Night|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g25706684/lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-enigma-outfits-looks-photos/|access-date=January 23, 2019|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008115246/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g25706684/lady-gaga-las-vegas-residency-enigma-outfits-looks-photos/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Barlow|first=Eve|title=A Star Is Born Again: Lady Gaga's Vegas Residency Dazzles|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/lady-gagas-vegas-residency-reviewed.html|access-date=January 23, 2019|work=Vulture|date=December 30, 2018|archive-date=August 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816200920/https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/lady-gagas-vegas-residency-reviewed.html|url-status=live}} In 2025, Gaga once again included "Scheiße" in her second headlining set at Coachella, for a performance which "involved a bunch of oversize quill pens and a Last Supper-style tableau."{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Mikael |title=Lady Gaga proves she's music's greatest kook in campy Coachella thriller|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-lady-gaga-review |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 12, 2025 |date=April 12, 2025|archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.04.12-184259/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-lady-gaga-review|archive-date=April 12, 2025|url-status=dead}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Born This Way.

• Lady Gaga – vocals, songwriter, producer
• RedOne – producer, songwriter, vocal editor, vocal arrangement, engineer, instrumentation, programmer, recording engineer
• Trevor Muzzy – recording engineer, vocal editor, engineer, mixer
• Gene Grimaldi – mastering engineer

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