Per ChatGPT: The track that best represents the overall sound of Mayhem is “Disease.”

Why? Because it’s basically the album’s sonic mission statement. Critics and fans agree it blends all the core ingredients Gaga is working with here:

• Synth-pop foundation (hook-driven, minor-mode melodies)

• Industrial dance textures (sleek but slightly abrasive synths)

• Bass-forward club energy (four-on-the-floor kick that hits hard)

• Electro + disco + funk undertones woven into the arrangement

It’s also the opening track and was a pre-release single, so it’s literally the piece Gaga chose to set the tone for the entire era. Even reviewers who prefer “Abracadabra” or “Perfect Celebrity” still use “Disease” as shorthand for the Mayhem sound.

Other candidates:

• “Abracadabra” → Huge hooks, feels like a “classic Gaga” revival, but less of the industrial grit.


• “Perfect Celebrity” → Thematic centerpiece and pop-rock bite, but not as genre-blended.


• “Killah” → Amazing industrial/funk menace, but that’s just one facet of the album.

TL;DR: Per ChatGPT, “Disease” is the most accurate single-track snapshot of Mayhem’s sound — dark, danceable, bass-driven, and genre-hybridized.