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* [[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]]
* [[Lady Gaga|Stefani Germanotta]]
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[[File:Tyrese Gibson by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Tyrese Gibson]] (pictured in 2009) appeared in the music video.|alt=American actor Tyrese Gibson pictured in 2009 at the San Diego Comic-Con.]]
 
''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine reported that the concept of the video involved Beyoncé as she bails Gaga out of jail. In published photos from the set, they were seen shooting in a car called the "Pussy Wagon", which [[Uma Thurman]]'s character drove in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]''. The two wore "destroyed denim pieces" designed by Frank Fernández and Oscar Olima.<ref name="einspiration" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=February 1, 2010 |title=Beyoncé, Lady Gaga 'Telephone' Video Pics Revealed |publisher=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1630926/beyonce-lady-gaga-telephone-video-pics-revealed/ |url-status=livedead |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809184022/http://www.mtv.com/news/1630926/beyonce-lady-gaga-telephone-video-pics-revealed |archive-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="amyodell">{{cite news |last=Odell |first=Amy |date=February 2, 2010 |title=Beyoncé Will Reportedly Rescue Lady Gaga in 'Telephone' Video |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |url=https://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/01/beyonc_will_reportedly_rescue.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233414/http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/01/beyonc_will_reportedly_rescue.html|url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref>
 
Other concepts of the video involve scenes at a diner and appearances from singer [[Tyrese Gibson]] and rock band [[Semi Precious Weapons]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tyrese on 'Telephone' Video: 'I Didn't Mind That I Was Poisoned' |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/tyrese-telephone-video-i-didnt-mind-i-was-poisoned-51611/ |access-date=April 6, 2023 |magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=March 24, 2010 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406175926/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/tyrese-telephone-video-i-didnt-mind-i-was-poisoned-51611/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vena |first1=Jocelyn |last2=Montalto |first2=Daniel |date=February 12, 2010 |title=Beyoncé, Lady Gaga are 'Magical' in 'Telephone' Video, Semi Precious Weapons Say |publisher=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631848/20100212/lady_gaga.jhtml |access-date=February 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215222514/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631848/20100212/lady_gaga.jhtml |archive-date=February 15, 2010}}</ref> In February 2010, Gaga commented, "What I like about it is it's a real true pop event, and when I was younger, I was always excited when there was a big giant event happening in pop music and that's what I wanted this to be."<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=J.R. |date=February 8, 2010 |title=Lady Gaga Says 'Telephone' Video Will Top 'Bad Romance' |work=[[Rap-Up]] |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/08/lady-gaga-says-telephone-video-will-top-bad-romance/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211071332/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/08/lady-gaga-says-telephone-video-will-top-bad-romance |archive-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> She explained the deeper meaning of the video to ''[[E! Online]]'':
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Critics quickly hailed the video as "a visual feast",{{efn|Matt Donnelly from ''Los Angeles Times''<ref name="larev" />}} "a masterpiece of subversive artistry",{{efn|Juliet Williams in the ''[[Journal of Popular Music Studies]]''{{sfn|Williams|2014|p=40}}}} and one that "more than measures up to the hype".{{efn|Monica Herrera from ''Billboard''<ref name=":0" />}} Amy Phillips from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' wrote it was "the most fun, most ridiculous, and arguably best music video of the year",<ref name="about" /> and William Goodman of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' called it a "big-budget, pop masterwork".<ref name="spinvid">{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=William |date=March 12, 2010 |title=Watch: Lady Gaga Premieres Epic "Telephone" Video |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-lady-gaga-premieres-epic-telephone-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105043920/http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-lady-gaga-premieres-epic-telephone-video |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=December 7, 2011 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> According to James Montgomery from [[MTV]], "Telephone" helped Gaga's ascent to the upper echelons of pop stardom, alongside others on par with [[Madonna]] and [[Michael Jackson]] in terms of showmanship.<ref name="mtvrev" /> Tanner Stransky from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' believed it was not on par with the video for Gaga's "[[Bad Romance]]"—the lead single from ''The Fame Monster''<ref name="ign">{{cite news |last1=Linder |first1=Brian|title=Lady Gaga – ''The Fame Monster'' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/23/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-review |access-date=March 13, 2023 |work=[[IGN]] |date=November 23, 2009 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613200628/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/23/lady-gaga-the-fame-monster-review |url-status=live }}</ref>—but still "better than anything else out there".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/12/lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video |title=Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's 'Telephone' video: Beautiful cigarette sunglasses, Honey Buns, and sandwich-making|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=March 15, 2010| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Stransky|first=Tanner|author-link=Tanner Stransky |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315111301/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/12/lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video/|archive-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref>
 
Matt Donnelly from the ''Los Angeles Times'' and Monica Herrera from ''Billboard'' praised the scenes with the fight between inmates; the former approvingly called it a video "packed with{{nbsp}}[...] poisoned diner food, an army of headpieces and lots of Gaga goodness".<ref name="larev">{{cite news |url =http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video-world-premiere-.html| title=Lady Gaga, Beyoncé world premiere their 'Telephone' video|last=Donnelly |first=Matt|date=March 11, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=March 12, 2010|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062341/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video-world-premiere-.html| archive-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Herrera |first=Monica |date=March 14, 2010 |title=Lady Gaga's Hot New Video Goes To Prison |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/958995/lady-gagas-hot-new-video-goes-to-prison-so-do-metallica-fans |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703110151/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/daily-noise/958995/lady-gagas-hot-new-video-goes-to-prison-so-do-metallica-fans |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> Some reviews praised Beyoncé, called "always fierce" by Jennifer Cady of [[E!]] and the video's "best part" by [[Amy Odell (author)|Amy Odell]] from ''New York''.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.eonline.com/news/171256/lady_gaga_beyonceacute_kill_in_telephone |title= Lady Gaga & Beyoncé Kill in 'Telephone'|publisher=[[E!]]| first=Jennifer|last=Cady|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=March 12, 2023| url-status=live|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230312220302/https://www.eonline.com/news/171256/lady_gaga_beyonceacute_kill_in_telephone|archive-date= March 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="nymag">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/03/the_ten_best_things_about_lady.html|title=The Ten Best Things About Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's 'Telephone' Video|last=Odell|first=Amy|author-link=Amy Odell (author)|date=March 11, 2010|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date =March 12, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100314040804/http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/03/the_ten_best_things_about_lady.html |archive-date=March 14, 2010|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Others focused on the video's fashion and aesthetics.{{efn|Donnelly,<ref name="larev"/> various fashion experts (including stylist [[Robert Verdi]])<ref name="mtvfashion"/> and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<ref name="varietyfashion"/>}} With "Telephone", Gaga made "much stronger pop-art statements", wrote stylist [[Robert Verdi]].<ref name="mtvfashion">{{cite web |last1=Vena |first1=Jocelyn |title=Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' Looks: Fashion Experts Weigh In |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/jyrb7h/lady-gagas-telephone-looks-fashion-experts-weigh-in |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=March 17, 2023 |language=en |date=March 11, 2010 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317200913/https://www.mtv.com/news/jyrb7h/lady-gagas-telephone-looks-fashion-experts-weigh-in |url-status=livedead }}</ref> In a 2021 article, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' named it Gaga's best music video based on its outfits, calling it a "phenomenal fashion feast".<ref name="varietyfashion">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/lists/lady-gaga-best-videos-outfits/g-u-y/|first=Jazz|last=Tangcay|title=Lady Gaga's 10 Best Music Videos – Ranked by Outfits|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 28, 2021|access-date= March 16, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230316165916/https://variety.com/lists/lady-gaga-best-videos-outfits/g-u-y/|archive-date=March 16, 2023 }}</ref>
 
Some reviews commented on the video's feminist themes. J. Jack Halberstam argued that the music video portrays a powerful image of sisterhood that aligns with the intimate bonds seen in movies such as ''[[Thelma & Louise]]'' (1991) and ''[[Set It Off (film)|Set It Off]]'' (1996).{{sfn|Rowen|2014|p=117}} Interpreting this review, theater theorist Bess Rowen wrote that Gaga's portrayal of women in her work challenges the conventional images of women in society, making her work relevant to modern feminism.{{sfn|Rowen|2014|pp=117–118}} Caryn Ganz of ''Rolling Stone'' believed it "is certainly cinematic and oddly feminist, and gasps at a larger statement about consumer culture". Ganz called the video a "mash-up of lesbian prison porn, campy sexploitation flicks and insidery winks at the two divas' public personas", noting, "If Quentin Tarantino and [[Russ Meyer]] remade ''Thelma & Louise'' as an orgy of [[product placement]] with fiercely choreographed interludes, this would be the result".<ref name="ganz" />
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José M. Yebra of [[University of Zaragoza]] and Aylin Zafar of ''The Atlantic'' recognized feminist themes in the video. To start his analysis, Yebra wrote that Gaga is criminalized although she is a victim of domestic abuse. The all-female prison, named "prison for bitches", alludes to Gaga using the word "bitch" to mean female liberty. Her metaphorical freedom there is solidified by scenes where she engages in lesbianism, despite being in chains, and where her song "Paper Gangsta", a track about "girl power", plays. As such, Yebra concluded the prison becomes, ironically, a place free from male abuse.{{sfn|Yebra|2018|p=47}} Zafar interpreted the scene with Beyoncé and Gaga eating Honey Buns as a reversal of the objectification of women through food. She saw the scenes featuring [[Wonder Bread]] and [[Miracle Whip]] as a challenge to the gender stereotype of the "perfect housewife" portrayed heavily in 1950s pop culture.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zafar |first1=Aylin |title=Deconstructing Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' Video |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/03/deconstructing-lady-gagas-telephone-video/37458/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=March 15, 2010 |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309183005/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/03/deconstructing-lady-gagas-telephone-video/37458/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> According to Yebra, this stereotype is subverted through Gaga, who embodies a [[drag queen]] and a murderer, along with her flamboyant dancers, in an unexpected setting—the kitchen of an American middle class family.{{sfn|Yebra|2018|pp=47–48}}
 
[[File:LG & B telephone MV 02.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Gaga and Beyoncé in the Pussy Wagon, a car from [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s 2003 film ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]''. Katrin Horn saw the car in "Telephone" as a symbol for "freedom, mobility, and unity" between Gaga and Beyoncé, as opposed to in Tarantino's film, where it visually represents the sexual objectification of the female protagonist.{{efn|''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' similarly tells the story of a woman who embarks on a killing rampage.{{sfn|Horn|2017|p=220}}}}|alt=Gaga sitting beside Beyoncé who is driving a yellow colored van. Gaga wears a giant hat on her head. A pair of dice hangs from the rear-view mirror between them.]]
Katrin Horn, a [[Postdoctoral researcher|postdoctoral fellow]] in [[American studies]], analyzed the video's portrayal of sexuality. According to her, it was inspired by the "[[wikt:lezploitation|lesploitation]]" genre of [[B movie]]s, known for their objectification of women's bodies and minimization of violence against women. The video subverts the genre by casting a muscular performance artist as the object of Gaga's desire, portraying female bodybuilders as prison guards and adding a "lesbian happy ending". It additionally portrays women{{efn|These include a muscular inmate and "curvy" women of color.{{sfn|Horn|2017|p=219}}}}—whom the "[[Heteronormativity|heteronormative]] culture" would normally reject—as attractive and places conventionally beautiful women in contexts that challenge their sexual allure.{{sfn|Horn|2017|pp=216–218}} Horn further discussed how the video combines elements of the [[Rape and revenge film|rape-revenge]] and [[road movie]] genres to create a new narrative that emphasizes female empowerment and solidarity.{{sfn|Horn|2017|pp=219–222}}
 
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Gaga and Beyoncé have never sung "Telephone" together on any live show, but both performed it individually. Beyoncé's only performance of "Telephone" was during the [[Glastonbury Festival 2011|2011 Glastonbury Festival]].<ref name="glastonbury2011">{{cite news|url= https://www.nme.com/news/nme/57589|title=Beyonce covers Kings Of Leon and Prince at Glastonbury|work=[[NME]]|date = June 27, 2011|access-date= September 5, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110902044653/http://www.nme.com/news/nme/57589 |archive-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> Gaga first sang "Telephone" with "[[Dance in the Dark]]", the fourth single from ''The Fame Monster'',<ref>{{cite web |title='Dance in the Dark', le nouveau single de Lady Gaga |url=http://www.universalmusic.fr/lady-gaga/actu/dance-in-the-dark-le-nouveau-single-de-lady-gaga/ |language=fr |publisher=[[Universal Music|Universal Music France]] |date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827033444/http://www.universalmusic.fr/lady-gaga/actu/dance-in-the-dark-le-nouveau-single-de-lady-gaga/ |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |trans-title='Dance in the Dark', Lady Gaga's new single}}</ref> at the [[2010 Brit Awards]], where she wore an all-white outfit, complete with a lace mask by [[Philip Treacy]] and a [[Marie Antoinette]]-style wig.<ref name="wsjt"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.glamour.com/gallery/lady-gaga-best-looks|title=Put These Lady Gaga Outfits in a Museum| last= Escalante|first=Ana|date=March 28, 2022|magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |access-date=April 8, 2023|url-status =live| archive-url =https://archive.today/20230408134544/https://www.glamour.com/gallery/lady-gaga-best-looks|archive-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> Inspired by the recent death of her friend, fashion designer [[Alexander McQueen]], she changed the concept of her performance at the last minute to pay tribute to him.<ref name="wsjt"/> Gaga said, "I wanted to do a very, very forward performance, something that I felt was a true representation of the future."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dinh |first1=James |title=Lady Gaga Discusses Her 'Very Forward' Brit Awards Performance |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4b3g01/lady-gaga-discusses-her-very-forward-brit-awards-performance |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826173051/https://www.mtv.com/news/4b3g01/lady-gaga-discusses-her-very-forward-brit-awards-performance |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |date=February 17, 2010 |url-status=livedead}}</ref> She sang "Telephone" in an acoustic rendition while playing on the piano.<ref name="occbrit"/><ref name="mtvmcqueen">{{cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/le0m4g/lady-gaga-pays-tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen-at-brit-awards|title=Lady Gaga Pays Tribute To Alexander McQueen At Brit Awards| last= Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=February 16, 2010|publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=March 21, 2023|url-status =livedead| archive-url =https://archive.today/20230321170349/https://www.mtv.com/news/le0m4g/lady-gaga-pays-tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen-at-brit-awards|archive-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> The performance was described as more restrained compared to her previous ones by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name="wsjt">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/16/lady-gaga-performs-telephone-dance-in-the-dark-as-tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen-at-brit-awards/|title=Lady Gaga Performs 'Telephone,' 'Dance in the Dark' as Tribute to Alexander McQueen at Brit Awards|date=February 16, 2010|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218215139/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/16/lady-gaga-performs-telephone-dance-in-the-dark-as-tribute-to-alexander-mcqueen-at-brit-awards/|archive-date=February 18, 2010|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2015, Liv Moss of Official Charts Company called it one of the "biggest, best and weirdest" performances in the history of Brit Awards.<ref name="occbrit">{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Liv |title=11 memorable BRITs performances |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/biggest-brits-performances__8158/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623205014/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/biggest-brits-performances__8158/ |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |language=en |date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Daniel Welsh of ''[[HuffPost UK]]'' cited it as one of Gaga's 15 most memorable performances on television.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welsh |first1=Daniel |title=15 of Lady Gaga's Most Memorable TV Performances Ever |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lady-gaga-performances-most-memorable_uk_57d01e0ce4b0ced6a097ec3d |access-date=January 30, 2023 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=September 7, 2016 |language=en |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826170158/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lady-gaga-performances-most-memorable_uk_57d01e0ce4b0ced6a097ec3d |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Gaga added "Telephone" to [[The Monster Ball Tour]]'s setlist, for the 2010–2011 leg. She was dressed in black underwear and imitated a phone call with Beyoncé at the beginning of the performance, yelling "Beyoncé? You shady bitch!" to her cell phone.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lady Gaga Amps up 'Electro-Opera' Monster Ball for Arena Tour|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=February 18, 2010|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issn=0035-791X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/newsarticle/celebrities9qpth7/2010/07/29/gagamonstertour.htmlconcert-review-lady-gaga-s-monster-ball|title=Concert Review: Lady Gaga's Monster Ball|last=Cane|first=Clay|date=July 29, 2010|publisher=[[BET]]|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090336/https://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2010/07/29/gagamonstertour.html}}</ref> She then started singing the track while doing its choreography on an extended catwalk from the main stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/21/lady-gaga-men-arena-manchester|title=Lady Gaga at MEN arena, Manchester|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=February 21, 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 18, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918164114/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/21/lady-gaga-men-arena-manchester|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 3, 2010, she performed "Telephone" and "Brown Eyes" (from ''The Fame'') on the British comedy chat show ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' for an episode that aired two days later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Ross welcomes Lady Gaga to his Friday night show|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/03/ross.shtml|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|date=March 3, 2010|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001144904/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/03/ross.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> She sang "Telephone" on the Japanese television show ''[[Music Station]]'' on April 16, where she also played on a black [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Gaga Performs "Telephone", Reviews Fashion On Japan's Music Station|url=https://www.idolator.com/5478032/lady-gaga-performs-telephone-reviews-fashion-on-japans-music-station?safari=1|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230314130355/https://www.idolator.com/5478032/lady-gaga-performs-telephone-reviews-fashion-on-japans-music-station?safari=1&chrome=1|archive-date=March 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2011, Gaga performed the song during [[Radio 1's Big Weekend]] in [[Carlisle, Cumbria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/summer-festivals/a319632/lady-gaga-closes-radio-1s-big-weekend-video/ |title=Lady GaGa closes Radio 1's Big Weekend|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|date=May 16, 2011|access-date=May 16, 2011| publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518164920/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a319632/lady-gaga-closes-radio-1s-big-weekend-video.html|archive-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> She sang it on her concert tours the [[Born This Way Ball]] (2012–2013)<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-kicks-off-her-born-this-way-ball-in-north-america-20130112|title=Lady Gaga Kicks Off Her Born This Way Ball in North America|first=Dense|last=Shepard|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 12, 2013|access-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113064111/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-kicks-off-her-born-this-way-ball-in-north-america-20130112|archive-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref> and the [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] tour (2014); during the latter it was part of a medley with "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/review-lady-gaga-at-united-center-leads-wild-but-wildly-uneven-disco-party/|title=Review: Lady Gaga at United Center leads wild, but wildly uneven disco party|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Mark|last=Guarino|date=July 12, 2014|access-date=July 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051937/http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/review-lady-gaga-at-united-center-leads-wild-but-wildly-uneven-disco-party/|archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Gaga played "Telephone" as part of her biggest hits performances during the [[Super Bowl LI halftime show]]. She started the song while holding a crystal scepter in her hand.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4660667/super-bowl-halftime-show-lady-gaga-review/|title=Lady Gaga Pulled Off One of the Best Halftime Shows Ever|first=Daniel|last=D'Addario|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=February 6, 2017|date=February 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206035843/http://time.com/4660667/super-bowl-halftime-show-lady-gaga-review/|archive-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref> Later that year, she sang it at [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]], where she appeared on stage inside a glass phone booth that was maneuvered by her dancers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/16/lady-gaga-electrifies-coachella-2017-review|title=Lady Gaga electrifies Coachella 2017 – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 16, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|first=Benjamin|last=Lee|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501014733/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/16/lady-gaga-electrifies-coachella-2017-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/04/16/lady-gaga-new-single-cure-coachella|title=Lady Gaga debuts new single, 'The Cure,' at Coachella|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 16, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|first=Gerrad|last=Hall|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909190351/http://ew.com/music/2017/04/16/lady-gaga-new-single-cure-coachella/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gaga added "Telephone" to the setlist to her concert tours – the [[Joanne World Tour]] (2017–2018)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/arts/music/lady-gaga-joanne-tour-review.html|title=Review: Lady Gaga, the Flashy Provocateur, Battles Lady Gaga, the Raw Voice|url-access=limited|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820204153/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/arts/music/lady-gaga-joanne-tour-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[The Chromatica Ball]] (2022)<ref name="chromaticaball"/> – and her Las Vegas residency show, [[Lady Gaga Enigma + Jazz & Piano|Enigma]] (2018–2020).<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|author-link=Brittany Spanos |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}}</ref> Reviewing The Chromatica Ball, ''[[Gigwise]]''{{'s}} Laviea Thomas wrote that it "stood out as one of the best performances of the evening. With fire catapulting into the sky, frantic stage lights, and a shed load of energy radiating off Gaga and her dancers."<ref name="chromaticaball">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Laviea|title=Live Review: Lady Gaga's The Chromatica Ball, London, 29/07/22|website=[[Gigwise]]|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3424733/live-review--lady-gaga-s-the-chromatica-ball--london--29-07-22|date=August 1, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220801130534/https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3424733/live-review--lady-gaga-s-the-chromatica-ball--london--29-07-22|archive-date=August 1, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Telephone"}}
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