Leave it to Lady Gaga to hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 without really trying.
A few weeks ago, Gaga released the anthemic number "The Edge of Glory" as a promotional single to pump fans up over the release of Born This Way, her second full-length studio album. But the track proved so popular the powers that be released it as the third official single from the album and it subsequently debuted in the top 3. Because Gaga's got it like that.
So what is it about this track that people love so much?
Well, "Edge of Glory" epitomizes the Springsteen-esque power balladry that pops up all over Born This Way, with a familiar belt-it-out chorus that'll find favor with anyone who loved listening to the radio late '80s. It even features a saxophone solo by Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band............
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