Runaway
by Lady Gaga (featuring Doechii)

Album: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
Charted: 32 50
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Songfacts®:

  • "Runway" finds Lady Gaga and Doechii strutting into cinematic territory. Recorded for the soundtrack to The Devil Wears Prada 2, the title works a neat double shift: it references Runway, the fictional fashion magazine at the heart of the franchise, while doubling as a full-throttle confidence anthem about owning whatever room - or catwalk - you happen to be in.

    By the time the outro rolls around, Gaga is repeating, "You were born for the runway," a line that deliberately echoes " Born This Way," effectively tying this song to her long-running theme of self-acceptance.
  • The track serves as the lead single from the film's official soundtrack and was first teased in the movie's final trailer on April 6, 2026.

    In the film, Andy Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway) returns to Runway magazine, once again orbiting the formidable Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), while Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) emerges as a rival power player in a print industry that's seen better days. It's fashion, but with sharper elbows.

    "Runaway" plays during a behind-the-scenes sequence set at Milan Fashion Week, as models prepare to go onstage.
  • Lady Gaga and Doechii co-wrote "Runaway" with Bruno Mars, Andrew Watt, Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Cirkut, and Jayda Love. Bruno Mars, Andrew Watt, Cirkut, and D'Mile handled production.

    Mars, Watt, and D'Mile all previously collaborated with Gaga on her hit single "Die With A Smile," while Cirkut produced tracks on Gaga's Mayhem album, including "Abracadabra."
  • The collaboration grew out of mutual admiration rather than a boardroom decision. At the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Doechii presented Gaga with the Innovator Award and described her as "a lifeline," crediting Gaga with making it acceptable to be unapologetically yourself. Gaga returned the compliment in a British Vogue feature, praising Doechii's writing as something that felt "immediately legendary."
  • On April 10, 2026, the night of its release, Gaga gave "Runway" its live debut while closing the opening night of her Mayhem Ball Tour stop in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
  • The video is a full-on high-fashion camp spectacle, set in a dreamlike space adorned with bold stripe lighting and even rain showers. It was directed by Parris Goebel, the acclaimed New Zealand choreographer and director known for her work with Justin Bieber and Jennifer Lopez.

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