# Zombieboy

"Zombieboy" is a 2025 song by Lady Gaga, originally released on her studio album Mayhem. The disco song is a tribute to model Rick Genest. It was written and produced by Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt and Cirkut, with James Fauntleroy providing additional songwriting. "Zombieboy" was mixed by Serban Ghenea and mastered by Randy Merrill.
The song has inspired a dance trend on social media.

## Production and composition

Lady Gaga wrote and produced "Zombieboy" with Andrew Watt and Cirkut, while James Fauntleroy provided additional songwriting. Paul Lamalfa recorded the track at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California; Marco Sonzini provided additional engineering, while Tyler Harris worked as the assistant engineer. "Zombieboy" was mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound Studios in Edgewater, New Jersey. Gaga additionally played Rhodes piano and keyboards; Watt played drums, percussion, bass guitar, electric guitar, and keyboards; and Cirkut played synthesizer and keyboards and provided drum and bass programming. Bryce Bordone worked as the assistant mixing engineer, and Marc VanGool served as the studio technician.
"Zombieboy" is 3 minutes and 33 seconds long. The song is a tribute to model Rick Genest (1985–2018), who appeared in the music video for Gaga's 2011 song "Born This Way". Pitchfork described the track as a "glitzy disco bop" with a "double dutch chant". Paper magazine said the song "sounds like a long-lost '80s New York club classic". Billboard described "Zombieboy" as "groovy". Stereogum believed that it has a "swaggering bassline and shimmering synths", and "sounds like a post-apocalyptic roller disco as Gaga begs for the affection of a man who's long gone". Autostraddle called it "disco-guitar" and "foot-tappingly percussive".

## Reception

Out magazine said the song was "instantly iconic". The Guardian said "the Chic-style disco of 'Zombieboy' is unexpectedly disrupted by a widdly-woo hair metal guitar solo. Equally, it is smart enough to marshal its star's diversity". Sommer Wagen of the Minnesota Daily said the song has a "sparkling disco melody" and opined, "The track stands apart from the rest of the album and is by far its most exciting non-single track." One writer for Vogue said "Zombieboy" and "Garden of Eden" are "sexy pop bangers certain to be hits in all the gay clubs".

## Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Mayhem.
* Lady Gaga – songwriter, producer, lead vocals, background vocals, Rhodes piano, keyboards
* Andrew Watt – songwriter, producer, drums, percussion, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
* Cirkut – songwriter, producer, synthesizer, keyboards, drum programming, bass programming
* James Fauntleroy – songwriter
* Paul Lamalfa – recording engineer
* Șerban Ghenea – mixing engineer
* Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
* Marco Sonzini – additional engineer
* Tyler Harris – assistant engineer
* Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing engineer
* Marc VanGool – studio technician

## Charts

Chart performance for "Zombieboy" :
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) | 95 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 85 |
| Global 200 (Billboard) | 76 |
| Greece International (IFPI) | 42 |
| UK Streaming (OCC) | 76 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 85 |
| US Hot Dance/Pop Songs (Billboard) | 6 |