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Gaga confirmed that the eight new songs would be released in North America as a standalone extended play (EP). She felt that "The Fame Monster" should be treated as her sophomore release and did not want to "add, nor take away any songs from this EP. It is a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet". The EP was released in North America on November 23, 2009. The deluxe edition—a double album featuring the eight new songs on the first disc and "The Fame" on the second disc—was launched the same day. The limited edition, which included a lock of her wig, followed three weeks later. Interscope had planned to release only a double-disc deluxe edition of "The Fame", but Gaga fought with the record label arguing that her fans who already purchased "The Fame" should be able to purchase only the new tracks. So in countries like the United States, "The Fame Monster" was also released as a separate standard EP. On May 3, 2010, "The Fame Monster" Limited Edition USB flash drive was released. It included the explicit version of the tracks, as well as nine remixes, eight music videos, a digital booklet, single cover artworks, and a photo gallery.