"Shallow" is a song performed by American singerLady Gaga and American actor and filmmakerBradley Cooper. It was released throughInterscope Records on September 27, 2018, as the lead single from thesoundtrack to the 2018 musical romantic drama filmA Star Is Born. "Shallow" was written by Gaga withMark Ronson,Anthony Rossomando andAndrew Wyatt, and produced by Gaga with Benjamin Rice. The song is heard three times in the film, most prominently during a sequence when Cooper's character Jackson Maine invites Gaga's character Ally to perform it onstage with him. The scene was filmed in front of a live audience at theGreek Theater in Los Angeles.
"Shallow" is a pivotal moment inA Star Is Born, since it speaks about Ally and Jackson's conversations. Gaga wrote it from Ally's point of view with the self-aware lyrics asking each other if they are content being who they are. It is apower ballad that blendsrock,country andfolk-pop, finding Gaga and Cooper trading verses and gradually moves towards the climactic final chorus with a vocal run by Gaga. The recording is interspersed with the sound of audience noise and applause. Gaga premiered it on DJZane Lowe'sBeats 1 radio show while giving an interview about the film. An accompanying music video was also released, showing both Gaga's and Cooper's characters singing "Shallow" together onstage, interspersed with scenes fromA Star Is Born.
TheGreek Theater, Los Angeles where Gaga and Cooper recorded and filmed the sequence for "Shallow"
Gaga collaborated withMark Ronson, with whom she had produced her fifth studio album,Joanne (2016), to develop thesoundtrack for this version of the filmA Star Is Born.[1]Joanne containscountry rock tracks and "twangier" ballads like "Million Reasons" and thetitle track, which influenced the songs inA Star Is Born.[2] In the film, after meeting Gaga's character Ally,Bradley Cooper's character Jackson Maine talks to her about their music and dreams. Ally confesses she has written a song and sings it briefly for Jackson.[3] Its lyrics become the basis of "Shallow", the full version of which is used in a sequence when Jackson strides onto the stage at theGreek Theater in Los Angeles and sings the opening verses.[4] He had invited Ally to come to his show[5] and told her he would be debuting the song and had rearranged it to sing at the concert.[3]
Before the second verse Ally musters up the courage to go onstage to sing "Shallow", including belting the loud chorus to the large audience.[4] Their performance goesviral and launches her music career. The track becomes a staple of her concerts. The song is used briefly for a third time when she sings it atThe Forum. To film the "Shallow" sequence, Cooper filled the Greek Theater with around 2,000 Gaga fans and then recorded the song. Following the filming, Gaga entertained the crowd playing piano versions of her old songs;Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real also sang at the venue.[1]
"Shallow" was first heard during a teaser trailer forA Star Is Born in June 2018, where it appeared around the 1:46 mark with Gaga starting to belt the final chorus. The sequence was immediately made into manyInternet memes.[6] One week before the film's release, Interscope confirmed that "Shallow" would be released as the first single from the soundtrack on September 27, 2018. Gaga premiered it onZane Lowe'sBeats 1 radio show while being interviewed about the film. An accompanying music video was released showing Gaga and Cooper's in-movie characters singing "Shallow" onstage, interspersed with various scenes fromA Star Is Born.[7] The song was released asa digital download to theiTunes Store, YouTube andSpotify.[8][9]BBC Radio 2 playlisted the track on October 13, 2018.[10] In the United States, "Shallow" was sent tohot adult contemporary radio on October 15, 2018, and the next day it was added tocontemporary hit radio panels.[11][12]
"Shallow" was among the first songs written by Gaga, Ronson,Dirty Pretty Things'Anthony Rossomando andMiike Snow'sAndrew Wyatt.[8] She had played the melody to her collaborators two years earlier in a recording studio inMalibu.[13] When Lukas Nelson came on board during the soundtrack's development, the track's sound evolved. Nelson used his own band, Promise of the Real, as Jackson's band. Inspired byEric Clapton, he added a short acoustic guitar intro at the beginning of "Shallow", feeling it would contrast with Gaga's loud belting which follows later in the song. Gaga went toEastWest Studios to help Nelson with the track and direct the band. He recalled that with some of the instrumentation, like the cymbal crashes, they "did that live in the studio based on the vision that we had".[1] As well as producing the track with Gaga, Benjamin Rice recorded it at EastWest and The Village West studios in Los Angeles, assisted by Bo Bodnar and Alex Williams.Tom Elmhirst mixed the song atElectric Lady Studios in New York City. It was engineered by Brandon Bost and mastered by Randy Merrill atSterling Sound Studios.[14] Ronson also re-recorded a 1980s version of "Shallow", accompanied by big drums; it was used in the film during a sequence when Ally plays at The Forum, while Jackson kills himself.[13]
Gaga described "Shallow" as a pivotal moment inA Star Is Born, since it spoke about Ally and Jackson's conversations and their "need and drive" to go deep and move away from the shallow area in their relationship, an interpretation recognized by critics.[15][3] The singer explained on Beats 1 they wrote the track from the point of view of Ally and how it became part of the reason they fall in love. "When I was writing music for the film I had to think about Ally as if she wasn't me. I went with a sound for her, even in the pop realm, that's unlike anything I've ever put out before," she clarified.[16] The songwriting sessions included Gaga at the piano and Ronson, Wyatt and Rossomando on guitar as they tried to come up with the verses.[13] Ronson explained the original draft of the script had Jackson dying by drowning, which led Gaga to write the lyrics, "I'm off the deep end watch as I dive in". Initially, "Shallow" was an end credits song, but when the script changed it became a love song about Jackson and Ally. Seeing the first trailer for the film, Ronson decided not to refine the track anymore and kept it as the final mix. For Gaga, the conversational nature of the lyrics helped to set up Shallow'saria, which she recorded with afalsetto voice. She also came up with the play on the song title "Shallow", "In the sha-ha, sha-ha-ha-low" lyrics.[13]
A slow-burningrock,[17]folk-pop[18] andcountry[19]power ballad, "Shallow" features mainly Nelson's acoustic guitar with Cooper and Gaga trading verses.[15][19] The other musicians include Jesse Siebenberg on thelap steel guitar; Anthony Logerfo on drums; Corey McCormick on bass; Alberto Bof on keyboards; and Eduardo 'Tato' Melgar performing percussion.[14] The recording is interspersed with the sound of audience noise and applause.[19]
Cooper opens the first verse by singing "Tell me something, girl" in a restrained voice; Gaga joins from the second verse, belting with what is described byPitchfork as a "sturdy voice".[20] As the song moves gradually towards the final chorus the final vocal run has been described by Jon Blistein ofRolling Stone as "chilling" with "impressive harmonizing" from both artists, accompanied bydrums and pedal steel guitar.[15][20] Gaga sings a "roaring" vocal, harmonizing on the run "Haaa-ah-ah-ah, haaawaah, ha-ah-ah-aaah". This ends by moving into the final chorus as she sings the lines: "I'm off the deep end / Watch as I dive in / I'll never meet the ground / Crash through the surface / Where they can't hurt us / We're far from the shallow now".[3][21]
An article inThe Guardian, notes that "Shallow" depicts the protagonists' self-realization of their current situation and speaks "for those, to whom life has not always been fair or kind".[22] For Gaga, it's the connection and the dialogue established between Jackson and Ally, which made "Shallow" impactful.[23] Ronson believed that working with Gaga onJoanne allowed the singer to delve into a more personal songwriting with "Shallow".[24] The lyrics have both characters asking each other if they are satisfied being who they are. They demonstrate self-awareness, portraying "the gains and pains of stardom",[25] and those of addiction in the lines, "In all the good times, I find myself longing for change, And in the bad times, I fear myself".[22] The songwriters claim the drowning metaphor in the lyrics could be literal as well as about heartache, addiction or dreams shattering.[13]
Singer-songwriter Steve Ronsen claimed that the hook of "Shallow" is based on the same three-note progression sequence - G, A, B - from his track "Almost" (2012). Ronsen and his lawyer Mark D. Shirian are asking for millions of dollars in a settlement.[26][27] Gaga has hired lawyer Orin Snyder, who said "Mr Ronsen and his lawyer are trying to make easy money off the back of a successful artist. It is shameful and wrong." He added, "Should Mr. Shirian proceed with this case, Lady Gaga will fight it vigorously and will prevail."[27][28]
"Shallow" received widespread critical acclaim.[29] Nicole Engelman ofBillboard described the song as a strong ballad and a "stunning duet" featuring "striking harmony" between Gaga and Cooper.[30] Carrie Wittmer ofBusiness Insider andPaper's Katherine Gillespie compared Cooper's vocals to those of singer-songwriterEddie Vedder. Wittmer felt they complemented Gaga's "empowering and distinct voice".[9][21] Several critics felt that "Shallow" was worthy of a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Original Song.[5][8][31]Pitchfork's Eve Barlow commended Gaga's performance, noting the theme "may prove to be Gaga's own apex in the spotlight, her completion into superstar of charts and screen". She wrote that although Cooper did not have "the deep growl ofKris Kristofferson (who played the lead male character in the1976 film) [he] pulls off the earnestness required to hand over [to Gaga]".[20] Joey Morona ofThe Plain Dealer described it as a "mesmerizing duet" that "inspires you, then punches you in the gut before lifting you back up again," and said it is just as effective in evoking strong emotions asAdele's "Someone Like You" (2011).[32]
"Shallow" comes at a time when more focus is being put on highlighting the hidden geniuses behind songwriters and performers, as well as achieving gender equality across the music and podcasting industry—both movements that may serve to help female artists and songwriters navigate and thrive in the entertainment industry.
—An article onSpotify discussing the importance of "Shallow" in the contemporary music climate[25]
Ben Beaumont-Thomas ofThe Guardian noted how "moments before she makes the octave jump for the big chorus, [Gaga's] face flickers with terror", adding the track is "torrid yet robust, and truly outstanding".[33] Jenny Stevens, also aGuardian reviewer, complimented the lyrics for portraying the "inevitable comedown, the isolation and the untethered moments on the road when addiction can trample over a psyche". Stevens compared Gaga's vocals to those inFleetwood Mac songs for their "raw, guttural, powerful" delivery and the ill-fated romance it heralds.[22]Spin's Maggie Serota felt Cooper was convincing "as a grizzled, whiskey-throated troubadour", and that the ballad "gives Lady Gaga a chance to show off her impressive pipes".[34] Maeve McDermott of theChicago Sun-Times praised "Shallow" for elevatingA Star Is Born "from normal blockbuster fare to a masterwork of the form". She feels the "rapturous reception of [the track] was the most universally excited reaction to any Lady Gaga song in recent memory".[2]
Jon Pareles ofThe New York Times rated it the "mostboffo track" from the album and complimented its "exponential buildup" and Gaga's "throaty and breathy to full-scale belting". He felt "Shallow" was an immediate sequel to Gaga's "Million Reasons", but contained characteristic stuttered repeated syllables in the chorus, like her earlier songs, "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi" (both 2009).[35] In another review,Jon Caramanica, from the same newspaper, described the song as a "good, old-fashioned, sound-of-the-1970s, gumption-of-the-1980s, high-treacle-higher-pomp roots ballad", writing that Gaga's vocal "throbs intensely here, leaning deep into the natural husk of her voice".[36]NPR's Lars Gotrich felt "Shallow" is a "quiet, reflectivecountry croon", describing Cooper as having "a sweet and amiable set of pipes" while Gaga as a "theater kid [...] roar[s] in at the chorus... growling the last word as if every rejection, every ex, every barrier embodies it. Beyond the shallow end of life, they embrace the deep."[19]
Writing inEsquire magazine, Matt Miller was initially ambivalent towards the song, feeling it was just "two hooks from the trailer stitched into one song" and had a "meh" response to it. However, after watching the film he changed his opinion, saying "it mostly lives up to expectations—specifically, the first part of the movie and the build-up to when you first hear [it being performed]".[37] In an article published bySpotify analyzing "Shallow"'s importance, the writer describes it as the film's "hero song", the first to "truly cover the topic" of the "dangers ofHollywood, fame, and stardom" themes prevalent inA Star Is Born.[25]
From its release, "Shallow" received universal acclaim and is considered among the best songs from any movie soundtrack of all time by many critics.[29] "Shallow" was also seen by many commentators as assertion of Gaga's status in the entertainment industry. An article fromBillboard regarding the 100 best musical bridges of the 21st century featured "Shallow" at number six, stating "the Oscar and Grammy winner starts off as a sweet, yet somber back and forth between a boy and a girl. But the guttural bridge launches "Shallow" off the deep end and into iconic territory. In the film, it's the precise moment that Ally's star is born. In the real world, it further cemented Gaga's legacy."[38]
As for the song's impact on society, in an interview withElle, Gaga states that "I really believe in my heart that the unfortunate truth is that our cell phones are becoming reality", she said. "It's become reality for the world. And in this song we provide not just a conversation, but also a very poignant statement. I wish not to be in the shallow, but I am. I wish to dive off the deep end, but watch me do it. I think this is something that speaks to many people, and during, I think, a very shallow time, it's a chance for us all to grab hands and dive into the water together and swim into the deepest depths of the water that we can."[39]
On the second week after its debut, "Shallow" topped the Digital Songs chart, selling 58,000 copies (Gaga's sixth chart-topper), and entered theBillboard Hot 100 at number 28.[40] Following the film's release on October 5, 2018, "Shallow" rose to number five on the Hot 100 and ran for a total of 45 weeks on that chart. It also topped the Digital Songs chart for a second consecutive week, selling 71,000 copies. The song marked Gaga's fifteenth top-ten entry on the chart and Cooper's first; it became Gaga's first Top Ten since 2017 with her track "Million Reasons".[41] Shortly after the film's Academy Awards nominations, the track moved back into the top-twenty on the Hot 100, with sales increasing by 50%.[42] One week after the Academy Awards, the song surged to the top of the Hot 100, becoming Gaga's fourth number-one single and Cooper's first, and returned to the top of the Digital Songs chart, selling 115,000 copies. It entered theStreaming Songs chart top-ten for the first time, with 27.3 million streams.[43] The track became Gaga's longest running Digital Songs chart topper with ten weeks in the peak position, as well as longest-running number-one song by a female lead singer.[44]
"Shallow" became Gaga's longest-running number-one song on the USBillboardDigital Songs chart, remaining atop for 10 weeks.
"Shallow" was streamed 148.6 million times in the US by January 2019 and was certified quadruple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for four million units.[45][46] As of November 2019, it has sold 1,287,000 copies in the US.[47] The song accumulated 23.3 million audience impressions debuting at number 50 on theRadio Songs chart[48] and gradually climbed to number 10, attaining an audience of 57.4 million.[44] It became Gaga's eighth top 10 on theAdult Pop Songs airplay chart (number two peak) becoming her fastest flight to the tier, topping the five-week climb of "Born This Way" and reached number two on theAdult Contemporary chart.[48][49][50] "Shallow" topped theDance Club Songs chart on December 15, 2018, aided by remixes from DJ Aron, Nesco and Lodato, among many others. It became Gaga's 15th leader on the tally, ranking her amongartists with the most chart toppers.[51][52]
In Canada, "Shallow" entered the Digital Songs chart at number one, becoming Gaga's fifth leader and first since "Born This Way".[53] The song debuted at number 16 on theCanadian Hot 100.[54] It reached the top of the charts in March 2019, becoming Gaga's fifth number-one single and Cooper's first.[55] On the Digital charts the track remained in the pole position for 24 non-consecutive weeks, surpassingEd Sheeran's "Perfect" (2017) as the longest-running song atop the chart at the time.[56][57] In Australia, "Shallow" debuted at number 25 on theARIA Singles Chart,[58] before reaching number one two weeks later. It became Gaga's fourth song to reach the top, her first since "Born This Way", and Cooper's first.[59] The track was the best-selling digital download for the week.[60] It also reached the top of the radio airplay charts according toThe Music Network.[61] "Shallow" has since held the summit for five non-consecutive weeks.[62] It has been certified sixteen times platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[63] The song debuted at number 18 in New Zealand. By its second week it had climbed to number two. After two weeks, it topped the charts, becoming Gaga's third number-one song in the country.[64]
The song entered theUK Singles Chart at number 13 with 20,425 units sold according to theOfficial Charts Company,[65] and reached number six the following week. It sold another 36,952 units, becoming Gaga's 12th top-ten song in the nation.[66][67] The track climbed to number four in the third week, selling 42,548 copies.[68] It also reached the top-ten on the UK Airplay Charts, vaulting from number 62 to number eight, with total audience impressions of 48.83 million.[69] For the week ending November 1, 2018, "Shallow" reached the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks[70] becoming her fifth number one (her first since "Telephone" in 2010) and Cooper's first. The same week,A Star Is Born also returned to the top of theUK Albums Chart, giving Gaga and Cooper anOfficial UK Chart double, this being Gaga's third.[71] After Gaga and Cooper's performance of the song at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, it rose ten places to number 11 from number 21 on theUK Singles Chart for the week ending March 1, 2019.[72] TheBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded a sextuple platinum certification to the track for accumulating 3.6 million equivalent sales units in the UK; by February 2025, the song had sold a total of 3.6 million equivalent sales in the country with a total of 470 million streams, making it Gaga's best-performing single in the country.[73][74][75]
Elsewhere, "Shallow" topped the charts in Ireland, Gaga's sixth number-one and Cooper's first.[76] The song continued to top the charts and attained its highest weekly sales and streams in its third week.[77] In Switzerland, the song debuted at number five, becoming Gaga's first top five since "Born This Way", which peaked at number one and charted 30 weeks in total inside the top 100. The next week, "Shallow" reached the summit of the charts, becoming Gaga's third number one after "Poker Face" in 2009 and "Born This Way" in 2011. The song was later certified double platinum and spent more than 200 weeks in the Swiss charts.[78] The song was the top-selling digital download in France for the week ending October 19, 2018, reaching number 13 on theSyndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) Singles Chart.[79] After four weeks, the song reached number six on the chart,[80] before peaking at number 3 on the chart in March 2019, becoming Gaga's sixteenth and Cooper's first top ten in the country and the first for the former since "Perfect Illusion", which peaked at number one in September 2016. The SNEP awarded "Shallow" a Diamond certification for accumulating 333,333 equivalent sales units in 6 months, becoming Gaga's fastest single to be certified Diamond in the country.[81]
In 2019 alone, the song sold 10.2 million copies worldwide (excluding the 2018 sales), according to theannual IFPI Reports.[82] This made Gaga the first woman ever to score four singles that have sold at least 10 million copies each globally (after "Just Dance", "Poker Face", and "Bad Romance"), as well as the current record holder for the most entries by any female artist at the IFPI Global Top 10 Singles chart (after "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Born This Way").[83]
"Shallow" is widely considered to be both one of the best songs of the 2010s decade and one of the best movie tracks of all time.[92][93][94] BothJon Pareles and Jon Caramanica ofThe New York Times ranked "Shallow" as the sixth best song of 2018. Pareles called it a "perfectly calibrated power ballad" which achieved "movie-musical triple duty as love song, vocal showcase and plot pivot".[95]Rolling Stone listed it as the second-best song of 2018 and the 14th-best song of the 2010s; their writer, Brittany Spanos, called it a "classic-rock fantasy where the 1990s never ended".[96][97]
Gaga and Cooper performed "Shallow" together at the91st Academy Awards on February 24, 2019. Cooper had confirmed that he would be singing in his own voice and not emulating that of his character in the film.[98] The performance began with a guitarist playing the signature opening chords of the song. Gaga and Cooper stood up from the crowd and walked up to the stage hand in hand, with the camera behind the piano, facing the audience. They sat on opposite sides of a piano, maintaining constant eye contact while singing. Cooper joined Gaga at the piano for the song's final section, where they sang into a single microphone, eyes closed and faces touching.[99][100][101][102] Rob Mills, senior vice president of theAmerican Broadcasting Company, said the choreography, the camera placed facing the audience, and Cooper moving across towards Gaga during the last chorus were the duo's ideas.[103]
Aly Semigran fromBillboard called it the best musical performance of the ceremony, saying that "their chemistry on stage was just as electric as it was on the big screen". She added that "The stars' sultry looks at one another [while] sitting at the piano launched a thousand 'OMG's on Twitter. A perfect Oscar performance was born."[104] Spencer Kornhaber ofThe Atlantic felt that the Oscars performance of "Shallow" was "so stunning" in part because it treated the televised awards show moment like a cinematic scene, pulling viewers into an intimate, voyeuristic space.[105]Pitchfork's Kristen Yoonsoo Kim felt the duo "stole the show" with the "beautifully directed" performance, and described their rendition as "one birthed from a great, burning love, rather than the blossoming attraction of the film's version."[106] Mikael Wood of theLos Angeles Times praised the vocals of both, and felt they "sang with an emotional intimacy that connected to both their characters in the movie and to the playful conspiracy theory that Gaga and Cooper are romantically involved in real life".[107] Erica Gonzales ofHarper's Bazaar found it to be "the most intimate performance the Oscars has ever seen".[108]Vulture's Jen Chaney found the performance "both epic and intimate", where Gaga "nailed every climactic note".[99]The Independent's Alexandra Pollard was less impressed, and criticized Cooper for singing off key, while adding that Gaga also had "a few wobbly moments", but "brought it back with a vengeance for the song's climax".[109]
In a 2025 ranking of the best musical performances at the Oscars,USA Today ranked Gaga and Cooper's duet number one, writing that the duo, "who shared undeniable harmony inA Star is Born, seamlessy transferred that connection to a live audience in a cleverly staged performance that gripped your soul."[100] Gaga and Cooper's live performance of "Shallow" remains the most watched clip on the internet by theAcademy Awards, garnering more than 850 million views onYouTube as of 2025.
"Shallow" has been included in several of Gaga's other live performances. It debuted at her Las Vegas residency show,Enigma (2018–2020), where she performed the song on the piano as theencore, while wearing an oversized shirt of her own merchandise.[110] On January 26, 2019, Cooper joined her onstage, marking the first time the duo had performed the song together live.[111] At the61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019, Gaga was joined onstage by Ronson, Rossomando and Wyatt, while Cooper was attending the72nd British Academy Film Awards in London. Gaga wore a sparkling skin-tight bodysuit and high platform shoes, described as reminiscent of her looks from herThe Fame-era. She also carried a bedazzled microphone stand. Brittany Spanos fromRolling Stone thought that Gaga and Ronson "stole the Grammy Awards show with a rocked-up performance" of "Shallow". She compared Gaga's movements on the stage to a "Ziggy Stardust-eraDavid Bowie".[112] According toBillboard's Tatiana Cirisano, the singer gave a "rollicking performance" of the song as she "held her own, kicking and hair-flipping her way across the stage".[113] The performance generated a number ofmemes due to Gaga's continuous eye-contact with the recording camera onstage.[114][115]
"Shallow" was performed on piano during Gaga's2025 promotional concerts for the albumMayhem, which included a headlining set atCoachella.[126] On May 13, 2025, "Shallow" was part of a five-song set at theYouTube Brandcast event, held at the Geffen Hall in New York City.[127] OnThe Mayhem Ball tour (2025–2026), "Shallow" was performed in a darker, "more menacing" rendition, with Gaga appearing in a cloak and sitting in a bedazzled Venetian-style gondola illuminated by a lantern. It was paddled by a red-masked figure, guiding Gaga across the catwalk to theB-stage.[128][116][129] ComposerAndrew Lloyd Webber praised Gaga for referencing his 1986 musicalThe Phantom of the Opera, saying: "I was really, really pleased to see an opera house on stage, and even more pleased to see a boat with her in it being rowed across the big auditorium... It reminded me of something that I might have had a little involvement with."[117]
American singersLea Michele andDarren Criss added the song to the setlist of theirLM/DC Tour on October 26, 2018, in Las Vegas.[130] On November 14, 2018, Scottish singerLewis Capaldi performed a cover of "Shallow" live onBBC Radio 1'sLive Lounge.[130] His rendition was later included on his 2020EP,To Tell the Truth I Can't Believe We Got This Far.[131] ActorBilly Porter covered the song during the pre-Golden Globe Awards party on January 4, 2019, at The Sunset House in West Hollywood, California.[132]Alicia Keys performed "Shallow" on piano onThe Late Late Show with James Corden on February 6, 2019, along with the host,James Corden. They tweaked the lyrics so that it reflected Keys' role as host of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. When Corden sang "Tell me something, Keys, I hear you're set to host this year's Grammys", Keys responded, "Didn't you host it twice? Maybe you could give me some advice".[133]
In April 2019, the Norwegian bandKEiiNO released a cover of this song as they perform it with joik, a traditional Sami singing style.
ComedianMelissa Villaseñor covered the song as part of her impersonation of Gaga during the "Weekend Update" segment ofSaturday Night Live that aired on February 9, 2019. Villaseñor's belting was described as a "thrilling live moment" by Ryan McGee fromRolling Stone.[134] The comedian reprised the role for following week's episode, which aired on February 16, 2019, singing the high notes from "Shallow".[135] In February 2019,Kelly Clarkson covered the song at theGreen Bay stop of herMeaning of Life Tour, whileNick Jonas posted a video on his Instagram account in which he played the guitar while singing the track.[130] On February 28, 2019,Tori Kelly andAlly Brooke performed the song together at theOrpheum Theatre in Los Angeles during Kelly's headlining concert.[136]
A video of Irish duo Jessica Reinl and Christopher Halligan, members of the Mount Sion Choir inWaterford, singing "Shallow" in December 2018 went viral and was seen by millions on Facebook.[137][138] They were subsequently invited to perform the song on Irish national television.[139] Americanindie rock duoBetter Oblivion Community Center, composed of musiciansConor Oberst andPhoebe Bridgers, covered the song during a performance at theBrooklyn Steel venue on April 1, 2019.[140] In April 2019, Americancountry music singersDanielle Bradbery andParker McCollum covered the song as a single to Bradbery's 2022 albumIn Between: The Collection.[141] In May 2019, Brazilian singersPaula Fernandes andLuan Santana released a Portuguese version of "Shallow", titled "Juntos" ("Together").[142] The release of the new rendition caused a slight uproar in Brazil.[143] Also in May 2019,a cappella groupPentatonix released their version on YouTube. As they have done a few times, this version included acello accompaniment played byKevin Olusola.[144]
On July 23, 2019, Mexican singerÁngela Aguilar released a cover version as part of theRecording Academy's Grammy ReImagines video series. Aguilar performed the song while playing the piano.[145] In September 2019, Dutch singer andNightwish frontwomanFloor Jansen performed a cover of "Shallow" on theBeste Zangers TV show.[146] On February 16, 2020, a video starringCharlotte Awbery, an at-the-time unknown London commuter, became an overnight viral sensation gathering millions of views over social media. It depicts Awbery delivering a cover of "Shallow" during a spontaneous singing challenge by internet blogger Kevin Freshwater during a game in which he asks strangers to finish off the lyrics to different songs.[147] Ten days later, she appeared inThe Ellen DeGeneres Show and performed her rendition of the song.[148] On August 28, 2020, Awbery released an official cover version as her debut single.[149] In April 2020,Carina Dahl andÅge Sten Nilsen released a cover version in Norwegian, called "Shallow (Så Ekte Nå)" ("So Real Now"), which received attention and popularity in Norway.[150] The single was certified Gold byIFPI Norway in 2021.[151] In October 2020, country music singersGarth Brooks andTrisha Yearwood released a version of "Shallow", which was later also serviced to country radio.[152][153] A French version of the song is featured in the third season ofNetflix'sEmily in Paris (2022), sung byAshley Park and Kevin Dias.[154]
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