"Free Woman" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga recorded for her sixth studio album Chromatica (2020).

Gaga was inspired by her real life events; the song talks about her coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from which she suffered after being sexually assaulted by a music producer.

"Free Woman" was part of the setlist of Gaga's 2022 stadium tour The Chromatica Ball, and was also included in Apple's GarageBand app and her commercial for Dom Pérignon champagne.

[1][2] Axwell said he liked the retro sound of the song's early version, which Gaga created with Bloodpop, and he "was picturing clubs in New York in the '90s" when he heard it.

[4] Gaga further revealed that she wanted to name the album after the song but instead chose Chromatica because she felt her internal struggles called into question the proposed title's integrity.

[8] Three days before the album's release, Gaga shared a promotional image with the lyrics "This is my dancefloor / I fought for", and the caption "THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM #CHROMATICA", on her Instagram account.

[21] According to Annie Zaleski of Time, the song is about reclaiming one's "identity and gender after a sexual assault",[22] while Laura Alvarez from Forbes described the lyrics as a "battle with happiness due to life's adversities".

[23] Carl Wilson from Slate said the track "flashes back to Stefani Germanotta pre-Fame in New York" with the line "I walk the downtown, hear my sound / No one knows me yet, not right now".

[25] Jeremy J. Fisette from Beats Per Minute said the song "offers us a self-empowerment anthem we’ve all sort of heard before, but Gaga sells it with her moody melodies and strong vocals on the hook".

[24] Mark Richardson from The Wall Street Journal said "Free Woman" "seems crafted for future Gay Pride celebrations, with lyrics that frame the dance floor as something communities have to fight for".

Insider's Callie Ahlgrim highlighted "the blunt confidence" in the lyrics while Courteney Larocca described the song as "an intimate, triumphant exploration of healing and moving forward after enduring a sexual assault".

He also said; "The beat is certainly fun, the melody is definitely catchy, but there's nothing in the fabric of the song that passes the Gaga test of grabbing you by your shirt collar and refusing to let you go".

"[46]Dijon was initially asked to remix Gaga's duet with Ariana Grande, "Rain on Me", but felt "Free Woman" was a better fit for her because she envisioned a multicultural club atmosphere for her version of the song.

[46] On April 4, 2021, BloodPop teased the possibility of a Chromatica remix album and asked his Twitter followers to suggest artists they would like to see on such a project.

[54] Alex Rigotti at Gigwise said "it's hard to compete with Gaga’s legendary pipes" and that "Rina Sawayama delivers a killer second verse with some of the best vocals she’s ever done.

"[55] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic named the remix one of the highlights of Dawn of Chromatica, saying Rina Sawayama "liberates 'Free Woman' with buoyant and inspirational flair".

[61] Chicago Tribune's Bob Gendron said with her "Free Woman" performance, Gaga "promptly brought intimacy to a stadium environment by slowly parading through the crowd".

[62] In April 2021, "Free Woman" was used in champagne brand Dom Pérignon's commercial, titled "The Queendom", which was filmed by Nick Knight and visualized by Nicola Formichetti.

It shows Gaga holding a giant champagne bottle, making moves while blending with the background in swirling patterns of movement before joining a group of others for a toast.