Credits and personnel: Lady Gaga – co-production, songwriting, vocals Beyoncé Knowles – Songwriting, vocals LaShawn Daniels – songwriting Lazonate Franklin – songwriting Hisashi Mizoguchi – recording (Knowles' vocals) Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Mike "Handz" Donaldson – recording, special effects Paul Foley – recording Rodney Jerkins – songwriting, composition, mixing, production "Telephone" is written by Lady Gaga, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin and Beyoncé. Although constructed as a duet, the song features Knowles first appearing in the middle verse and singing her lyrics through a brief interlude, and backs the chorus during the rest of the song. Essentially, Gaga's in a club and her boyfriend keeps ringing, but she can't talk right now because she's drinking and dancing to her favourite song. The chorus runs thusly: "Stop calling, stop calling, I don't want to talk anymore." The song consists of an expanded bridge, verse-rap and an epilogue where the caller gets through to her voicemail.