"Born This Way" is a song written by Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen. It serves as the title track of Gaga's third album, Born This Way. The song was registered on BMI on January 25, 2011. The song was released on February 11th, at 6 AM EST on radio stations worldwide and was made available for sale on iTunes 3 hours later at 9 AM EST. The song not only became the 20th song to debut at number one, but it also is the 1,000th song to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, setting Billboard history. As of January 2012, "Born This Way" is also the most downloaded song in iTunes history.