Gaga intended the song to have a healing effect for those dealing with loss and pain.
The lyrics talk about Joanne's death from the point of view of Gaga's family.
Gaga performed "Joanne" at the 60th Grammy Awards and during her Joanne World Tour.
It was featured in the 2017 documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two, during a scene involving Gaga and her grandmother listening to the track.
Lady Gaga's deceased aunt, Joanne Germanotta, had a profound effect on the singer's life and career. Gaga included one of her aunt's unpublished poems on her first album's booklet, and tattooed the date of her death on her left arm. She had initially written a song called "Paradise", inspired by her aunt, while making her fourth studio album, Cheek to Cheek, in 2014 with Tony Bennett.