Music (Madonna song)

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"Music"
Single by Madonna
from the album Music
Released	August 2000
Format	DVD single CD single CD maxi single Video single Cassette single 7" Single 12" Maxi-single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop, Techno
Length	3:44
Label	Maverick Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Producer(s)	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Chart positions
#1 (US, UK, Canada, Australia)
Madonna singles chronology
"American Pie" (2000)	"Music" (2000)	"Don't Tell Me" (2000/2001)

"Music" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music. The song was released as a single in August 2000. The male-sounding voice at the beginning of the song is in fact Madonna's voice heavily transformed. Audio sample (help·info).

Contents 1 Song information 2 Video 3 Official Versions 4 Remixes 5 Chart performance 6 Certifications

[edit] Song information

On May 27, 2000 an unauthorized copy of the song leaked onto the internet. In a few days it spread all over the web through forums and Napster. Madonna's spokesperson Liz Rosenberg reacted with the comment that the material was a "work-in-progress which was stolen". After the release of the single, it would become clear that it was in fact the finished version that leaked onto the web, but only the first three and a half minutes of it.

The song shot to the top of the charts very quickly. It went to number one in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many other countries. It was Madonna's twelfth number one in the USA. By reaching number one, it made Madonna the second artist (behind Janet Jackson) to achieve number one hits in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s in the USA. (Ironically, the single preceding "Music" at number one was Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter", which gave Jackson the record.) Eventually it went platinum, selling over a million copies, proving to be one of her biggest-selling singles.

The song was her first number-one hit in the USA since "Take a Bow" went number-one in 1995.

In 2004, Canadian tech-metal band Out of Your Mouth released a cover version, which reached the Top 40 in Canada.

[edit] Video

The music video was shot in Los Angeles by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. It features Madonna in a fur coat with a cowboy hat and a golden medallion, together with friends Niki Haris and Debi Mazar. The girls are escorted in a golden limousine, driven by British comic Sacha Baron Cohen in the guise of his Ali G character. He takes them to a club, where the girls enjoy a female strip act (of which MTV censored parts). In the middle of the song there's an animated part with Madonna as some kind of superwoman, flying through the sky, trashing her old song titles and DJ-ing at a party. Madonna was five-months pregnant with her son Rocco during the filming of the video, which is why an animation section was included.^{[citation needed]}

The video is a bit of a Hip hop parody, and it borrows ideas from the famous "Windowlicker" music video by electronic music artist Aphex Twin. Two versions of the video exist: a "regular version" and an "extended version", which features additional scenes with Ali G. Both versions are available on the single's DVD release.

Since its release the video has won multiple awards in including: Best Pop Clip Of The Year at the Billboard Video Awards in 2000 and Best Dance Video at the International Dance Music Awards in 2000.

The music video was parodied on MADtv. The parody was called Movies, and featured Mo Collins as Madonna and Aries Spears as Ali G. The video poked fun at Madonna's filmography.

[edit] Official Versions

1. Album Version
2. Video Version (Long Version)
3. Video Version (Short Version)

Others:

1. Drowned World Tour DVD End Credits Version
2. I'm Going To Tell You A Secret Live Version
3. Drowned World Tour Sessions
4. Grammy's Screen Version
5. Music-Inferno / Confessions Tour Version

[edit] Remixes

1. Deep Dish Dot Com Remix
2. Deep Dish Dot Com Radio Edit
3. Deep Dish Dot Com Remix (U.S. Edit)
4. Deep Dish Dot Com Remix (UK. Edit)
5. Groove Armada's B.A./GA 12"
6. Groove Armada's Club Mix
7. Groove Armada's 7" Edit
8. Groove Armada's Bonus Beats
9. Calderone Anthem Mix
10. Calderone Radio Edit
11. The Young Collective Club Mix
12. The Young Collective Radio Mix
13. Richard "Humpty" Vission Phunkatron Mix (Not approved for release)
14. Richard "Humpty" Vission Phunkatron Radio Mix (Not approved for release)
15. Richard "Humpty" Vission Phunkatron Dub (Not approved for release)
16. Dave Aude Rubber Combo Mix (Not approved for release)
17. Dave Aude Rubber Dub (Not approved for release)
18. Dave Aude Vocal Anthem (Not approved for release)
19. Dave Aude Vocal Anthem Edit (Not approved for release)
20. HQ2 Main Mix
21. HQ2 Radio Mix
22. HQ2 A cappella Mix (Illegal leak)
23. Robbie Rivera Club Mix

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak Position
Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles	1
Canada singles chart	1
European singles chart	1
Ireland (Éire) singles chart	1
France singles chart	8
China Top Singles	1
Germany singles chart	2
Italy FIMI singles chart	1
Japan (Foreign Singles) singles chart	1
UK singles chart	1
USA Billboard Hot 100	1
USA Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
USA Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1
USA Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	2
USA Billboard Top 40 Tracks	2
USA Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	9
USA Billboard Adult Top 40	16
USA Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	17
USA Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	21
United World Chart	1

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	2x Platinum
France	Gold
Germany	Gold
UK	Gold
USA	Platinum

Preceded by "Doesn't Really Matter" by Janet Jackson	Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 16, 2000	Succeeded by "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera
Preceded by "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor	UK number one single September 2, 2000	Succeeded by "Take On Me" by A1