Get Together (Madonna song)
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| Single by Madonna | ||
| from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor |
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| Released | June 6, 2006 (U.S.) June 10, 2006 (worldwide) |
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| Format | CD single Digital single Ring tone |
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| Genre | Dance / House | |
| Length | 5:30 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records WEA International |
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| Writer(s) | Madonna Anders Bagge Peer Astrom Stuart Price |
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| Producer(s) | Madonna Anders Bagge Peer Astrom Stuart Price |
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| Madonna singles chronology | ||
| "Sorry" (2006) |
"Get Together" (2006) |
"Jump" (2006) |
| Confessions on a Dance Floor track listing | ||
| "Hung Up" (1) |
"Get Together" (2) |
"Sorry" (3) |
"Get Together" is a dance-pop song written by American singer Madonna, Stuart Price, Anders Bagge, and Peer Astrom for Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). The song was produced by Madonna and Price and released as the album's third single. While it reached number one in Hungary and Spain, "Get Together" peaked within the top ten in Canada, China, Finland, Italy, Taiwan, and the UK. In the United States the song was another success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and the Dance Club chart. It was nominated in the category of "Best Dance Recording" at the 2007 Grammy Awards.[1]
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[edit] Song information
Even though "Jump" had been advertised as the third release from the album due to its inclusion on the promotional-sticker located on the front of the physical release of Confessions on a Dance Floor, "Get Together" was chosen by Warner Bros. Records as the third international single from the album after the worldwide success of "Hung Up" and "Sorry". It was released on June 6, 2006 in North America, Australia, and Europe, and on July 24 in the UK to coincide with the start of the European leg of her Confessions Tour. However, the digital download single was made available at the U.S. iTunes Music Store as of May 30, 2006.
The remix to the album cut "I Love New York" is the B-side to the single in the U.S./E.U. markets and served as a cross-promotion for Madonna's Re-Invention Tour-documentary I'm Going to Tell You a Secret which was also released worldwide in June. In some countries, "I Love New York" was not included in the tracklisting to the single. The CD/DVD release includes the original demo version of the song which contains alternate lyrics. The single also features cover artwork that includes a picture of Madonna and her Confessions Tour crew members including the song's producer Stuart Price. It's actually a photoshop montage rather than a group shot.
Multiple un-official remixes have been produced for the song. Peter Rauhofer played his private remix of "Get Together" at his shows. Roger Sanchez also remixed "Get Together" for himself ("S-Man's Fired Up Mix"). He used this mix for his Release Yourself radio shows. In the UK a limited edition 12" vinyl picture disc was produced containing the Radio Edit, and the Jacques Lu Cont Mix Edit.
"Get Together" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Get Together" was directed and animated by Logan and was heavily inspired by Italian artist Milo Manara's erotic artwork.[2] Two slightly different music videos were reportedly made for the song, but both the Internet and television versions are the same. Neither of the videos were filmed in a studio, but were created out of already existing material.
The videos feature Madonna's live performance at the KoKo Club in London during her promotional tour for Confessions on a Dance Floor in 2005. Cartoon effects were added to the footage and they show the world evolving through time, with erupting volcanos, flying dinosaurs and finally an urban panorama on the background.
The final video for "Get Together" premiered online on June 14, 2006 on VH1's website, while it premiered on television on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Chart performance
In the United States, "Get Together" debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and rose thirteen positions in its second week to number six. While a commercial disappointment on the Hot 100, the song was a hit on the dance charts and became Madonna's thirty-sixth release to reach the top of the Billboard Dance Chart. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, where it reached number one for one week.
In Canada the song peaked at number seventy-five on the airplay chart. The CD single was issued on July 4, 2006, and it debuted at number five on the singles chart. In Australia "Get Together" debuted at number thirteen and became a hit on the dance chart, where it reached number three. In the United Kingdom, the single continued Madonna's run of Top 10 hits from the Confessions on a Dance Floor album, but had the weakest chart run, at just six weeks.
[edit] Charts
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[edit] Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals — Madonna
- Recorded by Stuart Price at Shirland Road
- Assistant engineer – Alex Dromgode
- Audio mixing — Mark "Spike" Stent
- Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Get Together."
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[edit] Official versions
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[edit] Notes and references
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ Madonna-Online Videography Retrieved July 2, 2006
[edit] References
- MadonnaOnline Brasil
- Madonna Underground. Track listings and formats. Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
- Madonna Tribe. Track listings and formats. Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
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