Hollywood (song)
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| "Hollywood" | ||
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| Single by Madonna | ||
| from the album American Life | ||
| Released | July 3, 2003 (Europe) July 8, 2003 (US) |
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| Format | CD maxi Single 12" maxi single |
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| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Dance / House | |
| Length | 4:25 | |
| Label | Maverick Records Warner Bros. Records WEA International |
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| Writer(s) | Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï |
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| Producer(s) | Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï |
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| Madonna singles chronology | ||
| "American Life" (2003) |
"Hollywood" (2003) |
"Me Against the Music" (2003) |
| American Life track listing | ||
| "American Life" (1) |
"Hollywood" (2) |
"I'm So Stupid" (3) |
"Hollywood" is the third single from Madonna's ninth album American Life, released in 2003. The single failed to chart in the U.S., becoming the first Madonna single in twenty years not to do so.
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[edit] Song information
The song was the follow-up to the single "American Life," but it suffered from the anti-war message that the song's original video had displayed. "Hollywood" became Madonna's first single to miss the Billboard Hot 100 since she first appeared on to the chart twenty years prior with "Holiday." "Hollywood" was released as the second American Life single on July 3, 2003 in Europe and on July 8 in the United States.
In an interview, Madonna said of the song: "This song is like a metaphor for me. It's the city of dreams and superficiality. It's the place where you forget about the really interesting things in life. In Hollywood, you can lose your memory and your vision of the future. You can lose everything because you can lose yourself."
The single featured remixes by Jacques Lu Cont, The Micronauts, Paul Oakenfold, Deepsky and Victor Calderone. Sander Kleinenberg's remix can be heard in the vinyl EP Confessions of an Icon: Remix EP, a bootleg record. Kleinenberg's remix is shortened for this release and is an edit from what he played on his radio show.
In 2005 the song found an unlikely incarnation when it was performed live on occasion by controversial rocker, Marilyn Manson during his Against All Gods tour. Live Guitarist Mark Chausee would play the song's recognizable arpeggiated riff, while Manson could be heard hauntingly singing the arguably melancholy lyrics offstage. It is unknown whether this infrequent interpretation of the song was officially endorsed and licensed by Madonna or not, but between 2005 and 2006 the two icons, Manson and Madonna, met for the first time and confessed for one another a mutual admiration. Presently, there are no official cover-versions of this song. MADtv did a parody in the form of a Gap commercial which noted her "old" age.
[edit] Chart performance
"Hollywood" failed to break onto the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States; it did manage some minimal pop and adult top 40 airplay.
In the UK it entered at number two, becoming her third consecutive top three entry from the American Life album.
In the United World Chart it peaked at number three.
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
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| Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles | 16 |
| Argentina Top 40 | 3 |
| Austria Top 75 Singles | 34 |
| Brasil Top 100 Singles | 21 |
| Canada Top 50 Singles | 5 |
| China Top Singles | 3 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| Finland Top 20 Singles | 8 |
| France Top 100 Singles | 22 |
| Germany Top 100 Singles | 21 |
| Ireland Top 50 Singles | 10 |
| Italy Top 50 Singles | 3 |
| Latvian Airplay Top | 5 |
| Spain Los 40 Principales | 11 |
| Spain Top 20 Singles | 2 |
| Sweden Top 60 Singles | 19 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles | 15 |
| Tokio Hot 100 | 31 |
| UK Top 75 Singles | 2 |
| USA Adult Top 40 | 35 |
| USA Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| USA Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 1 |
| United World Chart | 3 |
Though the song failed to enter the Hot 100, "Hollywood" did manage to break the top twenty in the singles charts of most of the other countries in which it was release.
"Hollywood" was released at a time when alot of American radio stations were refusing to play Madonna's songs, due to her rebellion of the U.S./Iraq war, which is probably the driving cause of the low chart posistions.
[edit] Music video
The video dealt with the often shallow world of Hollywood. The video also features Madonna receiving botox shots, now a symbol for the superficiality of the celebrity set. The video was based around recreations of the photographs of Guy Bourdin.
Guy Bourdin's son didn't consider the video to be homage, but rather stealing, and sued Madonna for using the images by his father without permission. Although Madonna has frequently appropriated the work of other artists in her music videos without legal trouble, in this case she reportedly settled the lawsuit with a $600,000 pay out.
[edit] Official Versions
German Single CD 1
1. Hollywood (Radio Edit)
2. Hollywood (Oakenfold Full Remix)
3. Hollywood (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Vocal Remix)
German Single CD 2
1. Hollywood (Radio Edit)
2. Hollywood (Jaques Lu Cont's Thin White Duck Mix)
3. Hollywood (The Micronauts Remix)
Hollywood US/CAN. Maxi Single
1. Hollywood (Radio Edit)
2. Hollywood (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duck Mix)
3. Hollywood (The Micronauts Remix)
4. Hollywood (Oakenfold Full Remix)
5. Hollywood (Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Vocal Remix)
6. Hollywood (Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix)
[edit] Official remixes
- Album Version (4:24)
- Radio Edit (3:44)
- Video Version (3:56)
- Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix (7:10)
- Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix Edit (3:57) Promo Only
- Paul Oakenfold Full Mix (7:01)
- Paul Oakenfold 12" Dub (7:01) Promo Only
- Paul Oakenfold 7" Full Edit (3:43) Promo Only
- Calderone & Quayle Glam Mix (9:19)
- Calderone & Quayle Glam Dub (7:47) Promo Only
- Calderone & Quayle Radio Edit (4:06) Promo Only
- The Micronauts Remix (6:27)
- The Micronauts Instrumental (6:27) Promo Only
- The Micronauts Remix Edit (4:01) Promo Only
- Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Dub (7:35) [Often mislabeled as the Vocal Mix]
- Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Edit (4:00) Promo Only
- Deepsky's Home Sweet Home Vocal Mix (7:55) Promo Only
- Sander Kleinenberg Club Mix (approximately 11:13) Unreleased [Leaked only in a live set]
- Sander Kleinenberg Dub Mix (10:55) Unreleased
- Blow-Up Mix (7:01) Unreleased [Originally made for Remixed & Revisited]
- Avid Diva Remix (4:25)
- Like A Virgin+Hollywood (Live At MTV 2003 Awards) (5:38)
- Remix Live (I'm Gonna Tell You A Secret) (3:59)
- Re-Invention Tour Studio Version (3:12) Unreleased
- Re-Invention Tour Rehersal (4:05) Unreleased
