Mother and Father (Madonna song)

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“Mother and Father”
Song by Madonna
Released March 8, 2005
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 4:34
Label Maverick, Warner Bros.
Writer Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Producer Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï

"Mother and Father" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2003 album American Life. The song was released as a remix later on "Rauhofer Live @ The Roxy 4", a remix compilation by Peter Rauhofer. The radio remix by Johnny Rocks was aired once but to this day remains unreleased.

[edit] The song

Like she did before in "Promise to Try", "Inside of Me" and "Mer Girl", Madonna sings about her mother's death. Although the lyrics are sad and emotional, the song has an uptempo dance beat. Madonna's voice is high pitched as if it were a little girl singing about her parents.

In an interview, Madonna said about the song: "It's a way to free me from the pain for my mother's death, but I'm not asking for a medal for finding my way in life or for compassing for suffering so much. It isn't an excuse like 'I'm like this because I've suffered so much when I was a child.' These excuses are rubbish, because you have to be responsible of all the things you do in your whole life."

To complete the set about her family life, Madonna included the song in her 2004 Re-Invention Tour, while using the first verse of another song from the same album, "Intervention", which was about her children and her trying to do all she can physically do for them to be happy and succeed in their lives.

[edit] Official Versions

  • Album Version
  • Peter Rauhofer Re-Invention Remix ("Rauhofer Live @ The Roxy 4")
  • Johnny Rocks World Anthem Club Mix (Not released)
  • Johnny Rocks World Anthem Radio Edit (Not released)
  • Re-Invention Tour Studio Version (Unreleased)

[edit] Charts

In August 2005 the Rauhofer mix peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart, making it the 7th Top 10 hit from the "American Life" album on that chart. Madonna is the only recording artist ever to have had 7 Top 10 hits from the same album on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart. The song charted with its appearance on "Rauhofer Live @ The Roxy 4".

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