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Music (Madonna album)

December 28, 2023

Music is the eighth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on September 18, 2000, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. Following the success of her previous album Ray of Light in 1998, the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market. Her collaborations with Mirwais Ahmadzaï and William Orbit resulted in a more experimental direction for the album. Music incorporates many different genres into its overall dance-pop and electronica vibe, taking influences from funk, house, rock, country and folk. Elaborating a western theme for the album, Madonna reinvented her image as a cowgirl.

Music
Studio album by
Madonna
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Genre
Length44:40
Label
Producer
Madonna chronology
Ray of Light
(1998) 		Music
(2000) 		GHV2
(2001)
Singles from Music
  1. "Music"
    Released: August 21, 2000
  2. "Don't Tell Me"
    Released: November 14, 2000
  3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
    Released: April 16, 2001

Music received positive reviews from music critics, with many comparing its production to Ray of Light. The album earned a total of five Grammy Award nominations, winning one for Best Recording Package at the 43rd ceremony. The record was also a commercial success, debuting at number one in 23 countries with four million copies sold in its first ten days of release. In the United States, Music debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 420,000 copies, making it her first album to top the chart in more than a decade. It received multiple certifications in several regions, and became the 19th best-selling album of 2001 with a total of over 11 million copies sold worldwide.

To promote Music, Madonna embarked on a small promotional tour, consisting of televised performances in occasions such as the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and the 43rd Grammy Awards, and with two free concerts at Roseland Ballroom and Brixton Academy limited to contest winners. It was also supported by the Drowned World Tour in the following year, her first concert tour eight years; the tour visited North America and Europe, grossing over US$75 million and making it the highest-grossing tour by a solo act of the year and fourth overall.

Three official singles were released from the album. The title track was the lead single, topping the record charts in 25 countries worldwide and became Madonna's 12th and most recent number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was followed with another top-five hit "Don't Tell Me", and "What It Feels Like for a Girl" which attained the top-ten in several countries worldwide. "Impressive Instant" was released as a promotional single in the United States, topping the Dance Club Songs chart. "Amazing" was also briefly released as a promotional single in selected countries before being withdrawn shortly afterwards. Retrospectively, Music has been recognized by music journalists for anticipating a number of musical trends.

Background and development edit

In 1998, Madonna released her seventh studio album Ray of Light, which became a critical and commercial success, winning four Grammy Awards at the 41st ceremony.[1] Madonna intended to embark on a new concert tour to promote it in 1999, after filming The Next Best Thing; however, the film's production suffered a delay and due to limited time, plans for a tour were eventually cancelled.[2] The Next Best Thing was released in March 2000, receiving unfavorable reviews from critics.[3] As part of the film's soundtrack, she recorded a cover version of Don McLean's "American Pie" (1971) at request of her co-star Rupert Everett, which garnered mixed reactions from critics and the public.[4] However, it became a commercial success worldwide, topping the charts in several countries throughout Europe.[5][6] The song also became her ninth number-one single in the United Kingdom, extending her record of most chart-topping singles by a female artist in the region.[7] Despite not being released commercially in the United States, it was also a radio success, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[8][9] The success of "American Pie" increased the public's anticipation for Madonna's next album at the time.[10]

Shortly after releasing "American Pie", Madonna announced she was pregnant with her son Rocco, from her relationship with director Guy Ritchie.[11] Wanting to distract herself from the media frenzy surrounding this news, Madonna concentrated on the development of her eighth studio album, entitled Music. Buoyed by the commercial success of her previous album, she was keen on getting back to the studio to record new music. Madonna was well disposed towards William Orbit, producer of Ray of Light, but by 2000, his production and sound had become ubiquitous. Also, the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and peers from her own generation like Prince and Janet Jackson were experiencing diminishing record sales, prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market.[12] She was then introduced to French DJ and producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï. Madonna instantly liked his pitch-shifting, pulverizing rhythms and his utilization of acid bass in his songs. Ahmadzaï always preferred taking musical risks and hence he wanted the collaborations with Madonna to get out the best from the singer.[13]

Writing and recording edit

 
The album was recorded at a number of studios, including the Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London (pictured).

Recording sessions for Music began in September 1999 at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, where she had recently moved at the time, and were almost completed by January 2000.[14][15][16] Madonna first began collaborating with Orbit.[17] During his sessions with Madonna, he invited DJ Sasha to work on music for possible inclusion on the effort, as they were "looking for a trancey sound".[18] Orbit commented that the material was "quite a little edgier" and a follow-up "without stopping still" to her previous album, and elaborated, "It's almost like we started off with a lot of slow ballad songs and she's started to kind of chuck 'em out in favor of more edgy tracks. The album is getting more kind of fast, very European sounding, very English and French sounding, naturally, 'cause everybody working on it apart from her is English or French. Pretty exciting, actually".[19] After some recording sessions with Orbit, she felt she needed a different sound for her project and scrapped most of the material recorded up to that point.[20] The singer revealed that they had composed nine songs and thought that they were too similar to those of her previous record, prompting her to "threw out everything and started all over again".[21] Madonna also stated she did not want her records to sound like everyone else's, as Orbit became popular among other mainstream artists after collaborating with her.[22]

While seeking another collaborator to start over, Madonna wanted someone "new and edgy and undiscovered" with real talent and a different sound.[22] She was introduced to Ahmadzaï by her manager and partner at Maverick Records, Guy Oseary. He had received a demo to songs from his album Production through French photographer Stéphane Sednaoui, and was considering signing him as an artist for the record company.[23][24] When Madonna listened to the tape, she felt his sound was exactly what she needed for her next record, and within three weeks they got together to work on the album at Sarm West.[1][25] Madonna has always considered competition between her producers to be the way to get the best out of them, but Orbit later revealed that he was not at all offended with her change of mind, "as long as she uses good people. And I love what Mirwais has done."[16][25] Three of his tracks eventually appeared on Music.[21] For his part, Ahmadzaï was relaxed with the offer to work with Madonna, because he knew she was interested in him for his own work, and not for his ability as a performer or for his past work with another artist.[23] The producer felt free to work but within her limits, as he thought it was important to respect the artist's work ethic.[26] According to Ahmadzaï, there were no plans at the beginning of the sessions, with Madonna only asking for something more extreme and rough.[27]

On their first days together, Madonna faced communication problems with Ahmadzaï since he barely spoke English, which made her want to "rip [her] hair out", and his manager stepped in to act as a translator. As time went by, the pair got to know each other better, and the vibe in the studio changed into a more relaxed mood. Madonna said she was intent on making their relationship work, because she believed that he was a "genious" and "so incredibly smart and visionary".[22] The first song they worked on was "Impressive Instant", since it was almost complete on the demo that he had sent to the singer. The singer also wanted to sing "Paradise (Not for Me)", another track present on the demo; however, Ahmadzaï wanted it for his own album, prompting him to make slightly different versions for both records.[23] According to Madonna, the title track was one of the first songs they wrote and produced together and set the tone of the rest of the album.[14] Within the first ten days, they had recorded the backing vocals and acoustic guitars on a Sony 48-track and transferred it to a Logic Audio workstation, using the converters of TC Electronic Finalizer. Feeling that their ideas for the tracks would be difficult to create in Sarm West, Ahmadzaï wanted to return to Paris and work there alone on his own computer.[23] She wanted him to treat her voice differently, and although he did not want any effects on her vocals at first, the producer used the Antares Auto-Tune plug-in set for the pitch correction on some tracks as per the singer's request.[27] The audio processor kept the characteristic of Madonna's vocals, and she sang a little out of tune and vibrato. However, other songs such as "I Deserve It" had no effects other than acoustic instrumentation.[23] Ahmadzaï wrote and produced the majority of the tracks on Music, receiving credits for six songs.[21]

Madonna became interested on working with Guy Sigsworth as she admired his love of understated technology in music, and contacted him for adding an ambient feel to her record. Madonna played him the rough demo tracks developed for Music, including the songs created with Ahmadzaï.[28] She chose one of two sketches he had sent her, which was almost finished but was still kept unpolished so that Madonna could continue writing on top of it.[29] The backing track contained a sample from the 1993 British film The Cement Garden, with the voice of actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, which later became "What It Feels Like for a Girl". He worked on the track at Sarm West rather than his own studio since he did not want to "fuck up" working with Madonna.[28] The song was finished quickly and within four days they were able to create the final version. From the first day onward, Madonna and Sigsworth decided to keep all the musical noises from the demo. So the producer had to find a way to reposition her vocals around the segments, utilizing Pro Tools on a SSL 9000 J console.[29][30] Madonna insisted Sigsworth to give her a rough approximate sound, rather than work on the music for two-three hours. That way they would know if it can be kept or rejected and save time on production. During recording, Sigsworth noticed that the verses were out of sync with the music and wanted to add extra bar which would help them be coherent. However, Madonna dismissed it, and he had to cut up the individual music to put it in his computer for accompanying her vocals. Sigsworth thought it made the song sound more "fluid and magical" and commended Madonna for not taking the cop-out solution.[28]

Composition edit

Sound and themes edit

"This record, more than any other records, covers all the areas of my life. I left off partying on Ray of Light. But I'd just had a baby, so my mood was complete, like wonderment of life, and I was incredibly thoughtful and retrospective and intrigued by the mystical aspects of life."

—Madonna discussing the album's themes.[31]

Sonically, Music is predominantly a pop, dance-pop, and electronica album,[21][32][33] which contains influences of a wide array of genres such as funk, house, techno, rock, country, folk, and R&B.[32][33][34][35] It was seen as a continuation of the electronic-oriented work that was present on Ray of Light.[36] Madonna described Music as "edgier and a bit funkier" than Ray of Light,[37] and "funky, electronic music blended with futuristic folk", complete with "jangly guitars and moody melancholic lines".[38] Shaad D'Souza of Pitchfork viewed the record as "an album designed to unite the disparate tastes of America and Europe, to act as a bridge between teen pop and sophisti-pop, the mainstream and the underground."[21] For Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani, Madonna took a "more experimental direction" with the album,[39] whereas David Browne of Entertainment Weekly thought that the folktronica style of Ahmadzaï was the "dominant musical force" on six of the songs.[32]

Thematically, it could be divided into two categories; partying and love, which Madonna described respectively as the frivolous and non-frivolous sides of her life. She declared that she usually makes "a record that's one or the other", but felt that she covered both themes at the same time on Music.[31] Madonna also explained that the album reflected her need to dance, as opposed to her introspective mood on Ray of Light, as she felt like an animal "ready to be sprung from a cage" after living a low-key domestic life in the previous years, and was missing performing and being on stage.[31][22] She defined Music as a record made to "join the coldness or the remoteness of living in the machine age in the world of high technology with warmth and compassion and a sense of humor", and saw it as "a reflection of what's going on in society, and as far as I'm concerned, we've become too complacent."[40] For D'Souza, unlike her previous or future records, the album has no concept and relies on spontaneity.[21]

Music and lyrics edit

"Music", the title track, is the first featured on the record, and features a disco and funk production.[41] The whole production has a dry sound with heavy usage of equalization which created contrast in the vocal, continuing until the first chorus.[42] Starting with Madonna's vocodered voice uttering "Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on, I wanna dance with my baby", it reiterates the uniting power of music.[42] The primary hook was deemed as having political implications, with Madonna renouncing the bourgeoisie.[41] The second track "Impressive Instant" has been described as a "club-savvy stomper" marked by futuristic keyboard lines, with Madonna's vocals changing from "distorted, robotic lines" to "playful, child like chants".[22] The vocals are often isolated and are backed by laser noises and an octave bass. A "burbling" synth arrives at the 2:30 mark, and then the chorus of "I'm in a trance" is repeated, ending the song with a solo vocal phrase.[43] Lyrically, the track deals with love at first sight as Madonna affirms, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / I don't even know your name".[44] It also talks about being in a trance and comparison with various cosmic phenomena in lines like "Cosmic systems in a twine, astral bodies drip like wine", but ultimately returns to the subject of dance.[43] "Runaway Lover" features a "hard stepping techno pulse" while lyrically dealing with Madonna rebuking a man for not being beholden to just one woman, as exemplified in the line "Just like a ship that's lost at sea / You don't care where you drop your anchor / Make sure it doesn't land on me".[32][43]

"I Deserve It" is the fourth song present on the album. It is dedicated to her then-partner Guy Ritchie, signalled by the sequence of wordplays with "this guy";[43] on the track, Madonna states that Ritchie was made for her and believes that true love belongs to those who deserve it.[35][33] The song is an acoustic-framed track supported by a folk and hip-hop inflected groove, featuring double-tracked guitar and a three-chord sequence.[43][45] The fifth song, "Amazing", opens with a music-box-like combination of keyboards and strings as Madonna tells a tale of love and desire that she can not get rid of.[22] It transforms into a rock-tinged pop track with a dreamy, soaraway chorus, featuring a rhythm-section Sixties beat topped off with gruff electric guitar arpeggios in stereo. At 2:30 the chorus "It's amazing what a boy can do" is repeated without much instrumentation in the mix before it returns.[46][47] On the next track, "Nobody's Perfect", an apologetic Madonna confesses that maybe she has been unfaithful to someone, but at the same time she recognizes that nobody is perfect.[46][34] She juxtaposes her human emotions with vocals manipulated with a vocoder on the song.[39][46]

 
"Don't Tell Me"
A 28-sample of "Don't Tell Me", an "electonica meets country rock" song, demonstrating the sound of a CD player "skipping", as well as the lyrics with Madonna urging her lover to stop controlling her actions and feelings.[48][49]
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"Don't Tell Me" is the seventh track on Music and was described as an "electonica meets country rock" song. It begins with the sound of an acoustic guitar edited to sound like a CD player "skipping"; every fourth beat is followed by a small silence that eventually builds into the chorus.[22][48] Lyrically, Madonna urges her lover to stop controlling her actions and feelings, while conjuring up unnatural imagery through the lyrics by singing "Tell the bed not to lay / Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah / Not to stare up at me / Like a calf down on its knees".[49][50] "What It Feels Like for a Girl" begins with Gainsbourg's monologue from the film The Sement Garden which is followed by drum sounds, a rhythm section supported by string pads, and the chord sequence which highlights the melody. The ambient production has a number of sounds floating in-and-out of the track, long echos and vocals being pulled back.[48] It also features the same sound of a CD player "skipping" heard on the previous song.[29] Lyrically, Madonna condemns male chauvinism by addressing hurtful myths about female inferiority and female role-playing in society, and invites male listeners to imagine themselves as girls.[51]

The following track, "Paradise (Not for Me)", is a ballad which finds the singer "trampled and sad". It begins with the juxtaposition of a marimba and a child-like half-whispered voice, and from time to time Madonna's vocals are joined by an android. She also sings some lines in French.[52] The album's final track in the United States and Canada, "Gone" continues the depressed mood of the previous tracks, featuring a "schizophrenic future-folk" production, contrasting acoustic guitars with electronic elements.[22][36][52] Lyrically, it presents a spiritually disquiet Madonna who proclaims that "selling out is not my thing",[34][53] apparently addressing how fame has affected her personal life.[54] Other versions of Music present "American Pie" as the closing song; the production combines futuristic electro-pop elements with rock from the 1970s decade.[55] Actor Rupert Everett also provides backing vocals.[56] Madonna's version cuts most of the lyrical content from the original song.[52] Another bonus track, "Cyber-raga", was included on the Japanese release of the album.[22] It is sung in Sanskrit and is an ode of devotion to a higher power and a wish for peace on earth.[57]

Artwork and release edit

Photo sessions for Music were conducted by Jean Baptiste Mondino, who had worked previously with the singer on a number of photoshoots and music videos.[58] The art direction and design were done by Kevin Reagan.[30] The artwork depicted Madonna as a cowgirl, wearing pink and blue stetsons and embroidered jeans, among hay bales and 1950s cars.[58] The images and typographical style paid homage to the iconography of the western United States, relishing Americana culture while at the same time satirizing it.[58][59] Mondino had the idea of the western themes for the album; Madonna was not sure at first, but was convinced by the photographer and eventually appreciated the final result.[60] Santiago Fouz-Hernández, author of Madonna's Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Subcultural Transformations, described the visual as "a complete celebration of camp", which was highlighted by Madonna's combination of western clothing with expensive shoes such as bright red high heels.[61][62] He also thought it was inspired by Miss Rodeo America and the photo book Rodeo Girl (2000) by Lisa Eisner, and also defined it as an evocation of Judy Garland.[59][62] Madonna also used her cowgirl style during her public appearances to promote the album, including jeans, shirts and cowboy hats,[63] and eventually became one of her most recognized reinventions.[64][65]

 
A cowgirl hat and pink shades, two of the various promotional items produced to support the album's release.

On August 22, 2000, a month before the album's official release, all tracks from Music were leaked online through Napster.[66] Maverick and Warner Bros. Records first published it on September 18, 2000 in regions including Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom, containing two bonus tracks, "American Pie" and "Cyber-raga", in the first two countries.[67][68][27] It was released a day later in the United States.[69][70] A limited edition was also released, which contained a 24-page booklet about the album, a copper brooch with the album's logo and two stickers, wrapped in a linen cloth available in four different colors.[71] Additionally, the international version included "American Pie" as a bonus track, a decision Madonna later regretted, explaining it was "something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing".[10][72] As a result, it was not added as a bonus track in the United States and Canada.[30] The album was also made available on digital download through Madonna's website on Apple's QuickTime format, including exclusive access to two remixes of "Music".[70] The edition released in Mexico contains as bonus tracks the Spanish version of "What It Feels Like for a Girl", titled "Lo Que Siente la Mujer", and a remix of the song by Above & Beyond.[73] A special edition was released to promote the Drowned World Tour with a bonus CD with remixes and the video of "What It Feels Like for a Girl".[74]

Madonna chatted with fans through her first live chat on AOL on the day of Music's release in the United Kingdom.[75] In order to celebrate the album's release, she had a release party at dance emporium Catch One in Los Angeles, on September 20, 2000. The £1.4 million party was attended by 600 selected guests who received special invitations. The invitations were sent out in white leather boxes, lined with black fur. A gold necklace was inside with letters spelling out the album's title, and only those wearing the necklaces would be allowed into the club. More than a dozen strippers were in attendance as a reference to the music video for "Music".[76] She sported a five-carat diamond ring Ritchie gave her for her birthday, and a black T-shirt that read "Snatch Coming Soon" promoting Ritchie's film, while he promoted Madonna's album wearing a T-shirt with the word Music emblazoned on it.[77] Among those who attended the party were Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, Guy Oseary, and George Clinton, who arrived with Macy Gray in a horse-drawn carriage. Ritchie was initially denied access into the VIP lounge by a security guard who did not know who he was, and reportedly got into a shoving match with him.[78]

Promotion edit

Live performances edit

 
Madonna performing promotional single "Impressive Instant" on one of the concerts of 2001's Drowned World Tour.

Following the album's release, Madonna embarked on a tour to promote the album in several television shows. She gave an interview and performed "Don't Tell Me" on The Late Show with David Letterman on November 3, 2000, becoming the first time since her controversial appearance in 1994.[79] She then traveled to Europe to further promote the album. The singer performed "Don't Tell Me" on German game-show Wetten, dass..? on November 11, 2000.[80] At the MTV Europe Music Awards 2000, Madonna performed "Music" on November 16, in Stockholm, Sweden. After being introduced by Ali G as "Maradona", she performed the song wearing a T-shirt with the name of Australian singer Kylie Minogue printed on it.[81] She later performed "Don't Tell Me" and "Music" on British television program Top of The Pops, in an appearance aired on November 17.[82] One week later, the singer performed the aforementioned songs live on French television program Nulle Part Ailleurs.[83] Madonna additionally performed "Don't Tell Me" on Carràmba! Che fortuna in Italy, on December 2, 2000, hosted by Raffaella Carrà.[84]

On February 21, 2001, she performed "Music" at the 43rd ceremony of the Grammy Awards.[85] For the performance, the stage had five giant video screens, which showed images from several moments of her career. Madonna entered onto the stage in a classic Cadillac driven by rapper Bow Wow. The singer emerged from the back seat of the car in a full-length fur coat and a hat, quickly removing the clothes to reveal a tight leather jacket and jeans.[86] She removed her jacket to reveal a black tank top with the words "Material Girl" printed on it, a reference to her 1984 single.[87] Host Jon Stewart commented right after, talking about how he was getting older and commenting, "As I was watching Madonna writhing around on the hood of the car, all I could think was — that's really gonna drive up her insurance premiums".[88]

Madonna also made two small promotional concerts to release Music. The first was on November 5, 2000, at Roseland Ballroom in New York; it was a free concert for an audience of 3,000 people, exclusively for contest winners and select celebrities.[89] The costumes and set were designed by Dolce & Gabbana and reflected Madonna's cowgirl persona, with the stage decked as a neo-Western wonderland, with bales of hay, yellow-lit horseshoes and silver cacti throughout the lobby and entrance.[89] Songs performed included "Impressive Instant", "Runaway Lover", "Don't Tell Me", "What It Feels Like for a Girl", and "Music".[90] For the performance, she wore a T-shirt with "Britney Spears" written on it.[91] Another concert was held at Brixton Academy in London, on November 29, 2000. It was broadcast via the internet through MSN's website to an estimated record-breaking 9 million viewers across the world. The setlist was the same from the Roseland Ballroom's concert, with "Holiday" (1983) being added to the setlist.[92] For the London concert, Madonna's T-shirt displayed the names of her children Rocco on the front, and Lola on the back.[93] Another concert was planned to take place in Paris, but it did not happen.[94]

Tour edit

Main article: Drowned World Tour

To promote Music and Ray of Light, Madonna embarked on the Drowned World Tour, her fifth concert tour. Originally planned to start in 1999, it was pushed back to 2001 and was her first tour since The Girlie Show (1993).[85][95] When Madonna decided to go on tour, time was short and she had to prepare the show within three months. Jamie King was signed up as the creative director and the choreographer of the show.[96] The concert was divided into different thematic acts: Rock 'n' Roll Punk Girl, Geisha Girl, Cyber Cowgirl, and Spanish Girl/Ghetto Girl, with each act representing a phase of Madonna's career.[97][98] The tour received positive reviews and was a commercial success: with a gross of US$75 million, it was the year's highest-grossing tour by a solo artist and fourth overall.[99][100] Drowned World was nominated for Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production at the 2001 Pollstar awards, but lost them to U2.[101] The concert was broadcast live on HBO from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan on August 26, 2001.[102] On November 13, it was released on home video under the title Drowned World Tour 2001.[103]

Singles edit

 
Released as lead single, title track "Music" became Madonna's 12th number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the image, the artist sings the track on 2015-2016's Rebel Heart Tour.

"Music" was made available commercially as the lead single from the album on August 21, 2000, after being leaked onto the internet in websites like Napster, which prompted Madonna's team to issue a statement threatening legal action against them.[66][104] It has been praised by contemporary critics.[39][105][106] The single achieved international success by topping the charts in 25 countries worldwide.[107] It became Madonna's 12th number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, making her tie the Supremes as the fifth artist with most Hot 100 number-ones.[108] In the United Kingdom, "Music" also reached at number one on the UK Singles Chart, with the singer becoming the first solo female artist to collect ten number-one singles.[109]

"Don't Tell Me" was released to radios in the United States on November 28, 2000, as the second single from the album, while "Music" was slowly descending on the charts.[110] It reached number four on the Hot 100 chart, tying Madonna with the Beatles as the artist with the second-most top-ten singles in the chart history.[111] In 2015, Billboard ranked "Don't Tell Me" at number 26 on their list of "Madonna's 40 Biggest Hits" on the Hot 100.[112] The song topped the music charts in Canada, Italy, and New Zealand, while attaining top-ten positions on the charts in a number of European nations.[113][114][115] In 2005, the song was placed at number 285 on Blender magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.[116]

"What It Feels Like for a Girl" was released to North American contemporary hit radios as the third and final single from the album, on April 6, 2001.[117] It received positive commentary from contemporary critics.[35] The song was not able to reach the top 20 on the Hot 100, but topped the US Dance Club Songs chart.[9][118] However, "What It Feels Like for a Girl" attained the top-ten in several other countries worldwide.[119] The music video, directed by Guy Ritchie, portrays Madonna as an angry woman on a crime spree. Reviewers criticized the video for being overly violent and graphic, and was banned from most North American and European video stations, receiving only early hours play.[120][121]

"Impressive Instant" was released as a promotional single with remixes comissioned by Peter Rauhofer.[122] It was not released commercially and was not promoted to radio; therefore it did not appear on any sales or airplay charts of Billboard.[123] It went to number one on the Dance Club Songs chart where it stayed for two weeks, becoming Madonna's 27th number-one song on the chart.[118][123] The song was intended by Madonna to be released as the fourth official single off Music, but her recording company had plans to release "Amazing", with promos and test pressings for the track being also issued;[124][125] however, as the parts did not come to an agreement, no further singles were released.[126]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[127]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [128]
Blender     [129]
Entertainment WeeklyB[32]
The Guardian     [130]
NME8/10[131]
Pitchfork8.0/10[21]
Q     [34]
Rolling Stone     [35]
Spin7/10[132]
The Village VoiceA[133]

Music received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[127] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album's layered music and described Madonna's collaboration with Ahmadzaï as the reason why the album "comes alive with spark and style".[128] Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said that it has "consistency and flow" because all of its songs are good and lowbrow, and affirmed that Madonna "[has] got her sass back."[133] Vibe's Dimitri Ehrlich complimented the record's "brilliantly arranged keyboards, futuristic drums, and electronica dressings" and felt it was a "weird and fresh-sounding album".[105] Alex Pappademas from Spin said that the album is "a much-needed breath of fresh VapoRub", and noted that it is "the first Madonna record in years that feels as effortless as the dance-pop of her Ciccone youth".[132] Danny Eccleston, in a review for Q, called it "brave, radical and punchy", as well as "Madonna without a safety net".[34] Billboard's Michael Paoletta noted how "much of the set is vibrant and uplifting in tone" and although the project is "decidedly steeped in youth culture", it "rarely courts the teens that seemingly control the charts".[134]

Gary Crossing of Dotmusic described Music as a "generally an upbeat dancey album which finds Madonna still ahead of the game sixteen years into her career".[46] John Hand of the BBC News said that the melancholic tone of Ray of Light had been replaced by "real energy and a renewed sense of fun" on Music, and wrote that "the production may be breathtaking thanks to Orbit and Mirwais but at the centre of it all is Madonna, resolutely doing it her way".[135] Classifying it as Madonna's first "headphones album", Blender's Tony Power also observed that it was "more playful and less pompous than Ray of Light."[129] In the same vein, Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune called Music the "groove-happiest" Madonna had been since The Immaculate Collection (1990), and said it was more dance-friendly in contrast to the "highly introspective" Ray of Light.[53] In a review for Rolling Stone, Barry Walters also compared Music to Ray of Light, stating that the former was a rough and improvised version of the latter, but lauded that Madonna had chosen to make a more "instinctive" record than her previous endeavours.[35] Jason Ferguson of MTV also thought it was more exciting than any mainstream record since Ray of Light, as well as "an incredibly engaging and thoroughly interesting album".[36]

Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH stated that Orbit's work on the album was "rather too similar" to some tracks on Ray of Light, but complimented Madonna for coming back "with something else that proves she's still the best out there".[56] In a review for Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani criticized Madonna's collaborations with Orbit, calling them repetitive and uninteresting, despite being catchy; he also felt the record seemed "more like a collection of songs than a cohesive album".[39] David Browne was less enthusiastic in Entertainment Weekly, calling it "her most patchwork record since the Sean Penn years" and "frustratingly inconsistent", which "feels like a collection of sounds -- clever, intriguing ones, to be sure -- that seek to compensate for ordinary melodies and Madonna's stoic delivery."[32] Victoria Segal from NME said that Music is "deliberately upstaged by beats so showy they belong in a strip joint", which almost managed to make Madonna disappear on the record. Segal also stated that the "bluntly explicit title" was not ironic as the record was "about the music, not Madonna; about the sounds, not the image."[131] For WhatCulture's Reece Shrewsbury, "[Music] just isn't as iconic or impressive" and "doesn't hold up as well" as the singer's other works.[136] Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club panned it as "a dreadfully dull misstep" with "plenty of studio tricks but virtually no personality".[137] The Guardian's Garry Mulholland dissmissed it as "screamingly, amusingly, hypnotically naff [...] the sound of a bunch of middle-aged trend-watchers second-guessing what today's kids go for."[130]

Commercial performance edit

 
10 days afer its release, it was reported that Music had sold over four million copies. In the image, Madonna performs second single "Don't Tell Me" in cowboy gear, during 2023-2024's The Celebration Tour.

The CNN reported that Music had sold over four million copies worldwide 10 days after its release.[1] The album set a record in Warner Music Group as the biggest album shipment in the company, with three million copies worldwide in its first week of release.[138] It debuted at number one in 23 countries.[139] Overall, the record was the 19th best-selling album of 2001 worldwide, selling 4.1 million copies.[140] As of October 2008, Music has sold more than 11 million units around the world.[141]

Music debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with over 420,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming the first Madonna album to top the chart in more than a decade since Like a Prayer (1989).[142] The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 21, 2005.[143] As of August 2016, Music has sold 2,934,000 copies there according to Nielsen SoundScan.[144] It sold additional 97,000 units through the BMG Music Club, whose sales are not counted by the Nielsen SoundScan.[145] In Canada, the album debuted at the top of the Canadian RPM Albums Chart with first-week sales of 50,300 copies and was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of 300,000 units.[146][147] The album experienced success in Latin America, topping the charts in Argentina and receiving a two times platinum certification by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF).[148] It was also certified gold in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.[149][150][151]

The album enjoyed success in Asia-Pacific countries. In Australia, Music debuted at number two on the ARIA Charts on October 1, 2000, failing to reach the top spot due to the success of The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony.[152] It spent 41 weeks on the chart and was eventually certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[67][153] The album was also highlighted by ARIA as one of the biggest releases in their year-end report of 2000.[154] In New Zealand, Music also debuted at number two on October 8, 2000, only behind Robbie Williams' Sing When You're Winning;[155] it charted for 33 weeks and was certified two times platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).[156][157] The album debuted at number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan.[68] It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for sales of 200,000 copies.[158] In Hong Kong, Music was honored at the 2001 Hong Kong Record Sales Award by the IFPI Hong Kong for becoming one of ten biggest-selling international album of the year.[159]

In Europe, Music topped the European Top 100 Albums chart, selling two million units in its first 10 days,[160][161] for which she broke records according to Billboard's Paul Sexton.[162] It ended as one of the highest certified albums in Europe by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), being certified five times platinum.[163] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in the United Kingdom with 152,000 copies sold,[164][165] and was certified five times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[166] As of January 2020, Music has sold 1,640,000 copies in the region.[167] In Denmark, it topped the charts and was fifth best selling album in Denmark with 66,996 copies sold in 2000.[168][169] The album was later certified two times platinum by the IFPI Danmark for sales of 100,000 units.[170] After debuting at the top the charts in France, Music stayed for 67 weeks on the chart, before falling out on June 29, 2002.[171] The album was certified two times platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[172] The album sold 50,000 units in Poland in its first five days and was later certified with platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) for sales of 100,000 units;[173] it ended as the best-selling foreign album of 2000 in the country.[174]

Legacy edit

"By the turn of the Millenium, Madonna had completely nailed the art of shape-shifting. Meanwhile, a new young generation of teen stars were breaking through in pop [...] Though Madonna, by this time 42, sometimes paid tribute to this next wave [...] Music's campy cowboy visuals and twisted, unpolished pop felt worlds apart from the rest of the pack. Most importantly, it felt like she was having fun letting loose".

—El Hunt discussing Music on the Evening Standard's ranking of Madonna albums, where it came in at number four.[175]

Tom Breihan from Stereogum wrote that Music anticipated "a lot of things", and while Madonna did not invent any of them, they were "absent from mainstream pop music around the turn of the millennium". In his review, he added examples such as "thudding big-room" electro-house, "aggressive" vocal manipulation, "ecstatic" lyrical meaninglessness, acoustic guitars chopped up and refracted into unrecognizable shapes, joyous hedonism, robot voices and the embrace of cowboy kitsch.[176] Writing for the Grammy Awards' official website, Zel McCarthy called this Madonna era as "a reminder of a less complicated time and a blueprint for our future", noting that Madonna could be analog and digital, acoustic or electronic.[177] He particularly praised "Impressive Instant", describing it like "nothing anyone had heard before—20 years later, it still does."[177]

In 2015, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone said that Music is still Madonna's "hardest-rocking and most seductive album."[178] In the 20th anniversary of the album, Joe Lynch from Billboard called it "a key piece of 21st century dancefloor canon".[179] The album was conceived in the time that America was divided by music genres and also presented an ageing Madonna in an era dominated by newer artists focused in teen pop and urban-style oriented music.[177] Lynch praised the fact that the dance-pop was hardly dominant genre in the United States dawn of the new millennium against teen pop or hip-hop-flavored R&B styles.[179] McCarthy commented that Madonna "deftly eschewed the petty cultural battles between genres and generations".[177] The Straits Times also noted the dominance of boybands and teen pop artists, while Madonna ushered 1980s-electro as "a new retro-fad".[180]

After the release of its title track, Billboard's Silvio Pietroluongo called "a move that could be considered either unusual or genius" about the decision of release various formats, maxi-CD and vinyl one week cassette and CD the next. It was described as a "phenomenal week at retail" and helped push "Music" to the number one at the Billboard Hot 100, giving Madonna her best one-week sales total of the Nielsen SoundScan era for a single at that time with 62,000 units, as Pietroluongo also said: "I'm finding it quite difficult to think of another maxi-CD that has scanned that many units in a week".[179]

Accolades and rankings edit

Music earned a total of five Grammy Award nominations. In 2001, it won Best Recording Package, given to art director Kevin Reagan, and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, while the title track was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd edition.[181] In 2002, Madonna received one more nomination for "Don't Tell Me" in the category of Best Short Form Music Video.[181] Additionally, the album was recognized as the Best International Album at the Danish Music Awards,[182] the International Pop Album of the Year at the Hungarian Music Awards,[183] and the International Album of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards in 2001.[184]

Music was voted the 16th and 18th best record of 2001 in the Pazz & Jop and Dean's List, both annual polls published by The Village Voice.[185][186] Spin also named the record the 18th best album of 2000.[187] On NME's list of the 50 best albums of 2000, the album was ranked at number 47.[188] Three editors of Billboard also chose Music in their top five of best-of albums of 2000.[189] It was also featured in a number of the best albums of the decade; Slant Magazine included the album on their list of "The Best Albums of the Aughts" at number 31,[190] while it was included at WFPK's 500 Albums of the 2000s at number 223.[191] In 2003, the album was listed at number 452 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It is Madonna's fourth album on the list, the most among female artists.[10][192] Music also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[193]

Track listing edit

All tracks produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, except where noted.

Music – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music"  3:44
2."Impressive Instant"  3:37
3."Runaway Lover"
  • Madonna
  • Orbit
4:46
4."I Deserve It"  4:23
5."Amazing"
  • Madonna
  • Orbit
  • Madonna
  • Orbit
3:43
6."Nobody's Perfect"  4:58
7."Don't Tell Me"
 4:40
8."What It Feels Like for a Girl"
4:43
9."Paradise (Not for Me)"  6:33
10."Gone"
  • Madonna
  • Damian LeGassick
  • Nik Young
  • Madonna
  • Orbit
  • Stent
3:24
Total length:44:40
Music – International edition / 2016 North American vinyl reissue (bonus track)[30][194]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."American Pie"Don McLean
  • Madonna
  • Orbit
4:33
Total length:49:13
Music – Japanese and Australian edition (bonus tracks)[195]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Cyber-Raga"
(adapted from traditional text)
  • Madonna
  • Singh
5:33
Music – Mexican edition (bonus tracks)[73]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Lo Que Siente La Mujer" (What It Feels Like for a Girl)Madonna, Sigsworth (Spanish translation: Alberto Ferraras)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
  • Stent
4:44
12."What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
  • Stent
3:45
Music – 2001 Special Tour edition (bonus disc)[74]
No.TitleWriter(s)Remixer(s)/Producer(s)Length
1."Music" (Deep Dish Dot Com Remix)
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
Dubfire and Sharam for Deep Dish11:22
2."Music" (HQ2 Club Mix)
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
8:51
3."Don't Tell Me" (Timo Maas Mix)
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Henry
6:55
4."Don't Tell Me" (Tracy Young Club Mix)
  • Madonna
  • Ahmadzaï
  • Henry
  • Tracy Young
  • Chris Crane
(co-producer)		11:00
5."What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
7:20
6."Lo Que Siente La Mujer" (What It Feels Like for a Girl)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
(Spanish translation: Alberto Ferraras)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
  • Stent
4:44
7."What It Feels Like for a Girl" (video)
  • Madonna
  • Sigsworth
  • Torn
Above & Beyond4:36

Notes

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[30]

Musicians edit

Technical edit

  • Madonna – production
  • William Orbit – production (tracks: 3, 5, 10)
  • Guy Sigsworth – production (track 8)
  • Mirwais Ahmadzaï – production (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – production (tracks: 8, 10); mixing
  • Jake Davies – engineering
  • Mark Endert – engineering
  • Geoff Foster – engineering, string engineer
  • Sean Spuehler – engineering
  • Tim Lambert – engineering assistance
  • Chris Ribando – engineering assistance
  • Dan Vickers – engineering assistance
  • Tim Young – mastering

Artwork edit

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Music
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[148] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[260] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[261] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[262] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[149] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[147] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Chile[150] Gold 15,000[150]
Czech Republic[263] Platinum  
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[170] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[264] Gold 32,515[264]
France (SNEP)[172] 2× Platinum 900,000[265]
Germany (BVMI)[266] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[267] Gold  
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[263] Platinum  
Ireland (IRMA)[263] Platinum 15,000^
Israel — 35,000[268]
Italy (FIMI)[263] Platinum 250,000[269]
Japan (RIAJ)[158] Platinum 200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[151] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[270] 2× Platinum 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[157] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Norway — 100,000[271]
Poland (ZPAV)[272] Platinum 100,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[263] Platinum  
South Korea — 21,528[273]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[217] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[275] Platinum 100,000[274]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[276] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[263] Platinum  
Thailand[263] Platinum  
United Kingdom (BPI)[166] 5× Platinum 1,640,000[167]
United States (RIAA)[143] 3× Platinum 3,031,000[144][145]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[163] 5× Platinum 5,000,000*
Worldwide — 11,000,000[141]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Music is the eighth studio album by American singer Madonna released on September 18 2000 by Maverick and Warner Bros Records Following the success of her previous album Ray of Light in 1998 the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market Her collaborations with Mirwais Ahmadzai and William Orbit resulted in a more experimental direction for the album Music incorporates many different genres into its overall dance pop and electronica vibe taking influences from funk house rock country and folk Elaborating a western theme for the album Madonna reinvented her image as a cowgirl MusicStudio album by MadonnaReleasedSeptember 18 2000Recorded1999 2000StudioSarm West London Guerilla Beach Los Angeles Hit Factory New York GenrePop dance pop electronicaLength44 40LabelMaverick Warner Bros ProducerMadonna Mirwais Ahmadzai William Orbit Guy Sigsworth Mark Spike Stent Talvin SinghMadonna chronologyRay of Light 1998 Music 2000 GHV2 2001 Singles from Music Music Released August 21 2000 Don t Tell Me Released November 14 2000 What It Feels Like for a Girl Released April 16 2001Music received positive reviews from music critics with many comparing its production to Ray of Light The album earned a total of five Grammy Award nominations winning one for Best Recording Package at the 43rd ceremony The record was also a commercial success debuting at number one in 23 countries with four million copies sold in its first ten days of release In the United States Music debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 420 000 copies making it her first album to top the chart in more than a decade It received multiple certifications in several regions and became the 19th best selling album of 2001 with a total of over 11 million copies sold worldwide To promote Music Madonna embarked on a small promotional tour consisting of televised performances in occasions such as the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and the 43rd Grammy Awards and with two free concerts at Roseland Ballroom and Brixton Academy limited to contest winners It was also supported by the Drowned World Tour in the following year her first concert tour eight years the tour visited North America and Europe grossing over US 75 million and making it the highest grossing tour by a solo act of the year and fourth overall Three official singles were released from the album The title track was the lead single topping the record charts in 25 countries worldwide and became Madonna s 12th and most recent number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 It was followed with another top five hit Don t Tell Me and What It Feels Like for a Girl which attained the top ten in several countries worldwide Impressive Instant was released as a promotional single in the United States topping the Dance Club Songs chart Amazing was also briefly released as a promotional single in selected countries before being withdrawn shortly afterwards Retrospectively Music has been recognized by music journalists for anticipating a number of musical trends Contents 1 Background and development 2 Writing and recording 3 Composition 3 1 Sound and themes 3 2 Music and lyrics 4 Artwork and release 5 Promotion 5 1 Live performances 5 2 Tour 5 3 Singles 6 Critical reception 7 Commercial performance 8 Legacy 8 1 Accolades and rankings 9 Track listing 10 Personnel 10 1 Musicians 10 2 Technical 10 3 Artwork 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 11 3 Decade end charts 11 4 All time charts 12 Certifications and sales 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksBackground and development editIn 1998 Madonna released her seventh studio album Ray of Light which became a critical and commercial success winning four Grammy Awards at the 41st ceremony 1 Madonna intended to embark on a new concert tour to promote it in 1999 after filming The Next Best Thing however the film s production suffered a delay and due to limited time plans for a tour were eventually cancelled 2 The Next Best Thing was released in March 2000 receiving unfavorable reviews from critics 3 As part of the film s soundtrack she recorded a cover version of Don McLean s American Pie 1971 at request of her co star Rupert Everett which garnered mixed reactions from critics and the public 4 However it became a commercial success worldwide topping the charts in several countries throughout Europe 5 6 The song also became her ninth number one single in the United Kingdom extending her record of most chart topping singles by a female artist in the region 7 Despite not being released commercially in the United States it was also a radio success reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 8 9 The success of American Pie increased the public s anticipation for Madonna s next album at the time 10 Shortly after releasing American Pie Madonna announced she was pregnant with her son Rocco from her relationship with director Guy Ritchie 11 Wanting to distract herself from the media frenzy surrounding this news Madonna concentrated on the development of her eighth studio album entitled Music Buoyed by the commercial success of her previous album she was keen on getting back to the studio to record new music Madonna was well disposed towards William Orbit producer of Ray of Light but by 2000 his production and sound had become ubiquitous Also the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and peers from her own generation like Prince and Janet Jackson were experiencing diminishing record sales prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market 12 She was then introduced to French DJ and producer Mirwais Ahmadzai Madonna instantly liked his pitch shifting pulverizing rhythms and his utilization of acid bass in his songs Ahmadzai always preferred taking musical risks and hence he wanted the collaborations with Madonna to get out the best from the singer 13 Writing and recording edit nbsp The album was recorded at a number of studios including the Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill London pictured Recording sessions for Music began in September 1999 at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill London where she had recently moved at the time and were almost completed by January 2000 14 15 16 Madonna first began collaborating with Orbit 17 During his sessions with Madonna he invited DJ Sasha to work on music for possible inclusion on the effort as they were looking for a trancey sound 18 Orbit commented that the material was quite a little edgier and a follow up without stopping still to her previous album and elaborated It s almost like we started off with a lot of slow ballad songs and she s started to kind of chuck em out in favor of more edgy tracks The album is getting more kind of fast very European sounding very English and French sounding naturally cause everybody working on it apart from her is English or French Pretty exciting actually 19 After some recording sessions with Orbit she felt she needed a different sound for her project and scrapped most of the material recorded up to that point 20 The singer revealed that they had composed nine songs and thought that they were too similar to those of her previous record prompting her to threw out everything and started all over again 21 Madonna also stated she did not want her records to sound like everyone else s as Orbit became popular among other mainstream artists after collaborating with her 22 While seeking another collaborator to start over Madonna wanted someone new and edgy and undiscovered with real talent and a different sound 22 She was introduced to Ahmadzai by her manager and partner at Maverick Records Guy Oseary He had received a demo to songs from his album Production through French photographer Stephane Sednaoui and was considering signing him as an artist for the record company 23 24 When Madonna listened to the tape she felt his sound was exactly what she needed for her next record and within three weeks they got together to work on the album at Sarm West 1 25 Madonna has always considered competition between her producers to be the way to get the best out of them but Orbit later revealed that he was not at all offended with her change of mind as long as she uses good people And I love what Mirwais has done 16 25 Three of his tracks eventually appeared on Music 21 For his part Ahmadzai was relaxed with the offer to work with Madonna because he knew she was interested in him for his own work and not for his ability as a performer or for his past work with another artist 23 The producer felt free to work but within her limits as he thought it was important to respect the artist s work ethic 26 According to Ahmadzai there were no plans at the beginning of the sessions with Madonna only asking for something more extreme and rough 27 On their first days together Madonna faced communication problems with Ahmadzai since he barely spoke English which made her want to rip her hair out and his manager stepped in to act as a translator As time went by the pair got to know each other better and the vibe in the studio changed into a more relaxed mood Madonna said she was intent on making their relationship work because she believed that he was a genious and so incredibly smart and visionary 22 The first song they worked on was Impressive Instant since it was almost complete on the demo that he had sent to the singer The singer also wanted to sing Paradise Not for Me another track present on the demo however Ahmadzai wanted it for his own album prompting him to make slightly different versions for both records 23 According to Madonna the title track was one of the first songs they wrote and produced together and set the tone of the rest of the album 14 Within the first ten days they had recorded the backing vocals and acoustic guitars on a Sony 48 track and transferred it to a Logic Audio workstation using the converters of TC Electronic Finalizer Feeling that their ideas for the tracks would be difficult to create in Sarm West Ahmadzai wanted to return to Paris and work there alone on his own computer 23 She wanted him to treat her voice differently and although he did not want any effects on her vocals at first the producer used the Antares Auto Tune plug in set for the pitch correction on some tracks as per the singer s request 27 The audio processor kept the characteristic of Madonna s vocals and she sang a little out of tune and vibrato However other songs such as I Deserve It had no effects other than acoustic instrumentation 23 Ahmadzai wrote and produced the majority of the tracks on Music receiving credits for six songs 21 Madonna became interested on working with Guy Sigsworth as she admired his love of understated technology in music and contacted him for adding an ambient feel to her record Madonna played him the rough demo tracks developed for Music including the songs created with Ahmadzai 28 She chose one of two sketches he had sent her which was almost finished but was still kept unpolished so that Madonna could continue writing on top of it 29 The backing track contained a sample from the 1993 British film The Cement Garden with the voice of actress Charlotte Gainsbourg which later became What It Feels Like for a Girl He worked on the track at Sarm West rather than his own studio since he did not want to fuck up working with Madonna 28 The song was finished quickly and within four days they were able to create the final version From the first day onward Madonna and Sigsworth decided to keep all the musical noises from the demo So the producer had to find a way to reposition her vocals around the segments utilizing Pro Tools on a SSL 9000 J console 29 30 Madonna insisted Sigsworth to give her a rough approximate sound rather than work on the music for two three hours That way they would know if it can be kept or rejected and save time on production During recording Sigsworth noticed that the verses were out of sync with the music and wanted to add extra bar which would help them be coherent However Madonna dismissed it and he had to cut up the individual music to put it in his computer for accompanying her vocals Sigsworth thought it made the song sound more fluid and magical and commended Madonna for not taking the cop out solution 28 Composition editSound and themes edit This record more than any other records covers all the areas of my life I left off partying on Ray of Light But I d just had a baby so my mood was complete like wonderment of life and I was incredibly thoughtful and retrospective and intrigued by the mystical aspects of life Madonna discussing the album s themes 31 Sonically Music is predominantly a pop dance pop and electronica album 21 32 33 which contains influences of a wide array of genres such as funk house techno rock country folk and R amp B 32 33 34 35 It was seen as a continuation of the electronic oriented work that was present on Ray of Light 36 Madonna described Music as edgier and a bit funkier than Ray of Light 37 and funky electronic music blended with futuristic folk complete with jangly guitars and moody melancholic lines 38 Shaad D Souza of Pitchfork viewed the record as an album designed to unite the disparate tastes of America and Europe to act as a bridge between teen pop and sophisti pop the mainstream and the underground 21 For Slant Magazine s Sal Cinquemani Madonna took a more experimental direction with the album 39 whereas David Browne of Entertainment Weekly thought that the folktronica style of Ahmadzai was the dominant musical force on six of the songs 32 Thematically it could be divided into two categories partying and love which Madonna described respectively as the frivolous and non frivolous sides of her life She declared that she usually makes a record that s one or the other but felt that she covered both themes at the same time on Music 31 Madonna also explained that the album reflected her need to dance as opposed to her introspective mood on Ray of Light as she felt like an animal ready to be sprung from a cage after living a low key domestic life in the previous years and was missing performing and being on stage 31 22 She defined Music as a record made to join the coldness or the remoteness of living in the machine age in the world of high technology with warmth and compassion and a sense of humor and saw it as a reflection of what s going on in society and as far as I m concerned we ve become too complacent 40 For D Souza unlike her previous or future records the album has no concept and relies on spontaneity 21 Music and lyrics edit Music the title track is the first featured on the record and features a disco and funk production 41 The whole production has a dry sound with heavy usage of equalization which created contrast in the vocal continuing until the first chorus 42 Starting with Madonna s vocodered voice uttering Hey Mr DJ put a record on I wanna dance with my baby it reiterates the uniting power of music 42 The primary hook was deemed as having political implications with Madonna renouncing the bourgeoisie 41 The second track Impressive Instant has been described as a club savvy stomper marked by futuristic keyboard lines with Madonna s vocals changing from distorted robotic lines to playful child like chants 22 The vocals are often isolated and are backed by laser noises and an octave bass A burbling synth arrives at the 2 30 mark and then the chorus of I m in a trance is repeated ending the song with a solo vocal phrase 43 Lyrically the track deals with love at first sight as Madonna affirms You re the one that I ve been waiting for I don t even know your name 44 It also talks about being in a trance and comparison with various cosmic phenomena in lines like Cosmic systems in a twine astral bodies drip like wine but ultimately returns to the subject of dance 43 Runaway Lover features a hard stepping techno pulse while lyrically dealing with Madonna rebuking a man for not being beholden to just one woman as exemplified in the line Just like a ship that s lost at sea You don t care where you drop your anchor Make sure it doesn t land on me 32 43 I Deserve It is the fourth song present on the album It is dedicated to her then partner Guy Ritchie signalled by the sequence of wordplays with this guy 43 on the track Madonna states that Ritchie was made for her and believes that true love belongs to those who deserve it 35 33 The song is an acoustic framed track supported by a folk and hip hop inflected groove featuring double tracked guitar and a three chord sequence 43 45 The fifth song Amazing opens with a music box like combination of keyboards and strings as Madonna tells a tale of love and desire that she can not get rid of 22 It transforms into a rock tinged pop track with a dreamy soaraway chorus featuring a rhythm section Sixties beat topped off with gruff electric guitar arpeggios in stereo At 2 30 the chorus It s amazing what a boy can do is repeated without much instrumentation in the mix before it returns 46 47 On the next track Nobody s Perfect an apologetic Madonna confesses that maybe she has been unfaithful to someone but at the same time she recognizes that nobody is perfect 46 34 She juxtaposes her human emotions with vocals manipulated with a vocoder on the song 39 46 nbsp Don t Tell Me source source A 28 sample of Don t Tell Me an electonica meets country rock song demonstrating the sound of a CD player skipping as well as the lyrics with Madonna urging her lover to stop controlling her actions and feelings 48 49 Problems playing this file See media help Don t Tell Me is the seventh track on Music and was described as an electonica meets country rock song It begins with the sound of an acoustic guitar edited to sound like a CD player skipping every fourth beat is followed by a small silence that eventually builds into the chorus 22 48 Lyrically Madonna urges her lover to stop controlling her actions and feelings while conjuring up unnatural imagery through the lyrics by singing Tell the bed not to lay Like the open mouth of a grave yeah Not to stare up at me Like a calf down on its knees 49 50 What It Feels Like for a Girl begins with Gainsbourg s monologue from the film The Sement Garden which is followed by drum sounds a rhythm section supported by string pads and the chord sequence which highlights the melody The ambient production has a number of sounds floating in and out of the track long echos and vocals being pulled back 48 It also features the same sound of a CD player skipping heard on the previous song 29 Lyrically Madonna condemns male chauvinism by addressing hurtful myths about female inferiority and female role playing in society and invites male listeners to imagine themselves as girls 51 The following track Paradise Not for Me is a ballad which finds the singer trampled and sad It begins with the juxtaposition of a marimba and a child like half whispered voice and from time to time Madonna s vocals are joined by an android She also sings some lines in French 52 The album s final track in the United States and Canada Gone continues the depressed mood of the previous tracks featuring a schizophrenic future folk production contrasting acoustic guitars with electronic elements 22 36 52 Lyrically it presents a spiritually disquiet Madonna who proclaims that selling out is not my thing 34 53 apparently addressing how fame has affected her personal life 54 Other versions of Music present American Pie as the closing song the production combines futuristic electro pop elements with rock from the 1970s decade 55 Actor Rupert Everett also provides backing vocals 56 Madonna s version cuts most of the lyrical content from the original song 52 Another bonus track Cyber raga was included on the Japanese release of the album 22 It is sung in Sanskrit and is an ode of devotion to a higher power and a wish for peace on earth 57 Artwork and release editPhoto sessions for Music were conducted by Jean Baptiste Mondino who had worked previously with the singer on a number of photoshoots and music videos 58 The art direction and design were done by Kevin Reagan 30 The artwork depicted Madonna as a cowgirl wearing pink and blue stetsons and embroidered jeans among hay bales and 1950s cars 58 The images and typographical style paid homage to the iconography of the western United States relishing Americana culture while at the same time satirizing it 58 59 Mondino had the idea of the western themes for the album Madonna was not sure at first but was convinced by the photographer and eventually appreciated the final result 60 Santiago Fouz Hernandez author of Madonna s Drowned Worlds New Approaches to Her Subcultural Transformations described the visual as a complete celebration of camp which was highlighted by Madonna s combination of western clothing with expensive shoes such as bright red high heels 61 62 He also thought it was inspired by Miss Rodeo America and the photo book Rodeo Girl 2000 by Lisa Eisner and also defined it as an evocation of Judy Garland 59 62 Madonna also used her cowgirl style during her public appearances to promote the album including jeans shirts and cowboy hats 63 and eventually became one of her most recognized reinventions 64 65 nbsp A cowgirl hat and pink shades two of the various promotional items produced to support the album s release On August 22 2000 a month before the album s official release all tracks from Music were leaked online through Napster 66 Maverick and Warner Bros Records first published it on September 18 2000 in regions including Australia Japan and the United Kingdom containing two bonus tracks American Pie and Cyber raga in the first two countries 67 68 27 It was released a day later in the United States 69 70 A limited edition was also released which contained a 24 page booklet about the album a copper brooch with the album s logo and two stickers wrapped in a linen cloth available in four different colors 71 Additionally the international version included American Pie as a bonus track a decision Madonna later regretted explaining it was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing 10 72 As a result it was not added as a bonus track in the United States and Canada 30 The album was also made available on digital download through Madonna s website on Apple s QuickTime format including exclusive access to two remixes of Music 70 The edition released in Mexico contains as bonus tracks the Spanish version of What It Feels Like for a Girl titled Lo Que Siente la Mujer and a remix of the song by Above amp Beyond 73 A special edition was released to promote the Drowned World Tour with a bonus CD with remixes and the video of What It Feels Like for a Girl 74 Madonna chatted with fans through her first live chat on AOL on the day of Music s release in the United Kingdom 75 In order to celebrate the album s release she had a release party at dance emporium Catch One in Los Angeles on September 20 2000 The 1 4 million party was attended by 600 selected guests who received special invitations The invitations were sent out in white leather boxes lined with black fur A gold necklace was inside with letters spelling out the album s title and only those wearing the necklaces would be allowed into the club More than a dozen strippers were in attendance as a reference to the music video for Music 76 She sported a five carat diamond ring Ritchie gave her for her birthday and a black T shirt that read Snatch Coming Soon promoting Ritchie s film while he promoted Madonna s album wearing a T shirt with the word Music emblazoned on it 77 Among those who attended the party were Sheryl Crow Gwen Stefani Guy Oseary and George Clinton who arrived with Macy Gray in a horse drawn carriage Ritchie was initially denied access into the VIP lounge by a security guard who did not know who he was and reportedly got into a shoving match with him 78 Promotion editLive performances edit nbsp Madonna performing promotional single Impressive Instant on one of the concerts of 2001 s Drowned World Tour Following the album s release Madonna embarked on a tour to promote the album in several television shows She gave an interview and performed Don t Tell Me on The Late Show with David Letterman on November 3 2000 becoming the first time since her controversial appearance in 1994 79 She then traveled to Europe to further promote the album The singer performed Don t Tell Me on German game show Wetten dass on November 11 2000 80 At the MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 Madonna performed Music on November 16 in Stockholm Sweden After being introduced by Ali G as Maradona she performed the song wearing a T shirt with the name of Australian singer Kylie Minogue printed on it 81 She later performed Don t Tell Me and Music on British television program Top of The Pops in an appearance aired on November 17 82 One week later the singer performed the aforementioned songs live on French television program Nulle Part Ailleurs 83 Madonna additionally performed Don t Tell Me on Carramba Che fortuna in Italy on December 2 2000 hosted by Raffaella Carra 84 On February 21 2001 she performed Music at the 43rd ceremony of the Grammy Awards 85 For the performance the stage had five giant video screens which showed images from several moments of her career Madonna entered onto the stage in a classic Cadillac driven by rapper Bow Wow The singer emerged from the back seat of the car in a full length fur coat and a hat quickly removing the clothes to reveal a tight leather jacket and jeans 86 She removed her jacket to reveal a black tank top with the words Material Girl printed on it a reference to her 1984 single 87 Host Jon Stewart commented right after talking about how he was getting older and commenting As I was watching Madonna writhing around on the hood of the car all I could think was that s really gonna drive up her insurance premiums 88 Madonna also made two small promotional concerts to release Music The first was on November 5 2000 at Roseland Ballroom in New York it was a free concert for an audience of 3 000 people exclusively for contest winners and select celebrities 89 The costumes and set were designed by Dolce amp Gabbana and reflected Madonna s cowgirl persona with the stage decked as a neo Western wonderland with bales of hay yellow lit horseshoes and silver cacti throughout the lobby and entrance 89 Songs performed included Impressive Instant Runaway Lover Don t Tell Me What It Feels Like for a Girl and Music 90 For the performance she wore a T shirt with Britney Spears written on it 91 Another concert was held at Brixton Academy in London on November 29 2000 It was broadcast via the internet through MSN s website to an estimated record breaking 9 million viewers across the world The setlist was the same from the Roseland Ballroom s concert with Holiday 1983 being added to the setlist 92 For the London concert Madonna s T shirt displayed the names of her children Rocco on the front and Lola on the back 93 Another concert was planned to take place in Paris but it did not happen 94 Tour edit Main article Drowned World Tour To promote Music and Ray of Light Madonna embarked on the Drowned World Tour her fifth concert tour Originally planned to start in 1999 it was pushed back to 2001 and was her first tour since The Girlie Show 1993 85 95 When Madonna decided to go on tour time was short and she had to prepare the show within three months Jamie King was signed up as the creative director and the choreographer of the show 96 The concert was divided into different thematic acts Rock n Roll Punk Girl Geisha Girl Cyber Cowgirl and Spanish Girl Ghetto Girl with each act representing a phase of Madonna s career 97 98 The tour received positive reviews and was a commercial success with a gross of US 75 million it was the year s highest grossing tour by a solo artist and fourth overall 99 100 Drowned World was nominated for Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production at the 2001 Pollstar awards but lost them to U2 101 The concert was broadcast live on HBO from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills Michigan on August 26 2001 102 On November 13 it was released on home video under the title Drowned World Tour 2001 103 Singles edit nbsp Released as lead single title track Music became Madonna s 12th number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 In the image the artist sings the track on 2015 2016 s Rebel Heart Tour Music was made available commercially as the lead single from the album on August 21 2000 after being leaked onto the internet in websites like Napster which prompted Madonna s team to issue a statement threatening legal action against them 66 104 It has been praised by contemporary critics 39 105 106 The single achieved international success by topping the charts in 25 countries worldwide 107 It became Madonna s 12th number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 making her tie the Supremes as the fifth artist with most Hot 100 number ones 108 In the United Kingdom Music also reached at number one on the UK Singles Chart with the singer becoming the first solo female artist to collect ten number one singles 109 Don t Tell Me was released to radios in the United States on November 28 2000 as the second single from the album while Music was slowly descending on the charts 110 It reached number four on the Hot 100 chart tying Madonna with the Beatles as the artist with the second most top ten singles in the chart history 111 In 2015 Billboard ranked Don t Tell Me at number 26 on their list of Madonna s 40 Biggest Hits on the Hot 100 112 The song topped the music charts in Canada Italy and New Zealand while attaining top ten positions on the charts in a number of European nations 113 114 115 In 2005 the song was placed at number 285 on Blender magazine s The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born 116 What It Feels Like for a Girl was released to North American contemporary hit radios as the third and final single from the album on April 6 2001 117 It received positive commentary from contemporary critics 35 The song was not able to reach the top 20 on the Hot 100 but topped the US Dance Club Songs chart 9 118 However What It Feels Like for a Girl attained the top ten in several other countries worldwide 119 The music video directed by Guy Ritchie portrays Madonna as an angry woman on a crime spree Reviewers criticized the video for being overly violent and graphic and was banned from most North American and European video stations receiving only early hours play 120 121 Impressive Instant was released as a promotional single with remixes comissioned by Peter Rauhofer 122 It was not released commercially and was not promoted to radio therefore it did not appear on any sales or airplay charts of Billboard 123 It went to number one on the Dance Club Songs chart where it stayed for two weeks becoming Madonna s 27th number one song on the chart 118 123 The song was intended by Madonna to be released as the fourth official single off Music but her recording company had plans to release Amazing with promos and test pressings for the track being also issued 124 125 however as the parts did not come to an agreement no further singles were released 126 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic80 100 127 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 128 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 129 Entertainment WeeklyB 32 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 130 NME8 10 131 Pitchfork8 0 10 21 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 34 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 35 Spin7 10 132 The Village VoiceA 133 Music received positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 80 based on 16 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 127 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album s layered music and described Madonna s collaboration with Ahmadzai as the reason why the album comes alive with spark and style 128 Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said that it has consistency and flow because all of its songs are good and lowbrow and affirmed that Madonna has got her sass back 133 Vibe s Dimitri Ehrlich complimented the record s brilliantly arranged keyboards futuristic drums and electronica dressings and felt it was a weird and fresh sounding album 105 Alex Pappademas from Spin said that the album is a much needed breath of fresh VapoRub and noted that it is the first Madonna record in years that feels as effortless as the dance pop of her Ciccone youth 132 Danny Eccleston in a review for Q called it brave radical and punchy as well as Madonna without a safety net 34 Billboard s Michael Paoletta noted how much of the set is vibrant and uplifting in tone and although the project is decidedly steeped in youth culture it rarely courts the teens that seemingly control the charts 134 Gary Crossing of Dotmusic described Music as a generally an upbeat dancey album which finds Madonna still ahead of the game sixteen years into her career 46 John Hand of the BBC News said that the melancholic tone of Ray of Light had been replaced by real energy and a renewed sense of fun on Music and wrote that the production may be breathtaking thanks to Orbit and Mirwais but at the centre of it all is Madonna resolutely doing it her way 135 Classifying it as Madonna s first headphones album Blender s Tony Power also observed that it was more playful and less pompous than Ray of Light 129 In the same vein Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune called Music the groove happiest Madonna had been since The Immaculate Collection 1990 and said it was more dance friendly in contrast to the highly introspective Ray of Light 53 In a review for Rolling Stone Barry Walters also compared Music to Ray of Light stating that the former was a rough and improvised version of the latter but lauded that Madonna had chosen to make a more instinctive record than her previous endeavours 35 Jason Ferguson of MTV also thought it was more exciting than any mainstream record since Ray of Light as well as an incredibly engaging and thoroughly interesting album 36 Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH stated that Orbit s work on the album was rather too similar to some tracks on Ray of Light but complimented Madonna for coming back with something else that proves she s still the best out there 56 In a review for Slant Magazine Sal Cinquemani criticized Madonna s collaborations with Orbit calling them repetitive and uninteresting despite being catchy he also felt the record seemed more like a collection of songs than a cohesive album 39 David Browne was less enthusiastic in Entertainment Weekly calling it her most patchwork record since the Sean Penn years and frustratingly inconsistent which feels like a collection of sounds clever intriguing ones to be sure that seek to compensate for ordinary melodies and Madonna s stoic delivery 32 Victoria Segal from NME said that Music is deliberately upstaged by beats so showy they belong in a strip joint which almost managed to make Madonna disappear on the record Segal also stated that the bluntly explicit title was not ironic as the record was about the music not Madonna about the sounds not the image 131 For WhatCulture s Reece Shrewsbury Music just isn t as iconic or impressive and doesn t hold up as well as the singer s other works 136 Stephen Thompson of The A V Club panned it as a dreadfully dull misstep with plenty of studio tricks but virtually no personality 137 The Guardian s Garry Mulholland dissmissed it as screamingly amusingly hypnotically naff the sound of a bunch of middle aged trend watchers second guessing what today s kids go for 130 Commercial performance edit nbsp 10 days afer its release it was reported that Music had sold over four million copies In the image Madonna performs second single Don t Tell Me in cowboy gear during 2023 2024 s The Celebration Tour The CNN reported that Music had sold over four million copies worldwide 10 days after its release 1 The album set a record in Warner Music Group as the biggest album shipment in the company with three million copies worldwide in its first week of release 138 It debuted at number one in 23 countries 139 Overall the record was the 19th best selling album of 2001 worldwide selling 4 1 million copies 140 As of October 2008 Music has sold more than 11 million units around the world 141 Music debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with over 420 000 copies sold in its first week becoming the first Madonna album to top the chart in more than a decade since Like a Prayer 1989 142 The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA on November 21 2005 143 As of August 2016 Music has sold 2 934 000 copies there according to Nielsen SoundScan 144 It sold additional 97 000 units through the BMG Music Club whose sales are not counted by the Nielsen SoundScan 145 In Canada the album debuted at the top of the Canadian RPM Albums Chart with first week sales of 50 300 copies and was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association CRIA for shipments of 300 000 units 146 147 The album experienced success in Latin America topping the charts in Argentina and receiving a two times platinum certification by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers CAPIF 148 It was also certified gold in Brazil Chile and Mexico 149 150 151 The album enjoyed success in Asia Pacific countries In Australia Music debuted at number two on the ARIA Charts on October 1 2000 failing to reach the top spot due to the success of The Games of the XXVII Olympiad Official Music from the Opening Ceremony 152 It spent 41 weeks on the chart and was eventually certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA 67 153 The album was also highlighted by ARIA as one of the biggest releases in their year end report of 2000 154 In New Zealand Music also debuted at number two on October 8 2000 only behind Robbie Williams Sing When You re Winning 155 it charted for 33 weeks and was certified two times platinum by Recorded Music NZ RMNZ 156 157 The album debuted at number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan 68 It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan RIAJ for sales of 200 000 copies 158 In Hong Kong Music was honored at the 2001 Hong Kong Record Sales Award by the IFPI Hong Kong for becoming one of ten biggest selling international album of the year 159 In Europe Music topped the European Top 100 Albums chart selling two million units in its first 10 days 160 161 for which she broke records according to Billboard s Paul Sexton 162 It ended as one of the highest certified albums in Europe by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI being certified five times platinum 163 The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in the United Kingdom with 152 000 copies sold 164 165 and was certified five times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI 166 As of January 2020 Music has sold 1 640 000 copies in the region 167 In Denmark it topped the charts and was fifth best selling album in Denmark with 66 996 copies sold in 2000 168 169 The album was later certified two times platinum by the IFPI Danmark for sales of 100 000 units 170 After debuting at the top the charts in France Music stayed for 67 weeks on the chart before falling out on June 29 2002 171 The album was certified two times platinum by the Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique SNEP 172 The album sold 50 000 units in Poland in its first five days and was later certified with platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry ZPAV for sales of 100 000 units 173 it ended as the best selling foreign album of 2000 in the country 174 Legacy edit By the turn of the Millenium Madonna had completely nailed the art of shape shifting Meanwhile a new young generation of teen stars were breaking through in pop Though Madonna by this time 42 sometimes paid tribute to this next wave Music s campy cowboy visuals and twisted unpolished pop felt worlds apart from the rest of the pack Most importantly it felt like she was having fun letting loose El Hunt discussing Music on the Evening Standard s ranking of Madonna albums where it came in at number four 175 Tom Breihan from Stereogum wrote that Music anticipated a lot of things and while Madonna did not invent any of them they were absent from mainstream pop music around the turn of the millennium In his review he added examples such as thudding big room electro house aggressive vocal manipulation ecstatic lyrical meaninglessness acoustic guitars chopped up and refracted into unrecognizable shapes joyous hedonism robot voices and the embrace of cowboy kitsch 176 Writing for the Grammy Awards official website Zel McCarthy called this Madonna era as a reminder of a less complicated time and a blueprint for our future noting that Madonna could be analog and digital acoustic or electronic 177 He particularly praised Impressive Instant describing it like nothing anyone had heard before 20 years later it still does 177 In 2015 Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone said that Music is still Madonna s hardest rocking and most seductive album 178 In the 20th anniversary of the album Joe Lynch from Billboard called it a key piece of 21st century dancefloor canon 179 The album was conceived in the time that America was divided by music genres and also presented an ageing Madonna in an era dominated by newer artists focused in teen pop and urban style oriented music 177 Lynch praised the fact that the dance pop was hardly dominant genre in the United States dawn of the new millennium against teen pop or hip hop flavored R amp B styles 179 McCarthy commented that Madonna deftly eschewed the petty cultural battles between genres and generations 177 The Straits Times also noted the dominance of boybands and teen pop artists while Madonna ushered 1980s electro as a new retro fad 180 After the release of its title track Billboard s Silvio Pietroluongo called a move that could be considered either unusual or genius about the decision of release various formats maxi CD and vinyl one week cassette and CD the next It was described as a phenomenal week at retail and helped push Music to the number one at the Billboard Hot 100 giving Madonna her best one week sales total of the Nielsen SoundScan era for a single at that time with 62 000 units as Pietroluongo also said I m finding it quite difficult to think of another maxi CD that has scanned that many units in a week 179 Accolades and rankings edit Music earned a total of five Grammy Award nominations In 2001 it won Best Recording Package given to art director Kevin Reagan and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album while the title track was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd edition 181 In 2002 Madonna received one more nomination for Don t Tell Me in the category of Best Short Form Music Video 181 Additionally the album was recognized as the Best International Album at the Danish Music Awards 182 the International Pop Album of the Year at the Hungarian Music Awards 183 and the International Album of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards in 2001 184 Music was voted the 16th and 18th best record of 2001 in the Pazz amp Jop and Dean s List both annual polls published by The Village Voice 185 186 Spin also named the record the 18th best album of 2000 187 On NME s list of the 50 best albums of 2000 the album was ranked at number 47 188 Three editors of Billboard also chose Music in their top five of best of albums of 2000 189 It was also featured in a number of the best albums of the decade Slant Magazine included the album on their list of The Best Albums of the Aughts at number 31 190 while it was included at WFPK s 500 Albums of the 2000s at number 223 191 In 2003 the album was listed at number 452 on Rolling Stone s The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time It is Madonna s fourth album on the list the most among female artists 10 192 Music also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 193 Track listing editAll tracks produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai except where noted Music Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Music 3 442 Impressive Instant 3 373 Runaway Lover MadonnaWilliam OrbitMadonnaOrbit4 464 I Deserve It 4 235 Amazing MadonnaOrbitMadonnaOrbit3 436 Nobody s Perfect 4 587 Don t Tell Me MadonnaAhmadzaiJoe Henry 4 408 What It Feels Like for a Girl MadonnaGuy SigsworthDavid TornMadonnaSigsworthMark Spike Stent4 439 Paradise Not for Me 6 3310 Gone MadonnaDamian LeGassickNik YoungMadonnaOrbitStent3 24Total length 44 40 Music International edition 2016 North American vinyl reissue bonus track 30 194 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length11 American Pie Don McLeanMadonnaOrbit4 33Total length 49 13 Music Japanese and Australian edition bonus tracks 195 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 Cyber Raga MadonnaTalvin Singh adapted from traditional text MadonnaSingh5 33 Music Mexican edition bonus tracks 73 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length11 Lo Que Siente La Mujer What It Feels Like for a Girl Madonna Sigsworth Spanish translation Alberto Ferraras MadonnaSigsworthStent4 4412 What It Feels Like for a Girl Above amp Beyond Club Radio Edit MadonnaSigsworthMadonnaSigsworthStent3 45 Music 2001 Special Tour edition bonus disc 74 No TitleWriter s Remixer s Producer s Length1 Music Deep Dish Dot Com Remix MadonnaAhmadzaiDubfire and Sharam for Deep Dish11 222 Music HQ2 Club Mix MadonnaAhmadzaiHex HectorMac Quayle8 513 Don t Tell Me Timo Maas Mix MadonnaAhmadzaiHenryTimo MaasMartin Buttrich6 554 Don t Tell Me Tracy Young Club Mix MadonnaAhmadzaiHenryTracy YoungChris Crane co producer 11 005 What It Feels Like for a Girl Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix MadonnaSigsworthPaul OakenfoldAndy Gray7 206 Lo Que Siente La Mujer What It Feels Like for a Girl MadonnaSigsworth Spanish translation Alberto Ferraras MadonnaSigsworthStent4 447 What It Feels Like for a Girl video MadonnaSigsworthTornAbove amp Beyond4 36 Notes David Torn was not credited on the original liner notes of Music Madonna added him as a co writer of What It Feels Like for a Girl after she found out Sigsworth had sampled from Torn s 1987 album Cloud About Mercury without her knowledge 196 197 What It Feels Like for a Girl contained a spoken word sample by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg from the 1993 British film The Cement Garden 48 Personnel editCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 30 Musicians edit Madonna vocals guitar Steve Sidelnyk drums Guy Sigsworth guitar keyboard programming William Orbit keyboard guitar programming backing vocals Mirwais Ahmadzai guitar keyboard programming Sean Spuehler programming Michel Colombier string arrangement Technical edit Madonna production William Orbit production tracks 3 5 10 Guy Sigsworth production track 8 Mirwais Ahmadzai production tracks 1 2 4 6 7 9 Mark Spike Stent production tracks 8 10 mixing Jake Davies engineering Mark Endert engineering Geoff Foster engineering string engineer Sean Spuehler engineering Tim Lambert engineering assistance Chris Ribando engineering assistance Dan Vickers engineering assistance Tim Young mastering Artwork edit Kevin Reagan art direction design Matthew Lindauer design Jean Baptiste Mondino photographyCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Music Chart 2000 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 198 1Australian Albums ARIA 67 2Australian Dance Albums ARIA 199 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 200 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 201 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 202 2Canadian Albums Billboard 203 1Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 204 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 205 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 168 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 206 1European Albums Billboard 160 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 207 1French Albums SNEP 171 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 208 1Greek Albums IFPI 209 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 210 1Irish Albums IRMA 211 1Italian Albums FIMI 212 1Japanese Albums Oricon 68 7New Zealand Albums RMNZ 156 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 213 1Polish Albums ZPAV 214 1Portuguese Albums AFP 168 3Scottish Albums OCC 215 1Slovak Albums IFPI 216 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 217 2Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 218 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 219 1Taiwanese Albums IFPI 220 1UK Albums OCC 164 1US Billboard 200 221 1 Year end charts edit 2000 year end chart performance for Music Chart 2000 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 222 23Austrian Albums O3 Austria 223 16Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 224 22Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 225 20Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 226 28Danish Albums Hitlisten 227 5Dutch Albums Album Top 100 228 18European Top 100 Albums Music amp Media 229 12Finnish Foreign Albums Suomen virallinen lista 230 55French Albums SNEP 231 13German Albums Offizielle Top 100 232 13Italian Albums FIMI 233 12Norwegian Spring Albums VG lista 234 8Norwegian Christmas Albums VG lista 235 19Swedish Albums amp Compilations Sverigetopplistan 236 12Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 237 8UK Albums OCC 238 10US Billboard 200 239 642001 year end chart performance for Music Chart 2001 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 240 23Australian Dance ARIA 241 3Austrian Albums O3 Austria 242 32Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 243 36Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 244 34Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 245 83Danish Albums Hitlisten 246 53Dutch Albums Album Top 100 247 43European Top 100 Albums Music amp Media 248 10French Albums SNEP 249 37German Albums Offizielle Top 100 250 20Italian Albums FIMI 251 48Norwegian Winter Albums VG lista 252 6Spanish Albums AFYVE 253 32Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 254 20UK Albums OCC 255 41US Billboard 200 256 49Worldwide IFPI 140 19Decade end charts edit 2000s end chart performance for Music Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Albums OCC 257 54US Billboard 200 258 159All time charts edit 21st century chart performance for Music Chart 2000 2020 PositionUK Albums OCC 259 Albums by female artists 27Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Music Region Certification Certified units salesArgentina CAPIF 148 2 Platinum 120 000 Australia ARIA 260 3 Platinum 210 000 Austria IFPI Austria 261 Platinum 50 000 Belgium BEA 262 3 Platinum 150 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 149 Gold 100 000 Canada Music Canada 147 3 Platinum 300 000 Chile 150 Gold 15 000 150 Czech Republic 263 Platinum Denmark IFPI Danmark 170 2 Platinum 100 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 264 Gold 32 515 264 France SNEP 172 2 Platinum 900 000 265 Germany BVMI 266 2 Platinum 600 000 Hungary MAHASZ 267 Gold Hong Kong IFPI Hong Kong 263 Platinum Ireland IRMA 263 Platinum 15 000 Israel 35 000 268 Italy FIMI 263 Platinum 250 000 269 Japan RIAJ 158 Platinum 200 000 Mexico AMPROFON 151 Gold 75 000 Netherlands NVPI 270 2 Platinum 160 000 New Zealand RMNZ 157 2 Platinum 30 000 Norway 100 000 271 Poland ZPAV 272 Platinum 100 000 Singapore RIAS 263 Platinum South Korea 21 528 273 Spain PROMUSICAE 217 2 Platinum 200 000 Sweden GLF 275 Platinum 100 000 274 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 276 2 Platinum 100 000 Taiwan RIT 263 Platinum Thailand 263 Platinum United Kingdom BPI 166 5 Platinum 1 640 000 167 United States RIAA 143 3 Platinum 3 031 000 144 145 SummariesEurope IFPI 163 5 Platinum 5 000 000 Worldwide 11 000 000 141 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of best selling albums by women List of best selling albums in Europe List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s List of number one albums of 2000 Canada List of number one hits of 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