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''Music'' is the eighth studio Album by pop singer Madonna , released on September 18 , 2000 by Maverick Records . It has sold an estimated 13 million copies worldwide. A two disc Special Edition was released in June 2001 to promote the Drowned World Tour containing an additional CD of remixes and the video to the song " What It Feels Like For A Girl ". HISTORY Before the album was released, Madonna recorded a statement to her fans:
The album featured mostly upbeat and up tempo songs which further developed Madonna's move toward European dance music but still retains a rocky, American edge. To achieve a more European dance style of music Madonna collaborated with French Electronica wizard Mirwais . According to Madonna, they both had some problems with understanding each other in the studio at first since Mirwais did not speak any English and Madonna almost no French. Again, like on ''Ray of Light'', Madonna collaborated with William Orbit , with whom she co-wrote and produced three songs that made it onto the final cut of the album. The album was Madonna's first album not to have been totally recorded in the USA , it instead was mostly recorded at Sarm West and East Studios in London, England . Musically the album is different from what Madonna had done in the past. The album featured dark electronic beats ("Impressive Instant"), folk guitars ("Don't Tell Me", "I Deserve It", "Gone") and the heavy use of the vocoder, which would appear again on later Madonna albums. Madonna also sang in French on the song "Paradise (Not For Me)" and in Spanish on the song "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" (which appeared on the albums bonus disc). The song Runaway Lover was an up-tempo dance track which differed from the crystalline perfection of her Previous Album . For the first time, a complete Madonna album leaked onto the internet and fans all around the world were able to listen to all the songs from the album months ahead of its release. Warner Bros. Records and Madonna were not pleased by this at all, closing down sites with the tracks and suing Napster at the same time. The song " American Pie " ended up being included on the European , Latin-American and Asian versions of the album. However, Madonna regrets having it included on the album after "being talked into it by some record company executive". She rather would have seen it only on '' The Next Best Thing (Music From The Motion Picture) ''. She did not include it on her second greatest hits package, '' GHV2 '', in 2001. Also included as a bonus track only on the Japan ese and Australian releases, was a song called "Cyberraga". The song, which was written and produced by Madonna and Talvin Singh , is an adaptation from a traditional text taken from the Vedic Mantra and from the Mahabharata . The song was later used as a B-side on different European and U.S. single releases. ''Music'' was re-issued in several countries replacing " American Pie " song with the Remix & the Spanish versions of "What It Feels Like For A Girl". ''Music'' is the first Madonna full length-album that does not feature the lyrics in the CD -booklet. Instead, the listener is advised to visit Madonna's official site. This trend would continue with future albums. "Music" won the award for Best Recording Package at the Grammy Awards Of 2001 . Madonna performed "Music", "Impressive Instant", "I Deserve It", "Nobody's Perfect", "Don't Tell Me", "What It Feels Like For A Girl", "Paradise" and "Gone" on her 2001 Drowned World Tour . SINGLES From the album, Madonna released six singles: FOURTH SINGLE CONTROVERSY As a fourth single, Madonna wanted to release " Impressive Instant ", which was already a major club hit in the US. Madonna felt that the song would properly promote her Drowned World Tour . However, her label refused, feeling that it was too uncommercial and edgy. They opted for the more commercial sounding " Amazing ". As a result, plans for a fourth single were cancelled. Madonna refused to shoot a video for the song, so the record label planned on releasing a live video, so Madonna took " Amazing " out of her show to prevent its commercial release. TRACK LISTING #" Music " (Ahmadzaï, Madonna) – 3:44 #" Impressive Instant " (Ahmadzaï, Madonna) – 3:37 #"Runaway Lover" (Madonna, Orbit) – 4:47 #"I Deserve It" (Ahmadzaï, Madonna) – 4:23 #" Amazing " (Madonna, Orbit) – 3:43 #"Nobody's Perfect" (Ahmadzaï, Madonna) – 4:58 #" Don't Tell Me " (Ahmadzaï, Madonna, Henry) – 4:40 #" What It Feels Like For A Girl " (Madonna, Sigsworth) – 4:43 #" Paradise (Not For Me) " (Ahmadzaï, Madonna) – 6:33 #"Gone" (LeGassick, Madonna, Young) – 3:25
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