She's Madonna
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| Single by Robbie Williams featuring Pet Shop Boys from the album Rudebox |
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| B-side | "Never Touch That Switch" | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 5, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, DVD single | |||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | London, United Kingdom, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Label | Chrysalis Records–EMI | |||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Robbie Williams Neil Tennant Chris Lowe |
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| Producer | Pet Shop Boys | |||||||||||||||||
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"She's Madonna" is the third and final international single released from Robbie Williams's album Rudebox. A collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys, it is a love song to pop star Madonna and was released on March 5, 2007.[1]
A promotional copy was released to European radio in late January to precede the CD single. In March 2007, the track rose to number one on the European Airplay Chart after spending four weeks at number two.[2]
The song became one of Williams' lower-charting hits in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 16. Elsewhere it was more successful, peaking at number one in eight countries and in the European 100 singles chart. "She's Madonna" reached number eleven in the United World Chart.
It was confirmed that this single was not going to be released in Latin America.[3] In spite of this, the single was released as a Digital Download in Mexico in four formats and also received limited airplay and after weeks of being available for sale, the song charted at number ninety-nine in the Mexican Charts and climbing to sixty-one.[4] The video was also aired on MTV Brazil and on other Brazilian music channels.
For a limited time an exclusive remix ("Dark Horse Remix") was available to purchase on Williams' official website, it has not been made available anywhere else.
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[edit] History
"She's Madonna" was inspired by a conversation Robbie Williams had with Guy Ritchie's ex-girlfriend Tania Strecker, about the way Ritchie left her for Madonna - Strecker quoted Ritchie as saying "Look, you know I really love you, but she's Madonna."[5] According to the BBC's Top of the Pops website, Williams had played the song to Madonna shortly after writing it, receiving a positive reaction.[5] According to the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun, Williams wanted Madonna to star alongside him in the video, but Guy Ritchie, now her husband, objected, having realised that the song with its chorus "I love you, baby, but face it, she's Madonna / No man on earth could say that he don't want her" was based on the line he used to leave Strecker for Madonna.[6]
Williams himself has commented:
- In case anyone asks... There is nothing tongue in cheek about this song at all, I have always fancied Madonna.[7]
Musically, the song was inspired by Kraftwerk's track "Tour de France" - Williams stated:
- I played "Tour De France" by Kraftwerk and said “I like this, Can we do something like this, but not much like this", but then everything else came together pretty quickly.[7]
[edit] Trivia
The gibberish you can hear him speaking at the end of the song (bono estente, etc) is in a made-up language, that comes from the a series of sketches called Chanel 9 from the British comedy show The Fast Show.
[edit] Music video
The music video was shot in Los Angeles and features Williams as a professional drag queen in full regalia, as well as performing to drag queens in a nightclub, dressed in a white jacket. Alexis Arquette appears as one of the drag queens.[8] The video was directed by Johan Renck, who had previously directed the videos for Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters" in 1999 and "Hung Up" in 2005.[8]
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "She's Madonna".
UK 2-Track CD Single
- "She's Madonna" - 4:16
- "Never Touch That Switch" [Switch Remix] - 5:06
UK CD Maxi
- "She's Madonna" - 4:16
- "She's Madonna" [Chris Lake Remix] - 5:43
- "She's Madonna" [Kris Menace Vocal Re-Interpretation] - 4:25
- "She's Madonna" [Kris Menace Dub] - 5:37
UK DVD
- "She's Madonna" Music Video
- Interview & Photo Gallery
- "Never Touch That Switch" [Nightmares Remix] Audio
- "Never Touch That Switch" [Dark Horse Remix] Audio
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak[9][10] |
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| Euro Airplay Charts[2] | 1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[11] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[12] | 2 |
| Czech IFPI Chart[13] | 2 |
| Bulgarian Airplay Chart | 3 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Italy Singles Chart[14] | 3 |
| Latvian Airplay Top[15] | 3 |
| Germany Singles Top 100[16] | 4 |
| France Singles Chart | 4 |
| Turkish Top 20 Chart[17] | 8 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Russian Airplay Chart[18] | 8 |
| Swedish Top 60 Singles[19] | 8 |
| Switzerland Singles Top 100[20] | 8 |
| United World Chart | 11 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 12 |
| South Africa[2] | 12 |
| Singapore | 12 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart[21] | 16 |
| Brazilian Hot 100 Singles & Tracks[22] | 16 |
| Ukraine Singles Chart[11] | 19 |
| Finnish Singles Top 20[12] | 20 |
| Chile Top 100 Singles | 23 |
| Greece | 25 |
| Australia Singles Chart | 28 |
| Ireland Singles Top 100 | 38 |
| Romania | 42 |
| Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[23] | 61 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pet Shop Boys official website. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ a b c She's Madonna: #1 in European Airplay Charts. Orange.fr (2007-02-25). Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Discography>Singles>She's Madonna>Territory Info
- ^ Mexican Singles Chart (June 11 2007)
- ^ a b M, Fraser (2006-07-24). Ritchie Ditch. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Williams' 'She's Madonna' video is inspired by 'Bloodhounds of Broadway'. Yahoo.com (2007-02-18). Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b Robbie Williams: Comments on "Rudebox", on the web site of EMi Music Switzerland. Accessed on May 11, 2007
- ^ a b Newton, Victoria. "Robbie's frocky horror show", The Sun, 2007-01-16. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ position Music Square – "She's Madonna" World Charts. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.
- ^ "She's Madonna" World Charts
- ^ a b Top position in Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Top 40. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ ifpicr.cz.
- ^ Italy Singles Chart. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- ^ Latvian Airplay Top. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ^ Germany Singles Top 100. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
- ^ Russian Airplay Chart. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
- ^ Swedish Top 60 Singles. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Switzerland Singles Top 100. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ The Official UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
- ^ Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
- ^ Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart. Retrieved on June 11, 2007.
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