[74] After the exhibition was over, Madonna was inspired by the images from the exhibitions and decided to incorporate them into her then unplanned tour and asked Klein to help her with the task. Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders. [85] Johny Davis from NME gave the album a rating of seven out of ten, saying that technically the album sounds good, but overall it felt like an unnecessary sequel to Madonna's previous endeavors like Ray of Light and Music. I have a journal and I note down ideas I get from newspapers and books". [75] Although musician Prince's Musicology Live 2004ever tour was initially projected to be the highest grossing tour of 2004, Billboard Boxscore published that the Re-Invention Tour had sold 55 out of the 56 shows and grossed $125 million. We wanted to do something totally modern and futuristic but not very apparent. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for American Life - Madonna on AllMusic - 2003 Madonna is an American success story who is skilled at manipulating the media and making good business decisions. [26] Lyrically, the song reflects on Madonna's childhood including her mother's death and her father's reaction, and the effect on their relationship. [41] Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's spokesperson, told The Smoking Gun that the defacement was not a marketing ploy. How can you say that fame and fortune are not a guarantee for happiness and joy and fulfillment in your life?' One of Madonna's most underrated records was her tenth studio album "American Life" from 2003. The compilation contains remixed versions of four songs from American Life and a previously unreleased song called "Your Honesty". [47] A stage was built in preparation for the performances with long dark drapes and large speakers, and according to Billboard was so that over one thousand fans nearby could hear the performance. [18] It was divided into five acts with different themes: French Baroque-Marie Antionette Revival, Military-Army, Circus-Cabaret, Acoustic and Scottish-Tribal segments. It was released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records. Skip to main content Hello, Sign in. [53] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian responded well to parts of the record saying "American Life's best tracks make a mockery of virtually all other current pop music" however his conclusive point in the review was that there was not enough of good songs. Some delivered a brief message from Madonna saying "What the fuck do you think you're doing?" It was first released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records. [27] Still recovering from the commercial disappointment of Swept Away, Madonna changed her image completely to resemble that of a fighter, with inspirations from pictures of Argentinian guerrilla leader Che Guevara. I don't ever want to repeat myself or make the same record twice. [36], American Life is Madonna's second album to bear a "Parental Advisory" label after Erotica (1992), due to the profanity used in the title song. [79], American Life received mixed reviews from music critics, holding a score of 60/100 on music review website Metacritic, based on 17 professional reviews. American Life is a folk album in the purest definition of the term—and it's reflected right in the title" and added that it has "an often ugly, lo-fi demo quality. [17] Madonna wanted Auto-Tune because she wanted "Hollywood" to have a more dance-like feel to it, although Ahmadzaï was against it. [1] Concentrating on her music career, Madonna was busy throughout 2001 on her Drowned World Tour. Even if the sparer ballads are introspective, they're treated as soundscapes by producer Mirwais, giving them an unsettling eerie quality that is mirrored by the general hollowness of the club songs. A controversial music video was pulled after scenes of war and violence were criticized which led to an edited version being released. [108], In the United Kingdom, American Life debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, with sales of 65,013 copies, much less than the opening sum of 2000's Music, which debuted with sales of 151,891 copies. [127] Nevertheless, it gained a Platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping 70,000 copies. "[9] The beginning of the album cleared away what was not important for her, so Madonna could concentrate on the things that did matter. The album, produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, features references to many parts of American culture. But he used it to create a new groove. The producer combines different samples of songs from his own collections and keeps on trying until something new is developed. [15], —Madonna discusses the track "Mother and Father". followed by minutes of silence. She has taken many risks in her music and her image, and while many have proven very successful, this song wasn't a commercial success. [30] In an interview with Veja magazine, she described Guevara as "an icon instantaneously identified with a revolution spirit. [18], Giving the album three out of five stars, Ben Ratliff from Rolling Stone summarized that the messages on the album are dour, but complimented Madonna for talking about the then-current situation of the nation. Label: Maverick - 9362-48439-2,Warner Bros. Records - 9362-48439-2 • Format: CD Album, Enhanced Explicit • Country: Europe • Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop • Style: Folk Rock, Electro, Acoustic, Downtempo, Electroclash Perhaps that's because she's aligned herself with such flash-in-the-pan trends as electroclash, a hipster movement that's more theoretical than musical, whose ill effects can be heard on the roundly panned James Bond theme "Die Another Day," featured toward the end of American Life. [48], On August 27, 2003, Madonna opened the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards with American recording artists Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, performing a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood". [23] The second track and single "Hollywood" is introduced with sounds of tweeting birds, before an acoustic guitar starts with a four chord sequence that has been compared to songs by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers. [27], In an interview with Larry King in October 2002, she said that she wanted to give the album a Hebrew name. [17] The producer hoped that using stuttering would become a rage in the future world of recording. [49] In 2003, Madonna planned to release a special commemorative box set to celebrate her 20th anniversary in the music business and the release of her first studio album, Madonna, in 1983. [102][103][104] It ranked at number 125 on the year-end ranking of the albums by Billboard. [17] When it came to adding the beats, he experimented by programming the drums in Logic Pro and changing the timing of the beats. This song was even better during Reinvention because all Madonna wants to do is Rock Out! The scene descends into violence and fighting to which the audience find amusement. The album is a concept album, with themes of the American Dream and materialism. Hosted by Carson Daly, she sang songs from the album and answered questions from the audience. [40], To start marketing the album, Madonna embarked on a promotional tour across the United States and Europe. [80] Billboard's Michael Paoletta noted the lyrical differences from past albums such as Ray of Light positively, saying "American Life relies less on spiritual introspection and more on woman-in-the-mirror confrontation. [15] Michael Colombier did the string arrangement with Geoff Foster acting as the strings engineer, conducting at AIR Studios. Do I have to change my name Will it get me far Should I lose some weight Am I gonna be a star I tried to be a boy I tried to be a girl I tr “American Life” is the lead single and title-track of Madonna’s ninth studio album. So, in contrast to the first three tracks, the later songs on American Life also deal with issues close to the singer's heart, like talking about her relationship with her parents on the track "Mother and Father". [89] Dorian Lynskey from Q magazine also rated it three out of five, stating "'Nothing Fails', the album's centerpiece, is as good a showstopper as 'Live to Tell' ... [but] it's no wonder that a record about feeling confused ends up sounding confused". It was released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records. [45][46] Another performance on Tower's Fourth Street in Manhattan was presented to around 400 people. "It's frequently self-indulgent, misguided, unpleasant, difficult to listen to, silly and humorless, but it's also consistent, uncompromising and unapologetic," Cinquemani opined, ending with the deduction that American Life stood for the last time Madonna made music without the primary objective of making a hit. Madonna in the original version of "American Life" video. While there are some interesting sounds on these tracks, they sound bleak and hermetically sealed, separate from what's happening either in the mainstream or in the underground. [2] The event had a profound effect on American society, with the cultural mood being bleakness and paranoia. [72], In 2003, Madonna collaborated with photographer Steven Klein for an art installation project called X-Static Process. [70] "Love Profusion", was the fourth and final single from the album, released on December 8, 2003. [109][110] The next week, it was pushed down to the third position, by Justin Timberlake's album, Justified, and The White Stripes album, Elephant. I believe more singles were released from this album than any other. 11 Songs. Madonna was born Madonna Louise Ciccone, on 16 August 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, USA). In 2004, American Life was nominated at the 46th Grammy Awards in two categories "Best Short Form Music Video" and "Best Dance Recording", both for the song "Die Another Day. Madonna – American Life. [44] While in the United Kingdom, she performed "American Life" and "Hollywood" at BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Top of the Pops. Tom Hannen and Simon Changer, both of them worked as assistant engineer during the recording. The album peaked at number one in fourteen countries. ... more easily said It's always been the same This type of modern life Is not for me This type of modern life Is not for free American life [American life] I live the American dream ... General CommentNot too many American Life songs here...I think it is her most personal album yet! American … "Because I was always drinking soy lattes in the studio, and I drive my Mini Cooper to the studio, I was just like, 'OK, let me just talk about the things that I like'. [10] But "Nothing Fails", along with tracks "Intervention" and "X-Static Process," became the centerpiece of the album as a triptych of love songs for Ritchie. [32] The album cover was also compared to an infamous 1970s photo of kidnapped newspaper heiress, Patty Hearst. [55] The production costs for the music video were over six million dollars, making it the third most expensive music video ever made, after "Work Bitch" by Britney Spears, and "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. In addition, the page included an impromptu marriage proposal to Morgan Webb, the host of the daily technology show The Screen Savers. The eleventh and final track on the album, "Easy Ride", is a heavily string-oriented song. [98] It was Madonna's second consecutive number one debut, and her fifth number one album overall in the US. [8] John Norris from MTV described them as a trilogy, and an indicator of Madonna's reassessment of her life while discussing things she wishes to put behind her. Label: Maverick - 9362 48454 2,Warner Bros. Records - 9362 48454 2 • Format: CD Album, Enhanced • Country: UK • Genre: Electronic, Pop • Style: Synth-pop, Electro, Pop Rock [25] Vocally, the line "I got you under my skin" is repeated, while a male voice acts as the backing for the track as the final words, "feel good", are performed with no backing instrumental. 11 tracks (49:33). It plays as somberly as either Like a Prayer or Ray of Light, just as it delves into an insular darkness as deep as Erotica while retaining the club savviness of the brilliant, multi-colored Music. The song peaked at number eight in the United States,[54] and number three in the United Kingdom. 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Try Prime Cart. The worldwide singles were Die Another Day, American Life, Hollywood, Nobody Knows … [49] After "Hollywood" was performed by Madonna, she engaged in kissing with both Spears and Aguilera becoming an infamous moment for all three acts and in television history. [14][35] However, as the months went on and the album became more of a meditation on the difficulty of leading a spiritual life in the glamour industry, the title was changed to Hollywood with Madonna saying that it was "a reflection of my state of mind and a view of the world right now". The songs on American Life and their lyrics were developed like that. [25] A recurring theme of American Life is the acoustic guitar introduction to the songs, and is yet again featured in the sixth track "Nothing Fails". 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But all initial directions of the tracks were made in my home studio. [124], In Japan, the album peaked at number four on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart remaining there for 13 weeks,[125] and went on to gain a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) that same year, for shipping 100,000 copies of the release. In September 2003, following Madonna's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, the album saw a sales gain of 19%, but did not chart back. [4] Explaining her writing process, Madonna told Q magazine that the "music has to jar my brain in terms of lyrics. It was a minor chart success, but did not match the success of previous singles from American Life, charting outside the top twenty in some countries. The song debuted at number ninety on the Billboard Hot 100,[61] and peaked at number thirty-seven on the chart, becoming Madonna's 45th Top 40 hit in the chart. [8], The album was mostly composed and entirely produced by Madonna and Ahmadzaï. "American Life" is a song by Madonna from her ninth studio album American Life. The sales were less than Madonna's previous studio album, Music, which debuted with 420,000 copies in 2000, but was the only one that week to sell over 200,000 copies. Both had previously collaborated on Madonna's studio album Music (2000). [54][67][68] "Nothing Fails" was released in October 26, 2003 as the third single, and backed with remixes of "Nobody Knows Me". Recorded at three different studios using Ahmadzaï's own gear along with the studio's SSL mixing consoles, the album's recording process was often laborious but was sparse in the musical arrangements of the songs. [25], Acoustic guitars introduces the seventh track, "Intervention". [82] Dimitri Ebrlich of Vibe magazine gave a positive review for American Life, saying that Madonna "stayed still" in the album, and commenting that "This may be the first time Madonna hasn't pushed herself to explore new ground, but at least she's chosen a good place to rest. Madonna then considered Ein Sof, which means endlessness, as a possible title for the album. On September 11, 2001, suicide bombers hijacked two jet airliners and crashed into the World Trade Center, resulting in the death of nearly 3,000 people. You have to be very minimalist and choose every sound very carefully. One of these performances, presented at the Total Request Live studios in New York, was shown by MTV in a special named Madonna on Stage & on the Record. [58] The first version is based on a fashion runway, with extras including children dressed in provocative war inspired outfits. Without a compelling back story, her songs seem diminished". [60] A second video was produced, showing Madonna donning military clothing and singing in front of the various flags of the world. A reference to the "tree of life" is made during the song as Madonna states "I'm not religious" but she wishes to pray. "[88] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave the album a mixed review, stating that American Life is not a "masterpiece" compared to her 1992 studio album, Erotica. And we're also completely obsessed with the way we look." At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, she performed alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" and engaged in open-mouth kissing with Aguilera and Spears gaining great controversy and publicity. People, including Madonna, started asking questions about their culture and the American Dream, which had been a long-lasting ideal for many. The remix peaked at number seven in Italy. [8] When Madonna was five, her mother died of breast cancer and the track was "a way of letting go of the sadness and moving on. Available with an Apple Music subscription. American Life garnered two nominations at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. The worldwide singles were Die Another Day, American Life, Hollywood, Nobody Knows … She was screaming with rage because Miss Ciccone bared her Soul on American Life. But, overall, American Life is better for what it promises than what it delivers, and it's better in theory than practice. [34] James Hannaham from Spin compared the album's introspective themes to her previous albums Ray of Light and Music and also noted Madonna spends much of American Life bemoaning the emptiness of celebrity culture. [57] There are two music videos. "[38] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker generally responded well, saying that at its best, the album offers blunt, questing and decisive music but the weakest point was Madonna sounding like a girl who's grown content with her husband and kids and the ability to hire help to do her bidding. While American Life certainly wasn't the kiss of death for Madonna, her ninth studio album did end one of the winningest streaks in the history of … The song is accompanied by bleeping synths and a heavy drum part. She then began developing her sixth concert tour called Re-Invention World Tour. Credits and personnel adapted from the album's liner notes. [26] "Mother and Father" is the album's ninth track, with a drum and bass beat paired with an electric guitar present in the instrumental. [106][107] It gained a Platinum certification one month later from the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), for shipment of 100,000 copies of the album. [24] Lyrically, the song expresses disillusionment with Madonna singing "I used to live in a fuzzy dream" and "It was just greed", also proclaiming that once she was "stupider than stupid" before stating "Everybody's stupid" towards the end of the song. [40] Madonna's website was hacked and the hacker added a message appearing on the main page, saying "This is what the fuck I think I'm doing..." followed by download links for each of the album's songs. [74] The central theme of the show was unity versus violence. [27] French design team M/M Paris (Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak) were responsible for the artwork of American Life. You can lose everything because you can lose yourself. [25] Lyrically, the song is an optimistic track about how a relationship will last as Madonna says "the road looks lonely but that's just Satan's game". [15], Unlike Music, Madonna had enlisted Ahmadzaï also as a songwriter on American Life hence what transpired was Madonna's wholesale adaptation of the producers style and sound. Music videos Edit Original version Edit. Madonna Ciccone has done it again: The forty-four-year-old guitar player from London via Detroit has taken the pulse of the nation, if not the whole Women's Wear Daily-reading world. "American Life" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. [31] Author Santiago Fouz-Hernández wrote in his book, Madonna's Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Subcultural Transformations, that the inclusion of Guevara as an inspiration for the cover was one of the many instances of Madonna incorporating Hispanic identity and the Latino subculture in her work. The title is repeated throughout the song as she references "social disease" which is also repeated. [3], Like her 2000 studio album, Music, Madonna enlisted the help of French DJ and producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï. That goes for the whole album: the current moment, I feel a revolutionary state of mind". [56] "American Life" was released as the lead single from the album on April 8, 2003 in the United States and on April 14, 2003 in Europe. It featured Madonna in a seventeenth-century-style dress, crawling on all fours towards the camera. [115][116] In European countries, the album topped the charts in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The song is a criticism of the American … It peaked in the top ten only in Greece, Italy and Canada, her fifth top ten Canadian hit from the album and thirteenth top ten in-a-row. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on international music charts, including L… read more Madonna - American Life - Amazon.com Music. When Madonna started writing the songs on the album, she was inspired by different situations, like having guitar lessons and getting an idea, or sometimes Ahmadzaï would send over a rough demo to her without the basic chord progression. “American Life” was panned by music critics, with Billboard criticising Madonna’s rapping, and Blender naming it as the ninth worst song of all time. [86] BBC's Ian Young also gave a negative review, saying that "the tunes are bland and weak, the lyrics are uninspired and self-absorbed and the semi-Ibiza backing music is bare and recycled—and we are convinced that she has lost it. American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. [30] By late 2003, she had wiped out the military image completely, and followed with another subtle toned-down image of that of a writer and philanthropist. Neither using it as an excuse, as: 'I'm rebel because I had suffered a hard time when I was a child'. "Nothing Fails" and "Love Profusion", the third and fourth singles respectively, featured a lack of promotion resulting in poor commercial performances. [77][78] A documentary, titled I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, which chronicled the tour, was released in 2005. [101] On July 7, 2003, just months after the release, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying shipment of one million copies in the US alone. [54] American Life became the first album to achieve seven top ten songs on this chart. Madonna – American Life Then A heavy-handed, “wake up sheeple!” political awakening Now A brilliantly odd peek behind fame’s velvet rope Madonna’s ninth album, a dissection of the American dream in light of 9/11 and the buildup to the Iraq war, was hard to love upon its 2003 release. So it was totally spontaneous," she added. The hack was linked to Phrack, an online hacker magazine, but Phrack representatives denied knowledge. Four singles were released from the album. [17] The mixing for the tracks was done by Mark "Spike" Stent at the Westlake Recording Studios at West Hollywood, California, while Tim Young did the mastering of the songs at Metropolis Studios in London. Composers are Ahmadzai, Mirwais and Ciccone, Madonna L. The song remains unleaked. [105] In Canada, the album debuted at the top of the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 18,000 copies on May 10, 2003. [23] The lyrics accompany a "punchy octave synth figure" synchronized with a drum and bass beat. The title track was released as the album's lead single to a generally negative critical reception, with Blender naming it the ninth worst song of all time. [1] However, by the beginning of the new millennium, Madonna was living a calmer, more introspective and wholesome life with her husband Guy Ritchie, their son Rocco, and Madonna's daughter Lourdes from a previous relationship. But when you pay attention, there is a lot of technology underneath". American Life , the song that is, nicely balancing straight forward sounding couplets with a melodic kind of refrain,just like Madonna did with songs like Ray of Light and Sky fits Heaven. [117] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) awarded American Life Platinum certification, signifying sales of over one million copies across Europe. [91] Ed Howard from Stylus Magazine gave the album a negative review calling the album "about Madonna" instead of American culture explaining, "it's Madonna who, surprisingly, has simply run out of things to say". [17] This approach was an imperative for American Life. Sometimes I write free verse. Always interested in adapting herself and her music to the contemporary compositions, Madonna was inspired by the new Massive Attack and Lemon Jelly albums. Album became the 32nd-best-selling album of 2003 and has sold five million copies to date song called your. 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