story madonna song story song recorded american singer madonna sixth studio album released single album february appears madonna compilation album story written time wrote song madonna album wrote demo song current version produced madonna mid tempo electronic house song acid ambient techno influences story underlying skeletal synth melody influenced minimal trance music track departure madonna pop based favor unconventional electronic music lyrically talks unconscious world story received favorable reviews music critics praised song hypnotic electronic style deemed song great potential song moderate success reaching record charts united_kingdom italy australia missed united_states peaking number hot dance club songs chart music video story directed listed expensive music videos time cost million million dollars features new age imagery influences artists video received acclaim critics permanently displayed new_york_city story performed brit awards london madonna wearing white dress long hair extensions best moments awards history according remixed version track video interlude critics scholars noted song madonna electronic music future work background release according book madonna like icon madonna wanted impact soul music scene started working prominent producers market madonna wanted explore british club music scene genres dub growing popularity decided work european producers composers electronic scene including pleased madonna european sensibility inviting los_angeles writing sessions started taking place california story written singer songwriter produced madonna according author book wow madonna inspired time second studio album debut connections got touch offered chance write track stories consider fan madonna music intrigued offer accepted wrote song initially named let unconscious opening lyrics today day words lines born criticism madonna aesthetic singer clarified offered write song madonna couldn picture song suit second thought decided write things wanted hear said song demo finished rearranged track final version called story song eventually released single parent album february later confessed madonna got lyrics wrong like instead original learning logic reason madonna included leaving logic reason original demo later worked released sweet appeared army single remixed quiet single recording composition story electronic song notable departure tracks parent album new jack swing driven unlike madonna tempo melodic work song slower melody complex rhythmic structure ambient influenced tone deep bubbling house beat stylistic comparisons acid house music skeletal synth arrangement influences minimal trance techno song instrumentation synthesized consisting drum machine loops organs strings digitally altered choir according sheet music published story written key minor moderate tempo beats minute madonna vocals span basic sequence chord progression song linked ending previous album track sanctuary starts chords ending track beat mix lead synth madonna voice ends abruptly saying learned try forget explain making listener believe dream according book aesthetics motion din song music bears new age era music different forms music slow atmospheric qualities drawn comparison song intricate steady continuous rhythmic structure drawn comparison ceremony song writers credited giving song particular style according track architecture distinctly particular approach construction lyrics chapter music written stated hear influence madonna vocals song author noted lyrics story hymn rejection supposed constraints reason language line words useless especially sentences don stand explain feel lyrically despite song trip unconscious scholars noticed song meaning noted new age themes prevalent lyrics especially regards concept truth song theme meditation relax islamic mystic sexual themes noted song lyrics found cliché references honey longing sexual wet inside relate secular love poetry lyrics concepts movement central philosophy indicates achieving getting lost leaving logic reason arms critical reception story received positive reviews music critics stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic review parent album wrote story best songs album slowly works melodies bass sal_cinquemani slant_magazine praised song claiming potential vogue review album described song follow mainstream hit bow gave rating billboard noted easily madonna experimental pop singles date cutting edge trance dance rhythms finished review praising hook affecting plea unconscious bliss escape voiced angst resolve advocate found song calls mind anthem rescue brien wrote story vivid track madonna electronica author victor wrote book song complex rhythmic texture dance hall favorite mid-1990s track similar music english alternative band girl claimed contrast songs album track longer writing idolator story highlight album adding drum patterns taken directly trance music creates ethereal commended influence dance music madonna provocative vocals finding song direct inspiration singer breathe fourth studio album zone wrote encyclopedia song total inclusion album believed releasing follow single commercially successful bow diminished potential praised madonna songs describing hypnotic ride state mind echoed author wrote book music madonna written madonna song adding makes unusual quirky challenging tracks commercial performance united_states song debuted number billboard hot issue dated april week later song peaked number madonna single burning reach story able reach madonna woman rock era hits achieved consecutive string hits starting single holiday billboard explained song loss radio airplay sales prevented peaking story spent total seven weeks billboard hot successful hot dance club songs chart peaked number spent weeks charts furthermore charted billboard genre charts including rhythmic number mainstream number chart reached peak number united_kingdom song entered charts peak number week february left weeks later eventually spending weeks charts european countries song found success peaked number belgium week dutch single chart entered peaked number april stayed position week total run weeks story debuted number finland peaked number week australia song debuted peaked number april stayed position weeks fell fifth week eventually exited charts total run weeks falling week charts new_zealand debuted number moving positions peak leaving charts week music video background development music video story directed course days universal_studios california madonna approached direct music video single bad girl recalled dvd work director bad girl ultimately directed got later approached singer team story contacted storyboard artist create video met day played story showed photographs madonna supposed album cover inspired images portrayed mystical looking madonna white hair wanted music video capture look madonna called florida described aspect video including budget concepts days review days later dropped final sketches producing video production started december universal_studios arrived found giant schedule shot observed storyboard ideas evolved retained core concepts preliminary shots madonna body double singer arrived proceeding shots water tank filming stopped hours minor earthquake shook film studio complications encountered like madonna getting dyed blue color sitting water tank technical difficulties leading cancellation storyboard showing singer opening chest cavity shot involving madonna laying lap skeleton postponed skeleton small singer rebuilt scratch scene filmed involving laboratory madonna shown sleeping futuristic dress reputed cost million million dollars story expensive music videos time expensive time alongside music video single express reported cost million video production designer shot cinematographer film lens vast number digital effects required video post production lasted weeks interview magazine madonna revealed inspiration music video story video completely inspired female painters like shot hands air stars spinning flying hallway hair trailing birds flying open images homage female painters little bit release synopsis march video given cinematic release different film theaters california broadway cinemas manhattan new_york chicago illinois order promote video madonna special known madonna march singer seen reading story hall new_york_city unlike madonna videos debuted mtv vh1 television channels story circulation radio station following singer party march according aligned assure music video viewed innovative way team aware event organized release cause problems investments explained slow theatrical season allowing video release enabled sell tickets minutes audience sees cinematic images class feature like production artist lip track music video starts blue monitor screen eye showing inscription welcome video progresses inside blue space ship style room madonna lying scientific experiment imagery cast section video drawn comparisons video progresses sequence dreams containing varied mystic new age egyptian imagery symbolism include scene madonna lies rotating images woman long hair type man holding cube madonna face rotating dancers dream sequence progresses unusual clips including madonna pool half visible scene madonna dressed light dressing gown gives birth seen image compared work painting birth suddenly corridor white gown appears black white projection cinema like room music gets dramatic dream grows intense images appearing singer seen space scene madonna eyes replaced mouth mouth eye ending influenced work final shots madonna waking looking reception analysis music video story received generally positive reviews critics release exhibited permanently kept different art galleries museums including new_york_city brien praised video calling madonna experimental music videos esque epic causing enter high art writing article pop culture references hold music video claimed story ultra artistic video influencing spears wrote book madonna visual references surreal paintings key madonna world images listed story videos book author added videos like story included traditions particular concepts wrote video new age influences concept world necessarily attracted commented video mystical traditions described singular creation madonna music video drawn comparisons films cell fall sense incorporate elements islamic mystic imagery scene dance executed floating cube according writer observed similarities video films deal tapping human mind resulting strange visuals directly influence story author cinema found imagery video directly lifted soviet film color including scenes showing bare foot crushing slab inscribed arabic scene showing bishop falling hand noted influences video included works russian film director including declared story blueprint 90s brand adding video obvious instead relies cgi live performances legacy junior remix song performed brit awards madonna wore white dress long hair extensions look similar advertisement campaign promoting invited feature performance singer turned saying supposed madonna personal number didn feel right love meet accidentally drunk bar performance ranked number best brit award moments list described magazine best opening performance writer described madonna pulled stops treating audience light trio clad male dancers madonna featured song concert tours invention world tour remix video interlude video played dancers dropped ceiling swings madonna appeared video wearing white costume singing mirror lying big white horse seen video riding white desert running white sheets interlude ended madonna appeared stage sing fails story frequently cited songs potential madonna career nonetheless song enjoy success club favorite mid-1990s described record madonna usage electronic music later work ray light according owes electronic techno rave character story brien wrote madonna like icon song singer electronica labelled moment went lot albums recalled song set free madonna little bit find languages speak story moment went lot albums review stories album sal_cinquemani slant_magazine wrote song later inspire madonna seek conquer electronica likes track listings formats credits personnel credits personnel adapted album liner notes charts
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