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"Devil Pray"
Song

"Devil Pray" is a song from Madonna's upcoming thirteenth studio album Rebel Heart (2015).

Composition

Avicii co-wrote and co-produced the song.

"Devil Pray" has been described as "moody mid-tempo semi-acoustic pop" about overcoming addiction, with a more "country-tinged" and "folksy" style in comparison to other tracks on the album.[1][2] Avicii co-wrote and produced the song with Blood Diamonds, DJ Dahi and Carl Falk.[3] In an interview with David Blaine for Interview, Madonna said of the song:

It's about how people take drugs to connect to God or to a higher level of consciousness. I keep saying, 'Plugging into the matrix'. If you get high, you can do that, which is why a lot of people drop acid or do drugs, because they want to get closer to God. But there's going to be a short circuit, and that's the illusion of drugs, because they give you the illusion of getting closer to God, but ultimately they kill you. They destroy you. I mean, I tried everything once, but as soon as I was high, I spent my time drinking tons of water to get it out of my system. As soon as I was high, I was obsessed with flushing it out of me. I was like, 'OK, I'm done now'.[4][5]

In the same interview, she said the song was not written to anyone in particular and that she was merely sharing her experiences.[4] Rolling Stone published an article in which Madonna advocated "intense personal exploration" over drug use.[3][6]

Reception

Jim Farber of Daily News said the song "reaches back smartly, not only to the hoe-down pop" of her 2000 single "Don't Tell Me", "but to the subject matter, and bluesy gait" of the folk song "The House of the Rising Sun". Farber continued, "The addition of a pulsing house beat gives it yet another lure."[7] The Huffington Post's Matthew Jacobs praised the song and also compared it to "Don't Tell Me".[2]

Charts

Chart (2015)
  • Peak
  • position
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[8] 18

See also

References

  1. ^ Lustig, Jay (December 27, 2014). "Madonna's six new songs worth listening to". The Record. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Jacobs, Matthew (December 22, 2014). "What Everyone Said About Madonna's New Songs This Weekend". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Hauk, Hunter (December 23, 2014). "Madonna returns: We review the 'Rebel Heart' songs released over the weekend". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo. ISSN 1553-846X. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Blaine, David. "Madonna". Interview: 4. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Corner, Lewis (December 1, 2014). "Madonna recalls past drug use on new song 'Devil Prays'". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved December 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ Ganz, Caryn (December 21, 2014). "'Rebel Heart': Madonna Reveals the Story Behind Six Surprise Songs". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Farber, Jim (December 20, 2014). "Madonna songs leaked: 'Rebel Heart' tracks are best when pop star favors classic over trendy". Daily News. OCLC 9541172. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20150206235447/http://www.olt20.com/Charts
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