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"Hung Up"
Song

"Hung Up" is a pop–dance song performed by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written by Madonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus and produced by Madonna and Price. The song was released in October 2005, the first single to be lifted from Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). It reached number one in forty-three countries, including Australia, Canada, Italy, France and the United Kingdom, where it became Madonna's eleventh number one hit single. It became Madonna's first U.S. top-ten single in three years. It is also considered to be Madonna's most successful single in her entire career, selling close to nine million copies. The United World Chart ranked "Hung Up" as the fourth most successful single of all time, and currently as the second most successful single of 2006, and the single with the most number of points in a single week.

Beginnings

Originally penned for a musical she had been working on, "Hung Up" was inspired by the 1970s disco era, in particular ABBA, Giorgio Moroder and Saturday Night Fever. A sample of ABBA's 1979 hit "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" forms the basis of the song. Madonna is only the second artist the band has allowed to sample their music, as ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have a strict "no sample" policy.[1] According to Madonna she approached Andersson and Ulvaeus by sending her "emissary to Stockholm with a letter and the record begging them and imploring them telling them how much I worship their music; telling them it was a homage to them, which is all true". Although they didn't say yes straight away, Andersson and Ulvaeus eventually gave permission for Madonna to sample their song primarily because they liked the song. "'Hung Up' is really good. If it wasn't any good we would not have said yes. It is a wonderful track - 100 per cent solid pop music."[2] They also asked for joint songwriting credits with Madonna and Price, and agreed to split the copyright and royalties, a move which the press soon picked up on, noting that Andersson and Ulvaeus would end up making more money from "Hung Up" than their original song. The Sunday Telegraph also noted that while "Hung Up" would easily outsell "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", in effect it would also give ABBA their biggest hit to date. [3]

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Madonna also samples herself in the song, with references to her previous recordings in the lyrics, including "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" and "Love Song" (her 1989 duet with Prince). She commented at the time of the song's release that the new breed of female rock stars had been copying her for years, "so I thought it was about time I copied myself!"

On September 6 2005, two thirteen-second clips of the song leaked onto the internet. By October 13, 2005, the entire track had leaked, prompting Madonna's label to release it to radio the same day, a week ahead of schedule. It was officially made available as a download (via Apple iTunes) October 17, 2005, before the U.S. maxi CD release date of November 17 2005. It became Madonna's first single to be released digitally through online stores (including iTunes) before a physical format was available in stores.

Music video

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Madonna at a dance studio in a scene from the song's retro inspired music video.

The song's music video was directed by Johan Renck and filmed in London, England. It was initially slated to be directed by David LaChapelle, but he pulled out at the last minute, citing creative differences. The video was filmed in London between October 7 and 9, 2005 at the Trocadero Centre, the London Underground, Great Guildford Street and Chinatown. Most of the dancers that appear in the video followed Madonna on tour and also appear in the music video for her follow up single "Sorry

Madonna is seen dancing throughout the video without any limitations; even though she broke eight bones in a riding accident weeks earlier. On the filming of the video Madonna stated: "When I shot the video, none of the bones had gone together. Pharmaceuticals and my will got me through the shoot."[4]

"Hung Up" premiered on MTV's top-ten music video chart program Total Request Live on October 17 2005. It was her first video to be retired after spending fifty days on the countdown. After its debut on MuchMusic's Countdown, it ascended to number one for the week of February 17 2006.

It was nominated for five MTV Video Music Awards and two MuchMusic Video Awards in 2006, but failed to win any.

Chart performance

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Madonna performing "Hung Up" at the European Music Awards 2005.

"Hung Up" reached number one in 43 countries, Madonna's first international chart-topper since "Music" in 2000. In the United States, "Hung Up" debuted at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 — one of the highest debuts of 2005 — due to strong digital downloads. It became Madonna's 36th top-ten single, tying her with Elvis Presley's record of 36 Top 10 hits.[5] Its success was also significant as her previous three singles failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100. It went on to become her biggest single since "Don't Tell Me" (2001).

In the UK "Hung Up" debuted at number one, where it remained for three weeks. It became her 11th number one single there and charted for 29 weeks, her longest run on the singles chart. It spent a record seven weeks at number one on the UK Download Chart. In other major markets, it reached number one in Australia (one week), Canada (fifteen weeks, her longest stay atop the singles chart) and France (five weeks), becoming her biggest selling song in the French market to date. Its worldwide popularity was displayed on the United World Chart, where it spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one, before its follow-up single "Sorry" replaced it at the top. This marked the first time that the same artist occupied the number one and number two positions. In the [1] EURO 200 (European Union Top 200) the single remained for 15 weeks at number one.

It is also considered to be Madonna's most successful single in her entire career, selling close to nine million copies. The United World Chart ranked "Hung Up" as the fourth most successful single of all time in the world, currently as the second most successful single of 2006, and the single with the most number of points in a single week.

Charts

"Hung Up" reached number one in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. (Total of 43 countries)

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Argentina 1
Australia 1
Brazil 1
Canada 1(15 wk)
Chile 1(2 wk)
China 1
Colombia 1
Czech 1
EURO 200 1(13 wk)
Finland 1
France 1(5 wk)
Germany 1(9 wk)
Hungary 1
Italy 1(14 wk)
Israel 1
Ireland 1
Japan 1
Latvia 1
México 1
Greece 2
New Zealand 2
Netherlands 1(7 wk)
Peru 1
Poland 1
Portugal 1
Philippines 1
Romania 1
Russia 1
Spain 1(8 wk)
Sweden 1
Turkey 1
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom 1(3 wk)
United Arab Emirates 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7
United World Chart 1(15 wk)
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Position 20 21 27 14
7
7
14 19 21 23 23 30 43 45 59 64 48 48 54 74 80 83 89 96 99
UK Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Position
1
1
1
3
2
4
8
3
3
7
14
13
18
17
16
20
26
32
42
45
52
41
50
58
61
63
Week 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Position
68
68
66
78
96
103
97
108
100
96
99
94
79
85
89
96
107
104
106
126
123
Eurochart Hot 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Position
79
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
9
13 17 26 27 42
Finland Top 20 Singles Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position 1 1 3 5 10 18 11 17 10
France Top 100 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Position
1
1
1
1
2
5
16
1
2
3
4
9
12 19 26 38 48 61 73 86 94 out
ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Position
1
3
2
5
5
6
6
7
6
5
10 13 14 14 15 21 26 29 32 34 39 42 47
Russia Top 100 Airplay
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Position
17
8
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
6
11 22 26 26 30 44 46 56 59 89 96 97
-
94 out
United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
23
13
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
9
15
15
20
23
28
35
out

Worldwide sales

Country Sales
Australia 70,000 (singles sales only)
France 700,000 (singles sales + digital sales)
Germany 300,000 (singles sales + digital sales)
Italy 120,000 (singles sales + digital sales)
Sweden 40,000 (singles sales + digital sales)
U.S. 774,000 (digital sales: 731,691; maxi-singles sales: 41,482)
UK 428,500 (singles sales + digital sales)
Worldwide Total 8,6 million

Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album version #1 (continuous album version) — 5:36
  2. Album version #2 (fade/unmixed album version) — 5:36
  3. Radio version #1 (promo/digital sales & US maxi CD — instrumental fade out) — 3:23
  4. Radio version #2 (European maxi CD — vocal fade out) — 3:23
  5. Album instrumental (withdrawn promo) — 5:36
  6. Promo Studio Version 4:56

Official Remixes

  1. Tracy Young Get Up And Dance Groove — 9:03
  2. Tracy Young Get Up And Dance Groove edit — 4:15 *
  3. SDP Extended vocal — 7:57 *
  4. SDP Extended dub — 7:57
  5. SDP Extended vocal edit (iTunes exclusive) — 4.57
  6. LEX Massive club mix (digital promo) — 8:51
  7. LEX Massive instrumental mix (digital promo) — 8:51
  8. LEX Reggaeton mix (rejected) — 4:35
  9. Bill Hamel remix — 6:58
  10. Bill Hamel remix edit (iTunes exclusive) — 4.59
  11. Bill Hamel dub — unreleased
  12. Chus & Ceballos remix — 10:21
  13. Chus & Ceballos remix - CD Edit — 9:40
  14. Chus & Ceballos 12" remix (promo/testpressing — unreleased) — 5:48 [6]
  15. Chus & Ceballos remix edit (iTunes exclusive) — 5:00
  16. Archigram remix (ICON exclusive) — 6:59

A Reggaeton Mix by LEX was also submitted to the record company but was eventually rejected for release.

Notes

  1. ^ Paul Cashmere. "Madonna Samples Abba". Undercover.com.au (September 20, 2005)
  2. ^ "Madonna 'begged' Abba for sample". BBC News (October 18, 2005)
  3. ^ Hastings, C. "Thank you for the music! How Madonna's new single will give Abba their greatest ever hit" The Sunday Telegraph, 16th October 2005
  4. ^ "Madonna no longer ‘Hung Up’ on injury". The State.com (February 28, 2006)
  5. ^ http://www.absolutemadonna.com/achievements/
  6. ^ "Hung Up Pressings". BuySellMadonna.com (March 23, 2006)

References


Preceded by ARIA (Australia) number-one single
November 13 2005 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian number-one single
"Hung Up" by Madonna
December 1 2005 (15 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number one single
November 13 2005 - December 4 2005 		Succeeded by


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