A store in downtown Cincinnati was selling the maxi single on Saturday.


Hung Up Maxi Track List:

1. Hung Up (Radio Edit) 3:23
2. Hung Up (SPD Extended Vocal) 7:58
3. Hung Up (Tracy Young's Get Up and Dance Groove Edit) 4:15
4. Hung Up (Bill Hamel Remix) 7:00
5. Hung Up (Chus & Ceballos Remix) 10:25
6. Hung Up (SDP Extended Dub) 7:56



I'm loving it!!!!!

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

http://www.nynewsday.com/...ines-music

The Immaterial Girl declares creative bankruptcy

BY RAFER GUZMÁN
STAFF WRITER

November 15, 2005

What Madonna needs now is an album that will reignite her career, something to remind us why she's held our attention for the past two decades.

Though usually a nimble choreographer of self-reinvention, Madonna has made some awkward missteps lately. First came 2000's "Music," a respectable but lesser sequel to her critically acclaimed "Ray Of Light." Then came 2003's "American Life" album, in which the Material Girl unwisely attempted socio-political commentary.

Now comes "Confessions On a Dance Floor" (Warner Bros.). It won't sink her career - Madonna is far too resilient and clever for that. But one thing is sure: "Confessions" is arguably one of the worst albums ever released by a major recording artist.

Why? The short answer lies in track five, "I Love New York." It's a dark-hued dance tune that tries hard to be "edgy" and "urban," with Madonna singing in a snotty, tough-girl voice. But here is what she's singing: "I don't like cities/But I like New York." Long pause. "Other places/Make me feel like a dork."

This from the woman who co-wrote "Into the Groove" and "Express Yourself"? "Confessions" fails so completely and with such astonishing force that it's both hilarious and agonizing. It's like watching a Rockette crash to the floor, or hearing an opera diva choke on a loogie. Or, more to the point: It's like listening to a smart, savvy pop star perform 12 creatively bankrupt, mentally stunted dance tracks.

For "Confessions," Madonna rehired Stuart Price, the DJ who served as her musical director on past tours, and techno-wiz Mirwais Ahmadzai, who worked on "Music." The idea, apparently, was to target the discotheques of the world, and it might still work: The album's lead track, "Hung Up," already is a hit. That's the one with the cheesy sample from ABBA's "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)."

"Confessions" sounds strangely dated, like a visit to a suburban rave circa 1995. Muffled drum tracks grow steadily clearer, synthesizers zig-zag against the rhythm - and then comes that pregnant pause right before the beat returns with added force. Every track has the same canned sound, as if nobody could be bothered to adjust a knob here or there.

On "Like It Or Not," Madonna tries to play the queen bee, comparing herself to Mata Hari and Cleopatra. On "Future Lovers," the Kabbalah convert attempts to blow some minds: "In the demonstration of this evidence, some have called it religion/This is not a coincidence/Would you like to try?" And then there's "Isaac," built around wailing Middle Eastern vocals - gee, nobody's done that before. Tellingly, several songs grapple with the cost of fame and questions about death.

The clincher, though, remains "I Love New York." Its lameness is absolutely unstoppable. Just when you've wiped the tears from your eyes, it keeps going: "If you don't like my attitude/Then you can eff off. Just go to Texas/Isn't that where they golf?"

("Confessions On a Dance Floor," in stores today. Grade: F.)
[Edited 11/14/05 15:20pm]

Justin1972UK said:

Kylie's gay fans tend be the bitchest people in the Universe...

MikeMatronik said:

from my experience:

1. janet's
2. prince's
3. madonna's

This is the shit..Esther take notes..

Tessa said:

i haven't had any experience with hardcore janet fans but i know prince fans...lots of the peeps on this board and npgmc...are the most argumentative bunch i've ever come in contact with. you can hardly say ANYTHING without someone trying to make an argument or debate about it.

After the first listen, all I can say is:

my first impression...eh?

does this mean you've listened to it?

SassyBritches said:

Yup. Picked it up this afternoon.

GangstaFam said:

how? where?

SassyBritches said:

1.) he's lying!!!!

2.) if not; he stole it!

or

3.) he's just trying to out-Madonna you.

CHIC0 said:

I drove down to Detroit to get it. There's a store there called Hot Hits that always gets things in early (between the Thursday and Monday before release). I was expecting it over the weekend, but they didn't have it until today.

i believe most record stores get their new releases on friday but aren't allowed to sell them until tues. however i think independents get away with it sometimes.

CHIC0 said:

I drove down to Detroit to get it. There's a store there called Hot Hits that always gets things in early (between the Thursday and Monday before release). I was expecting it over the weekend, but they didn't have it until today.

no fair!!! i'm telling!

so do we get an official review from you, or shall we just wait for Moonbeam's?



and don't think i forgot about my Bowie cd.

CHIC0 said:

It'll be several CD's.

And bitch please! I buy it a day early and you're telling? What about all of those who downloaded it?

I will review it soon enough. I've only listened to it the once so far and it'll take awhile to sink in.

After the first listen, all I can say is:

Martinelli said:

Pardon my ignorance, but what is this?

Moonbeam said:

Happy for ya. Although I would've been really surprised if you didn't love it.

well they should just be shot at point blank! see...i let you off easy

i got both Confessions on a Dancefloor and the Single for Hung Up

ehuffnsd said:

The "Hung Up" maxi-single?? How are the remixes?