Music (Madonna song)

"Music"
"Music"
Single by Madonna
from the album Music
B-side	"Cyber-Raga"
Released	August 1, 2000
Studio	Sarm West (London)
Genre	Dance-pop; electro-funk; electropop; disco;
Length	3:44
Label	Maverick; Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Madonna; Mirwais Ahmadzaï;
Producer(s)	Madonna; Mirwais Ahmadzaï;
Madonna singles chronology
Music videos
	"Music" on YouTube; "Music [TV Edit]" on YouTube;

"Music" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eighth studio album of the same title (2000). Inspired by a Sting concert Madonna attended, it was written and produced by her with Mirwais Ahmadzaï. It is an electropop, disco, electro-funk and dance-pop song in a static key of G-minor. Madonna's vocals are electronically manipulated on the track, with the lyrics having political and social undertones and reiterating the uniting power of music. The song was released as the lead single from Music on August 1, 2000, by Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Before its official release, "Music" leaked onto the internet and was put up for listening in websites like Napster, which prompted Madonna's team to issue a statement threatening legal action. The track had different release formats with a number of remixes commissioned for the song. Music critics praised the track's production, catchiness and club-friendly nature, and compared it with Madonna's previous releases. It charted at number one in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. "Music" was also the longest running number-one song on the US Dance Club Songs chart, spending a total of five weeks at the top. It has been included in many critic lists for Madonna's top singles and is often ranked as one of the best songs of the 2000s.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, portrayed Madonna and her friends enjoying themselves, while traveling in a limousine driven by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G. Academics noted the use of American imagery in the clip, especially Madonna's cowboy garb and her popularizing of cowboy fashion. In order to promote its parent album, Madonna performed "Music" at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards the following year, where it was nominated in the categories of Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Additionally, the song has been a regular staple in the set list of five of Madonna's concert tours, the last being the Rebel Heart Tour (2015–2016).