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“What It Feels Like for a Girl”
Single by Madonna from the album Music
B-side	"Lo Que Siente La Mujer"
Released	April 17, 2001
Format	DVD single CD single CD maxi single Video single Cassette single 12" single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop Trance
Length	4:41
Label	Maverick, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Madonna Guy Sigsworth David Torn
Producer	Madonna Sigsworth Mark Stent
Madonna singles chronology
"Don't Tell Me" (2000/2001) "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001) "Die Another Day" (2002)
Music track listing
"Don't Tell Me" (7) "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (8) "Paradise (Not for Me)" (9)
GHV2 track listing
"Don't Tell Me" (album version) (12) "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (album version) (13) "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" (album version) (14)
Alternate covers
German Maxi-CD cover
Colombian remix promo CD cover
DVD single cover

"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is the third and final single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 8th studio album Music and was released on April 17, 2001 by Maverick Records. The single was also released on DVD and VHS containing the controversial music video, directed by Guy Ritchie. Its depiction of violence and abuse caused MTV to ban it before 9pm. The music video contains a dance remix by Above & Beyond which contains only a sample of lyrics from the original album version.

Song information

The song was written by Madonna and Guy Sigsworth and produced by Madonna, Sigsworth, and Mark "Spike" Stent. An additional composer credit is included in the I'm Going To Tell You A Secret CD inner notes, with David Torn being the third composer. The track contains an excerpt from "The Cement Garden".

A Spanish version of the song was especially recorded for inclusion on the single as the B-side. "Lo Que Siente la Mujer" was released as a promo-only single in Europe. Later it was added to the two-disc Tour Edition of Music and the Mexican Edition of the album along with the remix of the same track replacing "American Pie", and was performed live on Madonna's Drowned World Tour in the same summer.

The maxi-single containing the Above & Beyond and Paul Oakenfold trance remix of the song was also released alongside the conventional single version. This remix was very popular in nightclubs.

Music video

Madonna and the elderly woman she picks up from the Ol Kuntz Guest Home in "What It Feels Like for a Girl" video.

The song attracted attention because of its music video, which premiered on America Online, but was banned from TV broadcasts in many parts of the world. It was directed by Madonna's then-husband, filmmaker Guy Ritchie in February 2001 and filmed on location on Hill Street and 7th Street in Los Angeles, California. The video used an alternate remix edit by Above & Beyond which featured almost no vocals from the original song. This edit can be found on the European single.

Critics railed the video for being overly violent and graphic; Madonna defended the video, stating that male artists get away with the same, if not worse, in their own music videos.^{[citation needed]} The video was nevertheless banned from most North American and European video stations including MTV and VH1, receiving only late-night play, if at all. The decision to ban the video was a source of argument, since it appeared to be no more violent than some television shows that aired at the time. Ironically, the video went into heavy rotation on the Oxygen channel and was streamed on America Online frequently. It was also later played frequently on VH1 Madonna programs, but in an edited format. Madonna released the video as a DVD single on April 17, 2001.

The video used the Above & Beyond remix of the track, which differed from the club-mix they produced. When aired on MTV and VH1, the video was given a TV-MA rating and when the DVD music video single was submitted to the MPAA, it received an R. Interestingly, the DVD single only received a 12 from the BBFC and a PG from the OFLC.

• Director: Guy Ritchie
• Producer: Lynn Zekanis
• Director of Photography: Alex Barber
• Editor: Michael Heldman
• Production Company: DNA Inc.

Thunderpuss remixing controversy

The acclaimed remixing duo Thunderpuss was hired to do a remix of "What It Feels Like for a Girl". However, when they were almost finishing the mix, it was rejected because some people renamed the original version of the song as "Thunderpuss Mix" and spread it on the Internet. The label thought the remix was leaked from Thunderpuss studio, after an employee claimed that he saw the Thunderpuss remix in rotation on the Internet already. Barry Harris (of Thunderpuss) talked about this episode in an interview at About.com.^[1]

Ironically, the internet is the only way to get the Thunderpuss mixes. After the release of the official remixes, the T-Puss mixes were leaked to the internet, this time for real, since it was not going to be released and the remix was completed anyway.

Track listings and formats

US 2 x 12" vinyl (9 42372-0, 9 42372-0)^[2]

• A1 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix) - 7:18
• A2 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix) - 8:08
• B1 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix) - 7:27
• B2 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit) - 3:39
• C1 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
• C2 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
• D1 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit) - 3:45
• D2 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Club Mix) - 8:45

EU 12" vinyl (9362 42379 0)^[3]

• A1 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
• A2 "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
• B "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit) - 3:39

UK 12" vinyl (W533T)^[4], EU 12" Remix vinyl (9362 42367 0)^[5]

• A "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix) - 7:27
• B "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix) - 7:18

EU CD single (5439 16752 2)^[6]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Album Version) - 4:43
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit) - 3:45

EU Maxi-CD (9362 42370 2)^[7]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Radio Edit) - 4:03
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
4. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit) - 3:39

AU CD single (9362-42374-2)(Limited edition with fold out poster)^[8]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Album Version) - 4:43
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix) - 7:27
4. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix) - 7:18
5. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix) - 8:08

JP Maxi-CD (WPCR-10905)^[9]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Radio Edit) - 4:03
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
4. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Club Mix) - 8:45

JP CD single (WPCR-10906)^[10], US Maxi-CD (9 42372-2, 9 42372-2)^[11]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix) - 7:18
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix) - 8:08
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
4. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Club Mix) - 8:45
5. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix) - 7:27
6. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
7. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit) - 3:39
8. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit) - 3:45
9. "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" - 4:43

US DVD single (38539-2)^[12]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Video) - 5:00

EU DVD single (7599 38541-2)^[13]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Video) - 5:00
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix) - 8:08

Colombian promo CD single (010524)^[14]

1. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix) - 7:18
2. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (George Best Saturday Night Mix) - 5:22
3. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix) - 8:08
4. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit) - 3:39
5. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix) - 7:27
6. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit) - 3:45
7. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Club Mix) - 8:45
8. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix) - 4:45
9. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix) - 6:42
10. "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" - 4:43

Official versions

• Album Version (4:45)
• Radio Edit (4:04)
• Acapella (4:22) (Unreleased)
• Stéphane Pompougnac Remix (4:36)
• Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Mix (7:20)
• Above & Beyond 12" Club Mix (7:26)
• Above & Beyond Club Radio Edit (3:44)
• Above & Beyond Video Remix (4:21)
• Tracy Young Club Mix (8:58)
• Tracy Young Instrumental (8:58) (Promo Only)
• Tracy Young Cool Out Radio Mix (4:46)
• Richard Vission Velvet Masta Mix (8:09)
• Richard Vission Velvet Masta Edit (3:41)
• Calderone & Quayle Dark Side Mix (6:44)
• That Kid Chris Caligula 2001 Mix (9:48) (Promo Only)
• George Best Saturday Night Mix (5:22) (Promo Only)
• Thunderpuss Club Mix (11:22) (Unreleased)
• Thunderdub (11:06) (Unreleased)
• Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella (8:04) (Unreleased)
• Thunderpuss Radio Mix (3:37)(Unreleased)

Charts

Certifications

External links

• Mad-Eyes.net - "What It Feels Like For A Girl" Single Page

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