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"Hung Up"
Single by Madonna from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor
Released	October 17, 2005
Format	Digital download, CD maxi single, 12-inch maxi single, CD single
Recorded	Shirland Road, London, England
Genre	Pop, disco
Length	3:22 (radio version) 5:36 (album version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer	Madonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulveus
Producer	Madonna Stuart Price
Madonna singles chronology
"Imagine" (2005) "Hung Up" (2005) "Sorry" (2006)
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"Hung Up" is a pop-dance song written by American singer-songwriter 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. The song received extremely positive reviews, and has become one of the most successful singles of all time, reaching number one in a record breaking 45 countries. According to the United World Chart it is the third most successful song of the decade and the forty-third most successful song in music history.In December in 2007 the single is sold at 10 million last.The song is the fourth most successful single in a woman-artist.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 4 Charts 4.1 World record 4.2 Worldwide sales 5 Official versions 5.1 Original versions 5.2 Official remixes 6 Track listings and formats 7 Notes 8 References

"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 Swedish band has allowed to sample its music, as ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have a strict "no sample" policy.^[1] (It is rumored that they first enacted this policy after the release of Ice Ice Baby and what it did to the reputation to the Queen and David Bowie song Under Pressure.)^{[citation needed]}

According to Madonna, she approached Andersson and Ulvaeus by sending her "emissary to Stockholm with a letter and the record imploring them, telling them how much I worship their music; telling them it was a homage to them, which is all true". Andersson and Ulvaeus quickly gave their permission. They stated, "'Hung Up' is really good. If it wasn't any good we would not have said yes. It is a wonderful track - 100% solid pop music."^[2] Andersson and Ulvaeus asked for co-writer credits and a percentage of the profits,

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!"^{[citation needed]}

On September 6, 2005, two thirteen-second clips of the song leaked onto the Internet.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} It was officially made available as a download (via Apple iTunes) on October 17, 2005, before the U.S. maxi CD release date of November 17, 2005. "Hung Up" became Madonna's first single to be released digitally through online stores before a physical format was available.

Madonna had opened the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards, and the 2006 Grammy Awards with "Hung Up". She performed this song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, and during her Confessions Tour, of which is available in DVD/CD. She also ended the London leg of Live Earth concert with "Hung Up".

"In King of Disco", a song by the Romanian Dance-pop band Akcent, there is a reference to "Hung Up". The boys sing: "Probably Madonna is the Queen of Disco" and also "Time goes by so slowly". Madonna is also seen in the end of their music in the pink leotard she wore in the "Hung Up" music video.

It was awarded as "The Best Selling Single" in Greek Arion Music Awards by IFPI.

The music video was directed by Johan Renck and filmed from October 8-10, 2005 at Pineapple Dance Studios, Langley Street, the London Underground and Trocadero Centre, while other location scenes were shot in Los Angeles, California.^{[citation needed]} Most of the dancers that appear in the video followed Madonna on tour and also appear in the music video for the follow up single, "Sorry". Madonna stated that the video is an homage to the disco film Saturday Night Fever.^{[citation needed]} Her scenes in the rehearsal studio are reminiscent of a scene in the movie when John Travolta's character Tony Manero approaches Karen Lynn Gorney's character Stephanie Mangano.^{[weasel words]}

Madonna broke eight bones in a horseback-riding accident a few weeks before shooting the video for "Hung Up". She stated: "When I shot the video, none of the bones had gone together. Pharmaceuticals and my will got me through the shoot."^[3]

The video also contains several scenes of the physical discipline parkour. It premiered worldwide on October 27, 2005.

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

• Director: Johan Renck
• Producers: Lene Bausager, John Winter
• Director of Photography: Gosta Reiland
• Editor: Johan Söderberg
• Production Company: Black Dog Films/RSA

"Hung Up" reached number one in 45 countries, Madonna's first international chart-topper since "Music" in 2000.

In the United States, "Hung Up" debuted at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 — one of the highest debuts of 2005 — due to strong digital downloads. It became Madonna's 36th Top 10 single, tying her with Elvis Presley's record of 36 Top 10 hits.^[4] Its success was also significant as her previous three singles failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100. "Hung Up" went on to become her biggest single since "Die Another Day" in late 2002.

In the UK, "Hung Up" debuted at number-one, where it remained for three weeks, Madonna's 11th number one single there. It remained in the chart for 29 weeks, her longest run on the singles chart.^{[citation needed]} It spent what was at the time a record seven weeks at number-one on the UK Download Chart.^{[citation needed]}

"Hung Up" also reached number-one in Australia (one week, and the tenth chart-topper of her career), 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.^{[citation needed]} In Italy, "Hung Up" spent 14 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.

Its worldwide popularity was displayed on the United World Chart, where it spent 15 consecutive weeks at number-one, selling over 5 million copies (8,698,000 points inclusive of airplay)^[5] before its follow-up single "Sorry" replaced it at the top. This marked the first time that the same artist had occupied the number-one and number two positions. In the EURO 200 (European Union Top 200) the single remained at number one for fifteen weeks also.^[6]

In Latin America, "Hung Up" topped the chart for eight weeks in a row,^[7] and spent 15 weeks in the Top 10. It was also Madonna's first number one on the Latin American chart.

In Russia, "Hung Up" became Madonna's first number one single and the second song by an American artist to reach number-one (the first being Cher with her 2001 hit single "The Music's No Good Without You").^{[citation needed]} It is also the longest chart run at number-one for a song performed in a language other than Russian.^{[citation needed]}

In Romania, the song debuted at #65 reaching No.1 after only 7 weeks, and stayed in the top spot for 9 consecutive weeks.It's also her first #1 since Die Another Day.

"Hung Up" is arguably the biggest hit single of Madonna's career. In March 2007, the United World Chart ranked "Hung Up" as the 43rd most successful song in music history. Referring to that same list, "Hung Up" is also the seventh most successful song released by a solo female musician, the second most successful single of the 21st Century thus far and the second biggest selling dance song of all time.^{[citation needed]}

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It was the first English language song to top the Latin America Top 40 since the creation of the chart in May 2004.

Chart (2005) Peak position Argentine Top 40 Singles Chart 1 Austrian Top 40 Singles Chart 1 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1 Brazilian Hot 100 Singles Chart 1 Canadian Top 50 Singles Chart 1(15 weeks) Chilean Airplay Chart 1 Chinese Singles Chart 1 Colombian Airplay Chart 1 Czech IFPI Singles Chart 1 European Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart 1(15 weeks) Finnish Singles Chart 1 French Top 100 Singles Chart 1(5 weeks) Germany Top 100 Singles Chart 1(9 weeks) Hong Kong Foreign Singles Chart 1 Hungarian Airplay Chart 1 Italian FIMI Singles Chart 1(14 weeks) Israeli Singles Chart 1 Irish Top 50 Singles Chart 2 Japanese Oricon Weekly International Singles 1 Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 59

Chart (2006) Peak position Latin American Top 40 Airplay Chart 1 Latvian Top 50 Airplay Chart 1 Mexican Top 100 Airplay Chart 1 Greek IFPI Singles Chart 2 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 2 Netherlands Top 40 Singles Chart 1 Peruvian Airplay Chart 1 Polish Airplay Chart 1 Portuguese Airplay Chart 1 Philippine Singles Chart 1 Romanian Top 100 Singles Chart 1(9 weeks) Russia Top 100 Airplay Hit Detection Chart 1 Spanish Singles Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Turkish Singles Chart 1 Ukrainian Airplay Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 1(3 weeks) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1 United World Chart 1(15 weeks)

Due to the single's worldwide success, it currently holds the record of reaching the number-one position in the most countries for a single. This record was listed in the 2007 edition of "Guinness Book of World Records".^{[citation needed]} "Hung Up" is also the third biggest-selling dance single of all time. With this song, Madonna achieved her 25th gold single, surpassing the Beatles for the most gold singles of all time.

Country	Sales
Australia (Platinum)	70,000 (singles sales only)
Denmark (Platinum)	24,000 (digital sales)
France (Diamond)	700,000 (singles sales + digital sales)
Germany (3 x Platinum)	450,000 (singles sales)
Greece (Gold)	10,000 (singles sales)
Italy (2 x Platinum)	160,000 (digital sales: 120,000; maxi-singles sales: 40,000)
Japan (2 x Platinum)[citation needed]	500,000 (digital sales), 7,000 (maxi-singles sales)
Sweden (2 x Platinum)	40,000 (singles sales)
U.S.(Gold)	894,000 (digital sales: 851,000; maxi-singles sales: 43,000)
UK (Gold)	428,500 (singles sales + digital sales)
Worldwide Total	9,000,000+

Preceded by "And She Said..." by Lucas Prata	Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single October 30-December 31, 2005	Succeeded by "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by "Cool" by Gwen Stefani	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single November 19-December 10, 2005	Succeeded by "I've Got a Life (It's the Only Thing That's Mine)" by Eurythmics
Preceded by "Popcorn" by Crazy Frog	French Singles Chart number-one single (first run) November 12, 2005 - December 3, 2005	Succeeded by "Santiano" by Star Academy 5
Preceded by "Santiano" by Star Academy 5	French Singles Chart number-one single (second run) December 31, 2005	Succeeded by "La Camisa Negra" by Juanes
Preceded by "You Raise Me Up" by Westlife	UK Singles Chart number-one single November 13, 2005 - November 27, 2005	Succeeded by "Stickwitu" by Pussycat Dolls
Preceded by "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx	Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single November 20, 2005	Succeeded by "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas
Preceded by "Tripping" by Robbie Williams	Eurochart Hot 200 Singles number-one single November 20, 2005 - March 11, 2006	Succeeded by "Sorry" by Madonna
Preceded by "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls	Romanian Top 100 List of number-one hits in Romania December 12, 2005 - February 26, 2006	Succeeded by "Jokero" by Akcent
Preceded by "Tripping" by Robbie Williams	United World Chart number-one single November 26, 2005 - March 4, 2006	Succeeded by "Sorry" by Madonna
Preceded by "Alive" by Melissa O'Neil	Canadian Singles Chart number-one single December 3, 2005 - December 10, 2005	Succeeded by "Alive" by Melissa O'Neil
Preceded by "No" by Shakira	Latin America Top 40 number-one single December 18, 2005 - February 5, 2006	Succeeded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt

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 Tour Studio Version — 4:56
7. Hung Up/Lucky Star Confessions Tour Rehearsal — 10:10
8. Hung Up/Feel Good Inc. (feat. Gorillaz & De La Soul) Grammy Awards Medley Rehearsal — 7:51

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^[8]
15. Chus & Ceballos Remix Edit (iTunes Exclusive) — 5:00
16. Archigram Remix (Free download for visitors of madonna.com) — 6:59

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

• UK CD 1

1. "Hung Up" (Radio Version) — 3:23
2. "Hung Up" (Tracy Young's Get Up and Dance Groove Edit) — 4:15
3. "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Vocal)

• US Maxi CD

1. "Hung Up" (Radio Version) — 3:23
2. "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Vocal) — 7:57
3. "Hung Up" (Tracy Young's Get Up and Dance Groove Edit) — 4:15
4. "Hung Up" (Bill Hamel Remix) — 6:58
5. "Hung Up" (Chus & Ceballos Remix) — 10:21
6. "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Dub) — 7:57

• AUS CD 1

1. "Hung Up" (Radio Version) — 3:23
2. "Hung Up" (Tracy Young's Get Up and Dance Groove Edit) — 4:15
3. "Hung Up" (SDP Extended Vocal) — 7:57

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v • d • e Madonna
Studio albums	Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000) · American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) · TBA (2008)
Compilations	You Can Dance (1987) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003)
Other Compilations	You Can Dance - Single Edits of Album Remixes (1987) · Remixed Prayers (1989) · The Royal Box (1991) · The Holiday Collection (1991) · GHV2 Remixed (2001) · Confessions Remixed (2006)
Soundtracks	Vision Quest (aka Crazy For You) (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · I'm Breathless - Music from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy (1990) · With Honors (1994) · Evita (1996) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Die Another Day (2002)
Live Albums & Videos	Live - The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl - Live In Japan (1987) · Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988) · Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990) · Live! - Blond Ambition World Tour 90 (1990) Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) · The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1994) · Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) · Blond Ambition Tour 1990 (2005) I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)
Music Video & DVD	Madonna (1984) · It's That Girl (1987) · She's Breathless (1990) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Justify My Love (1990) · Ray of Light (1998) · The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) The Madonna Collection (2000) · Music (2000) · The Ultimate Collection (2000) · What It Feels Like for a Girl (2001)
Tours	The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl World Tour (1987) · Blond Ambition World Tour (1990) · The Girlie Show (1993) · Drowned World Tour (2001) Re-Invention World Tour (2004) · The Confessions Tour (2006) · TBA (2008)
Related topics	Discography · Videography · Filmography · Achievements and Awards · Bibliography · Music Video & DVD Videography · Unreleased songs · Controversies · Music Video Production Credits