Get Together (Madonna song)
"Get Together" | ||||
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from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor | ||||
B-side | "I Love New York" | |||
Released | May 30, 2006 | |||
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Length | 5:15 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"Get Together" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). The song was written and produced by both Madonna and Stuart Price, with additional writing by Anders Bagge and Peer Åström. It was released in the United States as the third single from the album on May 30, 2006, by Warner Bros. Records. The decision was spurred by the fact that the song was the third most downloaded song from the album, following its previous singles. The song was also released to coincide with the start of Madonna's Confessions Tour. It is a disco-influenced electropop, trance and techno song which lyrically talks about the possibility of finding love on the dancefloor.
Upon release, "Get Together" received generally positive reviews by
Two
Background and composition
Initially, "
"Get Together" was written and produced by both Madonna and Price, with additional writing by
Lyrically, "Get Together" is about the possibility of finding love on the dance floor, with Madonna asking several questions, such as "Do you believe in
Critical response
"On 'Get Together', she delivers not just one of her own finest dancefloor communications but the most blissfully egalitarian electro since
Into The Groove'. It's her best track in years, and somehow, deliciously subversive in its stylish and empty pop hedonism."
—James Poletti from Yahoo! Launch talking about the song.[29]
Upon release, "Get Together" was met with generally positive responses from music critics. Keith Caulfield from Billboard complimented the song's "enlightment" theme,[30] while calling it a "hypnotic space-age thumper" in a separate review for the single.[6] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly said that it was fluid in nature and called Madonna a "restless soul aching to connect" in the song.[15] Cinquemani commented that the song as an "evidence of Madonna's previous talent of turning clichés into pop slogans".[28] Peter S. Scholtes from City Pages shared a similar sentiment, writing those lyrics will "carve its slow-burn mark on your mind's dance floor whether 'Get Together' gets you out there or not, and no matter how clichéd those phrases read in print".[31] Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork wrote: "On 'Get Together', as Price's synths ebb and flow moodily, Madonna asks the eternal question, 'Do you believe in love at first sight?', over a tripping vocal melody."[9] From The Times, Mike Pattenden called it "ebullient",[32] while The Guardian's Alexis Petridis labeled the song's chorus "triumphant".[33] Shawhan also complimented the song by describing it as a "weird and wonderful number".[21]
Stephen Sears from
Offering a more negative review,
Commercial performance
In the US, "Get Together" failed to chart on the
In the UK, "Get Together" debuted at seven on the
Music videos
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While detailing the creative process of the project, Howe explained that during the initial phases of the video, the team was focused on testing different looks in 3D to see how the color, environment, and cinematography complemented the song. While this was happening, the edit of the raw footage was being assembled. As the edit evolved, they narrowed down the techniques and look of the worlds. He commented, "Before we even had picture lock we were dropping in rendered 3D shots; this really allowed us to fine tune both the edit and the effects to work together with the song. As this progressed we regularly sent tests to Warner Bros. and the Madonna camp."[64] Madonna was involved with watching the previews of the work done and passed her comments through Shapiro to the development team. After the fluid effects in the video were completed, Logan and Howe fine-tuned and revisited the shots, and eliminated any discrepancies while incorporating Madonna's comments.[64]
The video, directed by Logan Studios, premiered through VH1's website.[67] It starts showing the world evolving from its genesis with images of volcanoes erupting, dinosaurs, and tidal waves flashing by, until Madonna appears singing the song while standing on a hill accompanied by her two backup dancers. This fluid motion continues up to the intermediate verse when Madonna is shown crawling under the waves and spirals. As the song moves towards the bridge again, the scene changes from the mountains to a cityscape. The singer and her dancers are shown dancing and singing the song on a skyscraper. The video ends with Madonna standing on the building and the camera autofocusing out of the panel. In 2009, the version of the video directed by Riecansky was included on Madonna's compilation, Celebration: The Video Collection.[68]
Live performances
As part of a promotional tour for Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna performed "Get Together" on television shows such as
According to
Track listings and formats
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
- Madonna – songwriter, lead vocals, producer
- Stuart Price – songwriter, producer, recording at Shirland Road
- Anders Bagge – songwriter
- Peer Åström – songwriter
- Mark "Spike" Stent – audio mixing
- Alex Droomgole – assistant engineer
- David Emery – second assistant engineer
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certification and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy | — | 10,000[117] |
Sweden (GLF)[61] | Gold | 10,000^ |
United Kingdom | — | 67,163[47] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | May 30, 2006 | Digital EP | Warner Bros. | |
June 6, 2006 | ||||
Germany | June 9, 2006 |
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Warner Music | |
France | June 19, 2006 | |||
United Kingdom | July 24, 2006 |
See also
- List of number-one singles of 2006 (Spain)
- List of number-one dance singles of 2006 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2006 (U.S.)
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External links
- "Get Together" at Discogs (list of releases)