I Rise (song)
"I Rise" | ||||
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Single by Madonna | ||||
from the album Madame X | ||||
Released | October 4, 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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"I Rise" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourteenth studio album Madame X (2019). The song was written by the singer herself, alongside Starrah and Jason Evigan, while produced by Madonna and Evigan. It was released on May 3, 2019, by Interscope Records, as the first promotional single from the album, and later sent to Italian radio on October 4, 2019, as the album's third single, by the aforementioned label. The song is a mid tempo pop track which lyrically deals about self-empowerment and draws attention to gun violence in the United States, and contains a sample from a speech by American activist X González.
"I Rise" received generally positive reviews from
Background and composition
In 2017, Madonna relocated to
"I Rise" was written by Madonna,
Critical reception
"I Rise" was met with generally positive reviews from
According to Victoria Segal from
Slant Magazine placed "I Rise" at number 67 on their list of the 82 best Madonna singles. For the magazine, Sal Cinquemani wrote, "The track itself is less affecting than its message, with unnecessary Auto-Tune rendering Madonna's soaring rhetoric nearly robotic."[29] The Tracy Young remix of the song won the Best Remixed Recording award at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. With this feat, Young became the first woman to win the award.[30] It also achieved a nomination at the 34th Annual International Dance Music Awards, in the category Best Remix.[31]
Commercial performance
In the United States, "I Rise" became Madonna's 65th entry on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[32] The song ultimately reached the summit of the chart, becoming her 48th chart-topping single on it for the issue date of August 31, 2019.[33] On the year-end US Dance Club Songs chart, "I Rise" ranked at number 31.[34] The song debuted on its peak of number 37 on the US Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart for the issue dated July 13, 2019. This gave Madonna her 15th entry on the chart and her 1st since "Living for Love" (2014).[35] "I Rise" also peaked at number 95 in Croatia, on the week of May 20, 2019.[36] The song further peaked at numbers four and nine on Finland and Greece's digital songs charts, respectively.[37] In Hungary, it reached number 27 on the national chart, while the song peaked at number 45 on the Scottish Singles Chart for the week ending May 10, 2019.[38][39] "I Rise" reached number 40 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[40]
Promotion
Madonna partnered with
The first live performance of "I Rise" took place during Madonna's appearance at Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, where it was the closing number. The backdrops depicted imagery of the students who spearheaded the March for Our Lives movement, along with the word "resist"; Madonna wore an eye-patch over her left eye, while her background dancers were dressed as police officers that wielded.[46] After the performance, fireworks exploded over the venue.[47]
"I Rise" was performed as the
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Rise" | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Rise" | 3:44 |
2. | "I Rise" (Instrumental) | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Extended Remix) | 6:31 |
2. | "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Dub) | 6:31 |
3. | "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix) | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Rise" (DJLW Remix) | 4:36 |
2. | "I Rise" (Kue Drops The Funk Remix) | 5:56 |
3. | "I Rise" (Offer Nissim Remix) | 6:56 |
4. | "I Rise" (Thomas Gold Remix) | 3:17 |
5. | "I Rise" (Daybreakers Remix) | 5:24 |
6. | "I Rise" (DJ Irene & The Alliance Remix) | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Extended Remix) | 6:31 |
2. | "I Rise" (Kue Drops The Funk Remix) | 5:56 |
3. | "I Rise" (Daybreakers Remix) | 5:24 |
4. | "I Rise" (Thomas Gold Remix) | 3:17 |
5. | "I Rise" (DJLW Remix) | 4:36 |
6. | "I Rise" (Offer Nissim Remix) | 6:56 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Madonna – vocals, songwriter, production
- X González – vocals
- Jason Evigan – songwriter, production
- Brittany Talia Hazzard – songwriter
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 3, 2019 | Original | Interscope | [52] | |
July 19, 2019 | Tracy Young remixes | [54] | |||
August 16, 2019 | Remixes | [55] | |||
Italy | October 4, 2019 | Radio airplay
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Original | Universal | [6] |
United States | November 29, 2019 | 12-inch single
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Remixes | Interscope | [56] |
See also
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