Confessions on a dance floor de Madonna

2005

★★★★★

Basado en 111 votos

Fecha de lanzamiento: 15 de Noviembre de 2005
Sello Discográfico: Warner Bros. Records
Compositores: Madonna, Stuart Price, Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Joe Henry, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Productores: Madonna, Stuart Price, Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Bloodshy & Avant

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Confessions on a dance floor es un álbum de Madonna, publicado en 2005 por Warner Bros. Records. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Hung Up», «Get Together», «Sorry» y «Future Lovers».

Contexto: El renacimiento de la Reina del Dance

Tras la introspección política y el rechazo comercial de American Life en Estados Unidos, Madonna sintió la necesidad de volver a sus raíces y hacer lo que mejor sabía: hacer bailar a la gente. Confessions on a Dance Floor fue una reacción directa a la oscuridad de su trabajo anterior. En sus propias palabras, "quería levantarme y quería que la gente se levantara". El álbum fue concebido como un acto de escapismo puro, un refugio de los problemas del mundo en la euforia colectiva de la pista de baile. El concepto es simple pero poderoso: la discoteca como un espacio sagrado, una iglesia donde la gente se reúne para confesarse, liberarse y encontrar una forma de comunión a través de la música y el baile. Influenciada por su recuperación de un grave accidente de equitación que casi acaba con su carrera, el álbum está impregnado de un sentimiento de gratitud y celebración de la vida.

Es un álbum temáticamente optimista, centrado en el amor, la unidad y el poder transformador de la música. Es un homenaje descarado a la era dorada de la música disco de los años 70 y al synth-pop de los 80, géneros que la formaron como artista. Pero no es un simple ejercicio de nostalgia; es una reinvención de esos sonidos para el siglo XXI, uniendo a la perfección el pasado y el presente de la música de baile. El álbum fue un éxito global instantáneo y unánime, un recordatorio contundente de por qué Madonna sigue siendo la indiscutible Reina del Pop.

La visión de Stuart Price: El Álbum como un DJ set

El sonido y la estructura de Confessions on a Dance Floor están definidos por una colaboración central y visionaria: la de Stuart Price (también conocido como Jacques Lu Cont o Les Rythmes Digitales). Price había sido el director musical de sus dos giras anteriores y compartía con Madonna un profundo amor y conocimiento de la historia de la música de baile. Juntos, desarrollaron el concepto revolucionario de estructurar el álbum como una sesión de DJ, donde todas las canciones están mezcladas entre sí sin pausas. Esta decisión crea una experiencia de escucha inmersiva y continua, que lleva al oyente a un viaje sónico que comienza con optimismo, pasa por una fase más melancólica y culmina en una euforia total.

La producción de Price es una gran obra de nu-disco y electro-pop. Utilizó sintetizadores analógicos vintage para recrear la calidez del sonido de los 70 y los 80, pero los combinó con ritmos y técnicas de producción modernas. El álbum está lleno de referencias y samples de clásicos del disco, desde Donna Summer y Giorgio Moroder hasta los S.O.S. Band. La colaboración más famosa fue la obtención del permiso de ABBA para samplear su icónica canción "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" para el primer sencillo, "Hung Up", algo que la banda sueca rara vez había autorizado. Esta mezcla de nostalgia y modernidad fue la clave del éxito masivo del álbum.

Desglose de temas

El álbum te atrapa desde el primer segundo y no te suelta hasta el final.

"Hung Up": Una apertura absolutamente perfecta. El tictac de un reloj y el icónico sample de ABBA dan paso a un himno de nu-disco irresistible. Es una canción sobre la frustración del amor, pero su producción es pura euforia. Se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de su carrera, alcanzando el número 1 en 41 países.
"Get Together": Un tema de trance-pop atmosférico y edificante, con un mensaje de unidad y conexión. Es una oda al poder de la música para unir a extraños en la pista de baile.
"Sorry": Un tema de dance-pop enérgico y desafiante, cantado en inglés, francés, italiano y otros idiomas en su estribillo. Es una canción sobre no aceptar disculpas vacías, con una línea de bajo potente y una producción impecable.
"Future Lovers": Una pista de electro-disco oscura y robótica, con una letra que invita al oyente a unirse a un nuevo tipo de tribu futurista. Incluye un homenaje al clásico de Donna Summer "I Feel Love".
"I Love New York": Originalmente una canción de rock, fue reinventada como un tema de electro-clash. Es un homenaje descarado y un tanto irónico a la ciudad que la vio nacer como artista.
"Jump": Un himno de synth-pop ochentero lleno de optimismo, que anima a tomar riesgos y a no tener miedo de saltar hacia lo desconocido. Su producción recuerda a The Pointer Sisters o The Human League.
"Isaac": Una de las pistas más místicas y controvertidas. Fusiona la electrónica con cantos litúrgicos en hebreo y yemenita, interpretados por el cantante Yitzhak Sinwani. Es una meditación sobre la luz y la oscuridad, inspirada en sus estudios de la Cábala.
"Push": Una canción de amor electro-pop dedicada a su entonces marido, Guy Ritchie, agradeciéndole por haberla "empujado" a ser mejor persona.
"Like It or Not": Un cierre desafiante y filosófico. Sobre una base de electro-pop melódica, Madonna expone su filosofía de vida: ser fiel a uno mismo, te guste o no. Es un final perfecto que reafirma su independencia.

Estética visual: la diosa del disco retro-futurista

La imagen de la era Confessions fue un homenaje vibrante a la estética de los años 70 y 80, pero con un toque moderno. Madonna adoptó un look inspirado en Farrah Fawcett, con el pelo rubio fresa y cardado, y un vestuario lleno de leotardos, kimonos y botas de tacón. La portada del álbum la muestra en una pose dinámica en una discoteca, rodeada de globos. Los vídeos y actuaciones en directo estaban llenos de coreografías enérgicas, bolas de espejos y luces de neón. Fue una celebración visual del hedonismo y la alegría de la era disco.

Éxito global y asientación en los Grammy

Confessions on a Dance Floor fue un éxito comercial y de crítica abrumador en todo el mundo, un regreso triunfal que reafirmó su estatus como la Reina del Pop.

USA (Billboard 200): 1
UK (Official Albums Chart): 1
Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 1
Francia (SNEP): 1
España (PROMUSICAE): 1

El álbum vendió más de 10 millones de copias y fue aclamado por la crítica por su coherencia, su energía y su impecable producción. Ganó el Premio Grammy al Mejor Álbum de Dance/Electrónica. El legado de Confessions es el de ser uno de los grandes "álbumes de regreso" de la historia del pop. Demostró que, con casi 50 años, Madonna seguía siendo la principal referente de la música de baile. La gira que lo acompañó, The Confessions Tour (2006), fue un espectáculo visualmente deslumbrante y la gira más taquillera de la historia para una artista femenina hasta ese momento. La gira también generó una enorme controversia por su puesta en escena de la canción "Live to Tell", donde Madonna cantaba colgada de una cruz de espejos gigante mientras llevaba una corona de espinas, en una poderosa declaración sobre la pandemia del SIDA en África.

Listado de Canciones

Hung Up5:36

Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Time goes by so slowly for those who wait No time to hesitate Those who run seem to have all the fun I'm caught up I don't know what to do Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly I don't know what to do Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hung up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Ring ring ring goes the telephone The lights are on but there's no-one home Tick tick tock it's a quarter to two And I'm done I'm hanging up on you I can't keep on waiting for you I know that you're still hesitating Don't cry for me 'cause I'll find my way you'll wake up one day but it'll be too late Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Every little thing Every little thing I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for you call Waiting for you call I'm fed up I'm tired waiting you Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly Time goes by so slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly So slowly I don´t know what to do Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Every little thing that you say or do I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for your call Baby night and day I'm fed up I'm tired of waiting on you Every little thing Every little thing I'm hung up I'm hungin' up on you Waiting for you call Waiting for you call I'm fed up I'm tired waiting you
Get Together5:30
Letra
It's all an illusion There's too much confusion It's all an illusion There's too much confusion Down down down in your heart Find find find the secret Turn turn turn your head around Baby we can do it, we can do it all right Do you believe in love at first sight? It's an illusion, I don't care Do you believe I can make you feel better? Too much confusion, come on over here Can we get together? I really, I really wanna be with you Come on check it out with me I hope you, I hope you feel the same way too I searched, I searched, I searched my whole life To find, to find, to find the secret And all I did was open up my eyes Maybe we can do it, we can do it all right. Do you believe that we can change the future? Do you believe I can make you feel better? Can we get together? I really, I really wanna be with you Come on check it out with me I hope you, I hope you feel the same way too. Can we get together? I really, I really wanna be with you Come on check it out with me I hope you, I hope you feel the same way too. It's all an illusion There's too much confusion I'll make you feel better If it's bitter at the start Then it's sweeter in the end Do you believe in love at first sight? It's an illusion I don't care Do you believe I can make you feel better? Too much confusion, come on over here Can we get together? I really, I really wanna be with you Come on check it out with me I hope you, I hope you feel the same way too Can we get together? I really wanna be with you Come on check it out with me I hope you feel the same way too It's all an illusion There's too much confusion I'll make you feel better If it's bitter at the start Then it's sweeter in the end
Sorry4:44

Je suis désolée Lo siento Ik ben droevig Sono spiacente Perdóname I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I've heard it all before I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say you're sorry I've heard it all before And I can take care of myself I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say 'forgive me' I've seen it all before And I can't take it anymore You're not half the man you think you are Save your words because you've gone too far I listened to your lies and all your stories (listen to your stories) You're not half the man you'd like to be I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say you're sorry I've heard it all before And I can take care of myself I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say 'forgive me' I've seen it all before And I can't take it anymore Don't explain yourself cause talk is cheap There's more important things than hearing you speak You stayed because I made it so convenient (made it so convenient) Don't explain yourself, you'll never see Gomen nasai Mujhe maph kardo Przepraszam Slicha Forgive me (Sorry, sorry, sorry,...) I've heard it all before (sorry, sorry, sorry,...) (repeat) I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say you're sorry I've heard it all before And I can take care of myself I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say 'forgive me' I've seen it all before And I can't take it anymore I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say you're sorry (Don't explain yourself cause talk is cheap) I've heard it all before And I can take care of myself (There's more important things than hearing you speak) I don't wanna hear, I don't wanna know Please don't say 'forgive me' I've heard it all before I've heard it all before you I've heard it all before I've heard it all before
Future Lovers4:51
Letra
I'm gonna tell you about love Let's forget your life Forget your problems Administration, bills and loans Come with me In the evidence of its brilliance In the demonstration of this evidence Some have called it religion This is not a coincidence Would you like to try? Connect to the sky Future lovers ride their ambitions high Would you like to try? Let me be your guide Put aside your pride Future lovers hide love inside their eyes In the evidence of its brilliance Not controlled by time Future lovers shine for eternity In a world that's free Put away your past Love will never last If you're holding on to a dream that's gone I'm gonna tell you about love Would you like to try? In the evidence of its brilliance There's no love like the future love Come with me Connect to the sky Future lovers ride their ambitions high Would you like to try? Connect to the sky Future lovers ride their ambitions high Would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance) (repeat) Connect to the sky Future lovers ride their ambitions high Would you like to try? Brilliance In the evidence of its brilliance
I Love New York4:11
Letra
I don't like cities, but I like New York Other places make me feel like a dork Los Angeles is for people who sleep Paris and London, baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Baby, you can keep Other cities always make me mad Other places always make me sad No other city ever made me glad Except New York I love New York I love New York I love New York If you don't like my attitude, then you can F-off Just go to Texas, isn't that where they golf? New York is not for little pussies who scream If you can't stand the heat, then get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Other cities always make me mad Other places always make me sad No other city ever made me glad Except New York I love New York I love New York I love New York Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street Get off my street
Let It Will Be4:18

Now I can tell you about success, about fame About the rise and the fall of all the stars in the sky Don't it make you smile? That it will be Just let it be Won't you let it be? Now I can tell you about the place I belong You know it won't last long And all those lights they will turn down That it will be Let it be Just let it be Won't you let it be? Now I can see things for what they really are I guess I'm not that far I'm at the point of no return Just watch me burn! That it will be Just let it be Oh let it be Then it will be (Just let it be) Just let it be (That it will be) Oh let it be (Won't you let it be?) Let it be (Won't you let it be?) Now I can tell you the place that I belong It won't last long The lights, they will turn down Oh let it be Oh let it be Oh let it be (Won't you let it be?) Oh let it be (You've got to let it be) Just let it be (Anyone can see) Won't you let it be? (That it will be) Just watch me burn Oh let it be Just let it be Won't you let it be? Won't you let it be? (Just let it be) Oh let it be (Let it be) Just let it be (Won't you let it be?) Won't you let it be? (Won't you let it be?) Won't you let it be? Now I can tell you Tell you tell you… About success, about fame About fame, about fame About fame Won't you let it be? Just let it be Won't you let it be?
Forbidden Love4:22

Just one kiss on my lips Was all it took to seal the future Just one look from your eyes Was like a certain kind of torture Once upon a time There was a boy and there was a girl Just one touch from your hands Was all that took to make me fall turn Forbidden love Are we supposed to be together? Forbidden love Forbidden love Forbidden love We sealed our destiny forever Forbidden love Forbidden love Just one smile on your face Was all it took to change my fortune Just one word from your mouth Was all I needed to be certain Once upon a time There was a boy and there was a girl Hearts that intertwine They lived in a different kind or world Forbidden love Are we supposed to be together? Forbidden love Forbidden love Forbidden love We sealed our destiny forever Forbidden love Forbidden love Just one kiss Just one touch Just one look Forbidden love Are we supposed to be together? Forbidden love Forbidden love Forbidden love We sealed our destiny forever Forbidden love Forbidden love Forbidden love Are we supposed to be together? Forbidden love Forbidden love Forbidden love We sealed our destiny forever Forbidden love Forbidden love Just one kiss (five) Just one touch (four) Just one look (three) Just one word (two) One
Jump3:47
Letra
There's only so much you can learn in one place, The more that I wait,the more time that I waste I haven't got much time to waste, it's time to make my way I'm not afraid what I'll face, but I'm afraid to stay I'm going down my own road and I can make it alone I'll work and I'll fight till I find a place of my own Are you ready to jump? Get ready to jump Don't ever look back, oh baby, Yes, I'm ready to jump Just take my hands Get ready to jump We learned our lesson from the start, my sisters and me The only thing you can depend on is your family And life's gonna drop you down like the limbs of a tree It sways and it swings and it bends until it makes you see Are you ready to jump? Get ready to jump Don't ever look back, oh baby Yes, I'm ready to jump Just take my hands Get ready to, are you ready? There's only so much you can learn in one place, The more that you wait, the more time that you waste I'll work and I'll fight till I find a place of my own It sways and it swings and it bends until you make it your own I can make alone I can make alone I can make alone (my sister and me) I can make alone (my sister and me) I can make alone I can make alone I can make alone (my sister and me) I can make alone (my sister and me) Are you ready to jump? Get ready to jump Don't ever look back, oh baby Yes, I'm ready to jump Just take my hands Get ready to jump (all refrain 4x) Are you ready to jump? Get ready to jump Don't ever look back, oh baby Yes, I'm ready to jump Just take my hands Get ready to, are you ready?
How High4:40
Letra
How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? It's funny, I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about I did it, just about everything to see my name in lights Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it? Nobody's perfect, I guess I deserve it [Chorus:] How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Does this get any better? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? Will any of this matter? It's funny how everybody mentions my name, they're never very nice I took it, just about everything except my own advice Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it? Nobody's perfect, I guess I deserve it [Chorus] How high, does it make a difference? Nothing lasts forever Should I, will it matter when I'm gone? Will any of this matter? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? [Chorus] How high are the stakes? (How high, does it make a difference?) Nothing lasts forever Does this get any better? Should I carry on? (Should I, will it matter when I'm gone?) Does it make a difference? Will any of this matter? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone?
Isaac6:04
Letra
Im ninalu daltey Nedivim Daltey Nedivim Daltey Marom Staring up into the heavens In this hell that binds your hands Will you sacrifice your comfort? Make your way in a foreign land? Wrestle with your darkness Angels call your name Can you hear what they're saying? Will you ever be the same? Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Remember, remember, never forget All of your life has all been a test You will find the gate that's open Even though your spirit's broken Open up my heart And cause my lips to speak Bring the heaven and the stars Down to earth for me Im nin'alu Daltei n'divim Daltei n'divim Daltei marom Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Chai, El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim Kwlawm b'rucho ya'alu El Chai Wrestle with your darkness Angels call your name Can you hear what they are saying? Will you ever be the same? Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Mmmmmm Im nin'alu Im nin'alu Hai, El Chai, mareimawm al kawruvim Kwlawm b'rucho ya'alu El Chai Yitzhak Sinwani "The generous truly know What will be given If they don't stop, you know The gates of heaven are always open And there's this God in the sky and the angels How they sit, you know In front of the light And that's what it's about
Push3:57
Letra
You push me to go the extra mile You push me when it's difficult to smile You push me, a better version of myself You push me, only you and no one else You push me to see the other point of view You push me when there's nothing else to do You push me when i think i know it all You push me when i stumble and i fall Keep on pushin' like nobody Every race i win, every mood i'm in Everything i do, i owe it all to you Every move i make, every step i take Everything i know, it's all because you push me You push me when i don't appreciate You push me not to lie and not to hate You push me when i want it all to end You push me when i really need a friend You push me, all i wanna do is cry You push me when it's time for me to try You push me when i do it for myself You push me, only you and no one else Keep on pushin' like nobody Every race i win, every mood i'm in Everything i do, i owe it all to you Every move i make, every step i take Everything i do, it's all because you push me You push me Keep on pushin' like nobody Keep on, keep on Every race i win (to go the extra mile) Every mood i'm in (when it's difficult to smile) Everything i do (a better version of myself) Only you and only you and only you Every move i make (to see the other point of view) Every step i take (when there's nothing else to do) Every thing i do (i think i know it all) Only you and only you and only you Every race i win (to go the extra mile) Every mood i'm in (when it's difficult to smile) Everything i do (a better version of myself) I owe it all to you (only you and only you and only you) Every move i make (to see the other point of view) Every step i take (when there's nothing else to do) Everything i know (i think i know it all) It's all because you push me You push me
Like It Or Not4:32
Letra
You can call me a sinner And you can call me a saint Celebrate me for who I am Dislike me for what I ain't Put me up on a pedestal Or drag me down in the dirt Sticks and stones will break my bones But your names will never hurt I'll be the garden, you'll be the snake All of my fruit is yours to take Better the devil that you know Your love for me will grow Because This is who I am You can like it or not You can love me or leave me Cause I'm never gonna stop, no, no Cleopatra had her way Matahari too Whether they were good or bad Is strictly up to you Life is a paradox And it doesn't make much sense Can't have the femme without the fatale Please don't take offense Don't let the fruit rot under the vine Fill up your cup and let's drink the wine Better the devil that you know Your love for me will grow Because This is who I am You can like it or not You can love me or leave me Cause I'm never gonna stop, no, no, you know This is who I am You can like it or not You can love me or leave me Cause I'm never gonna stop, no, no, you know No no, you know No no, you know No no, you know No no, you know I'll be the garden, you'll be the snake All of my fruit is yours to take Better the devil that you know Your love for me will grow Because This is who I am You can like it or not You can love me or leave me Cause I'm never gonna stop, no, no, you know This is who I am You can like it or not You can love me or leave me Cause I'm never gonna stop, no, no, you know No no, you know No no, you know No no, you know No no, you know