Madonna - American Life (2003)

Album: American Life

Artist: Madonna

Release: 21 April 2003

Format: Album

Version: Standard
Label: Maverick / Warner Bros
Archive: .MP3 / 320kpbs / 116MB

"American Life" is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. The album peaked at #1 in fourteen countries. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI) both certified it platinum in recognition of one million shipments in the United States, and 300,000 shipments in the United Kingdom, respectively. The album became the 32nd-best-selling album of 2003 and has sold five million copies to date. American Life garnered two nominations at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. Four singles were released from the album. The title track was released as the album's lead single to a generally negative critical reception. It charted at number 37 in the US while it entered the top ten in most countries, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom. A controversial music video was pulled after scenes of war and violence were criticized which led to an edited version being released. Its following single, "Hollywood", became her first single not to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1983. "Nothing Fails" and "Love Profusion", the third and fourth singles respectively, featured a lack of promotion resulting in poor commercial performances. Despite this, all singles peaked at number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. Madonna promoted the album during a small promotional tour in April and May 2003. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, she performed alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott a medley of "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" and engaged in open-mouth kissing with Aguilera and Spears gaining great controversy and publicity. American Life was supported by Madonna's sixth concert tour, the Re-Invention World Tour, which was the highest grossing tour of 2004 earning $125 million. The tour was chronicled in the documentary I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, which led to Madonna's first live album of the same name.

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TRACKLIST:

1. American Life

2. Hollywood

3. I'm So Stupid

4. Love Profusion

5. Nobody Knows Me

6. Nothing Fails

7. Intervention

8. X-Static Process

9. Mother And Father

10. Die Another Day

11. Easy Ride