In “Girl Gone Wild”, the 50-something pop diva is seen strutting her stuff with super fit dudes who couldn’t possibly be straight.
The video is reminiscent of some of Madonna’s past work. The black and white cinematography, the fierce outfits, and the excessive skin are all elements of Madonna’s iconic body of work. But something about this video manages to feel fresh. The pacing is also spot on, and Madonna looks gorgeous.
My favourite part is the guys dancing with heels on. They all look fierce. There’s a lot of humping going on. (I wouldn’t expect anything less from this queen.) Madonna clearly knows her audience well!
Madonna's management has laughed off suggestions that she has renamed her new single to avoid being sued by the creator of the adult video series Girls Gone Wild, saying she has never even heard of Joe Francis, the pornographer in question.
Francis has claimed Madonna's new song, Girl Gone Wild, was originally slated to take the plural – Girls Gone Wild. He said he sent the star a cease-and-desist letter after she announced the tracklist of her album, prior to her appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show on 5 February. "We won a battle but we didn't win the war," Francis told the New York Daily News, alleging that "Girls" became "Girl" as part of ongoing legal negotiations. It was "an immediate solution for them to thwart any injunctive relief", Francis said, but he still wants Madonna to license the Girls Gone Wild trademark: "We've been talking," he said, "and I think we're going to get somewhere that will be mutually satisfactory."
Madonna's manager has a different version of events. In an interview with TMZ, Guy Oseary brushed off Francis's accusations. The song title was changed to match the way Madonna sings the lyric in the chorus, he said, and he doesn't recall ever receiving a letter from Girls Gone Wild's lawyers. Furthermore, Oseary cited the dozens of other singles that have used the name Girls Gone Wild, including tracks by Ludacris, Jagged Edge and Lil Rick. The song's co–writer, Vancouver songwriter Jenson Vaughan, also denied the title had been changed for legal reasons.
Released this week, Girl Gone Wild was recorded in London with dance producers Benny and Alle Benassi. It is the second single from MDNA, Madonna's 12th studio album, due out on 26 March.
Finally, the religious reference in the beginning is a nice touch — this is Madonna telling today’s pop stars that she was the original rebel. Any claims otherwise is just reductive.
Truth be told, I’m still not a fan of “Girl Gone Wild”. The song sounds like a leftover from Confessions on a Dance Floor. But the song is consistent with Madonna’s sound post-Ray of Light. I guess she’s being true to her brand here. The song is more age-appropriate (and much better) than “Give Me All Your Luvin’” though.
It sees the star perform with a troupe of dancers and is shot in black and white.The track, the second release from her forthcoming ‘MDNA‘ album is available for download and follows the No.37 single, ‘Give Me All Ur Loving.‘ The track produced by Madonna and Benny Benassi.
There have been mixed reactions amongst fans, with one commenting: “Wow. This has got to be, hands down, the single most blatantly homoerotic video Madonna’s ever done – and considering her videography, that sure is saying a lot.”
Whilst another commented, ”I listened to her new album… I’m so disappointed… Finally I see this, and think Madonna has no more creativity.”
