Confessions on a Dance Floor is the 10th studio album by Madonna. It was released in 2005,a complete departure from her previous studio album American Life (2003), the album includes influences of 1970s and 1980s disco, as well as modern-day club music. Initially, she began working with Mirwais Ahmadzaï for the album, but later felt that their collaboration was not going in the direction she desired. Madonna took her collaboration with Stuart Price who was overviewing her documentary (Im Going to Tell You a Secret). The album was mainly recorded at Prices home-studio where Madonna spent most of her time during the recordings. Musically, the album is structured like a DJs set. The songs are sequenced and blended together so that they are played continuously without any gaps. The title arrived from the fact that the album tracklisting consists of light-hearted and happy songs in the beginning, and progresses to much darker melodies and lyrics describing personal feelings and commitments. Songs on the album use samples and references of music by other dance-oriented artists like ABBA, Donna Summer, Pet Shop Boys, Bee Gees and Depeche Mode, as well as Madonnas earlier work in the 1980s. Contemporary critics lauded the album calling it a return to form for Madonna, ranking it alongside her BEST albums. Madonna was honored with a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2007, as well as International Female Solo Artist at the 2006 BRIT Awards. Commercially, the album peaked at number 1 in 40 countries, earning a place in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records for topping the record charts in the most countries. Despite being available for sale during the last one and a half months of 2005, the albums success was such that it still ranked as the worlds 6th biggest-selling of the year. Confessions on a Dance Floor has sold an estimated 12 million copies worldwide. 4 singles were released from the album. Hung Up, the lead single, became Madonnas most successful single worldwide by topping the charts in a total of 41 countries. It was followed by Sorry which was another chart topping success. It became Madonnas 12th number-1 single in the United Kingdom. Get Together and Jump were released as the 3rd and 4th singles respectively, both becoming top-10 hits in several countries. To promote the album, Madonna embarked on a small promotional tour titled Hung Up Promo Tour. The album was further promoted on the 2006 Confessions Tour, which became the highest grossing tour EVER for a female artist at that time.
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