Me Against The Music on streaming with no Madonna

[survivalartist 6,436]

SO upon its release there were many different releases of this song with different remix version tracklistings.

Some were pretty loyal to the original while some were very different club, breakbeat, desi, french house remixes. For instance, the remix by Justice has barely any Madonna in it while the Terminalhead remix is almost all Madonna, no Britney.

As time has gone by remixes have trickled onto streaming, first the Rishi Rish on her hits, then Passengerz, Justice, and Bloodshy & Avant's remix but there is basically no Madonna on any of these remixes. The CD Maxi single had the Bloodshy & Avant Dubbie Style remix with Madonna and it was brilliant but streaming has this "Chix Remix" which ironically removes one of the most famous chicks of all time. B&A even went on to work for Madonna herself. (Sidebar its kinda cool that one of the first B&A productions is Ultra Nate's "Get It Up" totally unreleated)

It just pisses me off tbh. These two lovefest all over each other all the time but their one song together is a mess on streaming. No one is looking for a CD Maxi in 2022 except us.

[Fabiolous 5,488]

It doesn't really matter, the song flopped in 2003 and no one remembers it now

[Chris 1,020]

1 hour ago, Fabiolous said:

It doesn't really matter, the song flopped in 2003 and no one remembers it now

lies.

anyway, people who remix collab songs generally make two versions of the remix to have it solo or include the featured artist(s)

its pretty common 

[Drownedboy 1,655]

I remember back in 2003, after the kiss and everything I thought I would burn the charts, to tell you the truth, but nothing really happened with it. I quite enjoyed it and I like how they danced on the video, but well...

[MaDöner Kebab 6,858]

2 hours ago, Fabiolous said:

It doesn't really matter, the song flopped in 2003 and no one remembers it now

It flopped because both Britney and Madonna were still blacklisted on US radio stations in 2003. It was a hit pretty much everywhere else.

[Prayer 14,259]

It underperformed in the US (Top 40 anyway), but it was a hit in Europe: #2 in the UK, #5 in Germany, #2 in Italy, etc.

Keep in mind there was a time when Britney was not universally loved by the US radios and her label then didn't push that medium (it was all payola anyway with the big hits ahem ahem) - they didn't need too, she had MTV anyway and was a TRL queen, back when MTV still mattered.

Previously to "Me Against The Music", she had a #1 single with her debut with "...Baby One More Time", but after that she only got two Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

"I'm A Slave 4 U" was #27 in the US! Even "Toxic", the MONSTER hit, was "only" #9 in the US. Similar to the "Hung Up" situation in 2005, a monster hit worldwide a #1 almost everywhere but only Top 10 in the US.

[VogueMusic 677]

I never would have guessed it wasn't a hit. That song was everywhere at the time, and the video was in constant rotation.

Always goes to show the charts don't always reflect what's actually going on in the larger culture.

[luluthecat 1,109]

Didn’t like it at the time, but it was inescapable in Europe along with that entire Britney album campaign.

I could be wrong but I’m sure I read (or heard on that podcast) that MATM was already completed and slated as the 1st single before M was added as a feature? Pretty sure the solo version is out there, could it not be the case that remixes had already been commissioned

[Prayer 14,259]

3 minutes ago, luluthecat said:

Didn’t like it at the time, but it was inescapable in Europe along with that entire Britney album campaign.

I could be wrong but I’m sure I read (or heard on that podcast) that MATM was already completed and slated as the 1st single before M was added as a feature? Pretty the solo version is out there, could it not be the case that remixes had already been commissioned

It's true, the song was ready to go as a solo track and Britney even debuted it live before Madonna was added to it:

Word is Britney played it for Madonna on the VMAs backstage and Madonna loved it and wanted to be part of it. That's what they both said anyway. 

[Dj Garrido 1,689]

4 hours ago, Fabiolous said:

It doesn't really matter, the song flopped in 2003 and no one remembers it now

The colaboration may have flopped on the charts in 2003. But still puts fire in parties for the 25+ lgbtqiapn+

[Angelman60 3,508]

Didn't feel like it was a flop in France, the music video aired all the time 

[wtg1987 10,150]

Terrible song and video - I watch the spoof video from French and Saunders more 😂

[theglamorous 4,087]

It's not great but it did lead to the F&S spoof. Does M still have a writing credit on the Britney only version?

[Prayer 14,259]

32 minutes ago, theglamorous said:

Does M still have a writing credit on the Britney only version?

No, but the Britney only version was never officially released so Madonna is credited as a co-writer everywhere.

[Pootz333 2,680]

Nearly every remix/mashup of this song is better than the original. The most boil in the bag production for 2 ladies that are anything but that.

 

 

[Roland Barthes 5,810]

I love the Justice remix, it's the more "Madonna" (at the time, i mean closer to her work with Mirwais) of the bunch and i can still hear her in it. The video is even more tepid than the original version. Joseph Khan is such a Madonna loon but one he got the opportunity to work with her he came up with this French and Saunders skit (i mean F&S did not have to parody it much since it was already a parody...Madonna swinging in dead leaves ? Like the automn of her life...hello ?)

[LoveAffair 257]

weren't those remixes made to showcase Penelope Magnet's unused vocals from the demo? 

[Sultrysully 2,864]

TBH MATM seems a little boring without M.  I actually love the duet version.  One of my coming out songs.  Played a lot when I started going out to clubs.  

[androiduser 2,393]

7 hours ago, VogueMusic said:

 

Always goes to show the charts don't always reflect what's actually going on in the larger culture.

in that case, maybe Vogue and Like a Prayer weren't as successful as the charts would have us believe?

[RUADJAI 14,898]

1 hour ago, androiduser said:

in that case, maybe Vogue and Like a Prayer weren't as successful as the charts would have us believe?

Honey... Madonna had straight dudes doing death drops in 1990. 

[Rebel Hugo 16,983]

5 hours ago, Prayer said:

No, but the Britney only version was never officially released so Madonna is credited as a co-writer everywhere.

I think the Britney's solo version was released officially in 2017 in the "Glory (Japan Tour Edition)" 2CD. 

[survivalartist 6,436]

Me Against The Music was also the first time Kanye West was involved in a Madonna project.  I don't really follow Britney's music, has she worked with Kanye since then?

 

[theglamorous 4,087]

39 minutes ago, RUADJAI said:

Honey... Madonna had straight dudes doing death drops in 1990. 

what's a death drop?

[RUADJAI 14,898]

1 hour ago, theglamorous said:

what's a death drop?

[Ayham 5,471]

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