Human Nature (Madonna song)

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"Human Nature"
Single by Madonna
from the album Bedtime Stories
B-side "Sanctuary"
"La Isla Bonita" (Japan)
Released June 6, 1995 United States
August 20, 1995 United Kingdom Europe
Format CD, 12", Cassette
Recorded 1994
Genre Pop, R&B, Hardcore hip hop, Rap
Length 4:51 (Album Version)
4:32 (Radio/GHV2 Version)
Label Maverick, Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna
Dave Hall
Shawn McKenzie
Kevin McKenzie
Milo Deering
Producer Madonna
Dave Hall
Madonna singles chronology
"Bedtime Story"
(1995)		 "Human Nature"
(1995)		 "I Want You"
(1995)
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"Human Nature" is the fourth and final single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories, released on June 6, 1995 by Maverick Records.

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[edit] Song information

"Human Nature" was written in response to the public backlash involving Madonna's previous album, Erotica, and her coffee table book, Sex: "Did I say something wrong? Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex. I must have been crazy," she notes in the lyrics. Madonna's record label wanted to release a more radio-friendly pop track for the fourth single off the album, "Don't Stop", but Madonna wanted to release "Human Nature" instead and ended up getting her wish.[citation needed] The song itself is a powerful R&B anthem over a heavily hip-hop flavored beat. The song also samples "What You Need" as performed by hip-hop group Main Source.

While "Human Nature" became Madonna's second consecutive single not to enter the top 40 in the U.S. (peaking at number forty-six), it still was a smash on the dance and club charts.

It also entered the top ten on several charts around the world including the UK, Italy, and Japan. In the UK the single entered the chart and peaked at #8. The UK single cover was a shot of Madonna from the video, clad in PVC and leather and sitting on a chair. The cover shot for the U.S. version is from a photo shoot by Bettina Rheims for the December 1994 issue of Details magazine.

Madonna has performed "Human Nature" twice on tour, first by slow-riding a mechanical bull on her 2001 Drowned World Tour adding some vocoder voice effects, and in her Sticky & Sweet Tour in 2008 with an electric guitar, also adding vocoder voice effects on the background harmonies, with a video backdrop of Britney Spears trapped in an elevator. It also adds the line "It's Britney, bitch" at the end of the song. Spears made a guest appearance co-performing the song with Madonna on November 6, 2008 during her concert date in Los Angeles.[1]

[edit] Music video

Madonna in the bondage inspired video for "Human Nature".

The video, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino (who had previously directed Madonna's videos for "Open Your Heart" and "Justify My Love") features Madonna, her dancers (including the first collaboration with Jamie King, that later would become her choreographer for Drowned World Tour, Re-invention Tour and Confessions Tour), and her chihuahua, Chiquita, in black leather outfits. It was shot over two days, May 6 and 7, 1995 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California. The video was heavily inspired by comic artist, Eric Stanton. This was stated by Madonna in a behind the scenes interview during the filming of the video in which she said, "Mondino found this book by this illustrator named Stanton who did kinda S&M drawings and stuff, but we didn't want to go with the straight S&M; we wanted to have it be more about making fun of it". A video of the interview is currently available here: [2]

  • Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino
  • Producer: Anita Wetterstedt
  • Director of Photography: Harris Savides
  • Editor: Robert Duffy
  • Production Company: Palomar Pictures Inc.

[edit] Track listings and formats

  • UK CD single
  1. "Human Nature" (radio edit) – 4:09
  2. "Human Nature" (The Human Club Mix) – 9:05
  3. "Human Nature" (Chorus Door Slam with Nine Sample) – 4:48
  4. "Human Nature" (The Runaway Club Mix) – 8:19
  5. "Human Nature" (I'm Not Your Bitch) – 8:11
  • UK cassette single
  1. "Human Nature" (radio edit) – 4:09
  2. "Human Nature" (Chorus Door Slam with Nine Sample) – 4:48
  • UK CD single
  1. "Human Nature" (album version) – 4:54
  2. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) – 9:15
  3. "Bedtime Story" (Orbital Mix) – 7:41
  • UK 12" single
  1. "Human Nature" (Human Club Mix) – 9:05
  2. "Human Nature" (The Runway Club Mix) – 8:19
  3. "Human Nature" (Master With Nine Sample) – 4:48
  4. "Human Nature" (I'm Not Your Bitch) – 8:11
  • US CD single / US cassette single / US 7" single
  1. "Human Nature" (radio version) – 4:30
  2. "Sanctuary" (album version) – 5:03
  • US CD maxi single
  1. "Human Nature" (radio edit)
  2. "Human Nature" (Runway Club Mix Radio Edit)
  3. "Human Nature" (Runway Club Mix)
  4. "Human Nature" (I'm Not Your Bitch Mix)
  5. "Human Nature" (Howie Tee Remix)
  6. "Human Nature" (Howie Tee Clean Remix)
  7. "Human Nature" (radio version)
  8. "Human Nature" (Bottom Heavy Dub)
  9. "Human Nature" (Love is the Nature Mix)

[edit] Official versions and remixes

Remixes of "Human Nature" include mixes by Howie Tee and Danny Tenaglia.

  • Album Version (4:53)
  • Radio Edit (4:09)
  • Radio Version (4:32)
  • Howie Tee Remix (4:48)
  • Howie Tee Clean Remix (4:48)
  • Human Club Mix (9:06)
  • Runaway Club Mix (8:19)
  • Runaway Club Mix Radio Edit (3:59)
  • Love Is The Nature Mix (6:41)
  • I'm Not Your Bitch Mix (8:11)
  • Bottom Heavy Dub (7:57)

[edit] Charts

Madonna performing "Human Nature" during the Sticky & Sweet Tour.
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 17
Canadian Singles Chart[4] 64
Finnish Singles Chart[3] 11
German Singles Chart[5] 50
Irish Singles Chart 21
Italian FIMI Chart[6] 10
Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 511
Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart 101
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3] 37
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 46
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[8] 58
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales[9] 35
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 57
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 16
UK Singles Chart[10] 8 (80,685)

1 Released as "La Isla Bonita"/"Human Nature"

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/1108/madonna.html
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b c d Hit Parade (1995). "Madonna — Human Nature (European Charts)". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Madonna&titel=Human+Nature&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  4. ^ Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 1, August 14 1995
  5. ^ Charts-Surfer (1995). "German Singles Chart (Search)". charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  6. ^ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm
  7. ^ a b c Allmusic (1995). "Billboard Charts". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jvfyxqe5ldae~T51. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  8. ^ Billboard magazine (August 5, 1995). "Hot 100 Airplay". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=350&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+100+Airplay&ci=3020955&cdi=6970175&cid=08%2F05%2F1995. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  9. ^ Billboard magazine (August 19, 1995). "Hot Singles Sales". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3020969&cdi=6971107&cid=08%2F19%2F1995. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  10. ^ Every Hit (1995). "UK Singles Chart (Search)". everyhit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 

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