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"Get Together"
Song
B-side"I Love New York"

"Get Together" is a dance-pop song written by American singer Madonna, Stuart Price, Anders Bagge, and Peer Astrom for Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). The song was produced by Madonna and Price and released as the album's third single. While it reached number one in Hungary and Spain, "Get Together" peaked within the top ten in Canada, China, Finland, Italy, Taiwan, and the UK. In the United States the song was another success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and the Dance Club chart. It was nominated in the category of "Best Dance Recording" at the 2007 Grammy Awards.[1]

Song information

Even though "Jump" was assumed to have been advertised as the third release from the album due to its inclusion on the promotional-sticker located on the front of the physical release of Confessions on a Dance Floor, "Get Together" was chosen by Warner Bros. Records as the third international single from the album after the worldwide success of "Hung Up" and "Sorry". It was released on June 6, 2006 in North America, Australia, and Europe, and on July 24 in the UK to coincide with the start of the European leg of her Confessions Tour. However, the digital download single was made available at the U.S. iTunes Music Store as of May 30, 2006.

The remix to the album cut "I Love New York" is the B-side to the single in the U.S./E.U. markets and served as a cross-promotion for Madonna's Re-Invention Tour-documentary I'm Going to Tell You a Secret which was also released worldwide in June. In some countries, "I Love New York" was not included in the tracklisting to the single. The CD/DVD release includes the original demo version of the song which contains alternate lyrics. The single also features cover artwork that includes a picture of Madonna and her Confessions Tour crew members including the song's producer Stuart Price. It is actually a photoshop montage rather than a group shot. The photo alternatively can also be found on the inlay cover of the I'm Going to Tell You a Secret CD+DVD release.

Multiple un-official remixes have been produced for the song. Peter Rauhofer played his private remix of "Get Together" at his shows which is not commissioned by the label. Also Tony Moran and Jody Den Broeder remixed together "Get Together" and they used their mixes for their Myspace page. Roger Sanchez remixed officially "Get Together" which remix is called ("S-Man's Fired Up Mix") but the remix had been rejected from the label. He used this mix for his Release Yourself radio shows. In the UK a limited edition 12" vinyl picture disc was produced containing the Radio Edit, and the Jacques Lu Cont Mix Edit.

"Get Together" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[1] "Get Together" was performed on her 2006 Confessions Tour.

Music videos

There are two slightly different music videos for "Get Together" and one rumoured, however both versions feature Madonna's live performance at the KOKO Club in London, England on November 15, 2005 during her Confessions on a Dance Floor promotional tour. The rumoured version is the backdrop used for The Confessions Tour during which Madonna performs "Get Together" live. All plans to release it were scrapped stating the video was "uncommercial".

Original version

File:Get-together 018.jpg
Madonna in the original version of "Get Together" video.

The original video for "Get Together" (directed and animated by Logan, an animation company in Venice, California) was heavily inspired by Italian artist Milo Manara's erotic artwork.[2] Cartoon effects were added to the footage and they show the world evolving through time, with erupting volcanos, flying dinosaurs and finally an urban panorama on the background. This version premiered online on June 14, 2006 on VH1's website in the US and on television on Channel 4 in the UK. See the video here

  • Director: Logan
  • Producer: Logan
  • Director of Photography: Logan
  • Editor: Logan
  • Production Company: Logan

Alternate version

The alternate video for "Get Together" (directed by Eugene Riecansky) was changed by Warner Bros. Records for the second version by Logan that was officially released. This version was finally released on May 19, 2007 through Madonna's online fanclub, Icon. See the video here.

  • Director: Eugene Riecansky
  • Producer: Helene Polverelli
  • Director of Photography: Eugene Riecansky
  • Editor: Eugene Riecansky
  • Production Company: Rockstar

Confessions Tour Version

Madonna also shot a third video which was made especially for the Confessions Tour. People that were involved in the video are unknown, and it is not known whether this version is ever going to be commercially released.

Miscellanea

Chart performance

In the United States, "Get Together" debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and rose thirteen positions in its second week to number six. While a commercial disappointment on the Hot 100, the song was a hit on the dance charts and became Madonna's thirty-sixth release to reach the top of the Billboard Dance Chart. It also performed well on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, where it reached number one for one week.

In Canada the song peaked at number seventy-five on the airplay chart. The CD single was issued on July 4 2006, and it debuted at number five on the singles chart. In Australia "Get Together" debuted at number thirteen and became a hit on the dance chart, where it reached number three. In the United Kingdom, the single continued Madonna's run of Top 10 hits from the Confessions on a Dance Floor album, but had the weakest chart run, at just six weeks.In Romania the song had a dissapoiting position,just missing the top 20, peaking at number 21, while the previous 2 singles reached number 1.

Charts

Sales, Downloads Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales 1
U.S. Billboard Singles Sales 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 106
U.S. Billboard Digital Songs 112
European Union Singles Chart[3] 7
Europe (Billboard)[4] 18
Australia (sales)[5] 13
Austria (sales)[6] 35
Belgium (F) (sales)[7] 22
Belgium (W) (sales)[8] 33
Brazil Top 40 Singles[9] 19
Canada (sales)[10] 4
China Top 40 Singles (sales)
Denmark (sales)[11] 12
Finland (sales)[12] 6
France (sales)[13] 26
Germany (sales)[14] 28
Greece (sales)[15] 11
Hungary (sales)[16] 1
Ireland (sales)[17] 17
Italy (sales)[18] 2
Netherlands Top100 (sales)[19] 14
Netherlands Top40 (sales + downloads)[20] 13
Spain (sales)[21] 1
Sweden (sales)[22] 15
Switzerland (sales)[23] 24
UK (sales)[24] 7
UK (downloads) 7
Airplay, Club play Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Dance Radio Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 84
Europe (Nielsen)[25] 18
Europe (Charly)[26] 7
Albania (airplay)[27] 16
Argentina (airplay)[28] 24
Belgium (airplay) 1
Brazil Hot100 (airplay)[29] 19
Bulgarian Airplay Chart 1
Canada (airplay)[30] 75
Colombia (airplay) 6
Chile (airplay)[31] 18
Croatia (airplay)[32] 1
Czech Republic (airplay)[33] 13
Denmark (airplay)[34] 15
Estonia (airplay)[35] 4
Finland (airplay) 12
France (airplay) 18
Germany (airplay)[36] 20
Hungary (airplay)[37] 25
Ireland (airplay) 25
Israel (airplay)[38] 1
Latvian Airplay Top 50[39] 11
Luxemburg (airplay)[40] 5
Netherlands (airplay) 7
Poland (airplay)[41] 1
Romania (airplay)[42] 21
Russia/Moscow (airplay)[43] 31
Slovakia (airplay)[44] 2
Slovenia (airplay)[45] 6
Switzerland (airplay) 16
Turkey Capital Radio Chart 1
Turkey Power Fm Charts 1
Ukraine (airplay)[46] 1
UK (airplay)[47] 8
Uruguay (airplay)[48] 12
Venezuela (airplay)[49] 1

Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals — Madonna
  • Recorded by Stuart Price at Shirland Road
  • Assistant engineer – Alex Dromgode
  • Audio mixing — Mark "Spike" Stent
  • Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Get Together."

Official versions

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ a b "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7 2006. Retrieved December 9 2006.
  2. ^ Madonna-Online Videography Retrieved July 2, 2006
  3. ^ http://home.planet.nl/~laar2337/apc2/index.htm Home.planet.nl
  4. ^ http://billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=European+Hot+100+Singles Billboard.com
  5. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1S50 ARIAcharts.com
  6. ^ http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=s Austriancharts.at
  7. ^ http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=4&new_lang=nl Entertainment.skynet.be
  8. ^ http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=10&new_lang=fr Entertainment.skynet.be
  9. ^ http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=10&new_lang=fr Entertainment.skynet.be
  10. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/SINGLES.html Jam.canoe.ca
  11. ^ http://www.hit-listen.dk/ Hit-listen
  12. ^ http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/singlet.php Yle.fi
  13. ^ http://www.ifop.com/europe/banque/resulsingles.asp Ifop.com
  14. ^ http://www.musicload.de/special?pageid=245&page=special Musicload.de
  15. ^ http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm Ifpi.gr
  16. ^ http://www.mahasz.hu/m/hu/toplistak.php?l=k Mahasz.hu
  17. ^ http://www.chart-track.com/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001 Chart-track.com
  18. ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=3 Fimi.it
  19. ^ http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=1897204 Planet.nl
  20. ^ http://www.megacharts.nl/index2.jsp Megacharts.nl
  21. ^ http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html Los40.com
  22. ^ http://www.hitlistan.se/ Hitlistan.se
  23. ^ http://www.swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s Swisscharts.com
  24. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml BBC.co.uk
  25. ^ http://www.radioandrecords.com/radiomonitor/charts/euro/index.jsp Radioandrecords.com
  26. ^ http://charly1300.perso.orange.fr/nouveauclassement.htm Charly1300.perso.orange.fr
  27. ^ http://www.topalbaniaradio.com/week.html Topalbaniardie.com
  28. ^ http://www.top40argentina.com.ar/ Top40argentina.com
  29. ^ http://www.hot100brasil.com/chtsinglesb.html Hot100brasil.com
  30. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/BDS_1.html Jam.canoe.ca
  31. ^ http://www.geocities.com/chileantop100/top100.html Geocities.com
  32. ^ http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/strana_lista.html Hrt.hr
  33. ^ http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R ifpicr.cz
  34. ^ http://www.hit-listen.dk/ Hit-listen.dk
  35. ^ http://www.u-pop.ee/top/muusika/49 u-pop.ee
  36. ^ http://www.surfmusik.de/airplaycharts.htm Surfmusik.de
  37. ^ http://www.mahasz.hu/m/hu/toplistak.php?l=r Mahasz.hu
  38. ^ http://www.101charts.com/charti.asp 101charts.com
  39. ^ http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/new.html Lanet.lv
  40. ^ http://www.lrb.lu/lrb.php?page=music&subpage=airplay Lrb.lu
  41. ^ http://home.planet.nl/~laar2337/apc2/Hitlijsten/Polish-Top50.htm Home.planet.nl
  42. ^ http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html RT100.ro
  43. ^ http://www.tophitru.com/msk_chart_weekly.shtml?week_st=1155585600 Tophitru.com
  44. ^ http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/ Ifpicr.cz
  45. ^ http://www.rtvslo.si/top17/lestvica.php?op=show&chart=2 Rtvslo.si
  46. ^ http://fdr.com.ua/chart40.php FDR.com.ua
  47. ^ http://www.chartsingles.net/charts/top-50-airplay Chartsingles.net
  48. ^ http://www.rankingtop40.com/uy/ Rankingtop40.com
  49. ^ http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=poprock Recordreport.com

References

  • MadonnaOnline Brasil
  • "Madonna Underground". Track listings and formats. Retrieved May 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  • "Madonna Tribe". Track listings and formats. Retrieved May 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)


Preceded by
"The One That Got Away" by Natasha Bedingfield
 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
June 24, 2006 		Succeeded by
"Tracking Treasure Down" by Gabriel & Dresden
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
July 3-31, 2006 		Succeeded by
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