Single
Single: Girl Gone Wild
Artist: Madonna
Album: MDNA
Released: 2 March 2012
Label: Interscope
Genre: Electropop, dance-pop, Eurodance
Writers: Madonna, Jenson Vaughan, Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi
Producers: Madonna, Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi
Released in 2012, Girl Gone Wild moved the MDNA era from stadium pop into darker club territory. Co-written with Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi and Jenson Vaughan, the track returned Madonna to a more direct dance-pop sound, pairing pulsing electronic production with themes of desire, release and performance. It was released on 2 March 2012 as the second single from MDNA.
Girl Gone Wild stands as the MDNA single most clearly connected to Madonna’s long relationship with the club, the camera and the body as performance. It may not soften itself for radio, but it delivers a strong visual identity and a colder, more controlled dance-floor charge. In the archive, it is a key reminder that Madonna’s early-2010s work still knew exactly how to weaponise image.
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