Madonna + Maluma 'Medellin' (1 Viewer)

I know there's no point following streaming results but in less than half a day yesterday, this achieved 520k streams on Spotify - from memory I think it took Made For Now (the most recent/relevant comparison) a week or so to get to half a million. it's off to a surprisingly good start, basically.

undoubtedly this being a co-lead Maluma track is gonna give it a big hand.
 
I think the real test would be if UK or US radio picks it up. At the moment I can't really see it happening...
 
It obviously won't be a hit, it's 2019.

Even females in their 30's struggle (Pink, Britney, Beyoncé etc)...let alone those in their 60's. Sadly, streaming makes the hits these days - even one random large sales week is #38 for one week with a bullet type thing.

Hopefully it gets solid streaming (even just floating low top 200) in the main markets, some decent sales and decent airplay - that adds up to the type of 'hit' that Madge could expect and hopefully get with a strong song.
 
I'm glad that she's making interesting, sophisticated world music for the generations above, she's like the new Peter Gabriel, but it does feel like it's about an hour long.

 
Devil said:
It obviously won't be a hit, it's 2019.

Even females in their 30's struggle (Pink, Britney, Beyoncé etc)...let alone those in their 60's. Sadly, streaming makes the hits these days - even one random large sales week is #38 for one week with a bullet type thing.

Hopefully it gets solid streaming (even just floating low top 200) in the main markets, some decent sales and decent airplay - that adds up to the type of 'hit' that Madge could expect and hopefully get with a strong song.
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Pink still scores hits.
 
Devil said:
Even females in their 30's struggle (Pink, Britney, Beyoncé etc)...
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P!nk has had 3 weeks top 10 and another 3 top 15 with a song that's been 25-30 on streaming - it's doable
 
4 stars in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...-maluma-review-a-shapeshifting-return-to-form

If any artist has shown her ability to code-switch between styles, it’s Madonna, who’s adroitly shifted from dominatrix to disco queen to Earth mother with previous album cycles. Her latest reinvention is Madame X: the title of her forthcoming 14th album (out 14 June), and also the name of a chameleonic character that she will play across the record. She announced it last week in a cinematic, enjoyably OTT video featuring a panoply of guises that included multiple eye patches and the singer wearing a hooded bonnet as if preparing for Gilead.

In a voiceover she details 15 identities – dancer, prisoner, nun and whore among others – and explains: “Madame X is a secret agent. Traveling around the world. Changing identities.” And it seems that Madonna’s gaze is reaching just as wide for Madame X, which features the American rap artists SwaeLee and Quavo, as well as the South American superstars Anitta and Maluma, the latter of whom is featured on the album’s iridescent lead single, Medellín.

Co-produced by Madonna’s American Life collaborator Mirwais, Medellín is quite unlike anything we’ve heard from the singer before, and her most subdued lead single since 1998’s stately Frozen. The most initially disarming thing about it is its balmy sense of ease. “I woke up in Medellín,” she sings over airy synths, before slyly adding, “Another me could now begin.” A rhythmic reggaeton beat kicks in for a fiesta-starting chorus, with lovey-dovey call-and-response between the duo. At nearly five minutes, Medellín’s pacing feels refreshingly relaxed, though it wouldn’t be a Madonna co-write without a few lyrical clunkers (“pain” rhymed with “champagne”). It doesn’t exactly do much to dispel stereotypes of Colombia either (“We built a cartel just for love,” she sings).

But those are minor quibbles: Medellín is a potent reminder of Madonna’s deft history of meshing genres and a convincing addition to the roll call of western megastars like Beyoncé and Justin Bieber linking up with Spanish-language artists. And unlike the occasional trend-chasing of her most recent albums, MDNA and Rebel Heart, Medellín proves that Madonna is well equipped to weather the demands of today’s listening trends while bringing global styles into her own world. For Madonna, it seems that the streaming age may just speed up her shapeshifting.
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mugatu said:
I'm glad that she's making interesting, sophisticated world music for the generations above, she's like the new Peter Gabriel, but it does feel like it's about an hour long.
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not sure if this is meant to be sarcastic but I for one am glad she's NOT doing anything remotely like Peter (YUCK!) Gabriel. She knows her demographic well!
 
people really are that basic that they hear a mild latin influence and La Isla Bonita is their immediate point of reference :D tan trágico
 
Jark said:
P!nk has had 3 weeks top 10 and another 3 top 15 with a song that's been 25-30 on streaming - it's doable
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Absolutely, she's done well with this one. But if she was the same age as Ariana etc it would've likely been a #1 (and at least made the top 50 in the US etc). The biggest streaming markets (assuming like 16-25 year olds?) it seems very hard to convince to stream females that are the same age as their parents/aunties etc. Guess it's not 'cool'?
 
Peekaboo said:
If you want to know what Maluma is saying just copy and paste from any random song he's done in the last 10 years, it's that level of generic - although he does mention Detroit so at least he's aware who he's singing with.

It's basically 'come to Colombia mami and I'll fuck you bueno'.
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TE PENETRO POR DETROIT :disco:

notable lyricist Maluma queen of Anal
 
Why are people comparing Madonna (60) to Pink (39)? It's not like Madonna had any airplay issues in the UK when she was 39.

Also Pink's music is shit. But I digress.
Christian said:
Pitchfork were rather kind, though they like him more than her.

They took a swipe at the "cartel" line as a closing thought though :D
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But of course they would. There aren't enough :manson: 's in the world for Pitchfork as far as I'm concerned (and no this is not just about how they feel about her).
 
Quite a few reviewers have taken issue with it - Medellín is fairly keen to escape its Escobarian history so it could be considered quite distasteful
 
Full translated lyrics, courtesy of Billboard:

[Intro: Madonna]

One, two, one, two

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, two, one

Two, one, cha, cha-cha-cha



[Verse 1: Madonna & Maluma]

I took a pill and had a dream (Me too)

I went back to my 17 year

Allowed myself to be naive (Tell me)

To be someone I've never been (I love it)

I took a sip and had a dream

And I woke up in Medellín (Do you like it?)

The sun was caressing my skin (Tell me)

Another me could now begin (Woo)



[Verse 2: Maluma]

Relax, baby, I got you

We don’t have to talk much to get things started

If you want to be my queen, I’ll crown you

And here’s a throne for you to take a seat

You like to ride, that’s clear

If you feel that I’m going fast, I’ll take it down a notch

Excuse me, I know you’re Madonna

But I’ll show you how this dog makes you fall in love



[Chorus: Madonna & Maluma]

Come with me, let's take a trip

I’ll take you to a far away place

Come with me, I'll be so good for you

You’ll fall for me, You’ll fall for me, mami (Ay-ay-ay)

Come with me, let's take a trip

Give me some of what you’re drinking

Come with me, I'll be so good for you

(Ay-ay-ay)



[Verse 3: Madonna & Maluma]

Sipping my pain just like champagne

Found myself dancing in the rain with you

I felt so naked and alive (Show me)

For once I didn't have to hide myself (Say it)



[Verse 4: Maluma]

Hey mamacita, what’s wrong? (Tell me)

We’re already at my place (Yeah)

If you feel that there’s a trip in your mine (woo)

Maybe it’s because of the Aguardiente (tell them)

But baby, relax, enjoy the moment

We are in Colombia, there’s a party in every corner

And if you want, we’ll go to Detroit (You know)

If I know where you come from, then I know where to go



[Chorus: Madonna & Maluma]

Come with me, let's take a trip

I’ll take you to a far away place

Come with me, I'll be so good for you

You’ll fall for me, You’ll fall for me, mami (Ay-ay-ay)

Come with me, let's take a trip

Give me some of what you’re drinking

Come with me, I'll be so good for you

(Ay-ay-ay)



[Post-Chorus: Maluma & Madonna]

You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)

In less than a year, no, no (Hahaha)

We’re going, we’re going to Medallo (Oh, how sweet)

You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)

It’s what I love, no, no

Then mami, mami, mami, we’ll get married

(Cha-cha-cha)



[Bridge: Madonna & Maluma]

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, slow down, papi (Woo)

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, ay-ay-ay



[Verse 5: Madonna & Maluma]

We built a cartel just for love

Venus was hovering above us (Oh, yeah)

I took a trip, it set me free (My queen)

Forgave myself for being me (Ay-ay-ay)



[Chorus: Madonna & Maluma]

Come with me, let's take a trip

I’ll take you to a far away place

Come with me, I'll be so good for you

You’ll fall for me, You’ll fall for me, mami (Ay-ay-ay)

Come with me, let's take a trip

Give me some of what you’re drinking

Come with me, I'll be so good for you



[Post-Chorus: Maluma & Madonna]

You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)

In less than a year, no, no (Hahaha)

We’re going, we’re going to Medallo (Oh, how sweet)

You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)

It’s what I love, no, no

Then mami, mami, mami, we’ll get married

(Cha-cha-cha)



[Outro: Madonna with Maluma]

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, slow down, papi

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, cha-cha-cha

One, two, ay-ay-ay

One, two, two, one

One, two, two, one

One, one, two, two

Cha, cha-cha-cha
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My favourite line has to be 'Excuse me, I know you’re Madonna'
 
Should we be worried that it's not been playlisted by BBC radio yet? OH WELL! Ageism, sexism, racism and Brexit have a lot to answer for in Little England.
 
Suedey said:
Should we be worried that it's not been playlisted by BBC radio yet? OH WELL! Ageism, sexism, racism and Brexit have a lot to answer for in Little England.
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:D !

Oh Suedey, love. Calm down.

Playlists tend to be a bit more reactive than they used to be, given that songs now "drop" rather than singles being promoted for weeks before their release.
 
I know their situation is not entirely the same but my mini obsession with Bananarama's Radio 2 status has shown they don't always playlist on release. It took three weeks or so but they've now been A list for a month. The Will Young single did go straight on I noticed.
 
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