Drowned World/Substitute for Love

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"Drowned World/Substitute for Love" is a contemplative pop ballad by Madonna that explores themes of fame, love, and emotional disillusionment.

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Drowned World/Substitute for Love canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Ray of Light ⓘ
artist Madonna ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 10 ⓘ
composer Madonna ⓘ
Rick Nowels ⓘ
William Orbit ⓘ
countryOfSingleRelease Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception positive ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation atmospheric synths ⓘ
electronic textures ⓘ
subtle beats ⓘ
genre ambient pop ⓘ
pop ballad ⓘ
trip hop ⓘ
hasBside Sky Fits Heaven ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Drowned World/Substitute for Love music video ⓘ
includedInTour Drowned World Tour ⓘ
Re-Invention World Tour ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 5:09 ⓘ
lyricist David Collins ⓘ
Madonna ⓘ
Rodney Jerkins ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Walter Stern ⓘ
musicVideoTheme intrusion of fame into private life ⓘ
paparazzi ⓘ
notableFor introspective lyrics about the emptiness of fame ⓘ
partOf Madonna discography ⓘ
performer Madonna ⓘ
producer Madonna ⓘ
William Orbit ⓘ
recordedIn 1997 ⓘ
recordLabel Maverick Records ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1998-08-24 ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
theme celebrity culture ⓘ
emotional disillusionment ⓘ
fame ⓘ
love ⓘ
titleOrigin inspired by J. G. Ballard novel The Drowned World ⓘ
trackNumber 1 ⓘ
vocalStyle restrained ⓘ

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Ray of Light → hasPart → Drowned World/Substitute for Love ⓘ
Madonna: The Confessions Tour → featuresSong → Drowned World/Substitute for Love ⓘ
Shanti/Ashtangi → associatedWork → Drowned World/Substitute for Love ⓘ