American Pie (Madonna version)
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| Single by Madonna | ||
| from the album The Next Best Thing (OST) and Music (Not U.S.) | ||
| Released | February 2000 | |
| Format | CD single Cassette single 7" single 12" maxi single |
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| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Pop-dance | |
| Length | 4:32 | |
| Label | Maverick Records Warner Bros. Records WEA International |
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| Writer(s) | Don McLean | |
| Producer(s) | Madonna William Orbit |
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| Certification | Australia (Gold) Austria (Gold) |
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| Madonna singles chronology | ||
| "Beautiful Stranger" (1999) |
"American Pie" (2000) |
"Music" (2000) |
"American Pie" is the name of a classic rock song originally released by singer-songwriter Don McLean. In the year 2000, Madonna released her cover of the song as a single for the soundtrack to the film The Next Best Thing. Madonna's cover however is noted for being much shorter in length and for being recorded as a pop-dance song.
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[edit] Song information
In a scene for The Next Best Thing, the main character Abbey and her friends attend the funeral of a friend who has died of AIDS. At the funeral they all start singing "American Pie". After shooting this scene Rupert Everett convinced Madonna to record her own version of the song and include it in the soundtrack to the film. The song was then recorded as a dance-pop genre instead of its original pop-rock format. The song was produced by William Orbit and Madonna and it was released as a single in the spring of 2000.
The song was not included in the North American release of the Music album however it was added as a bonus track on the international releases. In an interview with BBC's Jo Whiley in late 2001, Madonna admitted to regretting that decision saying "a certain record company exec twisted her arm into doing it", because the decision to include "American Pie" in the album Music was not self willingly, Madonna decided not to include the song in her second compilation, GHV2.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "American Pie" was directed by Philip Stolzl. The video itself pays a tribute to the seventies (the decade the song was recorded). The video features Madonna dancing in front of a large American flag. Other shots include ordinary people, playing children, a lonely woman in a store, interracial families standing together for a family portrait, lesbians embracing, a gay male couple kissing, and what appear as marines flexing. All these shots are shown in between shots of Madonna. Rupert Everett makes a cameo appearance in the video, with Madonna sitting on his lap, however there are no scenes from the movie.
[edit] Formats and track listings
German CD single
- American Pie (Calderone filter dub) - 6:00
- American Pie (Calderone vocal dub) - 6:15
- American Pie (Richard 'Humpty' Vission Visits Madonna) - 5:45
- American Pie (Album version) - 4:34
Japanese CD single
- American Pie (Calderone filter dub) - 6:00
- American Pie (Calderone vocal dub) - 6:15
UK CD single
- American Pie (Victor Calderone vocal club mix) - 9:07
- American Pie (Victor Calderone extended vocal club mix) - 10:35
- American Pie (Richard "Humpty" Vission visits Madonna) - 5:43
- American Pie (Richard "Humpty" Vission radio mix) - 4:27
- American Pie (Album Version) - 4:33
[edit] Official versions
Remixes of the song were produced by Richard "Humpty" Vission and Victor Calderone.
- Album version (4:35)
- Richard "Humpty" Vission visits Madonna (5:43)
- Richard Humpty Vission radio mMix (4:26)
- Victor Calderone Extended Vocal club mix (10:35)
- Victor Calderone Filter dub mix (6:04)
- Victor Calderone Vocal club mix (9:05)
- Victor Calderone Vocal dub mix (6:17)
- Dan-O-Rama Remix #2 (4:05)
- D.U.I. Extended soft vox (10:50) (Unreleased)
- D.U.I. Extended dub (9:37) (Unreleased)
- D.U.I. Mad Vocalonna mix (3:51) (Unreleased)
- Thunderpuss demo remix (7:01) (Unreleased)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart performance
"American Pie" was a number-one hit in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia (her first #1 since "Vogue" in 1990), Germany (her first # 1 since "La Isla Bonita" in 1987) , Italy and Finland. The single was not released commercially in the United States, but it reached number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 due to strong radio airplay. The song also reached number-one in the United World Chart staying at the top for 8 consecutive weeks and becoming her first song to top the world chart since its debut in 1999.
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[edit] Achievements
| Preceded by "Bloke" by Chris Franklin |
ARIA (Australia) number one single March 12, 2000 - March 19, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync |
| Preceded by "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" by Backstreet Boys |
United World Chart number one single March 18, 2000 - May 6, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Maria Maria" by Carlos Santana and The Product G&B |
Albums: Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989)
I'm Breathless (1990) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000)
American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
Discography · Tours · Videography · Filmography · Achievements and Awards · Bibliography · Unreleased songs · Controversies
