Love Profusion
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"Love Profusion" is the fourth and final single by American
singer-songwriter Madonna
from her 2003 studio album American Life
. It was released by Maverick Records
on December 8, 2003 in the UK, Europe
and Australia
and in North America on March 16, 2004. The song failed to match the chart success of its predecessors from American Life, performing moderately in most countries. The song reached #3 in Canada, becoming her fifth top 10 Canadian hit from the album.
. It was originally released in Australia
, Italy
, and the United Kingdom
on December 8, 2003, but was later released in North America
and in France
on March 16, 2004. Madonna's record label, Warner Bros., decided to wait with a single release of the song in North America
to combine promotion for the single with the release of the Estée Lauder
perfume commercial 'Beyond Paradise' which used the song. All North American CD
Maxi-singles contained a perfume tester. The song was first heard on the AOL website on April 14, 2003.
in the United States
, making it the third single from American Life to fail to chart within the Top 100 in the US. The song was a dance hit though, peaking at number one on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play chart. In the UK, the song missed the top 10, making it only the ninth Madonna single release ever - of more than 60 - not to chart in the UK top 10, after "Everybody" (didn't chart, 1982), "Lucky Star" (#14, 1984), "Take a Bow" (#16, 1994), "Oh Father" (#16, 1995), "One More Chance" (#11, 1996), "Hey You" (#187, 2007), "Miles Away" (#39, 2008) and "Revolver" (#130, 2010). Part of the reason behind this was that the video didn't premiere until 4 days before the official release, thus minimising the song's pre-release promotion. Madonna
became the first artist to have 4 songs at the same time in Romanian Singles Chart: "Hollywood", "Nothing Fails", "Me Against the Music" and "Love Profusion".
was directed by Luc Besson
and shot on October 28, 2003 at Universal Studios
in Universal City, California
. It was shot alongside the Estée Lauder
"Beyond Paradise" fragrance television advert to maximise sales of both the fragrance and single, Madonna provided the theme song to the commercial. Besson later directed Madonna in the 2007 animated film Arthur and the Invisibles. "There are a lot of special effects," Madonna said of the clip. "I talked to things that weren't there - which is what you do when you're doing green-screen or blue-screen stuff. There's going to be a lot of fairies dancing around me. Isn't that exciting?" she added, laughing. "I always have a lot of fairies dancing around me." The video originally world premiered in Europe on December 4, 2003 and its US premiere was on February 11, 2004 on AOL
's First View.
There are 4 remix videos: the Ralphi Rosario House Vocal - Extended, the Craig J's Good Vibe Mix, the Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox - Extended and the Ralphi Rosario Big Room Dub
Australian CD single
French CD single
U.K. vinyl single
U.K. CD1 single W634CD1 9362 42692 2
U.K. CD2 single W634CD2 9362 42693 2
U.S. maxi CD single
U.S. vinyl single
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
from her 2003 studio album American Life
American Life
American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on April 22, 2003 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The album produced in its entirety by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï featured references to many parts of American culture...
. It was released by Maverick Records
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...
on December 8, 2003 in the UK, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and in North America on March 16, 2004. The song failed to match the chart success of its predecessors from American Life, performing moderately in most countries. The song reached #3 in Canada, becoming her fifth top 10 Canadian hit from the album.
Background
"Love Profusion" was composed and produced by Madonna and Mirwais AhmadzaïMirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï, more commonly known as Mirwais, is a Paris based record producer and songwriter. He was born in Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. He is a leader in the French style of progressive electronic dance music and progressive electronica...
. It was originally released in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on December 8, 2003, but was later released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on March 16, 2004. Madonna's record label, Warner Bros., decided to wait with a single release of the song in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
to combine promotion for the single with the release of the Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder Companies
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:...
perfume commercial 'Beyond Paradise' which used the song. All North American CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Maxi-singles contained a perfume tester. The song was first heard on the AOL website on April 14, 2003.
Chart performance
The single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, making it the third single from American Life to fail to chart within the Top 100 in the US. The song was a dance hit though, peaking at number one on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play chart. In the UK, the song missed the top 10, making it only the ninth Madonna single release ever - of more than 60 - not to chart in the UK top 10, after "Everybody" (didn't chart, 1982), "Lucky Star" (#14, 1984), "Take a Bow" (#16, 1994), "Oh Father" (#16, 1995), "One More Chance" (#11, 1996), "Hey You" (#187, 2007), "Miles Away" (#39, 2008) and "Revolver" (#130, 2010). Part of the reason behind this was that the video didn't premiere until 4 days before the official release, thus minimising the song's pre-release promotion. Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
became the first artist to have 4 songs at the same time in Romanian Singles Chart: "Hollywood", "Nothing Fails", "Me Against the Music" and "Love Profusion".
Music Video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
and shot on October 28, 2003 at Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
in Universal City, California
Universal City, California
Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, that encompasses the 415 acre property of Universal Studios...
. It was shot alongside the Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder Companies
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:...
"Beyond Paradise" fragrance television advert to maximise sales of both the fragrance and single, Madonna provided the theme song to the commercial. Besson later directed Madonna in the 2007 animated film Arthur and the Invisibles. "There are a lot of special effects," Madonna said of the clip. "I talked to things that weren't there - which is what you do when you're doing green-screen or blue-screen stuff. There's going to be a lot of fairies dancing around me. Isn't that exciting?" she added, laughing. "I always have a lot of fairies dancing around me." The video originally world premiered in Europe on December 4, 2003 and its US premiere was on February 11, 2004 on AOL
AOL
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's First View.
There are 4 remix videos: the Ralphi Rosario House Vocal - Extended, the Craig J's Good Vibe Mix, the Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox - Extended and the Ralphi Rosario Big Room Dub
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love Profusion".Australian CD single
- "Love Profusion" (Album Version)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
House Vocal Mix) - "Nobody Knows Me" (Above & BeyondAbove & Beyond (band)Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
12" Mix)
French CD single
- "Love Profusion" (Album Version)
- "Love Profusion" (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
U.K. vinyl single
- "Love Profusion" (Passengerz Club Mix)
- "Nobody Knows Me" (Above & BeyondAbove & Beyond (band)Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
12" Mix)
U.K. CD1 single W634CD1 9362 42692 2
- "Love Profusion" (Album Version)
- "Nothing Fails" (Radio Edit)
- "Love Profusion" (Passengerz Club Mix edit)
U.K. CD2 single W634CD2 9362 42693 2
- "Love Profusion" (Album Version)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
House Vocal Mix edit) - "Nobody Knows Me" (Above & BeyondAbove & Beyond (band)Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
12" Mix)
U.S. maxi CD single
- "Love Profusion" (Blow-Up Mix)
- "Love Profusion" (The Passengerz Club Profusion)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
House Vocal Extended) - "Love Profusion" (Craig J.'s "Good Vibe" Mix)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
Big Room Vox Extended) - "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
Big Room Dub) - "Nothing Fails" (Peter's Lost In Space Mix)
U.S. vinyl single
- "Love Profusion" (The Passengerz Club Profusion)
- "Love Profusion" (Blow-Up Mix)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
House Vocal Extended) - "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
Big Room Dub) - "Love Profusion" (The Passengerz Dub Profusion)
- "Love Profusion" (Craig J.'s Good Vibe Mix)
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi RosarioRalphi RosarioRalphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
Big Room Vox Extended)
Other official versions
- "Love Profusion" (Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox)
- "Love Profusion" (The Passengerz Dub Profusion) Promotional release.
- "Love Profusion" (The Passengerz Hell's Kitchen Edit) Promotional release.
Charts
| Chart (2003/2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Top 50 Singles |
25 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
3 |
| Euro Hot 100 | 41 |
| Estonia (Raadio Kadi Charts) | 8 |
| France IFOP Top 100 Singles | 25 |
| Greece Top 50 IFPI Singles | 3 |
| Ireland IRMA Top 50 Singles | 22 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 99 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Sales The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the... |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
1 |