"Hung Up" is a song by American singerMadonna from her tenth studio albumConfessions on a Dance Floor (2005). Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album'slead single on October 17, 2005. Written and produced by Madonna in collaboration withStuart Price, "Hung Up" prominently features asample from an instrumental section ofABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", for which Madonna personally sought permission from its songwriters,Benny Andersson andBjörn Ulvaeus. This is one of the few times Andersson and Ulvaeus have given permission to sample one of their songs, following "Rumble in the Jungle" bythe Fugees and "Fly with Me" by98 Degrees.
Musically, the song is influenced by pop music from the 1980s, with a chugging groove and chorus and a background element of a ticking clock that suggests the fear of wasting time. Lyrically, the song is written as a traditionaldance number about a strong,independent woman who has relationship troubles. "Hung Up" received critical praise from reviewers, who considered it among Madonna's best dance tracks and believed that the track would restore her popularity, which had diminished following the release of her 2003 albumAmerican Life. "Hung Up" became a global commercial success, peaking atop the charts of 41 countries and earning a place in theGuinness Book of World Records. It was Madonna's 36th top ten single on theBillboard Hot 100, tying her withElvis Presley as the artist with most top ten entries. It also became the most successful dance song of the decade in the United States. "Hung Up" has sold over five million copies worldwide.
Themusic video is a tribute toJohn Travolta and his movies, and todancing in general. Directed byJohan Renck, the clip starts with Madonna clad in a pinkleotard dancing alone in a ballet studio and concludes at a gaming parlor where she dances with her backup troupe. Interspersed are scenes of people displaying their dancing skills in a variety of settings, including a Los Angeles residential neighborhood, a small restaurant, the London Underground and a London nightclub. Madonna has performed the song in a number of live appearances, including as the final number of 2006'sConfessions Tour, and heavy metal-inspired arrangement in the 2008 leg of theSticky & Sweet Tour.The MDNA Tour of 2012 saw the singer performing the song whileslacklining, while duringthe Celebration Tour of 2023–2024, it was remixed with "Hung Up on Tokischa" and performed amid topless dancers.
In 2004, after the release of her ninth studio albumAmerican Life, Madonna began working on two different musicals: one tentatively calledHello Suckers and another one withLuc Besson,[2] who previously directed the music video for her single "Love Profusion",[3] which would portray her as a woman on her deathbed looking back on her life. Madonna collaborated withPatrick Leonard,Mirwais Ahmadzaï andStuart Price to write new songs,[4] and told Price to pendisco songs that sound like "ABBA on drugs".[5] However, Madonna found herself dissatisfied with the script written by Besson and scrapped it.[4] When she began composingConfessions on a Dance Floor, she decided to rework "Hung Up" and include it in her record.[6]
"Hung Up" was one of the first songs written for the album, along with "Sorry" and "Future Lovers".[2] It was inspired by aspects of the 1970s disco era, including the music of ABBA andGiorgio Moroder and the filmSaturday Night Fever (1977).[6] Madonna imagined it to be a cross between the music played atDanceteria, the New York City night club she frequented in her early days, and the music of ABBA.[7] Their 1979 song "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" formed the basis of the song. SongwritersBenny Andersson andBjörn Ulvaeus generally do not allow anyone to sample any of their tracks, an exception beingFugees, who sampled their song "The Name of the Game" for their single "Rumble in the Jungle".[8] In order to gain the rights to sample "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", Madonna had to send her emissary to Stockholm with a letter which begged them to allow her to sample the song and also telling how much she loved their music.[8] To theBBC she explained: "[T]hey never let anyone sample their music. Thank God they didn't say no. [...] They had to think about it, Benny and Björn. They didn't say yes straight away."[8] The pair agreed to let Madonna use the sample only after making a copyright agreement that entitled them to a significant share of the royalties from subsequent sales andairplay.[9] Andersson, in an interview withThe Daily Telegraph in October 2005, declared "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" to be the essence of "Hung Up" while joking that it was his favorite Madonna song thus far.[9] He further said:
"We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say 'no'. This is only the second time we have given permission. We said 'yes' this time because we admire Madonna so much and always have done. She has got guts and has been around for 21 years. That is not bad going."[9]
The song premiered in September 2005, during a television advertisement forMotorola'sROKR mobile phone. The advertisement featured Madonna and other artists jammed in a phone booth.[10] On October 17, 2005, the song made its premiere during a live ten-minute radio interview betweenRyan Seacrest and Madonna. It was also made available as a master ringtone with various mobile service providers.[10] "Hung Up" was sent to mainstream radio in the United States on October 18.[11] The song was added to episodes ofCSI: Miami andCSI: NY on November 7 and 9, 2005, respectively.[10] While promotingConfessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna played both "Hung Up" and the next single "Sorry" at Luke & Leroy's nightclub in Greenwich Village, where she was invited byJunior Sanchez to perform briefly as theDJ, mixing the two songs.[12] Regarding her decision to release the song for digital download, Madonna said: "I'm a businesswoman. The music industry has changed. There's a lot of competition, and the market is glutted with new releases – and new 'thises and thats'. You must join forces with other brands and corporations. You're an idiot if you don't."[13]
Musically, "Hung Up" is adance-pop,[14]disco,[15]nu-disco[16][17] andelectro[18] song with a fluffy, candy-coated aesthetic and tone.[19][20] According toThe New York Times, the song has vaguely familiarhooks, sustained overlays of the string arrangement and acoustic guitar enfolding the music to create a haze-like sound.[21] The instant familiarity of the sampled music is changed byStuart Price and Madonna by adding a chugginggroove and achorus which singles it out as an independent song.[22]
Billboard described the music as frothy, nonsensical and joyous.[22]Alexis Petridis fromThe Guardian, who also called the song "joyous", wrote it "could theoretically have been more camp, but only with the addition ofLiza Minnelli on backing vocals and lyrics aboutLarry Grayson's friend Everard."[23]The dance music sound of the song was described as a combination of pulsing and wistful,[24][25] its genre variably called "full-on dance, dark, disco, fun, big" and "triumphant jazzercise".[26][27] Alongside the ABBA sample,Rolling Stone said that the song also incorporates elements of Madonna's older songs like "Like a Prayer" and "Holiday" and features fleeting quotes from bands likeS.O.S. and theTom Tom Club.[20] Thomas Inskeep ofStylus Magazine wrote it had the samemodus operandi of being designed for "sweaty up-all-night dancing", but without the sleeve of "Physical Attraction" or "Burning Up".[28]
According to the sheet music that is on Musicnotes.com, "Hung Up" is set incommon time, and has a moderatedance-beattempo of 120beats per minute,[29] and the key ofD minor with Madonna's vocal range spanning from the low note of G3 to the high note of B♭4.[29] The song progresses in the following chord progressions of Dm–F–C–Dm in the verses and Dm–F–Am–Dm in the chorus, and changes to B♭–F–A–Dm for the bridge.[29] "Hung Up" uses the sound of a ticking clock to symbolize fear of wasted time,[7] which was incorporated by composer Stuart Price, from his remix ofGwen Stefani's 2004 single "What You Waiting For?".[24] According toSlant Magazine, the song embodies some of Madonna's old singles, incorporating them into the song's pitched-upward vocals while presenting anarchetypicalkey change/tonicization during thebridge.[7]
Lyrically, "Hung Up" is a bittersweet love song written from the perspective of a girl who once had nothing.[21][7]About.com compared the lyrics of "Hung Up" and another song "I Love New York" from theConfessions on a Dance Floor album, to the style of the songs in Madonna'sAmerican Life album.[30] According to About.com, the song is written as a very traditional dance number which is rooted in relationship issues. Also present in the lyrics is Madonna's enduring embrace of strong, independent women.[31] The song's hook, "Time goes by so slowly for those who wait," is taken from Madonna's 1989 collaboration withPrince, "Love Song", as is the line "Those who run seem to have all the fun."
Madonna performing "Hung Up" as the final song of 2006'sConfessions Tour
Upon its release, critics called "Hung Up" a "killer" and "irresistible" lead single and the artist's "most wonderfully commercial single since the mid Eighties".[32][33][34] Chris Tucker fromBillboard explained in a single review that "Madonna returns with a song that will restore faith among her minions, fans of pop music and radio programmers".[22]Pitchfork's Stephen M. Deusner named the track an "impressive and enjoyable single, strong enough to have everyone trying to figure out if it's her best since 'Ray of Light' or since 'Like a Prayer'".[35] Reviewing the album, David Byrne fromRTÉ said "it opens the album like no other track could".[36] According toCamille Paglia, writing forSalon, the track was one of the "two truly strong songs" on the album, along with "Jump".[37] Praise was given towards the usage of the ABBA sample,[34][38] with Deusner arguing it represents a "brilliant mash-up rather than a lazy sample".[35]
Peter S. Scholtes ofCity Pages considered the song a "vast improvement" over the original ABBA song.[39]David Browne fromEntertainment Weekly argued, "'Hung Up' shows how effortlessly she [Madonna] can tap into her petulant inner teen."[40] Tom Bishop fromBBC News commented that Madonna has either reinvigorated her career or she is "merely throwing one final dance party for her long-term fans before settling down to record more sedate material".[41] Matt Cappiello from theDaily Nexus called it "amazing" and "mind-numbing", and elaborated that "it should be frozen in a capsule and sent out into space. Martians need to know the wonders of our civilization, as expressed in the delicate form of bubblegum pop."[42]
"Hung Up" was ranked at number 76 onRolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the 2000s list, calling it "One of her [Madonna's] most captivating hits ever — and thanks to those deceptively hard-hitting lyrics, one of her most personal."[43]NME placed it at number 39 on their list of the best tracks of 2005.[44]Slant Magazine listed the song at number 36 on their list of Best of the Aughts: Singles, saying: "'Hung Up' employs a ticking clock to represent fear of wasted time, but Madonna isn't singing about aging or saving the world—she's talking about love. It had been years since Madge sounded this vapid. With its pitched-upward vocals, infectious arpeggio sample from ABBA's 'Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight),' and the bridge's unironic, archetypical key change, the track decidedly points to the past, and it proved that, 20 years into her career, Madonna was still the one and only Dancing Queen".[45] The song was also named the 26th best single of 2005 byPitchfork.[46]Stylus Magazine included "Hung Up" on their ranking of the best singles from 2005 at number 11.[47] In 2016, "Hung Up" was named in the online poll byDigital Spy as "The Biggest Pop Song of the 21st Century".[48]
"Hung Up" was a worldwide commercial success, peaking at number one in charts of 41 countries and earning a place in the2007 Guinness Book of World Records, as the song topping the charts in most countries.[49] The song has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[50] In the United States, "Hung Up" debuted at twenty on theBillboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 5, 2005. It became her highest opening position since "Ray of Light" entered the chart at five in 1998. The same week the song entered theHot Digital Songs chart at number six and became the highest debuting single of the week on thePop 100 Airplay, where it debuted at number 38.[51] On the issue dated December 3, 2005, the song reached a peak of number seven on theBillboard Hot 100, jumping from number 14 from previous week. The song became the chart's greatest digital gainer for that week and claimed the top position on theHot Digital Songs chart.[52] It also tied Madonna withElvis Presley for 36 top ten entries, which was subsequently broken by Madonna's 2008 song "4 Minutes", which peaked at number three on the Hot 100.[53] "Hung Up" debuted at numbers 25 and 10 on theHot Dance Club Play andHot Dance Airplay charts respectively ultimately reaching the top of both.[54][55][56] It became the most successful dance song of the 2000s in the United States, by topping the Dance/Club Play Songs Decade-end tally.[57] The song also reached a peak of seven on thePop 100 chart.[54] In 2008, the single was certifiedplatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America for selling at least a million copies in paid digital downloads.[58] As of December 2016, the song has sold 1.4 million digital units in the United States.[59]
"Hung Up" became the fastest rising single on radio in Canada, according toNielsen Broadcast Data Systems. On the second week itself, the song reached the top of theContemporary Hit Radio chart of Canada, while reaching the top five of the Adult Contemporary and Canadian Airplay charts.[60] Paul Tuch from Nielsen clarified that "Hung Up" achieved this feat within 10 days only.[60] Consequently, "Hung Up" also peaked atop theCanadian Singles Chart for 14 non-consecutive weeks, and was certified doubleplatinum byMusic Canada for sales of 40,000 copies.[61][62] In Australia, the song debuted atop theARIA Singles Chart on November 20, 2005, breaking her tie withKylie Minogue as the female artist with most number-one singles in Australian chart history.[63] It was present within the top 50 of the chart for 23 weeks.[64] The song was certified platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 70,000 copies.[65] "Hung Up" debuted at number 67 in the French singles chart and jumped to the top next week, remaining there for five non-consecutive weeks.[66] It received a gold certification fromSyndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) for sales of 150,000 copies.[67] "Hung Up" reached a peak position of number two in New Zealand.[68]
In the United Kingdom, "Hung Up" debuted at number one on the issue dated November 13, 2005, thus giving Madonna her 11th number one single on this chart.[69][70] It sold 105,619 copies becoming the first single to sell more than 100,000 copies in a week sinceCrazy Frog's "Axel F" did it 23 weeks earlier. The first week sales of "Hung Up" were a little lower than Madonna's last UK number one, "Music" (2000), which opened with 114,925 sales, but exceeded her last single "Love Profusion", which debuted at number 11 with 15,361 sales in December 2003.[71] The next week the single had a decline in sales of 43% to 59,969 copies, but remained on the top asConfessions on a Dance Floor debuted atop theUK Albums Chart.[72] It remained at the top position for three weeks and a total of 40 weeks on the Singles Chart.[73] According to theOfficial Charts Company, by the end of 2005, "Hung Up" was Madonna's biggest selling single with 339,285 copies since "Music" sold 390,624 copies in 2000.[74] It was certified Platinum by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)[75] and has sold over 730,000 copies in the UK to date.[76] By November 2021, "Hung Up" became her second-most streamed track in the UK, and accumulated sales of 899,000 units including streaming figures according to the Official Charts Company.[77] In Ireland, the song debuted at number two on the chart dated November 10, 2005 becoming the highest debut of the week.[78] The song also toppedBillboard'sEuropean Hot 100 Singles chart where it soared from 73 to the top of the chart on the issue dated November 21, 2005.[69] The song was able to peak the charts in almost all the European nations including Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.[79] It was the second-most successful song in 2006 in Europe, behind onlyShakira's "Hips Don't Lie".[80]
Madonna wearing a pinkleotard while dancing in the ballet studio in theJohn Travolta and retro inspired "Hung Up" video
The music video for "Hung Up" was directed byJohan Renck and filmed in October 2005. Madonna's scenes were filmed in London from October 8–11, withPineapple Dance Studios being used for the dance studio scenes and theTrocadero being used for the games arcade scenes.[81] Though some scenes in the video feature cities like London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Tokyo, in reality the actual sets were constructed in Los Angeles and London only. A London suburb was made to look like a Parisian one, where the routine for Parkour takes place, whereas a restaurant in London's Chinatown was used for the Shanghai sequence and Compton stood in for the Bronx.[82] Originally the video for "Hung Up" was to be directed by photographerDavid LaChapelle. He wanted the video to have a "documentary"-style look, much like that of his 2005 film,Rize, in which five of the dancers from the "Hung Up" video appeared.[82] LaChapelle and Madonna disagreed on the concept, prompting the project to be reassigned to Renck, who worked with Madonna in her video for "Nothing Really Matters" (1999). According to an interview withMTV, Renck was directingKate Moss for aH&M commercial when he received a phone call from Madonna who desperately wanted to work with him.[82] The next day he went to Los Angeles to meet the stylist and the choreographer hired by Madonna, who e-mailed him with her ideas for the video.[82] The director explained that he "kind of liked that we didn't have time to over-think this and be too clever, I like being out on a limb and not know what we're doing and why. Just deal with it, the mayhem, you know?"[82]
Madonna wanted to use a few performers from her tour, such asDaniel "Cloud" Campos,Miss Prissy from LaChapelle'sRize crew andtraceurSebastien Foucan, a practitioner ofParkour, a philosophical French sport. Renck said that "It's not about the music, but the bodily expression, [...] We wanted to show the whole spectrum, be it krumping, breakdancing, jazz or disco."[82] Since they could not shoot all over the world, Madonna wanted the video to have an "omnipresent feel", with the middle section of the song generating a sense of congregation. Renck suggested that they include aboombox, used as a means of uniting everyone and everything since it was through listening to songs on a boombox that street dancing started.
Madonna clarified that the video was a tribute toJohn Travolta and to dance in general. Her dance moves for the video, which were inspired by Travolta's movies likeSaturday Night Fever (1977),Grease (1978) andPerfect (1985) took three hours to shoot.[82] Madonna had broken eight bones in a horseback-riding accident a few weeks before shooting the video and faced difficulty doing the steps devised by choreographerJamie King. Renck said,
"She was such a trooper, [...] She just fell off a horse! [Madonna said] 'If you were a real dance choreographer, you could tell I can't lift my left arm higher than this' — and it was like, what, a 20-centimeter difference? [...] But when she said it 'hurts like f---,' she'd take a break and sit down for two minutes. [Madonna]'I have broken ribs, remember that!' I just can't imagine dancing like that. Talk about priorities."[82]
Madonna was also associated with the editing process of the video. She was Renck's editing supervisor. Madonna wanted a raw documentary look for the video which allowed her to be portrayed more realistically. Regarding the making of "Hung Up", Renck said that it was a massive work to undertake, "It's like you form this little family that's flourished and prospered for the month, and then you chop it down like a tree, [...] You come out with a sense of yearning and longing, like, 'Can we just do that again? Please?'"[82]
The video starts with Madonna entering and turning the lights on in a ballet studio carrying a boombox. She presses the play button on the boombox as the clock ticking sound of the music starts.[83] Wearing a pink leotard, Madonna starts gyrating to the music while doing warm up exercises. The scene interchanges with a group of people on a rooftop who start dancing to the music while listening to a similar boombox.[83] They also display aspects of the physical discipline Parkour, while climbing over buildings and jumping from staircases. As the song starts, Madonna dances to the music in the ballet studio. The second verse shows her continuing dancing while the people from the street take their boombox and board a taxi.[83] Scenes are interspersed with people dancing in a Chinese restaurant and Parisian streets. In the meantime, Madonna finishes her dances in the ballet studio, drops her towel, changes her clothes and comes out on the street.[83] The people in the taxi, exit the cab and take the Underground instead. After another round of dancing in the train, the intermediate music starts.[83] Madonna is shown hugging, dancing, and conversing with choreographers on a deserted alleyway and riding on a boombox. As the song starts again, Madonna and the people from the street, who act as her background dancers, all dance on aDancing Stage machine in a gaming parlor. The video ends showing Madonna lying on the ballet studio floor.[83] The video was nominated for five awards at the2006 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Dance Video, Pop Video, Best Choreography and the Video of the Year award although it did not win any of them.[84] In 2009, the video was included on Madonna's compilation,Celebration: The Video Collection.[85]
On November 4, 2005, Madonna opened the2005 MTV Europe Music Awards at thePavilhão Atlântico inLisbon, Portugal with her first performance of "Hung Up". She emerged from a glitterball to perform the song while wearing a purple leotard and matching leather boots.[6][86] During next days, Madonna performed "Hung Up" on TV shows such asWetten, dass..? inGermany,Parkinson inEngland andStar Academy inFrance, as well as on theChildren in Need 2005 telethon inLondon.[87][88][89][90] She opened her concerts atKoko andG-A-Y nightclubs in London with "Hung Up", respectively on November 15 and 19.[91][92] In December Madonna travelled toTokyo, Japan, where "Hung Up" was performed on TV showSMAP×SMAP and her concert atStudio Coast.[93][94] On February 8, 2006, Madonna opened the48th Annual Grammy Awards at theStaples Center inLos Angeles. She sang the song by pairing up with the fictional animated bandGorillaz.[95] The band appeared on the stage via a three dimensional technique which projected their holograms on the stage.[95] They performed their song "Feel Good Inc." while rappersDe La Soul made a guest appearance.[96] Madonna then appeared on the stage and started performing the song while interchanging places with the hologram figures of the band.[97] She was later joined by her own group of dancers and the performance was finished on the main stage rather than the virtual screen.[96] Another performance of "Hung Up" came on April 30, 2006, during theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival inIndio, California.[98]
The song was performed as the last song of her 2006Confessions Tour. It was performed at the last "disco fever" segment of the tour.[99] During the performance, her dancers displayed the Parkour routine all over the stadium as the familiar ABBA sample played. Madonna changed her aerobics costume for a purple leotard.[100] As the music progressed, she and her dancers appeared on the center stage and she started singing. During the second verse, she left her sunglasses and jacket and proceeded towards the front of the stage.[101] A boombox appeared in the center with Madonna playing with it. The song starts again as balloons fall on the crowd from the top.[101] The finale had Madonna engaging the audience to sing-along with her to the song while making a contest as to which side of the stadium can sing the loudest.[102][101] Madonna then uttering the line "I'm tired of waiting for you" while the backdrop showed the phrase "Have You Confessed?".[101]The New York Times' Ginia Belafonte compared this performance with that ofEthel Merman.[100]Slant Magazine commented that the performance reminded Madonna's ability to encapsulate the audience as a part of her performance.[102] On July 7, 2007, Madonna closed her set during theLive Earth concert at theWembley Stadium in London with "Hung Up".[103]
Madonna performing a rock version of "Hung Up" during the 2008 leg of theSticky & Sweet Tour
The song was the fourth track of theHard Candy promo tour set list in 2008. Madonna wore a shiny black outfit with black tails,Adidas track pants and high-heeled, lace-up boots.[104][105] Madonna dedicated the performance to all the people who had waited outside in the queue to watch the show. She declared that the "noisy, metallic guitarbreakdown" symbolised her brain during a long waiting.[104] The song was performed in the futuristic rave with Japanese influences segment of the 2008Sticky & Sweet Tour.[106] Madonna wore a futuristic robotic outfit designed byHeatherette, with plates on her shoulder and a wig with long curled hair.[107] The similar heavy-metal version of "Hung Up" was performed but it later gave way to the ABBA music.[108] Before starting the performance, she played a capella versions of her older songs on audience demand, mostly "Express Yourself" and "Like a Virgin". However, after that, the electric guitar was played to make noises, which Madonna dedicated to Republican vice-presidential nominee for the 2008 election,Sarah Palin. She said, "I'd like to express myself to Sarah Palin right now. [Playing a screeching note on her guitar] This is the sound of Sarah Palin thinking. [...] Sarah Palin can't come to my party. Sarah Palin can't come to my show. It's nothing personal."[109] The performance ended with Madonna playing the guitar riff of "A New Level" by heavy-metal bandPantera.[110]
ForThe MDNA Tour of 2012, "Hung Up" was added to the setlist as part of the opening segment, known asTransgression. After performing a fragment of "Papa Don't Preach", several dancers wearing tribal masks, surrounded Madonna, tied her up and proceeded to carry her to the center of the main stage just as the song's openingriffs, underpinned by the dramatic sound of church bells with vocoder vocals, started to play in the background.[111][112] Dressed in a black skintight outfit with an ample cleavage, gloves of the same color and heeled boots, Madonna and her dancers performed the song while at the same timeslacklining on some ropes held on the middle of the stage.[113] As Madonna sang the song, her dancers slid under the ropes.[114] This performance received generally mixed reviews, Jon Pareles fromThe New York Times believed that changing the composition of the song in lieu of the theme for the segment made it "ominous and obsessive", while making it "a memory of distant innocence".[115] Jim Farber from theDaily News felt that the introduction of slacklining gave the whole tour "some needed bounce".[116][117] Sal Cinquemani fromSlant Magazine was negative on his review of the performance, as he felt it was out of place on the show's segment, and compared it negatively to the performance of the Sticky & Sweet Tour, concluding that the song "should never be performed in any way other than its original form."[118] The performance of the song at the November 19–20, 2012 shows inMiami, at theAmerican Airlines Arena, were recorded and released in Madonna's fourth live album,MDNA World Tour.[119][120]
On April 13, 2015, Madonna made a surprise appearance at theCoachella Festival and performed a medley of her 1994 song "Human Nature" and "Hung Up" duringDrake's act, sporting thigh-high boots and a tank top that read "Big as Madonna". She then went on to kiss Drake, whose shocked expression wentviral on the Internet.[121][122] The rapper then revealed that he actually enjoyed the kiss, posting a picture of the moment to his Instagram account which read: "Don't misinterpret my shock!! I got to make out with the queen Madonna and I feel 100 about that forever".[123] The singer also performed an a cappella version of the song on herRebel Heart Tour in Hong Kong on 17 February 2016.[124]
On June 24, 2021, the singer made a surprise appearance at apride party at the Boom Boom Room of New York'sThe Standard hotel and performed the song on top of the lounge's bar; she wore a see-through mesh top, leather shorts, a vintageJean Paul Gaultier corset, a blue wig and long pink fingerless gloves.[125] In June 2022, to accompany the remix album release,Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones, Madonna performed at Pride at the Women of the World Party in New York City. She performed adembow, house-infused remix of "Hung Up", sharing a French kiss withTokischa, in a similar fashion to her kiss withBritney Spears andChristina Aguilera at the2003 MTV Video Music Awards.[126] Duringthe Celebration Tour of 2023–24, a mash-up of "Hung Up" and its remix, "Hung Up on Tokischa", was performed by Madonna amid topless dancers; Tokischa made an appearance on video.
The song's accompanyingmusic video was directed by Sasha Kasiuha and filmed inWashington Heights inNew York City in early September 2022.[131] The video portrays Madonna and Tokischa caressing each other in suggestive positions ofperreando style between analtar.[132][133] Rachel Kiley fromPride.com described it as a "raunchy romp" that leaves "very little to the imagination".[130] The song was nominated at the2023 Premios Juventud in the category Girl Power.[134]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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^"Hung Up" was made available for digital download in 3-track and 4-track EP formats.
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