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What It Feels Like for a Girl
"What It Feels Like for a Girl"
Released 5 March 2001
Length 4:43
Writer(s) Madonna
Guy Sigsworth
David Torn
Producer(s) Madonna
Guy Sigsworth
Mark "Spike" Stent

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Don't Tell Me
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Paradise (Not for Me)

"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is a song by Madonna from her eighth studio album Music. It was released as the third single from the album on 5 March 2001.

Background[]

Planned to be the album's second single, "What It Feels Like For a Girl" was eventually released as the album's third single on 2001 Two new versions of the song were released to further promote the track. The first was a Spanish version of the song titled Lo Que Siente la Mujer, especially recorded for inclusion on the single as its B-side and eventually released as a promo-only single in Europe. Later it was added to the two-disc Tour Edition of Music and the Bonus Track edition of the album in some territories. The second was a trance version created by Above & Beyond, which was also dubbed as the single's version as well as being featured in its music video and the song's CD single. The CD single also features a remix produced by British DJ Paul Oakenfold, which transformed the song into "a massive, deep arena club stomper," as noted by Allmusic's Jose F. Promis.

The beginning of the song opens with a dialogue from the 1993 British film, The Cement Garden, directed by Andrew Birkin and starring his niece, Charlotte Gainsbourg. In the dialogue, Gainsbourg says:

"Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots. 'Cause it's OK to be a boy. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading. 'Cause you think that being a girl is degrading. But secretly you'd love to know what it's like... Wouldn't you? What it feels like for a girl."

Composition[]

The song is set in the key of Eb major, with Madonna's vocals spanning from the lower octave of G3 to the higher note of Bb4 note. The song is build from a groovy verse section, driven by a "cool beat" and filtered bass licks, towards a dreamy chorus washed over by tidal keys and pads.

Music Video[]

Music Video Information
Madonna_-_What_It_Feels_Like_For_A_Girl Released 5 March 2001.
Length 4:30
Director Guy Ritchie
Production Co None
Choreographer N/A
Filmed 10-13 February 2001.
Location LA
VEVO views 2+ Million Views


Lyrics[]

Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
Cause it's okay to be a boy

But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
Cause you think being a girl is degrading
But secretly
You'd love to know what it's like
Wouldn't you?
What it feels like for a girl

Silky smooth
Lips as sweet as candy, baby
Tight blue jeans
Skin that shows in patches

Strong inside but you don't know it
Good little girls they never show it
When you open up your mouth to speak
Could you be a little weak

Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like in this world
for a girl

Hair that twirls on finger tips so gently, baby
Hands that rest on jutting hips repenting
Hurt that's not supposed to show and
Tears that fall when no one knows
When you're trying hard to be your best
Could you be a little less

Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like in this world
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like in this world
What it feels like for a girl

Strong inside but you don't know it
Good little girls they never show it
When you open up your mouth to speak
Could you be a little weak

Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like in this world
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
Do you know what it feels like in this world
for a girl

In this world
Do you know
Do you know
Do you know what it feels like
for a girl
What it feels like in this world


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