Confessions on a Dance Floor#Promotion

Confessions on a Dance Floor merged elements from 1970s disco, 1980s electropop and 2000s club music. Madonna decided to incorporate disco-influenced elements in her songs while trying not to remake her music from past, instead choosing to pay tribute towards artists like the Bee Gees and Giorgio Moroder. The songs reflected Madonna's thoughts on love, fame and religion, hence the title Confessions on a Dance Floor. It was the complete opposite direction from her previous studio effort American Life (2003).{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_051107/ |title=Madonna: Dancing Queen |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=November 7, 2005 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=July 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017015126/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_051107/ |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }} The songs on that album were a form of diatribe directed at the American society. However, Madonna decided to take a different direction with this album. Regarding the development, Madonna commented:

"When I wrote American Life, I was very agitated by what was going on in the world around me, [...] I was angry. I had a lot to get off my chest. I made a lot of political statements. But now, I feel that I just want to have fun; I want to dance; I want to feel buoyant. And I want to give other people the same feeling. There's a lot of madness in the world around us, and I want people to be happy."

She started to work with Mirwais Ahmadzaï with whom she had previously developed her eighth album Music (2000). However, that collaboration did not suit Madonna's musical direction. According to Madonna, "[Producer] Mirwais is also very political, seriously cerebral and intellectual. All we did was sit around, talking politics all the time. So, that couldn't help but find its way into the music. I think there's an angry aspect to the music that directly reflects my feelings at the time."{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60773/madonna-confesses|title=Madonna Confesses|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 23, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095440/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60773/madonna-confesses|url-status=live}} Hence after recording tracks with Mirwais, Madonna decided to stop the project and start fresh. It was then that she turned to Stuart Price who had served as musical director on her two previous concert tours and co-wrote one song on American Life.

In 2004, after the release of American Life, Madonna began working on two different musicals: one tentatively called Hello Suckers and another one with Luc Besson,{{cite web |url=http://attitude.co.uk/attitude-vaults-madonnas-in-depth-2005-interview/ |title=Attitude Archives: Madonna's in-depth 2005 interview |last1=Todd |first1=Matthew |date=February 1, 2015 |work=Attitude |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523200419/http://attitude.co.uk/attitude-vaults-madonnas-in-depth-2005-interview/ |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} who previously directed the music video for her single "Love Profusion",{{cite web|last1=D'Angelo|first1=Joe|last2=Cornell|first2=Jeff|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480436/20031114/madonna.jhtml|title=Madonna Dances With Fairies And Wishes For Animated 'Roses'|publisher=MTV News|date=November 14, 2003|access-date=January 23, 2013|archive-date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805161547/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480436/20031114/madonna.jhtml|url-status=dead}} which would portray her as a woman on her deathbed looking back on her life. Madonna collaborated with Patrick Leonard, Ahmadzaï and Price to write new songs, the latter being assigned to pen disco-influenced songs sounding like "ABBA on drugs".{{cite magazine |last=Strauss |first=Neil |date=November 15, 2005 |title=Madonna: How She Got Her Groove Back |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=988}}{{cite book |last=O'Brien |first=Lucy |author-link=Lucy O'Brien |year=2009 |title=Madonna: Like an Icon |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-185682-2 |page=306}} However, Madonna found herself dissatisfied with the script written by Besson and scrapped it. Hence Madonna and Price decided to use the compositions for the album instead. According to Madonna, it was easy for her to shift from her previous album's sentiments, since she included those political views in her documentary I'm Going to Tell You a Secret. She elaborated:

I was running back and forth, literally, from the editing room with [the documentary's director] Jonas Akerlund to working with Stuart, who was also mixing the music in the film. We were together, non-stop, all of us. Cutting 350 hours of film down to two hours. There are a lot of serious aspects to the movie. I needed a release. When I would go to Stuart's, and we'd go up to his loft, it was like, 'Honey, I want to dance.' I wanted to be happy, silly and buoyant. I wanted to lift myself and others up with this record. So, yes, the new album was a reaction to all the other stuff I was doing, which was very serious in nature. I hope that doesn't imply that I wanted to make a superficial record, because it's not. I want people to smile when they hear this record. I wanted it to put a smile on my face, too.

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote="We spent five or six weeks in my apartment; the studio used to be upstairs in the loft. I would work on a track overnight, then she would come in and we'd start messing around. She would do vocal melodies and I would come up with a few ideas, and then she'd go, 'Okay, I'm gonna go home and think about it.' Then she'd come back the next day and have the hook for "Hung Up" or the chorus for "Sorry". Then I would carry on working on more tracks to keep us going. It was more of a really fluid and almost childlike environment than anything that seemed too serious."|source=—Stuart Price on collaborating with Madonna.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/stuart-price-and-the-truth-about-madonnas-confessions/|title=Stuart Price and the Truth About Madonna's 'Confessions'|work=Vice|first=Stuart|last=Price|author-link=Stuart Price|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030030222/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/stuart-price-and-the-truth-about-madonnas-confessions|url-status=live}}

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The first three songs that were written for the album were "Hung Up", "Sorry" and "Future Lovers" In an interview with Billboard, Madonna commented that the recording process was a give-and-take situation. According to her, Price used to stay up all night working on the songs. This was helped by the fact that he is a DJ and is used to staying awake all night. This gave Madonna the chance to work on other aspects of the compositions. She noted the fact that she and Price had opposite characteristics, which helped in their collaboration. The songs were mainly recorded at Price's home.{{cite magazine|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=November 12, 2005|title=How Madonna Got Her Groove Back|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|volume=117|issue=46|page=64|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RQEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052052/https://books.google.com/books?id=9RQEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=live}} Madonna said:

We did a lot of recording at his house. I'd come by in the morning and Stuart would answer the door in his stocking feet - as he'd been up all night. I'd bring him a cup of coffee and say, 'Stuart, your house is a mess, there's no food in the cupboard.' Then I'd call someone from my house to bring food over for him. And then we'd work all day. We're very much the odd couple.

She further elaborated that their camaraderie was also because they had toured together for Madonna's Re-Invention World Tour. Hence Madonna reflected that her relationship with Price was more of a brother-sister kind than the formal collaborations she was accustomed to during the recording process.

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Confessions on a Dance Floor is primarily a dance-pop,{{cite web |last1=Megarry |first1=Daniel |title=We ranked every single Madonna album from worst to best |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-ranked-every-single-madonna-album-from-worst-to-best/ |website=Gay Times |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813102642/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-ranked-every-single-madonna-album-from-worst-to-best/ |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |url-status=live}} nu-disco, and EDM{{cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=Review: Madonna's Madame X Is a Fearless, Eccentric Musical Memoir |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-madonna-madame-x-is-a-fearless-eccentric-musical-memoir/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=6 January 2020 |date=June 12, 2019 |quote=Madonna's 2005 EDM opus Confessions on a Dance Floor... |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513210310/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-madonna-madame-x-is-a-fearless-eccentric-musical-memoir/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Braidwood |first1=Alan |title=Review of Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g64h/ |website=BBC |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813115201/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g64h/ |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |date=2005 |url-status=live}} album, which is structured like a nightly set composed by a DJ. The music starts light and happy, and as it progresses, it becomes intense, with the lyrics dealing more about personal feelings, hence "Confessions". The album's name, according to Madonna, speaks to her reverence of the genre and her dedication to her craft. According to Madonna, "[t]his is the direction of my record. That's what we intended, to make a record that you can play at a party or in your car, where you don't have to skip past a ballad. It's nonstop." Madonna used samples and references of music by other disco artists. In the album's first song, "Hung Up", she sampled ABBA's 1979 hit "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", for which she wrote a personal letter to songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who permitted Madonna to use the track.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500733/Thank-you-for-the-music-How-Madonnas-new-single-will-give-Abba-their-greatest-ever-hit.html|title=Thank you for the music! How Madonna's new single will give Abba their greatest-ever hit|last=Hastings|first=Chris|date=October 16, 2005|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706204302/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500733/Thank-you-for-the-music-How-Madonnas-new-single-will-give-Abba-their-greatest-ever-hit.html|url-status=live}} References of other disco-influenced acts, including Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, and Daft Punk, were also used on the album, as were the disco hits of Parisian DJ Cerrone. The album has a song called "Forbidden Love", which is different from the same-titled song from Madonna's sixth studio album Bedtime Stories. Regarding sampling herself and her own song names, Madonna commented:

"I did all of that on purpose, [...] I mean, if I'm going to plagiarize somebody, it might as well be me, right? I feel like I've earned the right to rip myself off. 'Talent borrows, genius steals,' [...] "Let's see how many other clichés I can throw in there".

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A pulsating rhythm is present in the song "Isaac", which is regarded as the only song close to a ballad on the album. However, the song was heavily criticized by a group of Israeli rabbis who commented that Madonna was committing a blasphemy with their religion. They said that the song was about sixteenth-century Kabbalah scholar Yitzhak Luria. In reality, the song was named after the featured vocalist Yitzhak Sinwani, who sang portions of the Yemenite Hebrew poem Im Nin'alu in the track, as well as references to the Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac. Initially, Madonna toyed with the idea of calling the song "Fear of Flying", since the idea behind the composition was to let go. In the end she decided to just call it "Isaac", after the English version of Sinwani's name. Regarding the song's development and the condemnation of the rabbis, Madonna said:

"You do appreciate the absurdity of a group of rabbis in Israel claiming that I'm being blasphemous about someone when they haven't heard the record, right? And then, everyone in the media runs with it as if it's the truth. And that's a little weird. But what's even weirder is that the song is not about Isaac Lurier{{sic}}, as the rabbis claim. It's named after Yitzhak Sinwani, who's singing in Yemenite on the track. I couldn't think of a title for the song. So I called it "Isaac" [the English transliteration of "Yitzhak"]. It's interesting how their minds work, those naughty rabbis. [...] He's saying, "If all of the doors of all of the generous peoples' homes are closed to you, the gates of heaven will always be open." The words are about 1,000 years old. [...] [Yitzhak] is an old friend of mine. He's never made a record. He comes from generations of beautiful singers. Stuart and I asked him to come into the studio one day. We said, "We're just going to record you. We don't know what we're going to do with it." He's flawless. One take, no bad notes. He doesn't even need a microphone. We took one of the songs he did and I said to Stuart, "Let's sample these bits. We'll create a chorus and then I'll write lyrics around it." That's how we constructed it."

The lyrics of the songs on the album incorporate bits of Madonna's musical history and are written in the form of confessions. "Hung Up" contains lyrics from Madonna's 1989 duet with Prince called "Love Song", from the Like a Prayer album. "How High" continues the themes of two songs from Madonna's eighth studio album Music, namely "Nobody's Perfect" and "I Deserve It". The lyrics of "Push" thank the person who challenged her to expand her limits and also incorporate elements of the Police's song "Every Breath You Take". Other tracks like "Sorry" include the title word in ten different languages (several of which are non-idiomatic). In "I Love New York" (written at the time of American Life), she praises the city where her career began and replies to negative comments made by George W. Bush. Elsewhere, Madonna sings about success and fame ("Let It Will Be") and the crossroads of past, present and future ("Like It or Not").

{{See also|Confessions Tour}}

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On November 4, 2005, Madonna opened the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards with her first performance of "Hung Up". She emerged from a glitter ball to perform the song, while wearing a purple leotard and matching leather boots.{{cite web|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/295094/madonna_steals_the_show_at_mtv_europe_awards/|title=Madonna steals the show at MTV Europe awards|last=Simpson|first=Ian|date=November 4, 2005|work=RedOrbit|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915013452/http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/295094/madonna_steals_the_show_at_mtv_europe_awards/|url-status=live}} During the next days, Madonna performed "Hung Up" on TV shows such as Wetten, dass..? in Germany, and Star Academy in France, as well as on the Children in Need 2005 telethon in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-rocks-wetten-das-in-germany|title=Madonna rocks Wetten Das in Germany|date=November 7, 2005|access-date=December 5, 2014|publisher=Madonna.com|archive-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102104644/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-rocks-wetten-das-in-germany|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-appears-on-the-star-academy-french-tv-show-and-performs-2-songs-live|title=Madonna appears on the 'Star Academy' French TV show and performs 2 songs live|date=November 11, 2005|access-date=December 5, 2014|publisher=Madonna.com|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111200821/http://madonna.com/news/title/madonna-appears-on-the-star-academy-french-tv-show-and-performs-2-songs-live|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/19/cin.shtml|title=£17m raised by BBC Children in Need so far|date=November 19, 2005|access-date=December 5, 2014|publisher=BBC|archive-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902033018/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/19/cin.shtml|url-status=live}} In order to promote the album's release, Madonna appeared on Parkinson.{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-makes-an-appearance-on-the-parkinson-tv-show-uk|title=Madonna makes an appearance on the Parkinson TV show (UK)|date=November 8, 2005|access-date=December 5, 2014|publisher=Madonna.com|archive-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102104632/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-makes-an-appearance-on-the-parkinson-tv-show-uk|url-status=live}} She played a number of songs from the album at London's Koko Club and G-A-Y as part of a promo tour to support the album.{{cite web|last=Hand|first=John|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4441200.stm|title=Madonna's intimate night with her fans|publisher=BBC News|date=November 16, 2005|access-date=July 20, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031049/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4441200.stm|archivedate=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mirza|first=Hassan|url=http://uk.gay.com/article/4169/p=1|title=Madonna Euphoria at the Astoria|date=November 22, 2005|accessdate=July 20, 2022|publisher=G-A-Y|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125040919/http://uk.gay.com/article/4169/p=1|archivedate=November 25, 2005|url-status=dead}}

In December, Madonna travelled to Japan, where "Hung Up" was performed on TV show SMAP×SMAP and her concert at Studio Coast.{{Cite web |url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-and-smap |title=Madonna & SMAP! |access-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-date=July 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725193338/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-and-smap |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-performs-live-from-the-studio-coast-club-in-tokyo |title=News > Madonna performs live from the Studio Coast club in Tokyo |publisher=Madonna.com |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221085551/http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-performs-live-from-the-studio-coast-club-in-tokyo |url-status=live }} On February 8, 2006, Madonna opened the 48th Grammy Awards, by pairing up with the fictional animated band Gorillaz.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522950/madonna-perform-with-gorillaz-at-grammys.jhtml|title=Madonna's Oddest Collab Yet: Singer To Perform At Grammys With Gorillaz|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 1, 2006|publisher=MTV|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084052/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522950/madonna-perform-with-gorillaz-at-grammys.jhtml|url-status=dead}} The band appeared on the stage via a three dimensional technique which projected their holograms on the stage. They performed their song "Feel Good Inc." while rappers De La Soul made a guest appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/11242449|title=U2 dismantles Grammy Awards|last=Terill|first=Mark J.|date=February 9, 2006|work=Today|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031121229/http://www.today.com/id/11242449|url-status=live}} Madonna then appeared on the stage and started performing the song while interchanging places with the hologram figures of the band.{{cite web|url=http://folkmusic.about.com/od/news/a/06GrammyReview.htm|title=2006 Grammy Review|last=Ruehl|first=Kim|date=March 23, 2006|publisher=About.com|access-date=June 25, 2009|archive-date=April 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414062833/http://folkmusic.about.com/od/news/a/06GrammyReview.htm|url-status=live}} She was later joined by her own group of dancers and the performance was finished on the main stage rather than the virtual screen. Another performance of "Hung Up" came on April 30, 2006 during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58589/coachella-day-two-madonna-makes-it-quick-gnarls-goes-crazy |title=Coachella Day Two: Madonna Makes It Quick, Gnarls Goes 'Crazy' |magazine=Billboard |date=October 9, 2005 |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912224533/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58589/coachella-day-two-madonna-makes-it-quick-gnarls-goes-crazy |url-status=live }}

A remix only album titled Confessions Remixed was also released in limited vinyl editions.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/album/madonna/confessions-remixed/778195|title=Madonna – Confessions Remixed|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111090109/http://www.billboard.com/album/madonna/confessions-remixed/778195|archive-date=November 11, 2009}} In Japan, Confessions on a Dance Floor – Japan Tour Special Edition (CD+DVD) was released on August 23, 2006. It reached number 27 on the Oricon weekly albums chart and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/162927/products/music/668299/1/|title=コンフェッションズ・オン・ア・ダンスフロア～ジャパン・ツアー・スペシャル・エディション（ＣＤ＋ＤＶＤ）|date=August 23, 2006|publisher=Oricon|access-date=September 30, 2011|archive-date=March 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303211302/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/162927/products/music/668299/1/|url-status=live}} The album received further promotion from the Confessions Tour which began in May 2006. The tour grossed over US $194.7 million,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/wjn8/|title=BBC – Pop/Chart Review – Madonna, The Confessions Tour|date=February 21, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2008|last=Young|first=Tom|publisher=BBC|archive-date=May 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521062009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/wjn8/|url-status=live}} becoming highest-grossing tour ever for a female artist, at that time.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record|title=Madonna's 'Confessions' Tour Sets Record|date=September 20, 2006|access-date=July 13, 2008|last=Waddell|first=Ray|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712034331/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record|url-status=live}} Additionally, the tour received the "Most Creative Stage Production" at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards,{{cite news|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/2006winners.htm|title=18th Annual Pollstar Awards|access-date=January 6, 2009|work=Pollstar|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131074909/http://pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/2006winners.htm|archive-date=January 31, 2009|url-status=dead}} as well as "Top Boxscore" from the Billboard Touring Awards.{{cite press release|title=Billboard Announces Winners of the 2006 Touring Awards |magazine=Billboard Events |date=November 9, 2006 |url=http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/images/touring/Touring_Award_Winners_Announcement.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006141021/http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/images/touring/Touring_Award_Winners_Announcement.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2008 |df=mdy }}

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"Hung Up" was released as the album's lead single on October 17, 2005. The song received critical appreciation amongst reviewers, who suggested that the track would restore the singer's popularity, which had diminished following the release of her 2003 album American Life.{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Chris|date=October 29, 2005|title=Madonna Hung Up: Billboard Single review|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|volume=117|issue=44|page=92|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BhUEAAAAMBAJ&q=madonna+hung+up+billboard+review|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052021/https://books.google.com/books?id=BhUEAAAAMBAJ&q=madonna+hung+up+billboard+review|url-status=live}} Critics claimed that it was her best dance track to date and have compared it to other Madonna tracks in the same genre. They also complimented the effective synchronization of the ABBA sample with Madonna's song.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0606/cdreviews.php|title=Madonna + Kate Bush|last=Queen|first=Dave|date=February 8, 2006|work=Seattle Weekly|access-date=June 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222230045/http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0606/cdreviews.php|archive-date=February 22, 2006|df=mdy-all}} "Hung Up" became a worldwide commercial success, peaking atop the charts of 41 countries and earning a place in the Guinness Book of World Records along with the album.{{cite news|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/best-madonna-songs-decade-top-10-5184987.html|title=Best Madonna Songs of the decade: The Top 10|first=Maxine|last=Nelson|publisher=Yahoo!|date=January 3, 2007|access-date=August 1, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209194426/http://voices.yahoo.com/best-madonna-songs-decade-top-10-5184987.html|archive-date=February 9, 2013|df=mdy-all}} In the United States it became her 36th top ten hit, tying her with Elvis Presley.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60598/madonna-dominates-uk-charts|title=Madonna Dominates U.K. Charts|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=November 21, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093033/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60598/madonna-dominates-uk-charts|url-status=live}} The corresponding music video was a tribute to John Travolta, his movies and dancing in general. Directed by Johan Renck, the video featured Madonna dancing in a ballet studio in a pink leotard, which she left to go to a gaming parlour to dance with her backup dancers. It also featured the physical discipline parkour.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539338/20060824/madonna.jhtml|title=With No Director And Broken Ribs, Madonna Was 'Hung Up'|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=August 25, 2006|publisher=MTV News|access-date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=August 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827121121/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539338/20060824/madonna.jhtml|url-status=dead}}

"Sorry" was released as the second single from the album on February 6, 2006. The song received positive reviews from contemporary critics who declared the track as the strongest song on Confessions on a Dance Floor.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A8042357|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|date=December 25, 2005|publisher=BBC|last=Boy|first=Exploding|access-date=July 10, 2009|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329002550/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A8042357|url-status=live}} It achieved commercial success, topping the singles charts in Italy, Spain, Romania and the United Kingdom, where it became Madonna's 12th number one single. Elsewhere, the song was a top ten hit in more than a dozen countries around the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59495/newcomers-rae-chico-rule-uk-charts|title=Newcomers Rae, Chico Rule U.K. Charts|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=March 6, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 15, 2009|archive-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913072453/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59495/newcomers-rae-chico-rule-uk-charts|url-status=live}} However, in the United States, the song was less commercially successful due to underplay on radio, but managed to reach the top of Billboard{{'}}s dance charts.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 29, 2006|title=U.S. Radio Hangs Up on Madonna|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|volume=118|issue=30|page=76|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5|access-date=July 23, 2009}}

"Get Together" was released as the third single from the album by Warner Bros. Records on May 30, 2006. The decision was spurred by the fact that "Get Together" was the third most downloaded song from the album. It was also released to coincide with the start of Madonna's Confessions Tour.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58639/ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard: Sorry Get Together|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 4, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=April 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430091354/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58639/ask-billboard|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529646/20060427/madonna.jhtml|title=For The Record: Quick News On Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shyne, Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent & More|author=Staff Reporter|date=April 27, 2006|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144623/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529646/madonna-names-new-single-time-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Critics complimented Madonna's ability to turn cliché comments into pop slogans with the song. The song became a success on the United States dance charts, but failed to enter the Hot 100.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|date=June 24, 2006|title=Aguilera Nails Career-Best Bow|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|volume=118|issue=25|page=84|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QxYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Hot+Dance+Club+Play|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052037/https://books.google.com/books?id=QxYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Hot+Dance+Club+Play|url-status=live}} It reached the top ten in countries such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and Italy, and peaked at number one in Spain.

"Jump" was released as fourth and the final single from the album on September 11, 2006.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|title=Going For Adds|date=|access-date=July 17, 2022|magazine=Friday Morning Quarterback|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814022216/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16692|archive-date=August 14, 2006}} Critics complimented the song and its empowerment theme. The song peaked inside the top ten of the charts in some European countries, while reaching the peak position in Italy and Hungary. In the United States, "Jump" charted in several Billboard dance charts but failed to chart on the Hot 100.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/confessions-on-a-dance-floor/madonna|title=Reviews for Confessions On A Dance Floor by Madonna|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-date=September 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915030357/http://www.metacritic.com/music/confessions-on-a-dance-floor/madonna|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

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| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = B+{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1128507,00.html|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|date=November 15, 2005|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|location=New York|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224133207/https://ew.com/article/2005/11/14/confessions-dance-floor/|archive-date=December 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/11/popandrock.shopping5|title=Madonna, Confessions on a Dancefloor|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=November 11, 2005|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417135240/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/11/popandrock.shopping5|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-13-ca-rack13.1-story.html|title=Back in the throes of disco fever|last=Cromelin|first=Richard|date=November 13, 2005|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307161326/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/13/entertainment/ca-rack13.1|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 9/10{{cite journal|title=Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor|journal=NME|location=London|date=November 12, 2005|page=45}}

| rev6 = The Observer

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| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 6.2/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5030-confessions-on-a-dance-floor/|title=Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=November 14, 2005|work=Pitchfork|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=July 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721100757/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5030-confessions-on-a-dance-floor/|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor|journal=Q|location=London|issue=233|date=December 2005|page=144}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

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| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10Score = B+{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/extraordinary-machines-6399633|title=Extraordinary Machines|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=December 27, 2005|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|access-date=September 22, 2015|archive-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921051521/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/extraordinary-machines-6399633|url-status=live}}

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Confessions on a Dance Floor received acclaim from music critics.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T7ctAAAAIBAJ&dq=Madonna&pg=PA16&article_id=3930,1003572|title=Madonna stays at No 1|work=New Straits Times|date=November 22, 2005|access-date=September 24, 2023|page=16|agency=Reuters}}{{cite web|title=Why Madonna's Legacy of Reinvention is more relevant than ever|publisher=MTV|date=April 24, 2019|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3121740/madonna-legacy-madame-x-reinvention/|last=Russell|first=Erica|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022180919/https://www.mtv.com/news/3121740/madonna-legacy-madame-x-reinvention/}} At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 28 reviews. Keith Caulfield from Billboard commented that Confessions is a "welcome return to form for the Queen of Pop."{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 19, 2005|title=Albums: Confessions on a Dance Floor|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|volume=117|issue=47|page=72|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RQEAAAAMBAJ&q=album+review+confessions|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052053/https://books.google.com/books?id=5RQEAAAAMBAJ&q=album+review+confessions|url-status=live}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic commented that Confessions is the first album where Madonna sounds like a veteran musician since she created the record for "the dance clubs or, in other words, Madonna's core audience." Alan Braidwood from the BBC commented that "[t]his is the most commercial album Madonna has made in 15 years and it's magic." David Browne from Entertainment Weekly noted that for "all its pretenses of being giddy and spontaneous, though, Confessions is rarely either."

Alexis Petridis from The Guardian said that the album "may be a return to core values, but there's still a bravery about Confessions on a Dancefloor. It revels in the delights of wilfully plastic dance pop in an era when lesser dance-pop artists – from Rachel Stevens to Price's protege Juliet – are having a desperately thin time of it." Peter Robinson from Observer Music Monthly declared that the album ranks alongside Madonna's other albums like True Blue (1986) and Like a Prayer (1989). He credited producer Stuart Price for the album, noting that "Confessions clearly wouldn't exist without Madonna, but it's Price who steals the show." Stephen M. Deusner from Pitchfork noted that with the album "Madonna again reinvents herself, and it appears she's nearly lapped herself." According to Deusner, the music also makes her appear young. However he felt that the first half of the album till "I Love New York" was strong, while the second half "loses its delicate balance between pop frivolity and spiritual gravity."

Thomas Inskeep from Stylus Magazine stated that the album is "Madonna's most purely beat-driven album since her self-titled 1983 debut" and "easily her finest effort since Ray of Light."{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3570|title=Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor|first=Thomas|last=Inskeep|work=Stylus|date=November 21, 2005|access-date=October 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010013207/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3570|archive-date=October 10, 2009|df=mdy-all}} Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times called the album "exuberant".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/arts/music/29madonna.web.html|title=Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=June 29, 2006|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106032545/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/arts/music/29madonna.web.html|url-status=live}} Christian John Wikane from PopMatters commented that the album "proved that Madonna, approaching 50 years-old, is a vital force in the ever-expansive landscape of popular music."{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/madonna-the-confessions-tour|title=Madonna: The Confessions Tour < Reviews|last=Wikane|first=Christian John|date=January 30, 2007|work=PopMatters|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401090614/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/madonna-the-confessions-tour|url-status=live}} Joan Morgan from The Village Voice noted that "[w]ith Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna at long last finds her musical footing. Easily dance record of the year, Confessions is an almost seamless tribute to the strobe-lit sensuality of the '80s New York club scene that gave Madge her roots, which she explores with compelling aplomb."{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-06/music/madge-s-house/|title=The bitch is back, chirren, and this time you'd best believe she owns the whole domain|last=Morgan|first=Joan|date=December 6, 2005|work=The Village Voice|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010033954/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-12-06/music/madge-s-house/|url-status=live}} Josh Tyrangiel from Time magazine commented that "In dance music, words exist to be repeated, twisted, obscured and resurrected. How they sound in the moment is far more important than what they mean, and Madonna knows that better than anyone. Confessions on a Dance Floor is 56 minutes of energetic moments. It will leave you feeling silly for all the right reasons."{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129559,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126171546/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129559,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2005|title=Music: Back into the Groove |last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|date=November 14, 2005|magazine=Time|access-date=November 23, 2009}}

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was impressed with the album and said that "Madonna, with the help of Price, [...] has succeeded at creating a dance-pop odyssey with an emotional, if not necessarily narrative, arc — and one big continuously-mixed F you to the art-dismantling iPod Shuffle in the process."{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor|title=Review: Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=November 4, 2005|work=Slant Magazine|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728102652/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor|url-status=live}} He compared the album to Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue's studio album Light Years (2000), saying "Comparisons to Light Years, Kylie Minogue's own discofied comeback album from 2000, are inevitable". Alan Light from Rolling Stone declared that the album illustrated that "Madonna has never lost her faith in the power of the beat." However, he opined that "Confessions on a Dance Floor won't stand the test of time like her glorious early club hits, but it proves its point. Like Rakim back in the day, Madonna can still move the crowd."

File:SorryNewYork.jpg", during the Confessions Tour. The song became Madonna's twelfth number one single in the United Kingdom.]]

The album sold about 3.6 to 4 million copies worldwide during the first-week of release.{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=5826|title=Hebrew lyrics top charts – Madonna style|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=April 30, 2017|first=Nathan|last=Burstein|date=November 27, 2005|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822221356/http://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=5826|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/cultura/detalhe/numero-1-em-25-paises|title=Número 1 em 25 países|work=Correio da Manhã|access-date=December 4, 2021|date=November 24, 2005|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204001225/https://www.cmjornal.pt/cultura/detalhe/numero-1-em-25-paises|url-status=live|language=pt}} Despite being released late in the year, Confessions on a Dance Floor was ranked by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) as the sixth biggest-selling album of 2005 worldwide, with sales of 6.3 million.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4865716.stm|title=Coldplay Top 2005's Global Charts|publisher=BBC|date=March 31, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2011|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001023147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4865716.stm|url-status=live}} Worldwide sales of the album stand at 10 million copies,{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a586401/madonnas-new-album-what-we-know-so-far/|title=Madonna's new album: What we know so far|work=Digital Spy|date=July 25, 2014|access-date=August 22, 2017|first=Lewis|last=Corner|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822230922/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a586401/madonnas-new-album-what-we-know-so-far/|url-status=live}} and is considered to be one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century as well one of the best-selling by women.

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 350,000 copies in its first week. It became her sixth number one album on the chart and the third consecutive album to debut at the top, following Music (2000) and American Life (2003).{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60566/madonna-dances-straight-to-no-1|title=Madonna Dances Straight To No. 1|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|date=November 23, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 4, 2009|archive-date=May 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521135245/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60566/madonna-dances-straight-to-no-1|url-status=live}} On December 14, 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. As of December 2016, the album has sold over 1.734 million copies in America, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also debuted at the top of the charts in Canada, with first-week sales of 74,000.{{cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/Madonna/2005/11/23/1319566-ca.html|title=Madonna dances to No. 1 in Canada|work=Jam!|date=November 23, 2005|last=Williams|first=John|access-date=August 5, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209143528/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/Madonna/2005/11/23/1319566-ca.html|archive-date=December 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}} It was present on the chart for a total of 46 weeks and received a quintuple platinum certification from Music Canada (MC) for total shipment of 500,000 copies in the country.{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|title=Albums Top 100 For the Week Ending October 5, 2006|work=Jam!|access-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050417041937/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-date=April 17, 2005|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}} Confessions on a Dance Floor achieved commercial success in Latin American countries. It attained certifications in Chile,{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2006/06/23/222925/madonna-se-acerca-a-chile.html|title=Madonna se acerca a Chile|date=July 23, 2006|access-date=March 13, 2013|publisher=Emol.com|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309094446/https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2006/06/23/222925/madonna-se-acerca-a-chile.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014}} Brazil, Mexico, and became one of the highest-certified albums in Argentina by the Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (CAPIF).

The album was also successful in Asia-Pacific countries. In Australia, Confessions on a Dance Floor debuted at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart for the issue dated November 21, 2005, and was present for a total of 33 weeks within the top 50 of the chart. It was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) denoting shipments of 140,000 copies. It debuted at number five on the New Zealand albums chart, and was certified platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for shipment of 15,000 copies. The same peak position was attained on the Oricon charts in Japan, where the album was certified double platinum for shipment of 500,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). In Hong Kong, the album was awarded a Gold Disc Award by the IFPI for becoming one of ten biggest-selling international album for 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go19e.php|publisher=IFPI Hong Kong|title=香港唱片銷量大獎 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702224754/http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go19e.php|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}

The album found its biggest reception in Europe, where topped the European Top 100 Albums chart for four weeks and was certified quadruple platinum by IFPI for shipping a total of four million copies across the continent.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60312/obscure-duo-nizlopi-tops-uk-singles-chart|title=Obscure Duo Nizlopi Tops U.K. Singles Chart|date=December 19, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2016|archive-date=October 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030095627/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60312/obscure-duo-nizlopi-tops-uk-singles-chart|url-status=live}} In the United Kingdom, Confessions on a Dance Floor debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 217,610 units, her highest ever in the country.{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=ALan|title=Official Charts Analysis: Sam Smith returns to top Singles and Albums Charts|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165|website=Music Week|access-date=March 16, 2015|date=March 16, 2015|url-access=subscription|archive-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150316100420/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165|url-status=live}} It became Madonna's ninth number-one album, and has sold 1,360,000 copies as of November 2020, according to the Official Charts Company, while being certified quadruple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).Claimed sales for Confessions on a Dance Floor in the United Kingdom, according to Official Charts Company:

• {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/officialcharts/status/1328677033837203457?lang=en|title=15 years ago this week|date=November 17, 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|via=Twitter|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020218/https://twitter.com/officialcharts/status/1328677033837203457?lang=en|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/madonnas-hung-up-is-10-years-old__12032/|title=Happy Birthday Hung Up! We reveal the numbers on Madonna's disco chart-topper|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=November 19, 2015|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119213054/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/madonnas-hung-up-is-10-years-old__12032/|url-status=live}} That same week, the first single from the album, "Hung Up", topped the singles chart. The album became the fifth consecutive Madonna album to top the chart.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60598/madonna-dominates-uk-charts|title=Madonna Dominates U.K. Charts|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=November 13, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 4, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093033/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60598/madonna-dominates-uk-charts|url-status=live}} In Ireland, the album debuted and peaked at number three. In France, the album debuted at position 113 on the albums chart, jumping to the top of the chart the next week. It was certified diamond by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), denoting shipments of 750,000 copies. Actual sales in France stand at between 800,000 and 900,000 units. In Italy, the album sold more than other international releases during the period of 2005-2006. Across Europe, the album peaked at number one in Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Madonna}}

Madonna won the Best International Female Solo Artist at the 2006 BRIT Awards.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4600150.stm|title=BRIT Awards 2006 winners and nominations|publisher=BBC|access-date=August 6, 2009|date=February 15, 2006|archive-date=January 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114013812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4600150.stm|url-status=live}} She also won World's Best Selling Pop Artist and Best Selling U.S. Artist at the 2006 World Music Awards for the album.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2006/index.shtml|title=Awards for World Music 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817000159/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2006/index.shtml|url-status=live}} She was nominated for five awards at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for the music video of the album's first single, "Hung Up".{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537437/20060731/shakira.jhtml|title=Shakira, Chili Peppers, Madonna, Panic! Lead List Of Nominees For MTV Video Music Awards|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=July 31, 2006|publisher=MTV News|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109085840/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537437/20060731/shakira.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Madonna also got nominated for Best Album of the Year, Best Pop Video, and Best Female Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/justin-timberlake/news/39363-justin-timberlake-to-host-mtv-emas|title=Justin Timberlake to Host MTV EMAs|last=Reporter|first=MTV|date=September 19, 2006|publisher=MTV News|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=June 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605193509/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/justin-timberlake/news/39363-justin-timberlake-to-host-mtv-emas|url-status=dead}} She also won a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Dance/Electronic Album" at the 2007 ceremony.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1567466_20010832_20011570_,00.html|title=Grammy Winners List: The Chicks Clean Up|date=February 11, 2007|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=October 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008043646/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1567466_20010832_20011570_,00.html|url-status=dead}} The album peaked at number one in 40 countries, earning a place in the Guinness World Records for topping the record charts in the most countries.{{cite news|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/8/madonnas-career-in-10-records-as-queen-of-pop-turns-60-536857|title=Madonna's career in 10 records as Queen of Pop turns 60|date=August 16, 2018|first=Riley|last=Baker|work=Guinness World Records|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120234548/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/8/madonnas-career-in-10-records-as-queen-of-pop-turns-60-536857|url-status=live}}

Rolling Stone ranked Confessions on a Dance Floor as the twenty-second top album of 2005.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12800635/the_top_50_albums_of_2006|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2006|date=December 11, 2006|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 6, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080801100017/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12800635/the_top_50_albums_of_2006 |archive-date = August 1, 2008}} NME also placed it at number 29 on the magazine's list of the 50 best albums of 2005.{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/a-decade-in-music-%E2-50-best-albums-of-2005/160607/1/1#22|title=A decade in music – 50 best albums of 2005|work=NME|access-date=July 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214165505/http://www.nme.com/photos/a-decade-in-music-%EF%BF%BD-50-best-albums-of-2005/160607/1/1#22|archive-date=December 14, 2009|url-status=dead}} Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine ranked the album at the third position on his list of the top ten albums of 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/2005-year-in-music|title=Top 10 Albums, Singles, & Videos of 2005|work=Slant Magazine|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|date=December 15, 2005|access-date=July 30, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911035203/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/2005-year-in-music|url-status=live}} The same magazine considered the album the 38th best one from the 2000s.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-of-the-aughts-albums/P13|title=The Best Albums of the Aughts|access-date=February 19, 2016|work=Slant Magazine|date=February 2010 |archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305122017/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-of-the-aughts-albums/P13|url-status=live}} Three critics writing for Stylus Magazine also included Confessions on a Dance Floor in their year-end lists of the best albums of 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-50-albums-of-2005.htm|title=Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2005|work=Stylust Magazine|access-date=July 30, 2014|archive-date=March 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330070654/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-50-albums-of-2005.htm|url-status=live}} Q Magazine named the record the 26th best one of 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#2005|title=Q Magazine Lists|access-date=February 19, 2016|work=Rocklist|archive-date=November 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126065024/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#2005|url-status=usurped}} On their ranking of the best albums from 2005, The Observer listed the album at number 26.{{cite web|url=http://observer.theguardian.com/omm/story/0,13887,1667418,00.html|title=Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums|access-date=February 19, 2016|work=The Observer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528175931/http://observer.theguardian.com/omm/story/0,13887,1667418,00.html|archive-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=dead}} By the end of the 2000s, Slant Magazine placed the album at number 38 on their list of "The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts".{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-of-the-aughts-albums|title=The 100 Best Albums of the Aughts|work=Slant Magazine|date=February 1, 2010|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=June 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620015922/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-of-the-aughts-albums|url-status=live}} In 2015, Confessions on a Dance Floor was ranked third on "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" by Vice magazine.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time/|title=The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time|work=Vice|date=July 14, 2015|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723022154/https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live}}

File:HungUpFresno2.jpg" on the Confessions Tour. The song earned her a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.]]

Mike Nied from Idolator praised Confessions on a Dance Floor as one of the most influential pop albums of the decade and dubbed Madonna as a "timeless trendsetter" and "creative genius".{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7908758/confessions-on-a-dance-floor-revisited-looking-back-on-madonnas-iconic-era|title='Confessions On A Dance Floor' Revisited: Looking Back On Madonna's Iconic Era|publisher=Idolator|first=Mike|last=Nied|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052015/https://www.idolator.com/7908758/confessions-on-a-dance-floor-revisited-looking-back-on-madonnas-iconic-era|url-status=live}} According to Michael Arceneaux from NBC News, it is "arguably her last great, impactful album; it's the last time she still felt truly forward-thinking, even if it looked back sonically."{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/madonna-s-new-album-madame-x-makes-me-wish-she-ncna1017796|title=Madonna's new album, 'Madame X,' makes me wish she'd just focus on being her iconic self|work=NBC News|first=Michael|last=Arceneaux|date=June 15, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917130514/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/madonna-s-new-album-madame-x-makes-me-wish-she-ncna1017796|url-status=live}} Christopher Rosa from VH1 called it her "best album to date" and explained that is a "near-perfect pop record" and "her most natural reinvention".{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/pbkstv/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor|title=Fact: Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor Is Her Best Album to Date|access-date=April 23, 2017|publisher=VH1|date=November 11, 2015|first=Christopher|last=Rosa|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171435/http://www.vh1.com/news/222215/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor/|url-status=live}} It was ranked as the third best dance album of all-time by Vice magazine—the highest peak by a female performer. The magazine staff commented: "This is the album all her subsequent albums is compared to; for its enduring relevance and how it redefined Madonna as an artist, it should be". Author Sancho Xavi from El País noted that the album started the disco revival during the 21st century and popularized the revivals concept of others musical genres during the first decade.{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/05/estilo/1417808310_814136.html|title=Madonna: eterno regreso a la provocación|access-date=December 6, 2014|work=El País|date=August 3, 2014|first=Xavi|last=Sancho|language=es|location=Madrid, Spain|archive-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206012623/http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/05/estilo/1417808310_814136.html|url-status=live}}

Justin Myers from the UK Official Charts Company commented: "An 'imperial phase' is when a pop star is at the pinnacle of their career, shifting stacks of records, having big hits, selling out arenas, owning the radio and being generally unavoidable and untouchable. Many pop acts barely manage one. Thanks to this album, Madonna claimed her third. How many popstars can honestly say that?"{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-team-reveal-their-favourite-albums-of-all-time-__15570/|title=Official Charts team reveal their favourite albums of all time|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722085318/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-team-reveal-their-favourite-albums-of-all-time-__15570/|url-status=live}} Calling her the "Mother of Reinvention", Jim Schembri from The Age wrote a detailed article of Madonna's impact with Confessions on a Dance Floor:

[The album] went straight to No. 1 everywhere except Mars. So too did the first single, "Hung Up", the video for which is on every time you turn on the TV. [Madonna] has reclaimed her place in the pop firmament with unrivaled ferocity. And she is a sterling example of pop survival. In a firmament that eats up artists like popcorn and where chart success is as fleeting as Jessica Simpson's attention span, Madonna remains an inspiring, intimidating beacon of permanence. Her longevity has thrived on her ability to continually reinvent herself by reading the winds of pop culture and taking her cue from there.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/all-hail-the-mother-of-reinvention/2005/11/17/1132016894397.html|title=All hail the mother of reinvention|first=Jim|last=Schembri|work=The Age|date=November 18, 2005|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007180134/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/all-hail-the-mother-of-reinvention/2005/11/17/1132016894397.html|url-status=live}}

With the Confessions on a Dance Floor era, Madonna broke several world records and the album resuscitated her music sales and popularity, after the critical and commercial disappointment of American Life.{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/madonna-confessions-dance-floor-atr|title=Madonna returned to her roots on 'Confessions on a Dance Floor'|work=PopMatters|access-date=September 15, 2023|date=November 23, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607101730/https://www.popmatters.com/madonna-confessions-dance-floor-atr|url-status=live|first=Peter|last=Piatkowski}} At that time, Madonna became the best-selling female artist in the European market and the fifth best-selling artist overall with a quadruple platinum award by the IFPI, equivalent of 4 million copies sold across the continent.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6132652.stm|title=UK acts dominate album sales list|work=BBC News|access-date=May 1, 2017|date=November 9, 2006|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104024850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6132652.stm|url-status=live}} In the United Kingdom, Confessions on a Dance Floor became one of the fastest selling albums ever, with first week sales of 217,610 copies according to the Official Charts Company.{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/50-fastest-selling-albums-ever/213617#/photo/1|title=50 fastest selling albums ever|work=NME|access-date=April 23, 2017|first=Sarah|last=Anderson|date=April 27, 2011|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011175738/http://www.nme.com/photos/50-fastest-selling-albums-ever/213617#/photo/1|url-status=live}} Also, Madonna earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "oldest artist to simultaneously top the UK singles and album charts".{{cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.es/world-records/oldest-artist-to-simultaneously-top-the-uk-singles-and-album-charts|title=Oldest artist to simultaneously top the UK singles and album charts|work=Guinness Book of World Records|access-date=April 23, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821110351/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.es/world-records/oldest-artist-to-simultaneously-top-the-uk-singles-and-album-charts|url-status=live}} Album's influence has been noted on other works, including Dua Lipa's 2020 album, Future Nostalgia,{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/03/31/dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-songs-for-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-its-fine.html|title=Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia': Songs for the end of the world as we know it (and it's fine)|work=The Jakarta Post|first=Fajar|last=Zakhri|date=March 31, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122052515/https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/03/31/dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-songs-for-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-its-fine.html|url-status=live}} Kim Petras's 2022 EP, Slut Pop,{{cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-saturday-night-live-2659297625.html#rebelltitem34|title=Inside Kim Petras' Big 'Saturday Night Live' Debut|work=Paper|first=Justin|last=Moran|date=January 23, 2023|access-date=January 25, 2023}} and Romy's solo debut album Mid Air (2023).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/romy-debut-album-mid-air-the-xx-3494068|title=Romy on her spectacular solo debut: "This album is an invitation to dance"|magazine=NME|first=Nick|last=Levine|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023}}

In February 2025, Madonna revealed to be working on a sequel to the album, which will be also produced by Stuart Price.{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Madonna Says Her 'Valentine's Day Gift' to Fans Is New Music Coming Soon |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-working-new-music-valentines-day-gift-fans-1235901650/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=February 13, 2025|date=February 13, 2025}}

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• Madonna
• Price

}}

| length7 = 4:22

| title8 = Jump

| writer8 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Joe Henry
• Price

}}

| extra8 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Price

}}

| length8 = 3:46

| title9 = How High

| writer9 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Christian Karlsson
• Pontus Winnberg
• Henrik Jonback

}}

| extra9 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Bloodshy & Avant
• Price ({{Abbr|co.|co-producer}})

}}

| length9 = 4:40

| title10 = Isaac

| writer10 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Price

}}

| extra10 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Price

}}

| length10 = 6:03

| title11 = Push

| writer11 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Price

}}

| extra11 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Price

}}

| length11 = 3:57

| title12 = Like It or Not

| writer12 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Karlsson
• Winnberg
• Jonback

}}

| extra12 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Bloodshy & Avant

}}

| length12 = 4:31

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Confessions on a Dance Floor {{nobold|– Limited special edition bonus track}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BJS4BM|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor (Limited Edition)|website=Amazon|access-date=January 26, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052014/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BJS4BM|url-status=live}}

| title13 = Fighting Spirit

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Ahmadzaï

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Ahmadzaï

}}

| length13 = 3:32

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Confessions on a Dance Floor {{nobold|– Icon Members bonus track download}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Confessions on a Dance Floor (Limited Edition)|others=Madonna |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=Warner Bros. Records, a division of Warner Music Group |location=Burbank, California}}

| title14 = Super Pop

| writer14 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Ahmadzaï

}}

| extra14 = {{flat list|

• Madonna
• Ahmadzaï

}}

| length14 = 3:42

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Confessions on a Dance Floor {{nobold|– Unmixed edition}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011Z0YFE/|title=Madonna: Confessions On A Dance Floor (Unmixed)|website=Amazon|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052014/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011Z0YFE/|url-status=live}}

| total_length=55:57

| title1 = Hung Up

| length1 = 5:37

| title2 = Get Together

| length2 = 5:14

| title3 = Sorry

| length3 = 4:41

| title4 = Future Lovers

| length4 = 5:01

| title5 = I Love New York

| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = Let It Will Be

| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Forbidden Love

| length7 = 4:22

| title8 = Jump

| length8 = 3:58

| title9 = How High

| length9 = 4:03

| title10 = Isaac

| length10 = 5:59

| title11 = Push

| length11 = 3:32

| title12 = Like It or Not

| length12 = 4:35

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Director(s)

| headline = Confessions on a Dance Floor {{nobold|– Japan Bonus DVD}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Confessions on a Dance Floor (Bonus DVD)|others=Madonna |year=2005 |type=Booklet |publisher=Warner Bros. Records, a division of Warner Music Group |location=Burbank, California}}

| title1 = Hung Up

| note1 = music video

| extra1 = Johan Renck

| length1 = 5:27

| title2 = Hung Up: Making the Video

| note2 = behind the scenes

| extra2 = Renck

| length2 = 14:08

| title3 = Sorry

| note3 = music video

| extra3 = Jamie King

| length3 = 4:48

| title4 = Sorry: Making the Video

| note4 = behind the scenes

| extra4 = King

| length4 = 14:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Confessions Remixed {{nobold|– Limited Edition}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Remixed-Vinyl-Madonna/dp/B000EU1K9Q|title=Confessions Remixed [Vinyl]|website=Amazon|access-date=September 8, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202105931/https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Remixed-Vinyl-Madonna/dp/B000EU1K9Qurl-status=live}}

| total_length = 44:44

| title1 = Hung Up

| note1 = SDP's Extended Vocal

| length1 = 7:57

| title2 = Hung Up

| note2 = SDP's Extended Dub

| length2 = 7:57

| title3 = Sorry

| note3 = Man With Guitar Mix

| length3 = 7:23

| title4 = Get Together

| note4 = Jacques Lu Cont Mix

| length4 = 6:17

| title5 = I Love New York

| note5 = Thin White Duke Mix

| length5 = 7:42

| title6 = Let It Will Be

| note6 = Paper Faces Mix

| length6 = 7:28

}}

Sample credit

• "Hung Up" samples "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" recorded by ABBA and written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

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• Madonna – lead vocals, backing vocals, producer
• Stuart Price – producer, keyboard, synthesizer, vocoder, programming, sequencing, sampling
• Roberta Carraro – keyboard, bass, drums, harmonica
• Yitzhak Sinwani – additional vocals on "Isaac"
• Monte Pittman – guitar
• Magnus "Mango" Wallbert – programming
• Steven Klein – photography
• Giovanni Bianco – art direction, graphic design
• Grubman Indursky – legal documents
• Guy Oseary – management
• Angela Becker – management
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing {{small|(Olympic Studios and Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles)}}
• Stuart Price – mixing {{small|("Forbidden Love")}}; recording ("How High" and "Like It or Not") {{small|(at Murlyn Studios, Stockholm and Shirland Road)}}; "Future Lovers" {{small|(at Mayfair Studios)}}
• Alex Dromgoole – assistant engineer
• David Emery – second assistant engineer
• Antony Kilhoffer – second assistant engineer {{small|(at Record Plant, Los Angeles)}}
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering {{small|(at Bernie Grundman Mastering)}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2005|certyear=2005| refname="aria"|access-date=August 3, 2009|salesamount=200,000|salesref={{efn|Australian estimated sales as of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://fr.news.yahoo.com/news/rebel-heart-tour-madonna-produira-australie-premi%C3%A8re-fois-111100073.html|title="Rebel Heart Tour" : Madonna se produira en Australie pour la première fois en 23 ans|publisher=Yahoo News|language=fr|author=Pure Charts|access-date=January 11, 2022|date=July 1, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220111192624/https://fr.news.yahoo.com/news/rebel-heart-tour-madonna-produira-australie-premi%C3%A8re-fois-111100073.html?guccounter=1|archive-date=January 11, 2022}}}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=August 4, 2009}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=November 18, 2010|refname="abpd"|salesamount=94,061|salesref=Claimed sales for Confessions on a Dance Floor in Brazil until March 2006:

• {{cite web|url=https://www.ofuxico.com.br/noticias/madonna-anuncia-nova-turne/|title=Madonna anuncia nova turnê|publisher=Ofuxico|date=February 13, 2006|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615015337/https://www.ofuxico.com.br/noticias/madonna-anuncia-nova-turne/|language=pt|archive-date=June 15, 2021}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/334799919|title=No Brasil|work=O Globo|date=May 29, 2006|access-date=September 7, 2022|language=pt|via=ProQuest|url-access=limited|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923064346/https://www.proquest.com/docview/334799919|id={{ProQuest|334799919}} |url-status=live}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2005|access-date=August 15, 2009|refname="cria"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|salesref=|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna|award=Gold|salesamount=10,000|certref=|footnote=sales}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Czech Republic (ČNS IFPI)|award=Gold|salesamount=5,000|salesref=|certref=Sales and certification in Czech Republic as of November 16, 2005:

• {{cite web|title=Madonna, to je zpěv v uměleckém díle|url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/madonna-to-je-zpev-v-umeleckem-dile.A051114_190553_show_aktual_kot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312204758/https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/madonna-to-je-zpev-v-umeleckem-dile.A051114_190553_show_aktual_kot|publisher=iDNES.cz|access-date=March 12, 2021|language=cs|archive-date=March 12, 2021|date=November 15, 2005|first=Vladimír|last=Vlasák}}
• {{cite web|title=Zase vyšla Madonna. Byznys se roztáčí|url=https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-17224070-zase-vysla-madonna-byznys-se-roztaci|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312205003/https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-17224070-zase-vysla-madonna-byznys-se-roztaci|work=Hospodářské noviny|access-date=March 12, 2021|language=cs|archive-date=March 12, 2021|date=November 16, 2005|url-access=subscription|quote=bylo Madonnino nové album zlaté, prodalo se přes pět tisíc kopií.}}|footnote=sales}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2005|certyear=2017|access-date=August 8, 2017|id=4290}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|salesamount=54,588|access-date=September 21, 2010}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Diamond|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|access-date=August 5, 2009|refname="snep"|salesamount=900,000|salesref=Claimed sales for Confessions on a Dance Floor in France:

(900,000 copies or over)

• {{cite web|title=Le nouvel album Madonna, un disque sous haute surveillance|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/culture/224646-20080410-nouvel-album-madonna-disque-sous-haute-surveillance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105063345/https://www.20minutes.fr/culture/224646-20080410-nouvel-album-madonna-disque-sous-haute-surveillance|work=20 minutes|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=fr|archive-date=November 5, 2022|date=April 10, 2008|first=Alice|last=Antheaume}}
• {{cite web|title=Madonna passe à l'offensive avec "Hard Candy"|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2008/04/11/03006-20080411ARTFIG00019-madonna-passe-a-l-offensive-avec-hard-candy.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414204507/https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2008/04/11/03006-20080411ARTFIG00019-madonna-passe-a-l-offensive-avec-hard-candy.php|work=Le Figaro|access-date=January 28, 2021|language=fr|archive-date=April 14, 2008|date=April 11, 2008|first=Bertrand|last=Dicale}}
• {{cite book|title=Madonna – Queen MADONNA !|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRJn0MpeRcYC&dq=Disque+de+Diamant+en+France+%28958.000+exemplaires+vendus%29.&pg=PA22|page=22|publisher=JFN Kiosque|date=November 12, 2009|quote=Disque de Diamant en France (958.000 exemplaires vendus).|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923071503/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Madonna_Queen_MADONNA/DRJn0MpeRcYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Disque+de+Diamant+en+France+%28958.000+exemplaires+vendus%29.&pg=PA22&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Disque%20de%20Diamant%20en%20France%20(958.000%20exemplaires%20vendus).&f=false|url-status=live}}

(800,000 copies)

• {{cite web|title=Madonna revient dans le "business"|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/madonna-revient-dans-le-business_1618077.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125095139/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/madonna-revient-dans-le-business_1618077.html|editor=France Info|publisher=Radio France|access-date=January 25, 2021|language=fr|archive-date=January 25, 2021|date=November 1, 2011|first=Matteu|last=Maestracci}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2005|id=20060204071447|access-date=January 26, 2021|refname=Greece}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2005|relmonth=11|certyear=2007|access-date=August 4, 2009}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=August 18, 2010}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|artist=Madonna|award=Platinum|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1351717/religious-groups-blast-madonna|title=Religious Groups Blast Madonna|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125072702/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1351717/religious-groups-blast-madonna|archive-date=January 25, 2021|date=April 8, 2006|first=Mark|last=Worden}}|number=4|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|relyear=2005|salesamount=400,000|access-date=January 14, 2018|salesref={{efn|Italian sales as of 2006 according to Musica e dischi.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7046.pdf |title=Le Cifre Di Vendita – Album – Dati 2005/2006|publisher=Musica e dischi|access-date=March 14, 2014|page=7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032032/http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7046.pdf|language=it|archive-date=January 6, 2014}}}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|certmonth=06|access-date=July 2, 2010|refname="riaj"|salesamount=700,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/artist/?id=52000096|title=Madonna: プロフィール・バイオグラフィ・リンク|publisher=Barks|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201213628/https://www.barks.jp/artist/?id=52000096|archive-date=December 1, 2020|language=ja}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|id=2006-01-06|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|refname="rianz"}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Norway|nocert=yes|salesamount=90,000|salesref={{efn|Norwegian estimated sales as of 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.topp.no/starstruck/once-in-a-lifetime/67245700|title=ONCE IN A LIFETIME|date=January 17, 2006|work=Topp|first=Anniken|last=Tangerud|access-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210324155338/https://www.topp.no/starstruck/once-in-a-lifetime/67245700|archive-date=March 24, 2021|language=no|editor=Ingeborg Heldal|publisher=Aller Media AS}}}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|relmonth=11|certyear=2006|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=August 3, 2009|salesamount=23,000|salesref={{efn|Polish estimated sales as of 2006.{{cite web|url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-sprzedaz-plyt-w-2005-r-rok-zaby,nId,1627424|title=SPRZEDAŻ PŁYT W 2005 R.: ROK ŻABY|date=January 25, 2006|access-date=March 24, 2021|language=pl|publisher=Interia|author=Wiadomości|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324055526/https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-sprzedaz-plyt-w-2005-r-rok-zaby,nId,1627424|archive-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live}}}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|relmonth=11|number=2|certyear=2005|access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120032138/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200551.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2010|id=200551}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=December 12, 2010}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2005|access-date=August 6, 2009}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Taiwan|nocert=true|salesamount=29,000|salesref={{efn|Taiwanese estimated sales as of January 2006.{{cite conference |first=Shinji |last=Miyazaki|author-link=Shinji Miyazaki|title=East Asia Music Market|format=DOC |conference=MIDEM|page=6|date=January 23, 2006|location=Cannes|url=https://mpaj.or.jp/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2006confe1.pdf|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209094820/https://mpaj.or.jp/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2006confe1.pdf|archive-date=February 9, 2021|editor=Music Publishers Association of Japan (MPAJ)}}}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Confessions on a Dance Floor|artist=Madonna |type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2005|access-date=October 6, 2009|refname="bpi"|salesamount=1,360,000|salesref=|id=1495-2003-2}}

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Category:Albums produced by Madonna

Category:2000s concept albums

Category:Disco albums by American artists

Category:Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album

Category:Madonna albums

Category:Nu-disco albums

Category:Warner Records albums