Madonna has finally shared her new single 'I Feel So Free'
It's the first glimpse of what to expect from her upcoming album 'Confessions II', due on 3rd July through Warner Records.
A new Madonna track called 'I Feel So Free' has arrived, offering the first glimpse of what to expect from her upcoming album 'Confessions II', due on 3rd July through Warner Records.
The deep house-leaning cut, which interpolates Lil Louis' 1989 Chicago house classic 'French Kiss', was quietly debuted on LGBTQ+ station Pride Radio — part of the iHeartRadio network — before being made available more widely. Madonna and Stuart Price handled production duties together, continuing a creative partnership that stretches back to the original 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' in 2005.
Discussing the ethos behind the record, Madonna said: "When Stuart Price and I first started working on this record, this was our manifesto: We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we've been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It's a place where you connect —with your wounds, with your fragility."
She continued: "To rave is an art. It's about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people. Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions, pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don't just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time."
According to Madonna, the spirit of the album can be found in the opening lines of a track called 'One Step Away': "People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it's a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language".
Two versions of 'Confessions II' will be available — a 12-track standard edition and a deluxe edition containing four additional songs. The album marks Madonna's first full-length release since 2019's 'Madame X'.
The deep house-leaning cut, which interpolates Lil Louis' 1989 Chicago house classic 'French Kiss', was quietly debuted on LGBTQ+ station Pride Radio — part of the iHeartRadio network — before being made available more widely. Madonna and Stuart Price handled production duties together, continuing a creative partnership that stretches back to the original 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' in 2005.
Discussing the ethos behind the record, Madonna said: "When Stuart Price and I first started working on this record, this was our manifesto: We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we've been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It's a place where you connect —with your wounds, with your fragility."
She continued: "To rave is an art. It's about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people. Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions, pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don't just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time."
According to Madonna, the spirit of the album can be found in the opening lines of a track called 'One Step Away': "People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it's a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language".
Two versions of 'Confessions II' will be available — a 12-track standard edition and a deluxe edition containing four additional songs. The album marks Madonna's first full-length release since 2019's 'Madame X'.
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