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"Frozen"
Single by Madonna
From the album Ray Of Light
Released	February 1998
Single Format	CD Single CD Maxi Single Cassette Single 7" Single 12" Maxi Single
Recorded	1998
Song Length	6:12
Genre	Pop
Record Label	Maverick Warner Bros.
Writers	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Producers	Madonna William Orbit Patrick Leonard
Madonna singles chronology
"Buenos Aires" (1997)	"Frozen" (1998)	"Ray Of Light" (1998)

"Frozen" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1998 album Ray of Light. The song was released as a single in February 1998, was written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard and was produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Leonard.

Contents 1 Song information 1.1 Plagiarism 2 Trivia 3 Charts 3.1 International Charts

Song information

The song was a radical change for Madonna. The techno undertones, eastern strings, and new vocal range were all previously unexplored territory for her. However, the song succeeded and is praised as being one of her best songs. Its success worldwide also marks it as one of Madonna's biggest hits ever.

"Frozen" also marked the beginning of a series of remixes which were done during the Ray of Light era. For the first time Madonna was working with Victor Calderone who went on to remix most of Madonna's follow-up singles. His club-mix of "Frozen" is a favorite of most fans. The same goes for the remix done by the Stereo MCs. Their remix was used by Madonna on her Drowned World Tour 2001.

Plagiarism

On November 18, 2005, a Belgian judge seated in Mons decided that Madonna's number Frozen was plagiarism. According to the judge, Frozen is plagiarism because 4 bars of the song are identical to "Ma vie fout le camp" composed by Salvatore Acquaviva from Mouscron. The judge subsequently ordered the withdrawal from sales all remaining disks and forbade any further playing of the song on the Belgian TV and radio. The judge also ordered Warner, EMI and Sony to publish and spread the decision within fifteen days to various media outlets on pain of a penalty of €125,000 for non-compliance with the court order. Madonna can appeal the ruling. [1] [2]

Trivia

"Frozen" was one of the first songs in the history of the internet to be available online a whole month before its actual release. A now defunct website from Singapore offered a low-quality wav-file for download while hysteria broke out among fans and especially at Warner Bros., with legal action threats being made against websites offering the track.

Charts

"Frozen" cracked the Top 10 charts all over the world with several number ones. It was blocked from the top spot in the United States by Celine Dion's Titanic ballad "My Heart Will Go On".

International Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"Frozen	World Chart Show	#1 (6 weeks)

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