American Life
Madonna
2003
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2003
Release: 2003Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording is documented on American Life (2003). Year precision does not substitute a later single, video, remaster or annual-list date.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2003.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
American Life - official original album catalog
Documents the original 2003 album. Original album contains American Life and Nothing Fails. Die Another Day is also present, but its separately documented 2002 single predates this album.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The track was inspired by Madonna's criticism of American culture and materialism.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2003.html, position 111
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2003.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.