Masterpiece (Madonna song)

2012 single by Madonna

"Masterpiece"

Single by Madonna
from the album  MDNA
Released| April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
Recorded| 2011
Studio| 3:20 Studios (Los Angeles)
MSR Studios (New York City)
Genre|

* Pop
* folk-pop

Length| 3:59
Label| Interscope
Songwriter(s)|

* Madonna
* Julie Frost
* Jimmy Harry

Producer(s)|

* Madonna
* William Orbit

Madonna singles chronology
| "Girl Gone Wild"
(2012)  | "Masterpiece"
(2012)  | "Turn Up the Radio"
(2012)

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Licensed audio
"Masterpiece" on YouTube

"Masterpiece" is a song by American singer Madonna for the soundtrack of the 2011 film W.E. The song was later included on her twelfth studio album MDNA (2012). It served official radio release in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2012, to promote the album. Madonna composed the song alongside Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry, and produced it with William Orbit. "Masterpiece" is a midtempo pop and folk-pop ballad which is reminiscent of her works from the 1990s. The song garnered positive reviews from contemporary critics, who praised its lyrical content and Madonna's vocal performance.

"Masterpiece" won the Best Original Song category at the 69th Golden Globe Awards, but was deemed ineligible for the similar category at the 84th Academy Awards. Its Golden Globe nomination sparked a red carpet rivalry between Madonna and fellow nominee, singer Elton John. "Masterpiece" peaked at number one in Russia, while reaching the lower regions of the charts in the Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. It was performed by Madonna on The MDNA Tour (2012), where she was accompanied by Basque musicians Kalakan trio. The performance was considered a highlight of the tour.

## Writing and development

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"Masterpiece" was composed by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry and produced by Madonna and William Orbit.[1] When Madonna was directing her film W.E., her manager Guy Oseary persuaded the singer to compose a song for the soundtrack.[1] Frost was living in Los Angeles at that time and was assessing her priorities in the music world, and wanted to collaborate with a number of artists, Madonna being the first.[2] "She is an icon", Frost said, "But most importantly she has some of the best Pop songs in the history of music... so yeah it's always a dream to work with people like her."[2] Orbit, who was working with Frost and Harry on an assignment, contacted them for collaborating with Madonna on "Masterpiece".[3] He had heard Frost's initial composition of the song and knew that Madonna would love it.[4] According to Frost the theme explained to them was about bittersweet love and the hardships felt being in a relationship. Madonna, Frost and Harry sat together with this idea and brainstormed and came up with the lyrics and the melody. Over time, Madonna changed the structure of the song and the final version was ready for recording.[2][4] Madonna recalled:

> "[Guy Oseary] harangued me for the entire time I was filming and editing my movie to write a song. And I said, 'Please, Guy, I'm trying to focus on being a director and I want people to pay attention to the film and I don't have time.' So then I finished the film and I started making my record and somehow magically and miraculously the song emerged, 'Masterpiece,' so thank you, Guy Oseary, for being so irritating."[1]

## Recording and composition

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"Masterpiece"

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"Masterpiece" is a midtempo pop and folk-pop ballad featuring basic recording and production by Orbit.[4][5][6] It was recorded in two locations, 3:20 Studios, Los Angeles, California and MSR Studios, New York City.[7] Madonna reflected on the recording sessions with Orbit: "We've worked on stuff for so many years that we kind of finish each other's sentences. He knows my taste and what I like. Magic happens when we get into a recording studio together."[8] Additional production came from Harry, who also played acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocoder and did the programming for the track.[7] Demacio "Demo" Castellon mixed and engineered the song with help from Frank Filipetti, while Angie Teo did additional engineering and editing.[7] Other personnel working on "Masterpiece" was Ron Taylor who did protools editing and further editing from Stephen "The Koz" Kozmeniuk.[7]

In "Masterpiece", Madonna sings about the pain of being in love with someone who is a great work of art, with the lyrics including "If you were the Mona Lisa, You'd be hanging in the Louvre, Everyone would come to see you, You'd be impossible to move."[9] Madonna said the song describes Wallis Simpson and is "about a woman who has fallen in love with this untouchable thing, this man that was raised to be king. One of the lines of the song 'it must be so hard to always be the chosen one.' At the end of the day nothing is indestructible, no matter how high you might rise in the world you are still a human being."[5] Marc Schneider from Billboard described "Masterpiece" as a slowed-down, moody ballad that showcases strong execution of vocals from Madonna. He described the production as "simple, direct and reminiscent of her sound in the 1990s". The lyrics were described as emotional, and was comparable to the film's love story, with the chorus as follows: "And I'm right by your side, Like a thief in the night, I stand in front of a masterpiece. And I can't tell you why it hurts so much to be in love with a masterpiece. 'Cause after all, nothing's indestructible".[10]

## Critical response

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"Masterpiece" received acclaim from music critics. Bradley Stern from MTV wrote that "with its poetic lyrics and gorgeous orchestration, "Masterpiece" is an instant classic addition to Madonna's back catalog of stellar balladry."[11] Another review from MTV stated that "the song doesn't follow Madonna's usual style of sexy, energetic and mischievious [sic], rather it shows Madge's wisdom of naked beauty with stripped down vocals, strong penned lyrics and haunting melodies."[12] Michael Cragg from The Guardian praised the song as one of the best vocal performances on MDNA.[13] Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph described the song as "sweet, gentle love song with a Spanish guitar loop, a light beat and flowing melody, filled out by synthetic strings."[14]

Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly described the song as a throwback to Madonna's mid-1990s style.[15] Nick Levine from The National felt that the song would fit neatly onto her 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember.[16] Blogcritics editor Tyrone S. Reid called the song a "slow-burning instant classic," which recalls Madonna's Ray of Light era.[17] A writer for Idolator website said that the song's minimal production "remind[s] us very much of Madge's American Life days, allowing us to focus on the lovely lyrics and Madonna's gorgeous vocals. All in all, a terrific effort that bodes well for [MDNA]."[9] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy felt that the song's production is more "organic" and "it doesn't try to be anything other than a solid pop song."[18]

## Accolades

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Madonna received the trophy for Best Original Song at the 69th Golden Globe Awards.

On January 15, 2012, "Masterpiece" won the Best Original Song category at the 69th Golden Globe Awards.[1] Its nomination sparked rivalrous comments on the red carpet from fellow singer Elton John, whose song—"Hello, Hello" from Gnomeo & Juliet—was also nominated in the category. John told host Carson Daly that Madonna "hasn't got a fucking chance" of winning the award.[19] When Madonna later had her red carpet interview with Daly, she took swipes at John's masculinity first, asking about his wardrobe: "Was he wearing a dress?" and after being informed of his comments stating, "May the best man win".[20]

Subsequent to the announcement, John's husband, David Furnish, opined on his personal Facebook page that "Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit".[21] Madonna commented backstage: "I hope [Elton John] speaks to me for the next couple of years. He's been known to get mad at me so I don't know. He's brilliant and I adore him so he'll win another award. I don't feel bad!"[21]

"Masterpiece" was ineligible for the Best Original Song category at the 84th Academy Awards, since it was not "used either in the body of the film, or as the 'first music cue' in the closing credits (i.e. the first song that plays once the screen fades to black)."[22] It was used too late in the film credits to be eligible.[23] "Masterpiece" was also nominated for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film at the 2012 World Soundtrack Awards, but lost to Albert Nobbs theme "Lay Your Head Down" by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close.[24]

## Chart performance

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"Masterpiece" was released to radio stations the United Kingdom on April 2, 2012.[25][26] The song reached number 25 on the UK Airplay Chart with 26.60 million audience impressions and 660 plays on radio during the eleventh week of 2012.[27] The song later debuted at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart for issue date of April 7, 2012, due to digital download of the track from MDNA.[28] The next week was its final appearance on the chart, dropping at number 87.[29] In Japan, the song debuted at number 77 on the Japan Hot 100 chart on the issue date of February 13, 2012 and remained on the chart for one week.[30] The song also debuted on the Japanese Hot Top Airplay at number 58 as well as on the Digital and Airplay Overseas at number 19.[31][32] In Czech Republic, the song debuted at number 83 on the official airplay chart for the ninth week of 2012. It peaked at number 58 in its seventh week and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.[33] In South Korea, the song debuted at number 147 on the Gaon International Downloads Chart with sales of 2,516 copies.[34] The song achieved its strongest chart performance in Russia, where it topped the Russian Music Charts in the week of December 2, 2012.[35] It became the sixth most successful song of 2012 with 409,334 radio plays across Russia.[36]

## Live performance

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Madonna, flanked by her dancers and the Kalakan trio at the back, performs "Masterpiece" during The MDNA Tour

Madonna performed "Masterpiece" at The MDNA Tour in 2012. It was a part of the third segment of the concert, titled Prophecy, where a mix of joyful songs that "bring people together" were performed.[37] The wardrobe during the performance included an all-leather look, a custom design by Hervé Léger and Max Azria, with knee-high boots and a mini fur bolero.[38] After finishing an energetic performance of "Open Your Heart", Madonna is joined by Basque musicians Kalakan trio and they perform a Basque song called "Sagarra Jo".[39] After that, Madonna sat down to sing an acoustic guitar, fiddle, and beat-based version of "Masterpiece", as clips from W.E. appeared in the backdrops.[40] The Kalakan trio backed the singer during the performance, while her dancers accompanied Madonna on stage, dressed as soldiers.[41] The performance of the song at the November 19–20, 2012, shows in Miami, at the American Airlines Arena were recorded and released in Madonna's fourth live album, MDNA World Tour.[42][43]

Sarah Rodman from The Boston Globe felt that the addition of the Kalakan trio "enriched" the song, which was already a stand-out track from MDNA.[44] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Melissa Ruggieri considered it the show's highlight,[45] while a writer for The Glasgow Herald felt that the performance invigorated Madonna's artistic side.[46]

## Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of MDNA.[7]

### Management

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* Recorded at 3:20 Studios, Los Angeles, California and MSR Studios, New York City
* Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc., Totally Famous Music and Curvature Music (ASCAP),

### Personnel

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* Madonna – songwriter, producer, vocals
* Julie Frost – songwriter
* Jimmy Harry – songwriter, additional production, acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocoder, programming
* William Orbit – producer
* Demacio "Demo" Castellon – mixing, engineering
* Frank Filipetti – engineering
* Angie Teo – engineering, additional editing
* Ron Taylor – protools editing
* Stephen "The Koz" Kozmeniuk – additional editing

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Masterpiece"  | Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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CIS Airplay (TopHit)[47] | 2
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[33] | 58
Iceland (RÚV)[48] | 28
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[30] | 77
Russia (Billboard)[49] | 1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[35] | 1
South Korea International (GAON)[34] | 147
UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 68
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[50] | 16

### Year-end charts

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2012 year-end chart performance for "Masterpiece"  | Chart (2012)  | Position

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CIS (TopHit)[51] | 7
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[36] | 6
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[52] | 62
2013 year-end chart performance for "Masterpiece"  Chart (2013)  | Position

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CIS (TopHit)[53] | 74
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[54] | 83
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[55] | 104

## Release history

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Country  | Date  | Format  | Label

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United Kingdom[56] | April 2, 2012  | Contemporary hit radio | Polydor Records

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1980s singles|

* "Everybody"
* "Burning Up"
* "Physical Attraction"
* "Holiday"
* "Lucky Star"
* "Borderline"
* "Like a Virgin"
* "Material Girl"
* "Crazy for You"
* "Angel"
* "Into the Groove"
* "Dress You Up"
* "Gambler"
* "Live to Tell"
* "Papa Don't Preach"
* "True Blue"
* "Open Your Heart"
* "La Isla Bonita"
* "Who's That Girl"
* "Causing a Commotion"
* "The Look of Love"
* "Spotlight"
* "Like a Prayer"
* "Express Yourself"
* "Cherish"
* "Oh Father"
* "Dear Jessie"

1990s singles|

* "Keep It Together"
* "Vogue"
* "Hanky Panky"
* "Justify My Love"
* "Rescue Me"
* "This Used to Be My Playground"
* "Erotica"
* "Deeper and Deeper"
* "Bad Girl"
* "Fever"
* "Rain"
* "Bye Bye Baby"
* "I'll Remember"
* "Secret"
* "Take a Bow"
* "Bedtime Story"
* "Human Nature"
* "You'll See"
* "One More Chance"
* "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
* "You Must Love Me"
* "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
* "Another Suitcase in Another Hall"
* "Frozen"
* "Ray of Light"
* "Drowned World/Substitute for Love"
* "The Power of Good-Bye"
* "Little Star"
* "Nothing Really Matters"
* "Beautiful Stranger"

2000s singles|

* "American Pie"
* "Music"
* "Don't Tell Me"
* "What It Feels Like for a Girl"
* "Die Another Day"
* "American Life"
* "Hollywood"
* "Me Against the Music"
* "Nothing Fails"
* "Love Profusion"
* "Hung Up"
* "Sorry"
* "Get Together"
* "Jump"
* "4 Minutes"
* "Give It 2 Me"
* "Miles Away"
* "Celebration"
* "Revolver"

2010s singles|

* "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
* "Girl Gone Wild"
* "Masterpiece"
* "Turn Up the Radio"
* "Living for Love"
* "Ghosttown"
* "Bitch I'm Madonna"
* "Hold Tight"
* "Medellín"
* "Crave"
* "I Rise"

2020s singles|

* "I Don't Search I Find"
* "Levitating (The Blessed Madonna remix)"
* "Frozen (Sickick remixes)"
* "Break My Soul (The Queens remix)"
* "Back That Up to the Beat"
* "Popular"
* "Vulgar"

Promotional singles|

* "You Can Dance (LP Cuts)"
* "Erotic"
* "I Want You"
* "Sky Fits Heaven"
* "Impressive Instant"
* "GHV2 Megamix"
* "Into the Hollywood Groove"
* "Nobody Knows Me"
* "Imagine"
* "Hey You"
* "Superstar"
* "Future"
* "Dark Ballet"
* "Material Gworrllllllll!"
* "Hung Up on Tokischa"

Other songs recorded|

* "Santa Baby"
* "Sooner or Later"
* "Oh What a Circus"
* "Sing"
* "Beat Goes On"
* "Gang Bang"
* "I Don't Give A"
* "Devil Pray"
* "Unapologetic Bitch"
* "Illuminati"
* "Joan of Arc"
* "Iconic"
* "Holy Water"
* "Wash All Over Me"
* "Rebel Heart"
* "God Control"
* "Batuka"

Other songs written|

* "Sidewalk Talk"
* "Each Time You Break My Heart"
* "Just a Dream"
* "Love Won't Wait"
* "The Greatest Hit"
* "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"
* "Go Hard"
* "Who's That Chick?"
* "Mamacita"

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

1960s|

* "Town Without Pity" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* No Award (1963)
* "Circus World" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1964)
* "Forget Domani" – Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Norman Newell (1965)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Music by Bert Kaempfert; Lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder (1966)
* "If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Jean" – Music and lyrics by Rod McKuen (1969)

1970s|

* "Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1970)
* "Life Is What You Make It" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1971)
* "Ben" – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black (1972)
* "The Way We Were" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "I Feel Love" – Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)
* "I'm Easy" – Music and lyrics by Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen" – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life" – Music and lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Music and lyrics by Paul Jabara (1978)
* "The Rose" – Music and lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)

1980s|

* "Fame" – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (1980)
* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Music and lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, and Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong" – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Irene Cara and Keith Forsey (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – Music and lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" – Music and lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Music by John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run" – Music and lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts" – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins (1988)
* "Under the Sea" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1989)

1990s|

* "Blaze of Glory" – Music and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me" – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1997)
* "The Prayer" – Music and lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager, and Alberto Testa (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart" – Music and lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)

2000s|

* "Things Have Changed" – Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
* "Until..." – Music and lyrics by Sting (2001)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
* "Into the West" – Music and Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, and Frances Walsh (2003)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and lyrics by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart (2004)
* "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2005)
* "The Song of the Heart" – Music and lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
* "Guaranteed" – Music and lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
* "The Wrestler" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
* "The Weary Kind" – Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)

2010s|

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
* "Masterpiece" – Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, and Jimmy Harry (2011)
* "Skyfall" – Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Ordinary Love" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, the Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Danger Mouse (2013)
* "Glory" – Music and lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and lyrics by Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes (2015)
* "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "This Is Me" – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2017)
* "Shallow" – Music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)

2020s|

* "Io sì (Seen)" – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, and Niccolò Agliardi (2020)
* "No Time to Die" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (2023)
* "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

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