I also loved all the remixes he did for me and I was interested in fusing a kind of futuristic sound but also using lots of Indian and Moroccan influences and things like that, and I wanted it to sound old and new at the same time", Madonna said. "I was a huge fan of William's earlier records. He sent a 13-track digital audio tape (DAT) to Madonna, and "Frozen" was among these tracks.
Madonna worked primarily with Orbit after Guy Oseary, Maverick Records's partner, phoned Orbit and suggested that he send some songs to the singer. It took me on a search for answers to questions I'd never asked myself before", she said to Q magazine.
The singer began introspecting herself with motherhood being a "big catalyst for me.
She started talking about ideas and used words which implied deep and personal thoughts, rather than the regular dance-floor anthemic tunes she had composed. Motherhood had softened the singer emotionally, which was reflected in the songs. Author Carol Benson noted that it was a "deeply spiritual dance record", with the crux of it based on Madonna's career, her journey and the many identities she had assumed over the years. The album would reflect the singer's changed perspectives about life. In 1997, Madonna began working on Ray of Light, her seventh studio album and wrote songs with William Orbit, Patrick Leonard, Rick Nowels and Babyface. Madonna performing "Frozen" during the Drowned World Tour (2001).īy the mid to late 1990s, Madonna was in a more mature and introspective mood, after giving birth to her daughter Lourdes, gaining interest in Eastern mysticism and Kabbalah, and earning the title role in the film adaptation of the musical Evita (1996). "Frozen" has been covered by a number of artists, such as Talisman and Thy Disease. Additionally, it was performed in several of Madonna's concert tours. To promote Ray of Light, the singer performed the song in several occasions including the first world premiere on Sanremo Music Festival in Italy and on Wetten, dass.?. The music video received a MTV Video Music Award for "Best Special Effects" in 1998. The accompanying music video for "Frozen" was directed by Chris Cunningham in a desert in California, portraying Madonna as an ethereal, witch-like, melancholy persona, who shapeshifts into a flock of birds and a black dog. "Frozen" also became her first single to debut at the top of the UK Singles Chart, while reaching number one in Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Scotland, and Spain, and the top five elsewhere. It became Madonna's sixth single to peak at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, making her the artist with the most number-two hits in the history of that chart. The single was also a worldwide commercial success. It was described as being a masterpiece, and its melodic beat and sound were defined as "cinematic". "Frozen" received acclaim from music critics, some of whom deemed it an album standout. A mid-tempo electronica ballad, "Frozen" talks about a cold and emotionless human being.
"Frozen" was written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, who both produced it in collaboration with William Orbit. The song was also included on the compilation albums GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). It was released as the lead single from the album on February 23, 1998, by Maverick and Warner Bros. " Frozen" is a song by American singer Madonna from her seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998).