What It Feels Like For A Girl
Madonna
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Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short Wear shirts and boots 'cause it's okay to be a boy But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading 'Cause you think that being a girl is degrading But secretly you'd love to know what it's like wouldn't you What it feels like for a girl Silky Smooth lips as sweet as candy Baby Tight blue jeans Skin that shows in patches Strong inside but you don't know it Good little girls They never show it When you open up your mouth to speak could you be a little weak Do you know what it feels like for a girl Do you know what it feels like in this world for a girl Hair that twirls on finger tips so gently Baby Hands that rest on jutting hips repenting Hurt that's not supposed to show and tears that fall when no one knows When you're trying hard to be your best could you be a little less Do you know what it feels like for a girl Do you know what it feels like in this world for a girl Do you know what it feels like for a girl Do you know what it feels like in this world What it feels like for a girl Strong inside but you don't know it Good little girls They never show it When you open up your mouth to speak could you be a little weak Do you know what it feels like for a girl Do you know what it feels like in this world for a girl Do you know what it feels like for a girl Do you know what it feels like in this world for a girl In this world Do you know Do you know Do you know what it feels like for a girl What it feels like in this world
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Written by: David Mitchell Torn, Guy Sigsworth, Madonna Ciccone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
The Original Version"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is originally a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her eighth studio album "Music" (2000).
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Song ThemeThe song deals with the concept of what society thinks a girl should be and how she should act—a definition that Madonna feels is both constrictive and reductive.
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Critical ReceptionUpon its release, the song was well received by music critics who called it "sad and melancholic" but complimented its message of gender equality.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, at the time making Madonna the second female artist with the most top ten hits in the chart's history.
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Music Video ControversyThe accompanying music video, directed by Madonna's then-husband Guy Ritchie, was controversial and ended up banned from MTV and VH1 for its violent content.
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Glee VersionThe television show "Glee" covered the song in its season one episode "The Power of Madonna", with Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn), and Dianna Agron (Quinn) among the vocalists.
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Performance in the ShowIn the "Glee" episode, the song was performed during a montage scene in which the female characters confront gender discrimination and sexism.
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Releasing in GleeThe "Glee" cover of "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was released as a single on the soundtrack album "Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna".
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Glee’s Performance ReceptionThe Glee version of this Madonna's song was generally praised by critics, with Poniewozik of Time suggesting that it was "one of the most musically and visually daring numbers Glee has done".
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Glee" Chart PerformanceThe "Glee" recording of the song reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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