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"Love Profusion" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her ninth studio album ''American Life'' (2003). Written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, it was released as the fourth and final single from the album on December 8, 2003, by Maverick Records. "Love Profusion" was first premiered during the release of the album on AOL website. It later received a number of remixes, which were also released alongside the single. The song contains rhythm from a four piece bass drum, with guitar riffs of the acoustic guitar and Madonna's voice backed by a male vocal during the chorus. Ahmadzaï used the stutter edit to create a new groove. Dedicated to director, and Madonna's then-husband, Guy Ritchie, the song's lyrics deals with questions, solutions, resurrections and confusions of Madonna about the American culture. After its release, "Love Profusion" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Reviewers called it as the highlight of ''American Life'', complimenting the dance beats and the acoustic guitar fusion in its composition, although some thought that the tune was repetitive in lieu of the other songs from the album. "Love Profusion" failed to chart in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as its predecessors from ''American Life'', but it reached number one on the dance charts and the singles sales chart. The song achieved moderate success internationally, reaching the top five in Canada, Italy, while topping the charts in Spain. The accompanying music video of the song was directed by Luc Besson and was shot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. It featured Madonna in front of a greenscreen effect with her walking through a city, until walking into a surreal background, filled with red flowers, sea and fairies. "Love Profusion" also appeared on Estée Lauder "Beyond Paradise" fragrance television commercial, which was similar to the music video and was directed by Besson, but featured supermodel Carolyn Murphy. The advertisement debuted in more than 10,000 cinemas across the country. Madonna has not performed the song during any promotional appearances or on any of her tours. She rehearsed it for the Re-Invention World Tour (2004), but it was dropped from the setlist.〔 ==Background and remixes== According to biographer Lucy O'Brien, nothingness is the main theme of ''American Life''; it appears in the titles of songs like "Nobody Knows Me" and "Nothing Fails" and in the repetition of the word "no" in "Love Profusion". Madonna's negative tone in this song and throughout the album allowed her to be sarcastic about people's assumptions about her and to emphasize her knowledge of romantic love. The tracks from ''American Life'' were released to AOL for digital download. Since Madonna was the "Artist of the Month" at AOL website, "Love Profusion" was premiered there on April 14, 2003, as part of AOL's First Listen program. Several remixes of the song, done by DJs such as The Passengerz, Craig J., Blow-Up and Ralphi Rosario, were included on physical releases of the single around the world, released on December 8, 2003, in the United Kingdom and March 16, 2004 in the United States.〔〔〔 The remixes were premiered by Warner Bros. Records at the 2003 Winter Music Conference in Miami, where Peter Rauhofer, Rosario and Blow-Up played their remixes of "Love Profusion". Blow-Up also debuted their own version of "Good Boys" (2003) by Blondie, and remixes of Madonna's previous single, "Hollywood". An extended version of the "Love Profusion" remix, titled "Headcleanr Rock Mix", was also included on Madonna's remix album ''Remixed & Revisited'' (2003). Michael Paoletta of ''Billboard'' named the remix (along with the "Mount Sims Old School Mix" of "Nobody Knows Me") as the highlight of ''Remixed and Revisited'', calling it "a new-wave-styled-rock tune", a "blast of fresh air" and an "essential listening experience".〔 John Payne from ''LA Weekly'' compares the lyrics of the song ("Only you make me feel good") with the cautionary lyrics of "X-Static Process", in which the protagonist loses herself in her lover's ego. The "Headcleanr Rock Mix" was included on the setlist during the rehearsals of Madonna's 2004 Re-Invention World Tour, but it was ultimately not included in the show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love Profusion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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