MDNA
by Madonna
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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 700 Ratings

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  1. josecarloslimaf
    May 13, 2023
    5
    One of the most unfortunate works by the artist known as Queen of Pop. It is only better than Madame X, which is not a compliment. There is absolutely NO good song on this album. Even though the tracks Love Spent and Falling Free stand out they are not good enough to do justice to Madonna's work. Such a shame and disapoint coming from a once considerated "Immaculate" discography.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Madonna's 12th album has a good title and a nice cover, but that's almost as much as you can say in its favour. it's disappointing in its lack of ambition
  3. someonewhocares
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    MDNA is my favourite Madonna album to date! Every time i want to only listen to a few songs, I end up listening to the entire album because it is so fun, exciting, and addictive! There are no bad songs, only masterpieces. However, Falling Free was once the song i skipped, but after hearing it once, it always gets played and is so much fun when i hear it every time. I LOVE YOU MADONNA, IMDNA is my favourite Madonna album to date! Every time i want to only listen to a few songs, I end up listening to the entire album because it is so fun, exciting, and addictive! There are no bad songs, only masterpieces. However, Falling Free was once the song i skipped, but after hearing it once, it always gets played and is so much fun when i hear it every time. I LOVE YOU MADONNA, I LOVE MDNA!!!… Expand
  4. allavezedo
    May 30, 2022
    6
    De toda a discografia da mamãe, é o que menos gosto. Mas tem alguns momentos muito bons
  5. Karol_Gherard
    Apr 5, 2022
    6
    I am not a Gaga fan, and I love this album just because it has five shining songs: Turn Up the Radio, Girl gone wild, give me all your luving, Superstar and Masterpiece. Without one of these songs this album would be terrible, I was like waiting more to be the Pop Queen.
  6. Littlegizmo
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    wow i didnt listen to this album when it came out in 2012... its a real masterpiece and songs like gang bang are perfect... shes really the queen of pop
  7. milosz
    Nov 26, 2021
    8
    This is very solid Madonna album, including good songs. The best are Falling Free, Masterpiece, Girl Gone Wild, Love Spent and Beautiful Killer. Good mix of energetic dance songs and lovely ballads, with nice and deep lyrics.
  8. JacqueM
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    Madonna's revenge album. At 54, she sold 2.5 million copies of album, topping the charts around the world, and smashed the MDNA TOUR grossing more than 300 million. Like it or not, she can do whatever she wants.
  9. Rumours
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Salah satu album terburuk Madonna, dia seharusnya pensiun pada tahun 2005, lol
  10. madonnastan33
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    confessions who? we don't know her.
    when analyzing her works that came after Ray of Light, I like to think of MDNA as a highlight of hers. Why? Well, it's time reflective. This album is a piece of music history, if you think about it. It was a foretelling of the grip EDM had in the pop music industry until the mid-2017.
    You could trace its roots back to the time she made Celebration    confessions who? we don't know her.
    when analyzing her works that came after Ray of Light, I like to think of MDNA as a highlight of hers. Why? Well, it's time reflective. This album is a piece of music history, if you think about it. It was a foretelling of the grip EDM had in the pop music industry until the mid-2017.
    You could trace its roots back to the time she made Celebration (song), and albums like Loud by Rihanna, which really took advantage of the cohesion in intertwining pop with EDM. So, did MDNA actually invent anything? No, but it perfected the work of its predecessors. It tuned EDM-pop to the final form it took and carried it on on projects like ARTPOP and Lotus. So, is the album perfect? No, it's far from it. The tracks still sound like your average EDM-pop, aside from a few highlights in I'm Addicted and Love Spent (that also includes a sample used in her hit Hung Up). So, why am I giving it a 10? Well, I'm a Medonster. Enough said. Even Madonna stans tend to have aggravating opinions on this album. Am I quirky and different from actually finding enjoyment out of it? Yes. Give Me All Your Luvin' was also a serve, people are just mean.    … Expand
  11. Justinscotts
    Nov 16, 2020
    6
    girl gone wild addicted gang bang masterpiece are the top tracks! she has so many other top par AMAZING albums this one is ok but not easy to listen to
  12. CarLoL
    Oct 2, 2020
    2
    A sonoridade desse álbum parece demos descartáveis de uma cantora pop teen genérica,o álbum todo parece muito infantil e não parece ter um toque Madonna nele,só se salvam nesse álbum Turn Up The Radio e Girl Gone Wild
  13. vojtamarek
    Aug 28, 2019
    2
    I love Madonna, i admire her as a living icon, queen of pop music and maybe also a woman with the biggest influence on the genre, ever. So, i hate to say this, i really do - this album just isn’t good. Production is so messy that you cant hear anything else most of the time. Although there is this one bright and iconic moment on this body of work - and its nothing but Gang Bang, one of theI love Madonna, i admire her as a living icon, queen of pop music and maybe also a woman with the biggest influence on the genre, ever. So, i hate to say this, i really do - this album just isn’t good. Production is so messy that you cant hear anything else most of the time. Although there is this one bright and iconic moment on this body of work - and its nothing but Gang Bang, one of the best songs she’s ever released, the rest of the LP just falls flat, sounds awful and forgetable. Sorry, Madge. And sorry for calling you like that.… Expand
  14. leostarboy
    Sep 9, 2020
    5
    Large chunks of MDNA are shockingly banal, coming across not so much as bad pop songs per se, but as drably competent tunes better suited to D-list Madonna wannabes. The album offers evidence that the singer has fallen behind, that she is no longer setting the conversation in a genre she essentially invented - blending Top 40 pop with club music.
  15. Bastian98
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    this is the most generic BASIC album of madonna all albums since American life madonna is so down
  16. jcalves93
    May 23, 2020
    10
    This is pure dance perfection. Maybe her best since Ray Of Light or Music. I Love How she did a great job with Orbit and Martin Souveig here.
  17. asmanraj
    May 8, 2020
    9
    The only reason I can't give this album a perfect score is "Give Me All Your Luvin'", which sounds like a ripoff of Nicola Roberts' "Beat of my Drum". The other songs are all great. I had the privilege of attending the Washington, DC show of The MDNA Tour and it was amazing.
  18. saltyhyung
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Superstar literally chef's kisses. it's one of her best sounding albums and dats on queen of pop
  19. FabPop
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    IT'S THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THIS EDM MASTERPIECE!!!

    So dancing, so catchy, so new, so refreshing and so like MDMA!
    Madonna really knows how to do it again in dance!

    You really are going to be dancing all night long with this Girl Gone Wild ;)

    ANOTHER PERFECTION AT HER CAREER, this and Madame X are their last real masterpieces.
    #There'sTheOnlyOneQueenAndThat'sMadonna! ****
  20. infsai
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    The worst Madonna album in 2010s; it's too cohesive, and quite weird; like first half of album could not exist, and I wouldn't mind. "Masterpiece" definitively is the best song of this album.
  21. heitorlopees
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the bests Madonna's albums, love the way she puts eurodance in this disco… Expand
  22. JeremySpears
    Mar 23, 2020
    6
    "MDNA" was Madonna‘s first album since her divorce from Guy Ritchie in 2008. Thematically it explored the different facets of a post-divorce scenario. The mourning, the hate and starting to be open for a new relationship again. It had a strong concept in my opinion. Soundwise, it’s mainly an uptempo pop album that experiments A LOT with EDM. It only took Madonna 6 months to record this"MDNA" was Madonna‘s first album since her divorce from Guy Ritchie in 2008. Thematically it explored the different facets of a post-divorce scenario. The mourning, the hate and starting to be open for a new relationship again. It had a strong concept in my opinion. Soundwise, it’s mainly an uptempo pop album that experiments A LOT with EDM. It only took Madonna 6 months to record this album. I didn’t know how to rate this album. It has some great, interesting and experimental moments but also some embarrassing & trend-chasing moments and absolute career lows. I‘m gonna give it a 6 because it’s not a terrible record and definitely better and more innovative than "Hard Candy" (2008). "Girl Gone Wild", "Some Girls" and "I'm Addicted" are extremely fun EDM dance pop songs. "Girl Gone Wild" is a great way to start off the album and throws it back to the outro of Madonna's legendary "Like a Prayer" (1989) album; "Act of Contrition". "Love Spent" and "Gang Bang" are also definitely EDM but they have a much more interesting production. "I Don’t Give a" has an epic outro but the rest of the song is not that great. "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" are the closest you‘ll get to a ballad on this album. They are both highlights on the album and have a nice, interesting production. "Falling Free" reminds me of Madonna's magnum opus "Ray of Light" (1998). "Best Friend" is also mid-tempo and one of the more emotional songs on the album. Again, the production is very interesting and different. "I F***** Up" also tries to go down that emotional route but somehow it doesn’t work and just sounds like a filler to me.
    The biggest mistake of this project are the moments where Madonna tries to do carefree pop bops aka "Turn Up the Radio", "Superstar", "I'm a Sinner" or "Beautiful Killer". It does work on the album’s lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'" though by the way. "B-Day Song" MUST have been a joke. I can’t believe that song ended up on an album from the Queen of Pop. Wtf is this? One of the worst songs of her entire career. Those five songs could’ve definitely been cut. Terrible. So all in all, "MDNA" is an okay album. Six songs could’ve been cut and it would’ve gotten a 7 from me. But even without those songs, it still sounds overproduced at times and trend-chasing. Madonna is supposed to set trends but with this album and its predecessor she tried to do what everyone on the charts did.

    Favorites: Masterpiece, Girl Gone Wild, Gang Bang & Best Friend    … Expand
  23. dmgrhvy
    Sep 10, 2019
    2
    Worst album in Madonna's discography. Girl Gone Wild, Masterpiece, Falling Free and Beautiful Killer are best tracks on album. Others are trash.
  24. grechen
    Sep 2, 2019
    3
    Madonna's worst release til today. It is an unoriginal album with bad pop music in it.
  25. MyleeneFRW
    Aug 19, 2019
    7
    Тот же уровень, что и его предшественник, потеря надежды на качественный альбом. Сборник, солянка из песен, никакой концепции, однако даже среди этого можно выделить несколько хороших песен которые и спасают весь альбом, ведь ровно половина альбома неслушабельна.Тот же уровень, что и его предшественник, потеря надежды на качественный альбом. Сборник, солянка из песен, никакой концепции, однако даже среди этого можно выделить несколько хороших песен которые и спасают весь альбом, ведь ровно половина альбома неслушабельна.
  26. MrFrench
    Aug 3, 2019
    4
    Of the 17 tracks on this album, I only like 7 of them.

    "I'm Addicted"
    "Turn Up the Radio""
    "I'm a Sinner"
    "Love Spent""
    "Masterpiece"
    "Falling Free"
    "Beautiful Killer"
    "Best Friend."
  27. ewertonmm
    Jun 15, 2019
    5
    This release has some good moments (Girl Gone Wild, Some Girls, Falling Free, Masterpiece, Love Spent). But the whole record seems like a wasted opportunity. This is the first Madonna LP that makes me feel like it shouldn't be a Madonna LP at all. The hype was high since she performed on the SuperBowl, But i do feel she didn't deliver herself as much as she should. It was her firstThis release has some good moments (Girl Gone Wild, Some Girls, Falling Free, Masterpiece, Love Spent). But the whole record seems like a wasted opportunity. This is the first Madonna LP that makes me feel like it shouldn't be a Madonna LP at all. The hype was high since she performed on the SuperBowl, But i do feel she didn't deliver herself as much as she should. It was her first Post-gaga extended LP, the media was at her, she has just won a golden globe. Well, as a I said, a wasted opportunity.… Expand
  28. Talesbezerra21
    Jun 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mdna é um álbum muito bom! Você consegue sentir a raiva contida nesse disco nas faixas! É um delírio!… Expand
  29. RoyRunt
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Better than Hard Candy but the Queen can do better than following what is hip at the current moment.
  30. thienluan
    Oct 9, 2018
    3
    Madonna's writing skill on this album can't be compared with what she did with Ray of Light and Confessions on the Dance Floor. The only dance track that really stands out is Girls Gone Wild, while the remaining ones are noisy and difficult to enjoy. Still, songs like "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" are something for us to remember about this album.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Uncut
    May 2, 2012
    30
    Madonna's 12th album has a good title and a nice cover, but that's almost as much as you can say in its favour. [Jun 2012, p.77]
  2. No Ripcord
    Apr 17, 2012
    40
    [The music] is not exactly bad, but has about as much creativity and passion behind it as a spreadsheet.
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  3. American Songwriter
    Apr 16, 2012
    70
    No, MDNA can't be hailed as Madge's best ever album, and it may not contain the most thought- provoking lyrics of her career (perhaps an intentional tongue-in-cheek poke at the current state of pop music?), but it is the reigning Queen of Pop's most inspired work since Music, as well as the highly addictive record Madonna celebrants have been craving.
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