On September 18 2000, Madonna’s eighth studio album, Music, was released by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records.

The album was recorded at The Hit Factory in New York, the Guerilla Beach Studios in Los Angeles and the Sarm East and West Studios in London.

Madonna adopted a cowgirl/country theme for the album, with the album artwork photographed by Jean Baptiste Mondino.

Tracklist for Music:

• Music (written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï)
• Impressive Instant (written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï)
• Runaway Lover (written and produced by Madonna and William Orbit)
• I Deserve It (written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï)
• Amazing (written and produced by Madonna and William Orbit)
• Nobody’s Perfect (written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï)
• Don’t Tell Me (written by Madonna, Mirwais and Joe Henry, produced by Madonna and Mirwais)
• What It Feels Like For A Girl (written by Madonna and Guy Sigsworth and produced by Madonna, Sigsworth and Mike Stent)
• Paradise (Not For Me) (written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï)
• Gone (written by Madonna,Damian Le Gassick, Nik Young and produced by Madonna, Orbit and Stent)