Hung Up
Madonna * Track #1 On Confessions on a Dance Floor
Download "Hung Up"
Album Confessions on a Dance Floor
Hung Up by Madonna
Release Date
Performed by
MadonnaAbout
“Hung Up” is arguably one of Madonna’s most successful and favorable dance tracks in her illustrious career.
Musically the song is synchronized with a sample from ABBA’s “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”. The background element of a ticking clock suggests the fear of wasting time, while...
Hung Up Lyrics
[Intro]
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
[Chorus]
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
[Verse 1]
Time goes by so slowly for those who wait
No time to hesitate
Those who run seem to have all the fun
I'm caught up, I don't know what to do
[Pre-Chorus]
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
I don't know what to do
[Chorus]
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
[Verse 2]
Ring, ring, ring goes the telephone
The lights are on, but there's no one home
Tick tick tock, it's a quarter to two
And I'm done, I'm hanging up on you
[Bridge]
I can't keep on waiting for you
I know that you're still hesitating
Don't cry for me, 'cause I'll find my way
You'll wake up one day, but it'll be too late
[Chorus]
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
[Post-Chorus]
Every little thing, every little thing
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, waiting for your call
I'm fed up, I'm tired waiting on you
[Breakdown]
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
Time goes by so slowly
So slowly, so slowly, so slowly
So slowly, so slowly, so slowly
So slowly, so slowly, so slowly
So slowly, so slowly, so slowly, so slowly, so
I don't know what to do
[Chorus]
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
Every little thing that you say or do
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, baby, night and day
I'm fed up, I'm tired of waiting on you
[Post-Chorus]
Every little thing, every little thing
I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you
Waiting for your call, waiting for your call
I'm fed up, I'm tired waiting on you
Hung Up Q&A
Who wrote Hung Up's ?
Hung Up was written by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson & Stuart Price & Madonna.
Who produced Hung Up's ?
Hung Up was produced by Stuart Price & Madonna.
Was the music video nominated for any awards?
The music video was nominated for five awards at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Female Video, Dance Video, Pop Video, Best Choreography and the Video of the Year.
What did Madonna say about "Hung Up"?
That song made up my mind in which musical direction to go in. Until then I had done an entire soundtrack to a musical called Hello Suckers, and that didn’t pan out because I decided I didn’t want to do it. Then I decided to write a musical with Luc Besson, with him doing the screenplay. So I starte...
How did the song perform commercially?
US Billboard Hot 100: #7
UK Singles (OCC): #1
Spain (PROMUSICAE): #1
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): #59
Ireland (IRMA): #2
Germany (Official German Charts): #1
France (SNEP): #1
Australia (ARIA): #1
Denmark (Tracklisten): #1
Did Madonna have any doubts sampling Abba for the song?
Not at all. I think they may have had doubts about letting us sample their record. I had to send my emissary to Stockholm with a letter and the record begging them and imploring them and telling them how much I worship their music; telling them it was an homage to them, which is all true. And they h...
Was David La Chapelle originally supposed to direct the "Hung Up" music video?
We had creative differences. I’d love to work with him. He just wanted to make the video in a documentary style but I just did that and I want this to be all about dance.
–Madonna via Attitude.co.uk (2005)