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Ricardo Gomes Madonna and Charli XCX guide us through nightclub lore on their collaborative new single, a reworked rendition of the acclaimed Confessions II track “Danceteria.”
Produced by Madonna, Andrew Watt, Cirkut, and Stuart Price, “Danceteria Afterhours” delves into Madonna’s nights in New York City at the legendary club Danceteria, which opened its doors in midtown Manhattan before settling at its 21st Street location in 1982. (Madonna is said to have handed DJ Mark Kamin her “Everybody” demo at Danceteria, who played the single for the first time to a packed crowd; the club is also where she gave her first live performance.)
Alongside Madonna’s verses that name-dropping her fellow clubmates like Fab 5 Freddy, Basquiat, Rock Steady Crew, and more are Charli’s own club recollections. In “Danceteria Afterhours,” Charli looks back at being “sweet 15 in a weird outfit” and performing in London before fast-forwarding to hanging out with with A.G. Cook and Sophie in Los Angeles, where she finds “different DJs, flavored cocaine.”
The result is a joyful collaboration that spans nearly 50 decades — with each verse simultaneously nostalgic and timeless.
