I Don't Search I Find

"I Don't Search I Find" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourteenth studio album, ''Madame X'' (2019). The track was written and produced by Madonna, alongside Mirwais Ahmadzaï. It was released to Italian contemporary hit radio by Interscope Records as the fourth single from the album on May 22, 2020. Two EPs containing several remixes had previously been released to accompany the song. It is an EDM and house influenced track that takes inspiration from Madonna's previous works, including "Vogue" (1990), ''Erotica'' (1992) and ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005).

"I Don't Search I Find" received generally positive feedback from music critics, who praised its sound and deemed the track one of the best songs from ''Madame X''. It gave Madonna her 50th chart-topping single on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart, making her the first act in history to score at least 50 number one songs on a single ''Billboard'' chart. On the UK singles sales chart, the track reached number 66. The singer performed it on her 2019−2020 Madame X Tour, and at a New York gay pride party in June 2021.

Background and composition

In 2017, Madonna relocated to Lisbon when seeking a top football academy for her son David Banda, who wanted to become a professional association football player. While living in the city, she began meeting artists; painters and musicians, who would invite her to "living room sessions". In the sessions, they would bring food and sit around the table, and musicians would start playing instruments, singing Fado and samba music. On April 15, 2019, Madonna revealed ''Madame X'' as the album's title. For the album, she worked with longtime collaborator Mirwais, who had previously contributed to her albums ''Music'' (2000), ''American Life'' (2003) and ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005), as well as Mike Dean, who served as a producer on ''Rebel Heart'' (2015), and Diplo.

"I Don't Search I Find" was written by Madonna and Mirwais, who also handled production. The track takes its title after a quote by Pablo Picasso, and has been described as a disco and EDM song with a "chunky '90s house percussion" and "rumbling" bassline; the track draws influence from Madonna's previous works, such as "Vogue" (1990), ''Erotica'' (1992) and ''Confessions on a Dance Floor''. Throughout the song, Madonna repeats the hook "finally, enough love" and, with a "wide-eyed and awestruck" tone, she repeats the phrase "I found you, I found a new view". Also included is a finger snapping sample, taken from "Vogue". According to ''Paper'', with the line "Platinum gold, inside your soul", Madonna was "affirming the beauty in others". Paul Nolan, from ''Hot Press'', considered "I Don't Search I Find" the "manifesto for Madame X".

Release and critical reception

On December 6, 2019, an EP featuring three remixes of the song created by Honey Dijon was released for digital download and streaming through Interscope Records. An additional EP that includes remixes by Chris Cox, Endor, DJLW, DJ Kue, and Offer Nissim, was released on May 2, 2020, by the aforementioned label. In Italy, Universal Music Group released "I Don't Search I Find" as the fourth single from ''Madame X'' on May 22, 2020.

Upon release, the song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. ''Slant Magazine''s Sal Cinquemani called it "smoldering" and compared the song to "Vogue" and "Erotica" (1992), concluding that it "isn't a song so much as a mood. It's downstairs music, the distant bassline rumbling beneath your feet as you slip into a bathroom stall for a quick bump or fuck." From ''NME'', El Hunt also compared the song to "Vogue" and deemed it an album standout. Jeremy Halliger, writing for ''Variety'', said the song was "pure '90s disco bliss, the album's only non-stop party." Mark Savage from the BBC
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