"Madame Hollywood" is the third single featuring
Miss Kittin
Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...
from
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house
Musical career Early life
Stall ...
's album ''
Kittenz and Thee Glitz''.
Composition
"Madame Hollywood" is credited as a
tech house
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that combines stylistic features of techno with house. The term ''tech house'' developed as a shorthand record store name for a category of electronic dance music that combined musical aspects of techno, ...
and
electroclash
Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, retro-style electropop and electronic dance music. It ...
song.
Critical reception
Paul Cooper of
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog.
Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
said,"Kittin's dull-as-dishwater celebrity fantasies and irritatingly neutral delivery pale in comparison to how Harrison Crump performs in an identical environment. It's the difference between true talent and a plastic knock-off."
Music video
The music video for "Madame Hollywood" was directed by Guy Sagy. It features elderly ladies lip-synching to the song.
Live performances
Miss Kittin
Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...
performed "Madame Hollywood (Ursula 1000 Remix)" live for the
Sónar
Sónar is a festival dedicated to music, creativity and technology, founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero. The festival has been divided into two parts since its inception: Sónar by Day and Sónar b ...
festival and included it on her album ''
Live at Sónar''.
Track listing
*U.S. Vinyl single
# "Madame Hollywood (
Tiga's Mister Hollywood Version)" -
# "Madame Hollywood (Ursula 1000 Remix)" -
# "
Silver Screen Shower Scene
"Silver Screen Shower Scene" is the first single from Felix da Housecat's album '' Kittenz and Thee Glitz''. Co-written with Dave Jenefsky a.k.a. The Hustler, T. Lorello a.k.a. Tommie Sunshine, and Felix himself, it features French electronic ...
(
Adult Mix)" -
# "Madame Hollywood (
Richard Vission
Richard Gonzalez (born 24 May 1969), better known by his stage name Richard "Humpty" Vission, is a Canadian house music producer, remixer, and DJ.
Biography
He was raised in Highland Park, in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Be ...
Remix)" -
# "Madame Hollywood (
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band is a Norwegian electronica/ hip-hop group/producer.
Career
The band was formed in 1997. They released a 7" and a 12" on Telle Records.
In 2002, they were signed by the U.S. label Emperor Norton Records an ...
Remix)" -
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Song usage
"Madame Hollywood' was used on the mix album ''
Ultra.80's vs Electro''.
Tiga included his "Madame Hollywood (Tiga's Mister Hollywood Version)" on his mix album ''
DJ-Kicks: Tiga''.
[Bush, John (2003). Overview )))">((( DJ-Kicks > Overview )))]Allmusic
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. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
References
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2002 singles
2001 songs
Felix da Housecat songs
Miss Kittin songs
Songs written by Miss Kittin