page_title: I Rise (song)
section_title: Promotion
hierarchical_section_title: I Rise (song) / Promotion
caption_attribution_description: &lt;a href="http://www.artskooldamage.blogspot.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;www.artskooldamage.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt; Madonna performing at the Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019
context_page_description: "I Rise" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourteenth studio album Madame X. The song was written by the singer herself, alongside Starrah and Jason Evigan, while produced by Madonna and Evigan. It was released on May 3, 2019, by Interscope Records, as the first promotional single from the album, and later sent to Italian radio on October 4, 2019, as the album's third single, by the aforementioned label. The song is a mid tempo pop track which lyrically deals about self-empowerment and draws attention to gun violence in the United States, and contains a sample from a speech by American activist Emma González.
  "I Rise" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its message and production. The song became Madonna's 48th chart-topping single on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and reached the top 10 on the digital charts in Finland and Greece. An accompanying music video for the song was made in partnership with Time Studios, which was directed by Peter Matkiwsky and released on June 19, 2019.
context_section_description: Madonna partnered with Time Studios to create a music video for "I Rise", which was directed by Peter Matkiwsky and released on June 19, 2019. Madonna herself does not appear in the video, but it instead shows footage of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors, LGBTQ supporters, women's rights protesters, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman's testimony about sexual abuse, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa's arrest, among other social justice movements. Mike Wass from Idolator commented that the clip "conveys the song's powerful message in a striking way", while according to Alexander Kacala from The Advocate, "Madonna has never shied away from making bold statements with her work", and the video was "a testament to that".
  The first live performance of "I Rise" took place during Madonna's appearance at Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, where it was the closing number. The backdrops depicted imagery of the students who spearheaded the March for Our Lives movement, along with the word "resist"; Madonna wore an eye-patch over her left eye, while her background dancers were dressed as police officers that wielded. After the performance, fireworks exploded over the venue.
  "I Rise" was performed as the encore of the singer's 2019-20 Madame X Tour. The performance began with González's speech being presented on the screen, which then showed news footage of protests and marches. At the end of the performance, the screen turned the colors of the Rainbow flag, followed by Madonna and her dancers exiting the stage with their fists raised. During her stop at the London Palladium on February 5, 2020, when Madonna performed the song, the theatre dropped the stage curtain and switched off the sound as she went past her deadline, and the song was performed a capella. This angered the singer, who took to her Instagram account for accusing the venue of trying to censor her show.
caption: Madonna ending her set at Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 with a performance of "I Rise".
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