If Madonna Calls

"If Madonna Calls"
Single by Junior Vasquez
Released June 7, 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre House
Length 4:08
Label Groovilicious/S.R.
Writer(s) Junior Vasquez
Producer(s) Junior Vasquez

"If Madonna Calls" is a song that Junior Vasquez made after Madonna and he had a falling-out in 1996. The song went to number two on the dance charts.[1]

History

The original version that Vasquez plays at nightclubs contains what is widely believed to be an actual phone message from Madonna left on Vasquez's answering machine.[2]

The song lyrics are as follows:

(voice recording ostensibly left by Madonna on Vasquez's answering machine at his home in New York):

"Hello Junior, This is Madonna. Are you there? (short pause) Call me in Miami."

This is followed by the voice of vocal house artist, Franklin Fuentes, saying:

"If Madonna calls, I'm not here"

This is followed by hard tribal rhythms, with the samples of the message still playing in the loop of the track, and the male singer repeating the words shown above along with "Hola Señorita Cosa" ("Hello Ms. Thing"). Towards the end of the song, the words change and the male voice concludes by saying:

"If Madonna calls…actually if she calls just disconnect her. That's right if she calls, tell her I'm not here."

The song reportedly was produced after Madonna failed to show up for a surprise performance at one of Vasquez's parties held at New York City club "Tunnel" at the last second. Although never confirmed, Madonna did not approve of Vasquez's actions, ending their professional relationship on bad terms. Chances for reconciliation are impossible according to Madonna's longtime publicist Liz Rosenberg, who in a June 2003 news story in New York Magazine said “I can assure you that Madonna will never work with Junior again.” [3]

Track listings

  1. If Madonna Calls (X-Beat Radio Edit)
  2. If Madonna Calls (Jr's House Mix Radio Edit)
  3. If Madonna Calls (X-Beat Mix)
  4. If Madonna Calls (Tribal Break)
  5. If Madonna Calls (Jr's House Mix)
  6. If Madonna Calls (Lectro Dub)

Charts

Charts (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 24
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 271.
  2. ↑ Music Makes the People Come Together from New York Magazine 10/09/2001
  3. ↑ Donatella Gets Swept Away by Junior from New York Magazine 23/06/2003
  4. ↑ "Junior Vasquez: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Junior Vasquez – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Junior Vasquez. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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