Twenty-one years after Confessions on a Dance Floor became one of the defining dance-pop albums of the 2000s, Madonna is returning to that world with Confessions II. The long-awaited sequel arrives tonight, July 3, bringing a new chapter shaped by club culture, personal loss, creative freedom, and a reunion with producer Stuart Price.
Why Confessions II Happened
Following the conclusion of the Celebration Tour in 2024, Madonna reunited with Stuart Price, who had served as the tour’s musical director. The partnership reignited a creative chemistry that had largely been dormant since Confessions on a Dance Floor in 2005.
Originally, Madonna planned to focus on her long-discussed biopic and a Netflix television series based on her life. As both projects faced lengthy development, she shifted her attention back to music, explaining that she felt “the world is in a very dark place and people need to dance.”
The result became Confessions II, an album inspired by Detroit techno, Chicago house, and the communal spirit of dance floors. Rather than simply recreating the original record, Madonna and Price approached the project as an evolution of its ideas, centering the album around freedom, consciousness, healing, and connection.
A Personal Album Behind the Dance Music
Despite its club-ready production, Confessions II also draws heavily from Madonna’s personal life.
The deaths of her brother Christopher Ciccone and stepmother Joan Ciccone in 2024 influenced much of the songwriting. Tracks including “Fragile” emerged directly from those experiences, while the album explores family relationships alongside themes of forgiveness and resilience.
One of its most anticipated tracks is “The Test,” Madonna’s first recorded collaboration with her daughter, Lourdes Leon. Elsewhere, the album features high-profile guests including Sabrina Carpenter on “Bring Your Love,” Martin Garrix on “Bizarre,” and Stromae on “My Sins Are My Savior.”
Singles
Promotion for the album began in April with “I Feel So Free,” which immediately reintroduced Madonna to dance radio. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, becoming her first Billboard radio chart-topper in 18 years.
Lead single “Bring Your Love,” featuring Sabrina Carpenter, followed shortly afterward. The collaboration reached No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 91 on the Billboard Global 200, peaked at No. 29 in the United Kingdom.
The second official single, “Love Sensation,” continued building momentum ahead of release, while Martin Garrix previewed “Bizarre” during a live performance in New York before its official arrival.
Extensive Promotion Across Multiple Platforms
Madonna has supported Confessions II with one of the largest promotional campaigns of her career.
She partnered with Grindr for exclusive content and surprise performances, collaborated with Absolut Vodka on the “Absolut Icon” campaign, and launched TikTok’s “House of Confessions” experiences in London and New York.
Earlier this month, she premiered the accompanying musical film Confessions II at the Tribeca Festival before releasing it globally on YouTube.
Full Confessions II Tracklist
The standard edition includes 12 tracks:
- I Feel So Free
- Good For The Soul
- One Step Away
- Bring Your Love (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)
- Danceteria
- Read My Lips (feat. Feid)
- Everything
- Love Sensation
- Love Without Words
- Bizarre (feat. Martin Garrix)
- School
- Fragile
- My Sins Are My Savior (feat. Stromae)
- Betrayal
- The Test (feat. Lourdes Leon)
- L.E.S. Girl
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