She's Madonna by Robbie Williams & Pet Shop Boys Song Info
"She's Madonna" is the third and final international single released from Robbie Williams's album Rudebox. Williams collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on this love song to pop star Madonna. "She's Madonna" was inspired by a conversation Robbie Williams had with Guy Ritchie's ex-girlfriend Tania Strecker, about the way Ritchie left her for Madonna - Strecker quoted Ritchie as saying "Look, you know I really love you, but she's Madonna." According to the BBC's Top of the Pops website, Williams had played the song to Madonna shortly after writing it, receiving a positive reaction. According to the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun, Williams wanted Madonna to star alongside him in the video, but Guy Ritchie, her husband at the time, objected, having realized that the song with its chorus was based on the line he used to leave Strecker for Madonna. A promotional copy was released to European radio in late January to precede the CD single. In March 2007, the track rose to number one on the European Airplay Chart after spending four weeks at number two. The song became one of Williams lower-charting hits in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 16. Elsewhere it was more successful, peaking at number one in eight countries and in the European 100 singles chart.
