Let this hit cause a commotion in your life!

Sorry for that incredibly corny title to this review, but it was all I could think of! In September 1987, Madonna released her second single from the Who's That Girl: Original Soundtrack album, Causing A Commotion. The song peaked at No.4 on the UK singles chart and spent 9 weeks on the chart, and was also a big hit in many European territories. The song is classic 80's Madonna and is a firm favourite at some of Madonna's world tours, such as the Blonde Ambition World Tour of 1990.

Causing A Commotion begins with that typical synthesiser beat that dominates almost all of Madonna's 1980's songs. The song has a short introduction, before Madonna breaks out with the infectious first line; the chorus of, "I've got the moves baby, you got the motion, if we got together we'd be causing a commotion." She then begins her first verse with the lines, "You met your match when you met me, I know that you will disagree. It's crazy, but opposites attract you see. And I won't let you get away so easy." From these first few lines we can get a clear picture of what the song is all about - Madonna is desperate for a guy she likes to see sense (in her eyes) and get it together with her, saying along the way that they'd be "causing a commotion" in her lines of persuasion. The beat is prominent in the song, and adds to that fantastic dance rhythm which has gone on to form some amazing remixes (check the remixes on this actual CD single). Madonna then goes on to sing her second chorus, a second verse, a couple of bridges and more choruses. The song has a very fast paced feel to it, and this feeling of confusion (not knowing what's coming next) adds to the thrill of this monster hit.

The 'video' to Causing A Commotion is rather dumb. We don't get a proper video, but are instead subjected to a performance of the song from Madonna's 1987 Who's That Girl World Tour. The performance is rather good and Madonna sings totally live and dances her head off to easily please the mass crowd of thousands. Even though the song was a big hit, I still think we could have done with a proper video, as this would probably have made the song an even bigger success. Despite this, Causing A Commotion was definitely a highlight amongst Madonna's mid-80's popularity peak and is a welcome addition to your Madonna collection.

Madonna's first true classic collaboration with Shep

In 1987 Shep Pettibone was THE remixer to have on your tracks. His remixes for New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" and Pet Shop Boys' "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" are good examples, although there are many more. His work with Madonna is equally good: his mixes on "You Can Dance" are brilliant to say the least, his general overall production on "Vogue" and remix work on "Express Yourself" are legendary. Although not everyone is aware of this, Shep's mixes of "Causing a Commotion" also fall into this classic category.

The "Silver Screen Mix" is a nice extended and remixed version of the soundtrack album cut. However, it is not just an extended version of the "Silver Screen Single Mix," so it is important to get both long and short mixes (the short edit is available on "The Holiday Collection"- and nowhere else, I think). The dub version is, well, a dub version of the "Silver Screen Mix." Very enjoyable, even as dub versions go.

The true gem of this single is Shep's "Movie House Mix." I thought "Movie House" was just a general theater name for the mix, a la "Silver Screen Mix." It wasn't until I heard the track that I realized it's a movie HOUSE mix- one of the first house mixes of its kind. This mix does not feel like the nine-minute-plus mix that it is, it never gets boring or repetitive, unlike the current remixes out there (like anyone wants a fifteen minute trance mix of "I'm So Stupid" for example). This mix alone is worth the price of admission.

The last track is the LP version of "Jimmy Jimmy." This is identical to the version on "True Blue," but it's nice to also have it here.

Overall, this is not a cheesy 80's mix, but a harbinger of the great things to come for Madonna's music, and the world of dance music in general.

One of her best Dance Song of all time!!!

I was very happy when I found this Cd-sngle in a record store, is one of my personal favorites from Madonna.

The single contains 4 tracks on of the a track from the True Blue album (Jimmy Jimmy).

The other three tracks are mixes from the Causing a commotion single, even tough there is no original version here the 3 mixes a worth the price since are long and very elaborated.

Mixed by Shep Pettibone (love his mixes from Madonna and in general), the songs do not let you stay put you have to dance!!



The Mixes are: Silver Screen Mix (6:33), Dub (7:03) and Movie House Mix (9:40).