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American Life

Release Date Chart Position Weeks on chart
Japan April 2003 1  
US billboard Hot 100 April 2003 37 8
UK April 2003 2  

Madonna withdrew the original video the day after its release, at the time the country was going to war with Iraq and so released a very plain clip of her singing in front of flags. US radio stations started to boycott her music on their stations and so begun the Madonna backlash.

Released in the UK -

  1. 12" W603T American Life Edit with rap / Die another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix
  2. 12" double pack W603T2 American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix / Oakenfold downtempo remix / Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1 / Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix / Die Another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix / American Life Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2
  3. CD single W603CD1 American Life radio edit / Missy Elliott American Dream Remix / Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  4. CD single W603CD2 American Life radio edit / Oakenfold downtempo remix / Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  5. CD single W603CDX American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix / Oakenfold downtempo remix / Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix / Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1 / Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2 / Die Another day Richard Humpty Vission Electrofied mix

Items from my personal collection.

 

UK / EU Promo CD

PRO3908
  1. Radio edit
  2. Radio edit without rap
  • Card sleeve

 

UK CD1

W603CD1
  1. American Life radio edit
  2. Missy Elliott American Dream Remix
  3. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  • Credits etc... on foldout inlay

 

UK CD2

W603CD2
  1. American Life radio edit
  2. Oakenfold downtempo remix
  3. Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  • Credits etc...on foldout inlay

 

UK 'remixes' CD3

W603CDX
  1. American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix
  2. Oakenfold downtempo remix
  3. Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  4. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  5. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2
  6. Die Another day Richard Humpty Vission Electrofried mix

 

UK 12"

W603T
  1. American Life Edit with rap
  2. Die another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix

 

UK dbl 12"

W603T2
  1. American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix
  2. Oakenfold downtempo remix
  3. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  4. Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  5. Die Another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix
  6. American Life Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2

 

German / EU Card CD

5439-16658-2
  1. Radio edit
  2. Die another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix

 

US 7"

7-16658
  1. Radio edit
  2. Die another day Richard Humpty Vission radio edit
  • Issued in a plain sleeve

 

US 2trk CD

16658-2
  1. Radio edit
  2. Die another day Calderone & Quayle afterlife mix
  • Claims to be an enhanced disc

 

US Maxi CD

42614-2
  1. American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix
  2. Oakenfold downtempo remix
  3. Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  4. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  5. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2
  6. Die Another day Richard Humpty Vission Electrofried mix

 

Canadian CD

CDW 42614

  1. American Life Missy Elliott American Dream Remix
  2. Oakenfold downtempo remix
  3. Felix da housecat's devin dazzle club mix
  4. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 1
  5. Peter Rauhofer's american anthem part 2
  6. Die Another day Richard Humpty Vission Electrofried mix