Madonna (EP)

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ReleasedAugust 12, 2010
RecordedEarly 2010
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Secret Time
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Madonna
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Moving in Secret
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Singles from Madonna
  1. "Madonna"
    Released: August 12, 2010

Madonna is the second Korean extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Secret. It was released on August 12, 2010 through TS Entertainment, and contains five tracks. [1] The EP debuted at No. 5 on the Gaon Album Chart, while the album's lead single "Madonna" debuted at No. 1 on the Gaon Singles Chart and sold over 1,839,869 digital copies in South Korea throughout 2010.[ citation needed ] Kang Jiwon and Kim Kibum, the composers who wrote "Madonna" highlighted that the inspiration behind the song is about living with confidence by becoming an icon in this generation, like the American singer Madonna. [2]

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Promotion

"Madonna" was first used as a promotional track from the album. On August 5, 2010, a teaser video was released online. In the teaser, the girls were performing the album track "Empty Space". [3] The final music video premiered on August 12, 2010 along with Madonna's release. [1] Secret had their debut performances of "Madonna" on Mnet's M! Countdown , KBS's Music Bank , MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo from August 12 to August 15.

Track listing

[4]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Madonna"Kang JiwonKang Jiwon, Kim Kibum03:41
2."La La La"Marco, Jung Hana (Zinger) Marco03:51
3."잘해 더 (Do It Better)" (feat. Baekchan of 8eight)BaekchanBaekchan03:17
4."줄듯말듯 (Hesitant)"Mario, Hwang Sung Jin, ZingerMario, Hwang Sung Jin03:45
5."자리비움 (Empty Space)"Im Sang Hyuk, Kim KibumIm Sang Hyuk, Kim Kibum03:37
Total length:18:11

Charts

Album chart

Chart [5] Peak
position
Gaon Weekly Album Chart 5

Sales

ChartSales [6]
Gaon physical sales15,000+ (South Korea)

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
South KoreaAugust 12, 2010CD, Digital DownloadTS Entertainment
TaiwanCD, Digital DownloadSony Music
WorldwideDigital Download

Credits and personnel

These credits were adapted from the Madonna (EP) liner notes. [7]

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