I Rise (song)

"I Rise"
Picture of a blond woman dressed in black; she's wearing a white bandana and has her hair braided. The words MADONNA and I RISE are written in white capital letters on the bottom right corner
Single by Madonna
from the album Madame X
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Madonna
  • Jason Evigan
Madonna singles chronology
"Crave"
(2019)
"I Rise"
(2019)
"I Don't Search I Find"
(2020)

"I Rise" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourteenth studio album Madame X (2019). The song was written by the singer herself, alongside Starrah and Jason Evigan, while produced by Madonna and Evigan. It was released on May 3, 2019, by Interscope Records, as the first promotional single from the album, and later sent to Italian radio on October 4, 2019, as the album's third single, by the aforementioned label. The song is a mid tempo pop track which lyrically deals about self-empowerment and draws attention to gun violence in the United States, and contains a sample from a speech by American activist X González.

"I Rise" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its message and production. The song became Madonna's 49th chart-topping single on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and reached the top 10 on the digital charts in Finland and Greece. An accompanying music video for the song was made in partnership with Time Studios, which was directed by Peter Matkiwsky and released on June 19, 2019. The video features footage of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors, LGBTQ supporters, and women's rights protesters, among other social justice movements. The song was performed during Madonna's set at Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, and as the final number of her 2019–20 Madame X Tour.