True Blue (Madonna song) in the video. The video was released at a time when she was going through a failed marriage with then husband actor Sean Penn. During this period, Madonna focused on more traditional fashion and attitudes and tried to appear more respectful of traditional gender roles. After shedding her trampy sex-kitten and boy-toy image with the "Live to Tell" music video, Madonna again adopted a new look for this video. Madonna attended aerobics classes at Hollywood health centre "The Sports Connection", which was responsible for her toned down look in the video. Sire Records decided to opt for a promotional device
Music (Madonna song) debuted on MTV and VH1 on August 2, 2000. The later channel aired a special hour-long program called "Madonna's Music", where the singer called in for a phone interview. It was hosted by VH1's Rebecca Rankin who presided a discussion with "Rolling Stone" music critic Joe Levy about Madonna and her looks, as well as a video interview with Mazar and Harris. VH1 also aired a countdown of the singer's previous clips as well as offered its viewers to listen to a remix of "Music". The clip starts with Madonna along with her friends boarding a limousine driven by Ali