What It Feels Like for a Girl "Rock DJ", in which the singer strips his skin off in graphic detail. Miller relegated the banning due to Madonna being a woman "and the idea of a woman taking her aggression out on men is something the network can just not have. That's what is so disturbing. And that really is what it feels like for a girl". Writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle", Neva Chonin accused the video for being a marketing ploy; "Madonna knew [the video] would spark controversy and that MTV would probably ban it. Much fanfare and publicity, more record sales". Nonetheless, she praised it
What It Feels Like for a Girl for a Girl" is an electronic synth-pop semi-ballad. Madonna and Sigsworth were listed as songwriters and producers on the track with additional production by Mark "Spike" Stent. American guitarist David Torn was credited as an additional songwriter after Madonna found out Sigsworth had sampled from Torn's 1987 album, "Cloud About Mercury". Stent recorded "What It Feels Like for a Girl" using a Sony 3348 HR and a BASF 931 tape. He mixed it at London's Olympic Studios using SSL G Series Quantegy magnetic tapes. Tim Young mastered the track at Metropolis Studio at Westminster, London. According to the sheet music