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 Jacob's from "The Huffington Post" ranked the track at number 51 on his list "The Definitive Ranking of Madonna Singles", pointing out its "meaningful lyrical accomplishment". While ranking Madonna's singles in honor of her 60th birthday, Jude Rogers from "The Guardian" placed the track at number 37 and wrote that "it sounds like a Saint Etienne song accidentally covered by a superstar". "Entertainment Weekly"s Chuck Arnold called it "one of Madonna’s artistic peaks" and her "most underappreciated" release; he listed it as her 14th best single. "What It Feels Like for a Girl" debuted at number 73 on the US