What It Feels Like for a Girl "turning the tables of violence back on the men for whom such behavior is considered "normal" and putting them on the receiving end of violence, a position usually reserved for women". They noticed that unlike previous Madonna videos which were banned for religious themes or sexuality, MTV found violence as an offence. Even using the remix in the clip changed the song's feminine and bittersweet nature to something faster and harder, adjectives usually reserved for boys. The authors concluded that as always, Madonna inverted the traditional roles and characterization of male and female in the clip. "What It Feels Like
What It Feels Like for a Girl the top of the Australian dance charts. It was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 35,000 copies of the single. The song debuted at number 50 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and reached a peak of number 15 after six weeks. In the United Kingdom, "What It Feels Like for a Girl" managed to become the third song from "Music" to peak inside the top-ten, reaching number seven on April 28, 2001. According to the Official Charts Company, it has sold 86,771 copies in the country as of August 2008. The song was