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
This Is What the Truth Feels Like listed it at number 18 out of the year's 20 best and wrote, "Stefani has never sounded more vulnerable than she does on "This Is What the Truth Feels Like", a vivid assortment of urgent, top 40 goods". Notes Credits adapted from the liner notes of the international deluxe edition of "This Is What the Truth Feels Like". Musicians Technical Artwork This Is What the Truth Feels Like This Is What the Truth Feels Like is the third studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on March 18, 2016, by Interscope Records. Initially, the album was scheduled