She's Madonna

"She's Madonna" was reportedly inspired by a conversation Robbie Williams had with his Danish ex-girlfriend Tania Strecker, who told him about how her boyfriend, the British film director Guy Ritchie, had left her for the American singer Madonna. According to Strecker, Ritchie said: "Look, you know I really love you, but she's Madonna." Williams subsequently transformed this into a song about "unrealistic, unattainable desires," explaining on his website: "Well, I was lying in my bed with a very attractive female watching TV, and a very attractive actress came on to be interviewed. I instantly wanted her and not the person I was with. It's a man thing. Madonna became the focal point for the bigger, better offer and ultimately the futility of endless want and lust. Never seeing what you've got because of unrealistic, unobtainable desires."

According to the British tabloid the Daily Mirror, Madonna gave this song her seal of approval after Williams played it for her at her London home.

This song references a number of hits by Madonna, including 1998's "Frozen" ("You're frozen now, I've done the freezing") and 1985's "Into the Groove" ("You're younger too, but she's got her groove on"). It also namechecks several celebrities who were a part of Madonna's friend circle at the time, such as British supermodel Kate Moss, British fashion designer Stella McCartney, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin: We're having drinks With Kate and Stella Gwyneth's here She's brought her fella