"Hung Up", initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, was released on October 17, 2005 as the lead single from Madonna's tenth studio album Confessions On A Dance Floor (2005). The song prominently features a sample from the instrumental introduction to Abba's hit single "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)", for which Madonna personally sought permission from Abba's songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulaeus. Musically the song influenced by pop from the 1980s, with a chugging groove and chorus and a background element of a ticking clock that suggests the fear of wasting time. Lyrically the song is written as a traditional dance number about a strong, independent woman who has relationship troubles. "Hung Up" reached only the no.7 position in the United States, but in almost all other countries it went to number one. With a total of 8,698,000 points it was the second most successful single release of 2005, after James Blunt's 'You're Beautiful' with 9,527,000 points.