"We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic - with a sample that other artists could only dream of using

As Her Madge finally confirms Confessions II, a Stuart Price-helmed sequel to Confessions On A Dancefloor, we take a look back at 2005's ABBA-fuelled party starter.

Few artists have reinvented themselves with quite such aplomb as Madonna, and on her 14th studio album she shapeshifted yet again, delving back to ’70s disco to produce a sleek album with a title that spoke volumes: Confessions On A Dancefloor.

After the lacklustre album Music (2000) and its politically-fuelled follow-up American Life (2003), the Queen of Pop made the decision to give the people exactly what they wanted — unbridled fun under a gigantic disco mirrorball.