Meet The Artists: School Is In Session

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The eleventh song on Confessions II, School is  an experimental, layered dance track co-produced by Madonna and  Stuart Price together wih Lanita Smith, Triangle Park and Mustapha M Mbiakop under his Mustapha LeBeau alias. The song was written by Madonna, Stuart Price, Lanita LaShonda Smith, Scott M Carter, Mustapha M Mbiakop, Matthew Fonson and Jessica Ashley Karpov aka Harloe. Here’s how they shared their excitement on release day.

Grammy-nominated and Billboard #1 songwriter Maurice Fonson aka Matthew Fonson, multi-Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and high-fashion music director Mustapha LeBeau and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum songwriter/producer  Harloe posted a joint message on Instagram which includes a shout out to Sia – the catalyst in making all this happen – validating fan rumors about her behind-the-scenes involvement with the track:

Working on this Madonna album has been the thrill of my life so far . Madonna is truly the icon that yall think she is! So 1st thank you @madonna for bringing us into your world. I’m forever grateful to you .
Thank You Stuart Price you are an incredible producer and thank you Guy Oseary and the rest of the management team: Sara Zambreno, Geordon Nicol, Rachel Gordh, Tara Ahmadi

A very very special thank you to @siamusic
You have been the fairy godmother as the catalyst in making all this happen.

And I’m eternally thankful for my cowriters on this song – Lanita Smith
Your passion and patience is unmatched and you have been the anchor through this whole process

The other writers and producers on this song : ME , Lanita, Jessica aka @harloemusic , Scott Carter (@irobotscott )
of @triangleparkmusic , and @mustaphalebeau
I love and appreciate yall ……we rose to the occasion and met Madonna and Stuart ‘a creativity and passion !
Let’s go !!!! Everyone stream “School” right now from Madonna’s – Confession ll .

The dance floor is not dead .
“School” is in session !!!

American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Lanita Smith also wrote:

Today reminded me why you trust your path.
Honored to be a #producer #songwriter and #engineer on the track “School” from @madonna Confessions on the Dancefloor II.
@madonna thank you for taking a chance on me. TY, @stuartpriceofficial for bringing this record to life.

@siamusic , you’re a real one. I love you, my girl. ❤️ david17days & @saramariezam TY for believing in me and helping open the door to this opportunity.

Grateful to collaborate w/ @mauricefonson @harloemusic @irobotscott @mustaphalebeau @triangleparkmusic

Harloe also shared this message:

Madonna’s SCHOOL is in session!!! It is a crazy honor to be a writer on the new album out today “CONFESSIONS ll” w/ “School”!
So many incredible people to thank for their talents!! Firstly, Madonna thank you for bringing us into YOUR world!

Huge thank you to @mauricefonson @lanitasmith @mustaphalebeau @triangleparkmusic @irobotscott @stuartpriceofficial @siamusic @guyoseary and the entire team made magic

SUMMER is truly in session too and the dance floor is ready!

Triangle Park Music, the Grammy Award-winning and 10x Grammy-nominated American music production team consisting of Scott “Robot Scott” Carter and Vanessa “Nettie” Woo posted this joint Instagram post:

God is the Greatest!!
Truly honored to be a part of the ICON @madonna new album, Confessions on the Dancefloor II! We had the privilege of contributing production and engineering on “School.”

Huge shoutout to our incredible collaborators @stuartpriceofficial , @mauricefonson , @mustaphalebeau, @harloemusic , and @lanitasmith . Thank you, @madonna for trusting our talents and allowing us to be part of such an amazing project.

We’re grateful for every opportunity to create music that reaches the world. All glory to God!