Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping 70,000 copies. Overall, American Life became the 32nd bestselling album of 2003, and sold five million copies worldwide. Track listing All tracks are written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, except where noted. Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from the album's liner notes. Madonna – vocals, background vocals Mirwais Ahmadzaï – acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals Mark "Spike" Stent – additional producer Stuart Price – piano, synthesizers, keyboards, sequencing, programming Michel Colombier – songwriter, conductor, string arrangement The London Community Gospel Choir – backing vocals Monte Pittman – composer, guitar Jem Griffiths – songwriter Guy Sigsworth – songwriter George Foster – string engineer Rob Haggett – assistant engineer Tom Hannen – assistant engineer Jeff Kanan – assistant engineer Tim Lambert – assistant engineer Gabe Sganga – assistant engineer David Treahearn – assistant engineer Tim Young – mastering Craig McDean – photography Charts Weekly charts Monthly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Release history Notes See also List of number-one albums of 2003 (Canada) List of number-one hits of 2003 (Germany) List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2003 References Bibliography External links Library + Archives: American Life at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2003 albums Concept albums Folk albums by American artists Folktronica albums Albums produced by Madonna Madonna albums Maverick Records albums Political music albums by American artists Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios Albums recorded at Westlake Recording Studios