 " Frozen " is a song by American singer Madonna from her seventh studio album Ray of Light ( 1998 ) . It was released as the lead single from the album on February 23 , 1998 , by Maverick Records . The song was also included on the compilation albums GHV2 ( 2001 ) and Celebration ( 2009 ) . " Frozen " was written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard , and it was produced in collaboration with William Orbit . Musically constructed as a mid @-@ tempo electronic ballad , " Frozen " talks about a cold and emotionless human being . In 2005 , a judge in Belgium ruled that " Frozen " was plagiarized from a song by Salvatore Acquaviva , and it was banned from the region . This ruling was overturned in 2014 , lifting the Belgium ban on the song . 
