Madonna also performed the song at the 2015 Brit Awards , on February 25 . However , in the early stages of the performance , a wardrobe malfunction caused her to be pulled down a flight of stairs that made up part of the stage . It was later revealed that since her cape was tied tightly , when her dancers attempted to remove it from her neck , she fell down to the floor . However Madonna then continued the performance as planned . She later took to Instagram to confirm that she was well , posting " Thanks for the good wishes ! I 'm fine " . Richard Smirke from '' Billboard '' praised the performance and Madonna 's recovery , saying that " the singer did n't let the fall affect her performance and quickly recovered to deliver a slickly choreographed routine that mirrored the matador theme of her recent Grammy Awards performance . " Madonna explained on '' The Jonathan Ross Show '' that she was told to start walking towards the stage further than originally planned . Hence her team thought that the cape could have slid off and tied it tightly round her neck . The singer had two choices when the cape did not come undone , " I could either be strangled or fall , and I chose to fall " . Madonna endured a whiplash and added that she " smacked the back of my head . And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3 am to make sure I was compos mentis " . The singer jokingly added that she would not use any cape for further performances and attributed her prompt recovery to having good core strength and her daily exercise routine . The accident led to an increase in viewership of the awards show . According to the British Phonographic Industry , the event resulted a 95 % increase in Twitter activity about the show compared with the previous year , with an exchange of 7.8 million tweets , while 6.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the performance . The singer 's fall was voted the most shocking " Celebrity Moment of 2015 " by UK 's Channel 5
2015 Brit Awards
2015 Brit Awards
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