Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin (1984, see 1984 in music) was a hit album and song by Madonna. The album was #1 on Billboard Music Chart's pop albums chart and #10 on the hip hop/R&B charts.
"Like a Virgin" was Madonna's biggest hit prior to "Vogue" and her biggest hit of the 1980s. It was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, and remained the #1 hit single on the Billboard pop singles charts (US) for six straight weeks. "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl", both from this album, are two of Madonna's most well-known and enduring songs.
Madonna has reinvented the song by singing it with different arrangements on her Blond Ambition tour and The Girlie Show. Madonna wears a wedding gown in the video, which was directed by Mary Lambert.
"Like A Virgin" was honored by Rolling Stone and MTV in 2000 as the #4 song on their list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs".
Track Listing
- Material Girl (Brown/Rans) - 4:01
- Angel (Bray/Madonna) - 3:55
- Like a Virgin (Kelly/Steinberg) - 3:39
- Over and Over (Bray/Madonna) - 4:12
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Gregory) - 4:50 (Rose Royce cover)
- Into the Groove (From the film Desperately Seeking Susan) (Bray/Madonna) - 4:43
- Dress You Up (LaRusso/Stanziale) - 4:01
- Shoo-Bee-Doo (Madonna) - 5:17
- Pretender (Madonna) - 4:30
- Stay (Madonna) - 4:06
Billboard Chart singles ranking:
1984 Like A Virgin The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
1984 Like A Virgin Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1
1985 Angel Adult Contemporary No. 5
1985 Like A Virgin Adult Contemporary No. 29
1985 Angel The Billboard Hot 100 No. 5
1985 Dress You Up The Billboard Hot 100 No. 5
1985 Material Girl The Billboard Hot 100 No. 2
1985 Angel Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 71
1985 Dress You Up Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 64
1985 Like A Virgin Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 9
1985 Material Girl Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 49
1985 Angel/Into The Groove Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1
1985 Dress You Up (Remix) Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 3
1985 Material Girl (Remix) Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1
1985 Angel/Into The Groove Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1985 Dress You Up (Remix) Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1985 Material Girl (Remix) Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 2
Personnel
- Bernard Edwards - Bass guitar
- Nile Rodgers - Guitar, Producer, Synclavier
- Jimmy Bralower - Programming, Drum Programming
- Stephen Bray - Producer
- Madonna - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Jason Corsaro - Engineer
- Brenda King - Vocals (bckgr)
- Curtis King
- Lenny Pickett - Saxophone
- Robert Sabino - Synthesizer
- Frank Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
- George Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
- Budd Tunick - Production Manager
- Jeri McManus - Design
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - Art Direction
- Jeffrey Kent Ayer - Design
- Steven Meisel - Photography
- Tony Thompson - Drums
Referenced By
1980's | 1980s | 1980s in music | 1984 in music | 1985 in music | American Idle | American Idol | American Idol: The Search For A Superstar | List of albums | Madonna (singer) | Madonna Ciccone | Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone | Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) | Timeline of trends in music (1980-present) | Weird Al | Weird Al Yankovic | Weird Al Yankovich
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