List of songs recorded by Madonna
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American singer and songwriter Madonna has recorded songs for fifteen studio albums and three soundtrack albums, as well as additional songs for five compilation albums and one live album. In addition, she has provided background vocals for songs recorded by other artists and has been featured on other artists' tracks.
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Madonna signed with Sire Records (an auxiliary label of Warner Bros. Records) in 1982 and released her self-titled debut album the following year.[1] Since then, she has recorded a series of successful studio albums, including the all-time bestsellers Like a Virgin (1984) and True Blue (1986), as well as the Grammy Award winners Ray of Light (1998) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005).[2] Having become the sole writer of most of the songs on her debut album, Madonna collaborated with mostly one producer to write her material. Her most successful entirely self-written tracks are "Lucky Star" and "Gambler", which each reached the top five in the US and the UK, respectively. She created prolific songwriting partnerships with Patrick Leonard (chart-toppers include "Live to Tell", "La Isla Bonita", "Who's That Girl", "Like a Prayer", and "Frozen") and with Stephen Bray (chart-toppers include "Into the Groove", "True Blue", and "Express Yourself"). Producers William Orbit and Mirwais Ahmadzaï each co-wrote with Madonna on three studio albums.
Madonna has also recorded songs for film soundtracks, starting in 1985 with the single "Crazy for You", which she sang as a club singer cameo in the film Vision Quest (1985). She followed it with songs for her major film roles like Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as well as Who's That Girl (1987). For the 1990 film Dick Tracy, Madonna recorded three songs composed by Stephen Sondheim and duetted with actors Warren Beatty and Mandy Patinkin. Madonna recorded her versions of musical numbers composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1996 film Evita, along with actors Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce. Her most recent song recorded for a film was "Masterpiece", which she co-wrote for her directorial venture W.E.[3]
Other musical endeavors from Madonna includes poems she recorded for albums, like "Bittersweet" by the Persian poet Rumi, read for contemporary spiritualist Deepak Chopra's album, A Gift Of Love: Music inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi (1998).[4] She also recorded "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda, for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman.[5] Madonna's recorded music encompasses providing background vocals for other artists like Patrick Hernandez, John Benitez, Nick Kamen, Nick Scotti and Donna De Lory. She also recorded collaborations with other performers, including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Annie Lennox, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
Songs
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| ‡ | Indicates songs written solely by Madonna |
| • | Indicates song containing non-English lyrics |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates songs previously released by other artists |
| # | Indicates songs with background vocals by Madonna |
Notes
- "American Pie" also appeared on the international editions of the Music album.
- A remix of "Justify My Love", Madonna reads excerpts from the Book of Revelation.[22]
- "Betrayal" contains an interpolation of Gnossienne No. 1, written by Erik Satie.[26]
- "Bittersweet" is a poem by Persian poet Rumi, set to music and read by Madonna. Contemporary spiritualist Deepak Chopra asked many celebrities, including Madonna, to read the poems for the album.[4]
- "Bring Your Love" contains an interpolation of "Good Life" (1988), written by Roy Holman, Shanna Jackson and Kevin Saunderson.[31]
- "Danceteria" contains an interpolation of "Walk on the Wild Side" (1973), written by Lou Reed.[31]
- "Die Another Day" also appeared as the tenth track on the American Life album.
- "Erotica" contains a sample of the recording "Jungle Boogie" performed by Kool and the Gang, and the recording "El Yom 'Ulliqa 'Ala Khashaba" by Lebanese singer Fairuz. The latter inclusion led to a lawsuit which was settled out of court.[41]
- "Forbidden Love" contains a sample of the recording "Down Here on the Ground" performed by Grant Green.
- Recorded in 1997–1998 for Ray of Light.[47]
- "Hey You" was written for the Live Earth concerts and was released digitally as a free single. It was later included on the Live Earth digital album and CD.[51]
- "Human Nature" contains a sample of "What You Need" performed by Main Source.
- "Hung Up" contains a sample of the recording "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" performed by ABBA and written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
- "I Feel So Free" contains elements from "French Kiss" (1989), written and performed by Lil Louis.[31].
- "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" contains a sample of the recording "It's Your Thing" performed by Lou Donaldson.
- "If You Forget Me" is a poem by Pablo Neruda, read by Madonna for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman.[5]
- "Inside of Me" contains three samples: "Back and Forth" performed by Aaliyah; "Outstanding" performed by The Gap Band; "The Trials of Life" performed by Gutter Snypes.
- "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" is the Spanish version of "What It Feels Like for a Girl", recorded and added in the Latin American version of Music.
- Recorded in 1994 for Bedtime Stories.[79]
- "Material Gworrllllllll!" is a remix of Saucy Santana's 2019 single "Material Girl".
- "Mer Girl" contains elements of the recording "Space" performed by Gábor Szabó.
- "My Sins Are My Savior" contains elements from "My Army of Lovers" (1991), written by Ola Håkansson, Timothy Norell, Anders Hansson, Alexander Bard and Per Thyrén, and performed by Army of Lovers.[31]
- "Paradise (Not for Me)" also appears on Mirwais Ahmadzaï's second studio album, Production (2000).[74]
- "Sanctuary" contains a sample of the recording "Watermelon Man" performed by Herbie Hancock.
- "Shanti/Ashtangi" adapted from text by Shankaracharya, taken from the Yoga Taravali. Additional text: Traditional, Translation by Vyass Houston and Eddie Stern.
- "Sooner or Later" is officially titled "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" in the film credits and Academy Awards.[85][86]
- "Spanish Eyes" was re-titled "Pray for Spanish Eyes" on certain editions of the album.
- "This Used to Be My Playground" was written for the 1992 film, A League of Their Own. However it was not included on the film's soundtrack due to Madonna being signed on Warner Bros. Records and the soundtrack released from Columbia Records.[90]
- "Verás" is the Spanish version of "You'll See", recorded and added in the Latin American version of Something to Remember.
- Recorded in 1994 for Bedtime Stories.[92]