Rescue Me (Madonna song)

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"Rescue Me" is a dance-pop and gospel-house track. [13] [14] [15] Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a house colored pop-dance rave. [14] According to sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is composed in the key of D♭ major with a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute. It is set in the time signature of common time with Madonna's vocals ranging from B♭3 to E♭5. The song follows a sequence of E♭m–D♭/E♭–A♭sus4/E♭–A♭/E♭ as its chord progression. [16] The song opens with a heartbeat and thunder, followed by a prominent bass line, piano, snaps, and percussion. Reminiscent of the songs by British synth-pop duo Yazoo and other 1980s disco acts, "Rescue Me" has Madonna growling the lines, especially towards the end. The thick arrangement has backing vocals by Dian Sorel, Catherine Russell and Broadway actor Lillias White. The ending of the track has the instrumentation fading away to leave just the backing vocals and then the song ends with the sound of thunder and rain. [13]

Lyrically, "Rescue Me" makes allusions to love rescuing the singer. Author Santiago Fouz-Hernández noted in the book Madonna's Drowned Worlds that the lines portray the second theme prevalent in Madonna's work alongside sex, that of romantic love. The singer relegates love as savior in the lyrics when she belts "I believe in the power of love / I believe that you can rescue me". [17] It references the 1967 songs, "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" by Edwin Starr and "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. [13] According to Katharine Birbalsingh from The Daily Telegraph , the confessional lyrics found Madonna reaching out directly to the listener, "pleading for the love and attention" needed through the lines like "You see that I'm ferocious, you see that I am weak / You see that I am silly, and pretentious and a freak" before it turned to an affirmation of her grit. [18]

Outside of the US, the song was released with Madonna's 1987 single "Spotlight" as its B-side. It was accompanied by eight different remixes by Pettibone. [13] An extended mix was created called the "Titanic Vocal mix", alongside a stripped down "Houseboat Vocal mix" which used a new beat and instrumentation, [4] [14] the sound of piano and a sample from Madonna's 1986 single, "True Blue". The Lifeboat and the S.O.S. mixes incorporate louder and busy beats with the former being similar in composition to "Vogue". [4] [14] All of them keep the original vocals intact in the remix, with a dubbed version also being released. [4]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described Madonna's vocals as her "most potent to date" and Pettibone's production "stellar", while also complimenting that the song's remixes, saying Pettibone "has outdone himself this time, creating several new versions that should suit a variety of formats... In any mix, 'Rescue Me' proves to be far meatier and long-lasting than the previous 'Justify My Love'." [14] Taraborrelli described the track as a "standard, pulsating dance fare" noting it to be opposite of "Justify My Love". [19] Rikky Rooksby found the "growling" vocals by Madonna to be "ill-advised" but was positive about the ending of the track with the sound of the rain and thunder. [13] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly called the song as a "flimsy 'Vogue' rewrite" in his review for The Immaculate Collection, feeling that it did not break "new ground" for the singer. [20] Alan Jones from Music Week stated that Madonna "moves uptempo with a rhythmically apposite dancefloor contender which will shine at retail too." He added, "Her consistency is awesome." [21] James Hamilton from Record Mirror described it as "a gospel chorus punctuated at turns rasping and mumbling plaintive unhurried trotter". [22] In an album guide for Rolling Stone , the track was described as "worthy" and "sensual". [23] Andrew Harrison from Select relegated it as "more usual upfront Madonna dance workout with histrionic strings" but found it—along with "Justify My Love"—to showcase the singer's vulnerability, sexual predication and submission, all of which gave "Madonna's records an edge". [24]

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic reviewed the remixes by Pettibone and gave a positive review believing them to have held up "surprisingly well" many years since their release and are "good examples of what house/pop dance music was like in the early '90s". [4] A reviewer from Sputnikmusic rated the song four out of five, finding it similar to "Justify My Love" but "just not as good. It's a shame that this ends the album rather than [the former], but that's the way it goes, I suppose". [25] Robbie Daw from Idolator listed "Rescue Me" as one of the best Madonna songs that radio had forgotten noting that the track, along with "Justify My Love" "kicked off [her] early '90s period where she gabbed through tracks rather than singing on them". [26] Eric Henderson from Slant Magazine , while reviewing Celebration, described "Rescue Me" as "simmering" and the "upside" of The Immaculate Collection. [27] James Rose from Daily Review noted that with the song Madonna began "a phase of her career that oscillates between cynical self-exploitation and courageous self-expression. Raunchy videos, explicitly themed lyrics and boudoir beats became de rigueur for the lady now arguably bearing the biggest name in popular music." [28] LA Weekly 's Michael Cooper ranked the track at number 14 in his list of Madonna's Top 20 Singles. He opined that the song heralded the singer's future musical endeavors with fifth studio album Erotica (1992), and was "innovative for its time" bridging the gap between Madonna of the 1980s and 1990s. [29] Chuck Arnold from Entertainment Weekly listed "Rescue Me" as Madonna's 45th best single, writing that "if 'Vogue' had a gospel choir taking it to church, it might sound something like ['Rescue Me']". [30] While ranking Madonna's singles in honor of her 60th birthday, Jude Rogers from The Guardian placed the track at number 44, calling it an example of the "over propulsive early-90s electronica". [31] In March 2023, Billboard ranked the song as Madonna's 99th greatest ever, with Joe Lynch writing: "Tension-laden synths, a bubbling bass line and a warm house beat swirl like a baptismal rainstorm". [32]

Chart performance

"Rescue Me" was the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 since the Beatles' "Let It Be" debuted at number six in March 1970. Beatles ad 1965 just the beatles crop.jpg
"Rescue Me" was the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 since the Beatles' "Let It Be" debuted at number six in March 1970.

In the United States, Michael Ellis from Billboard noted that "Rescue Me" had entered the Hot 100 Airplay chart prior to its commercial release, and had already climbed to number seven. It was already being played in almost all major radio stations in the country. [3] After release, the track debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of March 2, 1991. It was the highest debut for a song within the previous 21 years, since the Beatles' "Let It Be" debuted at number six in March 1970. [14] After three weeks, the song reached number nine on the Hot 100, becoming Madonna's 22nd top-ten single. [33] [34] The track reached number six on the Dance Club Songs chart, aided by the remixes played in clubs. [35] On May 24, 1991, "Rescue Me" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies. [36] In Canada, the song debuted on the RPM Top Singles chart at number 96 and reached a peak of number seven after nine weeks. [37] [38] It also reached top-five on the RPM Dance/Urban chart. [39] The song was present for a total of 16 weeks on the Singles chart and ranked at number 55 on the 1991 year-end tabulation. [40] [41]

In Australia, "Rescue Me" debuted at number 31 on the ARIA Charts, and after four weeks reached a peak of number 15. [42] In New Zealand the song managed to reach number 18 and was present for six weeks on the chart. [43] In the United Kingdom, the track had debuted at number 84 on the UK Singles Chart and then dropped off. It re-entered at number four in April 1991 and reached its peak position of number three a week later, being present for a total of nine weeks in the chart. [44] According to Music & Media , the track reached the top of the UK sales chart. [45] As of August 2008, it has sold 134,767 copies in the country according to the Official Charts Company. [46] Across Europe, "Rescue Me" reached the top 20 of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, [47] [48] [49] and top 40 in France, Germany and Sweden. [49] Its commercial performance in the European countries helped it attain a peak of number three on the European Hot 100 Singles chart, placing at number 90 on the year-end ranking. [45] [50]

Track listing and formats

"Rescue Me"
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Single by Madonna
from the album The Immaculate Collection
B-side "Spotlight"
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)
Studio Axis Recording (New York City)
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Madonna
  • Shep Pettibone
Madonna singles chronology
"Justify My Love"
(1990)		"Rescue Me"
(1991)		"This Used to Be My Playground"
(1992)
Licensed audio
"Rescue Me" on YouTube

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from The Immaculate Collection liner notes. [12]

Management

Personnel

  • Madonna  – vocals, writer, producer
  • Shep Pettibone  – writer, producer, audio mixing
  • P. Dennis Mitchell – recording engineer, recording
  • Ted Jensen  – mastering
  • Goh Hotoda – audio mixing
  • Curt Frasca – assistant engineer
  • John Partham – assistant engineer
  • Peter Schwartz – keyboard, programming
  • Joe Moskowitz – additional programming
  • Junior Vasquez  – extra programming
  • Tony Shimkin – editing
  • Dian Sorel – background vocals
  • Catherine Russell  – background vocals
  • Lillias White  – background vocals
  • Herb Ritts  – photographer
  • Jeri Heiden – art director

Charts

Certification and sales

Certifications and sales for "Rescue Me"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (Oricon Charts)—14,510 [78]
United Kingdom—134,764 [46]
United States (RIAA) [36] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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