Madonna videography | |
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Music videos | 80 |
Concert tour videos | 11 |
Documentary videos | 2 |
Music video compilations | 4 |
Music video box sets | 2 |
Promotional video albums | 4 |
Video singles | 4 |
American singer Madonna has released 80 music videos, eleven concert tour videos, two documentary videos, four music video compilations, two music video box sets, four promotional videos, and four video singles. Nicknamed as the "Queen of Videos" or "Queen of MTV", [2] [3] [4] [5] her music videos were often considered by critics as works of art, depicting various social issues. Her early videos also received a significant academic attention. Madonna has won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including the 1986 Video Vanguard Award for which she became the first female honoree. [6] In 2003, MTV named her "The Greatest Music Video Star Ever", saying "Madonna's innovation, creativity and contribution to the music video art form" is what puts her at the top of the list. [7] In 2020, Billboard ranked her at the top of their list "100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time". [8]
Madonna's first video, "Everybody" (1982), was a low-budget work. Her first video to receive attention on MTV was "Borderline", followed by "Lucky Star" and "Like a Virgin", which popularized Madonna's image and fashion among the younger generation. [9] [10] Her early videos were released commercially on Madonna (1984), which became the best-selling videocassette of 1985. [11] With the title track from her third studio album True Blue (1986), Madonna's impact on MTV and popular music was established when a contest entitled Making My Video, was held to create a music video for the song. [12] "La Isla Bonita" and "Who's That Girl", both released in 1987, showed Madonna's fascination with Hispanic culture and religious symbolism. [13] In 1989, the video of "Like a Prayer" portrayed her dancing in front of burning crosses, receiving stigmata, kissing a black saint and having sex with him in a church altar. It faced strong reaction from religious groups and media. [14] "Express Yourself" released the same year was critically appreciated for its positive feminist themes. [15]
In 1990, Madonna released the video for the song "Vogue", showing the underground gay subculture dance routine called voguing, and the glamorous look of golden era Hollywood. [16] She released her second video compilation, The Immaculate Collection (1990) to accompany the greatest hits album of the same name. She featured overtly sexual undertones with the videos of "Justify My Love" (1990) and "Erotica" (1992), which met with huge backlash. [17] By this point, Madonna had sold between 3 and 4 million copies worldwide of her video releases. [18] [19] A toned down image of the singer appeared in the video for "Secret" from Bedtime Stories (1994). [20] Inspired by paintings of Frida Kahlo and Remedios Varo, the music video of "Bedtime Story" is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [21] [22] Madonna incorporated Asian culture in the videos of "Frozen" and "Nothing Really Matters" from her 1998 album Ray of Light . [23] The video for its title track was a high-speed one, portraying Japanese people going through their daily lives, interspersed with Madonna in black denim dancing to the music. [24] Most of her 1990s videos were released on The Video Collection 93:99 .
Madonna reinvented her image as a cowgirl on the videos for "Music" and "Don't Tell Me" from her eighth studio album, Music (2000). [25] Violence and vandalism were the themes of subsequent releases, "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001), "Die Another Day" (2002) and "American Life" (2003), the latter being pulled from release due to the Iraq war of 2003. [26] [27] [28] "Hung Up", lead single from Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) was a tribute to John Travolta and his movies. [29] Madonna's videos for "Celebration" (2009), "Girl Gone Wild" (2012), and "Living for Love" (2015) were received favorably for paying homage to her past videos and a return to her dance roots. [30] [31]
In 2019, "Vogue" became Madonna's fourth music video to reach over 100 million views on Youtube across four different decades, following "Bitch I'm Madonna" (2015), "Hung Up" (2005) and "La Isla Bonita" (1987), making her the first female artist in history to achieve this feat within the streaming era. [32]
Title | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Everybody" | 1982 | Ed Steinberg | An in-house video featuring Madonna singing with a group of dancers against a neon-lit background | [33] [34] |
"Burning Up" | 1983 | Steve Barron | The video portrays Madonna, in a white dress, writhing on a road, singing the song about her lover, who drives a car around. | [33] [35] |
"Holiday" | 1984 | Unknown | The video features the footage of Madonna performing at Solid Gold in 1984. | [36] [37] |
"Lucky Star" | 1984 | Arthur Pierson | The video portrays Madonna in her boy-toy image, dancing in front of a white background, flanked by two dancers, one of whom is her brother, Christopher Ciccone. There are 2 versions of the video, a 4-minute and a 5-minute version. | [33] [38] |
"Borderline" | 1984 | Mary Lambert | The video portrays Madonna as a young woman who is dancing in the streets when she catches the eye of a professional photographer. She leaves her boyfriend and goes with the photographer. After accidentally spray painting the photographer's car during a photo shoot, he yells at her and she returns to her boyfriend. | [33] [39] |
"Like a Virgin" | 1984 | Mary Lambert | In the video, Madonna roams around the streets of Venice and through marble-pillared rooms wearing a white wedding dress; this clip is interspersed by images of a lion and a man wearing a lion mask. There is an alternate edit of the video with slight changes. | [33] [40] |
"Material Girl" | 1985 | Mary Lambert | Pictured as a video-within-a-video, Madonna sings the song dressed up in a pink sleeveless gown, flanked by boys in black coats. The video imitated Marilyn Monroe's version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . | [33] [41] |
"Crazy for You" | 1985 | Harold Becker | The music video consists of scenes from the film Vision Quest . | [33] [42] |
"Angel" | 1985 | Warner Bros. Records (compilator) | The music video consists of scenes music videos of "Burning Up", "Borderline", "Lucky Star", "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl". | [43] |
"Gambler" | 1985 | Harold Becker | The music video consists of scenes from the film Vision Quest . | [33] [42] |
"Into the Groove" | 1985 | Susan Seidelman | The music video consists of scenes from the film Desperately Seeking Susan . There is an "Extended Version" of the video. | [33] |
"Live to Tell" | 1986 | James Foley | The video portrays Madonna with a new pale and subtle look, her shoulder-length hair is wavy and golden blond. [44] Footage from the film At Close Range is interspersed, with Madonna appearing to speak for the character. | [45] [46] |
"Papa Don't Preach" | 1986 | James Foley | In this video, Madonna adopts the gamine look portrayed by Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn during the 1950s. [47] She portrays a tomboy who wants to tell her father about her pregnancy. Interspersed with scenes of a sexier Madonna with a toned body, wearing a black bustier. | [45] [48] |
"True Blue" | 1986 | James Foley | The American version from MTV's "Make My Video Contest" was directed by Ángel Gracia and Cliff Guest, where Madonna does not appear. The international release directed by Foley portrays Madonna and her friends in an all-blue colored diner. | [45] [49] |
"Open Your Heart" | 1986 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | The video pays homage to actresses Liza Minnelli and Marlene Dietrich. Madonna plays an exotic dancer in a peep-show club who befriends a little boy and escapes from there. There is an edit of the video with an alternate ending. | [50] [51] |
"La Isla Bonita" | 1987 | Mary Lambert | Madonna plays a woman living in a Spanish barrio . She portrays two characters: a boyishly-dressed Catholic woman and a colorful Flamenco dancer. The video portrays Madonna's fascination with Hispanic culture and the inclusion of religious symbolism. | [52] |
"Who's That Girl" | 1987 | Peter Rosenthal | The video portrays Madonna dressed in Spanish style as a young lady in search of a treasure. It includes scenes from the film Who's That Girl . | [53] |
"Like a Prayer" | 1989 | Mary Lambert | The video portrays Madonna to be a witness of an interracial murder and goes to pray in a church. Various scenes like Madonna kissing a black saint, receiving stigmata, scantily dressed and dancing in front of burning crosses are shown. In the end, she helps to free the man who is falsely accused of murder. | [54] [14] |
"Express Yourself" | 1989 | David Fincher | Inspired by the film Metropolis , the video portrays Madonna as the leader of a company, and later as a glamorous lady and chained masochist. Muscular men act as her workers. In the end, Madonna picks one of them to be her date. The music video for "Express Yourself" was the most expensive video at the time of its release with production cost of $5 million. There are 2 versions of the video, the original uses the Shep Pettibone House Remix, while a later version released on DVD uses another Shep Pettibone remix similar to the album version. | [55] |
"Cherish" | 1989 | Herb Ritts | A black-and-white video showing Madonna playing on the beach with mermen and merchild. In the end she falls in love with one of the mermen. | [56] |
"Oh Father" | 1989 | David Fincher | A black-and-white video portraying the death scene of a young mother and the tempestuous relationship that ensues between the husband and the daughter. Years later Madonna, as the grown-up daughter, reconciles with the father at the woman's grave. There are censored and uncensored versions. | [57] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Vogue" | 1990 | David Fincher | A black-and-white video recreating the glamorous look of old Hollywood with men in suits and Madonna dressed in gowns. It also displays the dance form called vogue. | [16] [58] |
"Justify My Love" | 1990 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | A black-and-white video portraying Madonna coming to a hotel room to satisfy her sexual fantasy. Scenes of sadomasochism, voyeurism and bisexuality are also portrayed. Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [59] |
"This Used to Be My Playground" | 1992 | Alek Keshishian | The video is a walk-through of Madonna singing about the old days, as the viewer flips through a photo album featuring moving images of a singing Madonna as well as images from the film A League of Their Own . | [60] |
"Erotica" | 1992 | Fabien Baron | Madonna is portrayed as a masked dominatrix with a golden tooth and a whip. Montages of sexual imagery are shown that are shot during the photography of Madonna's Sex book. It is a montage of sexually charged images, designed to shock the audience. Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [17] |
"Deeper and Deeper" | 1992 | Bobby Woods | Madonna portrays Warhol protégé Edie Sedgwick. She goes to a disco and looks for something which ends with a man releasing the balloons she is carrying. Interspersed with scenes of Madonna being photographed and she and her friends watching a man dancing in underwear. Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [61] |
"Bad Girl" | 1993 | David Fincher | The video opens and closes with shots of a murdered Madonna, who, having lived a life of promiscuous sex, presumably joins her dead lover and guardian angel, portrayed by actor Christopher Walken. Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [62] |
"Fever" | 1993 | Stéphane Sednaoui | The video portrays Madonna as a Balinese idol with red hair and another shot of her being silver painted. Interspersed with scenes of a man in thongs, his body painted gold. The audio used in the video is the "Edit One" remix instead of the original album version. | [63] |
"Rain" | 1993 | Mark Romanek | The video portrays Madonna with short cropped, black hair, recording the song in a studio. Interspersed with scenes of Madonna kissing a man behind a glass on which water falls. | [64] [65] |
"I'll Remember" | 1994 | Alek Keshishian | Madonna singing the song in a recording studio, while being directed by an androgynous version of herself. The video is interspersed with clips from the film With Honors . | [66] |
"Secret" | 1994 | Melodie McDaniel | A black-and-white video featuring Madonna as a blues singer singing in a club. Scenes of rebirth, transvestites and damnation are interspersed with Madonna walking down a street to her home. | [20] |
"Take a Bow" | 1994 | Michael Haussman | Madonna portrays the mistress of a Spanish bullfighter. Their affair ends after Madonna is being abused by the fighter. Religious imagery forms the backbone of the video. | [67] |
"Bedtime Story" | 1995 | Mark Romanek | A surreal dream sequence arising from some sort of controlled experiment on a prostrate Madonna, lying in a blue spaceship-like room. The production cost of the video was $5 million, making it one of the costliest videos. | [68] [69] [70] |
"Human Nature" | 1995 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | Madonna and her dancers in front of a white background, wearing black, PVC catsuits, perform a number of S&M-inspired dance moves. | [68] |
"I Want You" (with Massive Attack) | 1995 | Earle Sebastian | Madonna in an apartment and on a bed, longing for whomever, but not daring to phone him. A very slow black-and-white video. | [68] |
"You'll See" / "Veras" | 1995 | Michael Haussman | A sequel to the "Take a Bow" music video. Madonna leaves the bullfighter but he still chases her around the world. Ultimately she sets herself free from him. A Spanish version of the video released in Latin countries, "Veras" uses much of the same footage, but adds scenes of Madonna recording that version of the song in the studio. | [67] [71] |
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | 1996 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | The "single-shot" sepia-colored video shows Madonna in the middle of an empty suite of an abandoned hotel. | [72] |
"You Must Love Me" | 1996 | Alan Parker | Madonna was pregnant with her daughter Lourdes at the time of shooting the video. Her stomach was hidden behind a piano in the video. Interspersed with clips from the film Evita . | [42] |
"Frozen" | 1998 | Chris Cunningham | An all-blue video shot in the middle of Mojave Desert. Dressed in black clothing from head to foot, her long hair colored black and straight and mehndi on her hands, Madonna portrays a mystical creature and a witchy persona who sometimes turns into a dog, sometimes into a bird and sometimes levitates from the ground. | [73] |
"Ray of Light" | 1998 | Jonas Åkerlund | A high-speed video, showing ordinary people doing their daily routines. In between Madonna, dressed in casual jeans and flowing golden hair, dances to the song, ultimately falling asleep on a dance floor. | [67] [24] |
"Drowned World/Substitute for Love" | 1998 | Walter Stern | Portrays Madonna running away from the paparazzi in a car. After reaching home, she takes her daughter in her arms. | [62] |
"The Power of Good-Bye" | 1998 | Matthew Rolston | Madonna and her lover play chess, and Madonna wins. After her lover reprimands her, Madonna goes out to the beach and starts walking along the shore, where she possibly commits suicide. There is an alternate version of the video. | [74] |
"Nothing Really Matters" | 1999 | Johan Renck | Japanese-themed video, featuring Madonna as a geisha wearing a red kimono and white clad Swedes of Asian heritage performing butoh dance moves. | [75] |
"Beautiful Stranger" | 1999 | Brett Ratner | Shot for the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me , the video features Madonna dancing in a club and actor Mike Myers as Austin Powers trying to seduce her; his plan ultimately backfiring. | [76] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"American Pie" | 2000 | Philipp Stölzl | Madonna sings the song in front of a giant flag of the United States. Interspersed with scenes which are characteristic of the American life. Actor Rupert Everett makes an appearance. There is a version of the video with scenes from The Next Best Thing and a version without film footage. | [77] [78] |
"Music" | 2000 | Jonas Åkerlund | Madonna and her friends board a limousine which takes them to a strip-club and disco. The strippers are brought over in the limousine by Madonna and her friends. An animated section is present where Madonna fights with some goons. A short and long version of the video was released. | [79] |
"Don't Tell Me" | 2000 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | The video shows Madonna walking on a conveyor belt in front of a video screen where cowboys are shown dancing. They join Madonna in front of the screen near the end of the video. | [80] |
"What It Feels Like for a Girl" | 2001 | Guy Ritchie | Madonna picks up an old woman from an old-age home and speeds down the streets with her in a car. While driving she commits a number of crimes, including theft, destruction of property and murder. The audio used in the video is the Above & Beyond remix instead of the original album version. | [26] |
"Die Another Day" | 2002 | Traktor | Features a heavily beaten-up Madonna being brought to be executed in a gas chamber. Interspersed with scenes of a white-dressed and black-dressed Madonna sword fighting. In the end Madonna escapes from the execution. The former's video was the second most expensive video, production cost being around $6 million. | [81] [27] |
"American Life" | 2003 | Jonas Åkerlund | Original video showed Madonna among military-garbed models at a fashion show. Interspersed with shots of the catwalk was footage of explosions and planes dropping bombs. The regular version of the video ends with Madonna throwing what appears to be a grenade into the lap of a George W. Bush lookalike, but in the "Director's Cut" the grenade is just thrown onto the catwalk. However, due to its controversy, Madonna cancelled the premiere and made the edited version of the video that features her singing in front of the world's flags. | [82] [28] |
"Hollywood" | 2003 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | Madonna portrays some of Hollywood's former actresses and the upheaval of a glamorous life. | [83] |
"Me Against the Music" (Britney Spears featuring Madonna) | 2003 | Paul Hunter | Britney Spears and Madonna are shown in a club, playing opposite characters with Britney in the dark and Madonna in the white. A cat-and-mouse like chase ensues; Spears catches up to Madonna in the end. Two remix versions of the video were used for promotional purposes only. | [84] |
"Love Profusion" | 2004 | Luc Besson | Madonna walks on the sky and on the water with fairies, fishes, flowers and clouds surrounding her. | [85] |
"Hung Up" | 2005 | Johan Renck | The video portrays Madonna clad in a pink leotard dancing alone in a ballet studio and concludes at a gaming parlour where she dances with her backup troupe. Interspersed are scenes of people displaying their dancing skills in a variety of settings. | [29] |
"Sorry" | 2006 | Jamie King | A continuation from the "Hung Up" music video. Madonna and her troupe go around the town in a white van and dance in a skating arena. There is a "Director's Cut" version of the video. | [86] |
"Get Together" | 2006 | Eugene Riecansky | The video shows Madonna singing the song among graphical visuals portraying volcanoes erupting and a cityscape. Another animated "European Version" of the video was also released. | [87] |
"Jump" | 2006 | Jonas Åkerlund & Brett Capseed | The video features Madonna in a blond bob wig and singing the song in front of several neon signs. The video also features dancers performing the physical discipline parkour. | [88] |
"Hey You" | 2007 | Madonna & Johan Söderberg | Devastating images of people being displaced by climate change to inspire action. First shown on the backdrop screen of Madonna's Live Earth performance, then released on her YouTube channel. | [89] |
"4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) | 2008 | Jonas & François | Madonna and Timberlake sing and run away from a giant black screen that devours everything in its path. At the end of the video, Madonna and Timberlake are consumed by the screen. | [90] |
"Give It 2 Me" | 2008 | Tom Munro Nathan Rissman | Madonna in retro-makeup look dancing in a photography studio in various garments. Cameo appearance by Pharrell Williams. | [91] |
"Miles Away" | 2009 | Nathan Rissman | Live performance from Sticky & Sweet Tour in Buenos Aires, mostly footage of the fans and stadium before and during the show. Originally unreleased, but finally included on the DVD release Celebration: The Video Collection . | [92] |
"Celebration" | 2009 | Jonas Åkerlund | A simple dance video featuring Madonna and her dancers doing the popping and locking style of dancing against black-and-white backgrounds. The audio used in the video is the Benny Benassi remix instead of the original album version. The alternate "Fan Version" of the video has a cameo by Madonna's daughter, Lourdes Leon. | [30] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Give Me All Your Luvin'" (featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.) | 2012 | Megaforce | The video shows Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. (who are featured in the song), in cheerleader outfits cheering on Madonna, who wears a black outfit for most of the video. It then leads into a scene where Madonna, Minaj, and M.I.A. are all dressed as Marilyn Monroe. | [93] |
"Girl Gone Wild" | 2012 | Mert and Marcus | The black-and-white video opens with Madonna with a retro-glam look, followed by scenes of her against a stark white background, erotic scenes with shirtless / nude male models (Sean O'Pry, Simon Nessman, Jon Kortajarena), and a dance sequence with heeled male dancers (Kazaky). Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [94] [95] |
"Turn Up the Radio" | 2012 | Tom Munro | After a successful escape from the paparazzi, Madonna rides through Florence, Italy, picking up the best looking men on the roadside. Censored and uncensored versions of the video exist. | [96] |
"Living for Love" | 2015 | J.A.C.K. | Madonna dressed as a bullfighter performs a battle inspired choreography where she confronts and tames a number of male minotaurs. | [97] |
"Ghosttown" | 2015 | Jonas Åkerlund | Set in a post-nuclear destroyed city, the video shows Madonna as a survivor searching through the destruction, when she meets another man, played by actor Terrence Howard. | [98] |
"Bitch I'm Madonna" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2015 | Jonas Åkerlund | The "one-shot" colorful video shows Madonna in a party, dancing and interacting with the partygoers. Many celebrities appear in the video, some in the real footage (Rita Ora, Diplo, Chris Rock, Alexander Wang and Madonna's sons Rocco and David), while others (Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé and Kanye West) were added separately. Nicki Minaj appears on a screen at the party while she is rapping. | [99] |
"Medellín" (with Maluma) | 2019 | Diana Kunst and Mau Morgó | Madonna, as her persona Madame X, is a Cha-cha dance instructor who teaches Maluma in a class and is then shown dancing on a table at a Latin-style celebration. The video also features horseback riding, a chase sequence, and Madonna with Maluma in bed drinking Champagne. | [100] |
"Crave" (with Swae Lee) | 2019 | Nuno Xico | After releasing pigeons from the roof of a New York City housing block, Madonna comes to meet Swae Lee. The two reach out to each other's hands which are surged with electricity. | [101] |
"Dark Ballet" | 2019 | Emmanuel Adjei | Mykki Blanco, as Joan of Arc, is imprisoned and burned alive by religious authorities. One scene sees him dancing the "dark ballet" while wearing a cone bra. | [102] |
"God Control" | 2019 | Jonas Åkerlund | On the same day of a fictional school shooting in Arizona, at night Madonna goes to a disco party with her friends at Studio 54. They are having fun dancing until they become dead victims from a mass shooting in which the gunman shoots himself after he commits his crime. The plot is narrated in reverse order. News footage of gun control protests and gun shows are shown intertwined at the end of the video, and a message of demanding immediate gun control is conveyed. | [103] |
"I Rise" | 2019 | Peter Matkiwksy | Madonna partnered with Time Studios to create a music video for the song. Madonna herself does not appear in the video, but it instead shows footage of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors, LGBTQ supporters, women's rights protesters, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman's testimony about sexual abuse, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa's arrest, among other social justice movements. | [104] [105] |
"Batuka" | 2019 | Emmanuel Adjei | Madonna and The Batukadeiras Orchestra sing and dance together next to the sea. The video references the slave ships which are believed to have brought the first slaves to Cape Verde in the 16th century. The distant ghost slave ships disappear as the women pray them away with the storm. | [106] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna remix) (Dua Lipa featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott) | 2020 | Will Hooper | Numerous people getting obsessed with a maze-like symbol while under the influence of a mysterious glowing planet. Madonna does not appear in the music video. | [107] |
"Frozen" (Fireboy DML Remix) | 2022 | Ricardo Gomes | Madonna and Fireboy DML dance and sing in front of backdrop screen videos, representing respectively ice and fire. "Frozen" was remixed by Sickick. | [108] |
"Frozen" (featuring 070 Shake) | 2022 | Ryan Drake Ricardo Gomes | Madonna and 070 Shake dance and sing in a factory. "Frozen" was remixed by Sickick. | [109] |
"Hung Up on Tokischa" (featuring Tokischa) | 2022 | Sasha Kasiuha | Madonna and Tokischa dance and sing front an altar, at a house party and outside in the city. Madonna wears a flowing pink tracksuit with ginger hair as a nod to the original video. | [110] |
"Popular" (with the Weeknd and Playboi Carti) | 2024 | Cliqua | The video's shots mix between The Weeknd dancing and drinking in Hatfield House, Madonna dancing and rolling around on a sofa in a high-rise apartment. Playboi Carti sits and dances around an expensive car. The video premiered exclusively on the streaming gaming platform Fortnite. | [111] [112] |
Title | Artist | Year | Director(s) | Description | Ref. |
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"Dear Jessie" | Madonna | 1989 | Derek Hayes | An animated video featuring Madonna as an animated fairy. Madonna does not appear in the video. The video was released in limited territories only outside the United States. | [43] |
"God Is a Woman" | Ariana Grande | 2018 | Dave Meyers | In between several religious imagery, Madonna appears voice-only as God and delivers a modified Ezekiel 25:17 quote from the 1994 film Pulp Fiction , with Ariana Grande miming the words and throwing a hammer to break the ceiling of a grand hall. | [113] |
"Gang Signs" | Snoop Dogg | 2021 | 4rAx | Madonna briefly appears, smoking and blowing the smoke of her cigarette into the camera, whilst dancing in her room. | [114] |
"Nothing Lasts Forever" | Sevdaliza & Grimes | 2023 | Willem Kantine | Accompanied by A$AP Ferg, Julia Fox and the track artists, Madonna's face is cropped onto a muscular woman's body. In a warehouse, Madonna's character flexes her muscles and goes on the computer. | [115] |
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Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Who's That Girl: Live in Japan [128] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ciao Italia: Live from Italy |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 |
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Blond Ambition: Japan Tour 90 [129] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Blond Ambition World Tour Live [130] |
| 2 [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
The Girlie Show: Live Down Under |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | |
Drowned World Tour 2001 |
| 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
The Confessions Tour |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Sticky & Sweet Tour |
| 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
MDNA World Tour |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Rebel Heart Tour |
| 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Madonna: Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) |
| 6 [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
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Madonna |
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The Immaculate Collection |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
The Video Collection 93:99 |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | |
Celebration: The Video Collection |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
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SPA [145] | SWI [146] | UK [125] | |||
The Ultimate Collection |
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The Madonna Collection [148] |
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It's That Girl [150] |
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She's Breathless [151] |
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Rays of Light [152] |
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GHV2 [153] |
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"Justify My Love" |
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"Ray of Light" |
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"Music" |
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"What It Feels Like for a Girl" |
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Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called her one of the most "well-documented figures of the modern age" in 2008. Various scholarly reviews, literature, and art works have been created about her along with an academic mini subdiscipline devoted to her called Madonna studies.
"Justify My Love" is a song released as a single by American singer Madonna. It does not appear on any of her studio albums, but is included on her first greatest hits album, The Immaculate Collection (1990). The song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, with additional lyrics by Madonna; Kravitz also handled the production alongside André Betts. It was released as the lead single from The Immaculate Collection on November 6, 1990, by Sire and Warner Bros. Records. Initially, Chavez was not credited on the song; this led to a lawsuit against Kravitz which resulted in an out-of-court settlement. Influenced by hip hop, dance, trip hop, and experimental pop, it features spoken word vocals by Madonna touching on sexual fantasies and implying the position of a woman as the one sexually in control.
"Don't Tell Me" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eighth studio album, Music (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on November 14, 2000, by Maverick Records. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the track with Mirwais Ahmadzaï, with additional writing from her brother-in-law, Joe Henry. Henry originally conceived it as a tango-styled torch song called "Stop"; the demo was later sent to Madonna, who then proceeded to change its musical composition, turning it into a country-dance song. Lyrically, Madonna asks her lover not to control her.
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released in early 1998 by Maverick Records. A major stylistic and aesthetic departure from her previous work, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light is an electronica and techno-pop record which incorporates multiple genres, including ambient, trip hop, psychedelic music and Middle Eastern music. Mystical themes are strongly present in the music and lyrics as a result of Madonna embracing Kabbalah, her study of Hinduism and Buddhism, and her daily practice of Ashtanga yoga.
Music is the eighth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on September 18, 2000, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. Following the success of her previous album Ray of Light (1998), Madonna found herself in a music scene increasingly influenced by a younger generation of singers such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. This led her to seek a distinctive sound that would set her apart in the evolving musical landscape. Her collaborations with Mirwais Ahmadzaï and William Orbit resulted in a more experimental direction for the album. Music incorporates many different genres into its overall dance-pop and electronica vibe, taking influences from funk, house, rock, country and folk. With the album embracing a western motif, Madonna reimagined her image in the role of a cowgirl.
"Frozen" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna from her seventh studio album, Ray of Light (1998). Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released it as the album's lead single on January 23, 1998. "Frozen" was written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, who both produced it in collaboration with William Orbit. The downtempo electronica ballad, which has a layered sound enhanced by synthesizers and strings, lyrically addresses a cold and emotionless man.
"Dress You Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second studio album, Like a Virgin (1984). It was released as the album's final single on July 24, 1985, by Sire Records. Composed by Andrea LaRusso with lyrics by Peggy Stanziale, and produced by Nile Rodgers, who also played guitar on the track, it was the final song to be added to the album. Rodgers had asked the writers to compose something similar to the work of his band Chic but, due to LaRusso and Stanziale being busy with other projects, the composition took time. When the lyrics were submitted, the producer initially rejected them, as he felt there was no time to compose a melody; Madonna, however, liked the lyrics and convinced him to include the song on Like a Virgin. Musically, "Dress You Up" is a dance-pop song whose lyrics are an extended metaphor for fashion and lust, comparing dressing up with passion.
"Music" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna as the title track for her eighth studio album (2000). It was released as the lead single from the album to radio on August 1, 2000, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records and commercially released on August 21. "Music" was inspired by a Sting concert Madonna attended and was written and produced by her with Mirwais Ahmadzaï. It is a electropop, disco, electro-funk and dance-pop song in a static key of G minor. Madonna's vocals are electronically manipulated in the track, with the lyrics having political and social undertones and reiterating the uniting power of music.
"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eighth studio album Music (2000). It was released as the third and final single from the album on April 16, 2001, by Maverick Records. Madonna and Guy Sigsworth wrote and produced the song with David Torn as co-writer, and Mark "Spike" Stent as a co-producer. "What It Feels Like For a Girl" is a mid-tempo electronic and synth-pop song. Lyrically, it conveys society's double standard toward women, addressing hurtful myths about female inferiority. To emphasize the message, the song opens with a spoken word sample by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg from the 1993 British film The Cement Garden. A Spanish version of the track, "Lo Que Siente la Mujer", was translated by Alberto Ferreras and included in the Latin American edition of Music.
"Ray of Light" is a song by American singer Madonna. It is the title track from her seventh studio album, Ray of Light (1998), and was released as the album's second single on April 27, 1998, by Maverick Records. The song was also included on the compilation albums GHV2 (2001), Celebration (2009) and Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (2022). Written by Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Maldoon, Dave Curtiss, Christine Leach, and produced by Madonna and Orbit, "Ray of Light" is based on Curtiss Maldoon's "Sepheryn" and is an electronic dance song with techno, trance, Eurodance, and disco influences. "Ray of Light" consists of a main synth sound oscillating on the primary musical note and an electric guitar riff. Lyrically, the song has a theme of freedom.
"Lucky Star" is a song by American singer Madonna from her self-titled debut studio album (1983). Produced by Reggie Lucas, it was written by Madonna with the intention that her friend Mark Kamins would play it in his sets at Danceteria, where he was the resident DJ. In 1982, Madonna was signed on by Sire Records for the release of two 12" singles; after the success of first single "Everybody", the label approved the recording of an album, and the singer decided to work with Lucas. However, problems between Madonna and the producer arose and he ended up leaving the project; she then called John "Jellybean" Benitez, her boyfriend at the time, to work on the remaining songs.
"Borderline" is a song by American singer Madonna from her debut self-titled studio album (1983), written and produced by Reggie Lucas. In 1982, Madonna was signed on by Sire Records for the release of two 12-inch singles; after the success of first single "Everybody", the label approved the recording of an album, and the singer decided to work with Lucas. "Borderline" is a pop song with post-disco elements whose sounds recall the music of the 1970s, while the lyrics find a woman complaining of her lover's chauvinism.
"Angel" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second studio album Like a Virgin (1984). It was released on April 10, 1985, by Sire Records as the album's third single. Written by Madonna and Steve Bray, it was one of the first songs developed for the project and, according to Madonna, was inspired by a girl who is saved by an angel, and she falls in love with him. "Angel" was released as a 12-inch single with "Into the Groove" in some countries and charted likewise. A music video was not filmed for "Angel", and instead, a promotional clip comprising segments of her previous videos was released in the United Kingdom.
"La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). Patrick Leonard and Bruce Gaitsch created it as an instrumental demo and offered it to singer Michael Jackson, who turned it down. When Leonard met Madonna to start working on True Blue, he played the demo for her. Madonna came up with the title, wrote the lyrics and produced the song with Leonard. It is her first song with Latin influences. Its instrumentation features flamenco guitar, Latin percussion, maracas, and includes four lines sung in Spanish. The lyrics talk about an island named San Pedro, whose location has been debated. Madonna said the song was her tribute to Latin Americans.
"Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1989 fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on March 3, 1989, by Sire Records. Written and produced by both Madonna and Patrick Leonard, the song heralded an artistic and personal approach to songwriting for Madonna, who believed that she needed to cater more to her adult audience. Thematically, the song speaks about a passionate young girl in love with God, who becomes the only male figure in her life.
"Bedtime Story" is a song by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories (1994). In Australia and most European countries, it was released as the third single from the album on February 13, 1995, whereas in the United States, the release date was two months later, on April 11. The song was written by Icelandic singer Björk, and British producers Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries. Madonna was a fan of Björk's Debut album and, through Hooper, got in contact with her and asked her to collaborate on a song. Not being a big fan of Madonna's work, Björk was initially reluctant at the idea, but eventually accepted. She based the lyrics on ideas and concepts she had always wanted to hear Madonna say, and recorded a demo alongside Hooper. Originally titled "Let's Get Unconscious", the demo was re-worked and produced by Madonna and Hooper, who also changed its name to "Bedtime Story".
"Take a Bow" is a song by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories (1994). It was released as the album's second single on December 6, 1994, by Maverick Records. It is a midtempo pop ballad written and produced by Madonna and Babyface. Following the sexually explicit persona portrayed by Madonna on her previous album, Erotica, she wanted to tone down her image for Bedtime Stories. Experimenting with a new musical direction and a more radio-friendly sound, Madonna decided to collaborate with Babyface, whose work with other musicians had impressed her. "Take a Bow" was developed after she listened to the basic beat and chords of a piece of music composed by him.
"Express Yourself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). It was released as the second single from the album on May 9, 1989, by Sire Records. The song was included on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990), Celebration (2009) and Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (2022). "Express Yourself" was the first song that Madonna and co-producer Stephen Bray collaborated on for Like a Prayer. Written and produced by them, the song was a tribute to American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone. The main inspiration behind the song is female empowerment, urging women never to go for second-best and to urge their partners to express their inner feelings.
"Cherish" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, and was released by Sire Records as the album's third single on August 1, 1989. "Cherish" was built around the themes of love and relationships, with William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet being one of the major inspirations. The track also included a line from "Cherish" by the 1960s band the Association. Musically constructed as a doo-wop-style pop song, it is regarded as a light-hearted track by critics and includes instruments such as a drum machine, percussions, keyboards and a saxophone. Lyrically, it speaks of Madonna's devotion to her lover, and her promise to be always by his side. "Cherish" was included on Madonna's greatest hits compilations The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009).
"Gambler" is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack album to the 1985 film Vision Quest. The song was written solely by Madonna, while the production was handled by John "Jellybean" Benitez at her request. It was released as the second single from the film's soundtrack album on October 4, 1985, by Geffen Records. "Gambler" was never released as a single in the United States, at the request of Madonna's own Sire Records. The music video of the song is an excerpt from the film.
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