madonna song song american singer madonna fourth studio album like prayer written produced madonna released album single august built themes love relationship william_shakespeare romeo juliet major inspirations track included line 1960s band association musically constructed style pop song regarded light hearted track critics includes instruments drum machine keyboards saxophone lyrically speaks madonna devotion lover promise included madonna greatest hits compilations collection disc edition celebration release song received positive feedback reviewers surprised change content lighter image madonna music unlike previous singles like prayer incorporated themes religion sexuality compared lyrics song words spoken juliet william_shakespeare play romeo juliet commercial success reaching charts australia belgium canada ireland italy united_kingdom combined european chart billboard hot madonna 16th consecutive single setting record history billboard hot chart black white music video song directed photographer paradise cove beach california video madonna plays actors dressed swam sea academics noted symbols homosexual community oppression faced madonna performed blond ambition world tour performance included dancers dressed symbolism seen men objects desire background written produced madonna released single like prayer song built themes love relationships william_shakespeare romeo juliet major inspirations madonna reading romeo juliet breaks rehearsals speed broadway starring day like prayer recording sessions presented lyrics explained written song sunny afternoon beach later confessed actually written room introduced line similar titled song 1960s band association word use madonna decided include like prayer single release previously unreleased track called supernatural composed recording sessions studio album interview rolling_stone madonna confessed able predict songs successful personal opinion example cited songs written noted commercial success song included compilation album disc edition compilation celebration composition style pop shuffle song opened second like prayer begins sound synths keyboard madonna repeatedly singing words followed sound drum machine percussion guitars accompany voice bridge madonna sings line aim keyboard sound pronounced drum changes rhythm madonna moves chorus joy having accompanied background vocals bass guitar second verse continues way madonna singing line romeo juliet felt way bet don point view second chorus ends saxophone starts playing madonna asks listener away won let followed association inspired line background vocals continue repeating words horn playing minor drums percussion start chorus sung twice fading according sheet music published inc composed time signature common time moderately fast tempo beats minute set key major madonna singing song follows sequence beginning chord progression changes verses shifts chorus lyrics makes simple love song madonna talks devotion having lover leave according backbone constructed incorporating titles previous romantic pop hits songs destiny paul let verse verses use words song titles burning love elvis_presley hearts instances include association song reference shakespeare romeo juliet author shakespeare lines romeo juliet let makes speaker alternate sal_cinquemani slant_magazine felt song pop music 60s grand pop scheme comparison glorious counterparts making like prayer pop albums time critical reception newsday believed song exemplified kind random pop author program director radio station compared song madonna delivery lyrics dialogues spoken shakespeare juliet found similarity sweet kill thee play lyrics authors madonna companion felt opening song like prayer reaffirmed sweet happy missing album child pop says church madonna restored music healing power case mixture classic sweet soul pop author madonna like icon felt song typical madonna previous musical endeavors suitable studio album songs mainly dealt romance relationships music critic reviewing like prayer album rolling_stone complimented song creating effective balance contrasting nature trauma father song found retro rock references song authors madonna felt song works pure madonna come formula time time guess moved added author noted refreshing nature song particularly noticeable follows madonna catalog especially embedded anthem like nature previous release express lament succeeding release father scholar wrote book women punk song lyrics said took madonna old grounds lively bass line melodies hit albums past surprised madonna contribution song confessed found difficult believe wrote continued wanted madonna mature direction compose songs musically similar writing washington_post explained songs like prayer dealt matters opening heart madonna dealt matters close heart view shared chicago_tribune categorized song sung happy lucky lovers appreciated light hearted theme song complimented madonna sticking personal subject matters album buffalo news opined song madonna forgettable releases hopeful opinion shared chicago_sun-times added expected madonna point time disappointed madonna went happy lucky kind songs match self image philadelphia_inquirer reviewing madonna drowned world tour compared songs adding gay sing like chart performance united_states debuted number billboard hot singles chart week moved number chart week greatest song weeks entered billboard hot music industry song madonna eighth number song hot song started facing competition fellow singer janet_jackson single miss moved week popular media pitted women tried create rivalry song eventually peaked number october week miss topped hot madonna sixteenth consecutive single record hot chart history present hot total weeks unlike previous madonna singles dance hit appearance chart able hot adult contemporary chart live tell helped madonna win adult contemporary artist trophy billboard music awards year end charts billboard ranked number hot number adult contemporary chart canada debuted number august ninth week chart song reached number staying weeks song present chart weeks ninth best selling canadian single september released united_kingdom entered singles chart number week song moved peak position number madonna 21st single united_kingdom according official_charts_company song sold copies entered australian_singles_chart number september reached peak number staying chart weeks netherlands debuted number dutch chart reached peak number week music video accompanied black white music video directed filmed july california world premiere took place mtv august madonna preferred photographers time asked direct video reportedly tried talk saying photographer don know film madonna replied simply weeks learn video wanted portray natural habitat madonna idea wanted portrayed male performers signed madonna boyfriend later water polo players nearby tails created california video size tails cast solid highly flexible rubber weighing necessary water lighter tails floated causing swimmers head sea tails polo players needed carried water inside tremendous swimming power agility partly plastic spring like cast tail reasons video shot black white water cold causing madonna pale look relationship music images video saying complement author felt turn encouraged viewer watch video repeatedly talked balancing height depth occurring video visual depictions lighting video influenced photography known male nude bubble showed nude male models inside giant water tank white cloth qualities photos including floating nature models swimming posing author found madonna video exist self contained world kind socially fact possess led believe associated works images tails drew different meanings including sexual ones christian symbolism contemporary art images rare prominent called partly known came believed video played crucial role address camera directly shown disappearing view believed central theme homosexual community actually portrayed oppression desire watch seen live performance covers madonna performed live tour blond ambition world tour onstage performance mirrored sequence music video appearance madonna dancers dressed author noted book outfit worn singer sequence simplest costume consisted black mini dress trimmed stuffed west african called madonna dancers playing chorus dancers lifted prosthetic fish tails joined felt performance men relegated objects like dancers view shared author madonna said madonna girls mode feeling charge playing different performances taped released video taped japan april taped nice france august late brazilian singer included acoustic cover song album celebration concert version appreciated allmusic compilation album virgin voices tribute madonna vol contains cover group alternative rock cover song prayers included madonna tribute compilation wilderness track listing formats credits personnel madonna songwriter producer songwriter producer arranger mixing cover art photographer artwork design credits personnel adapted like prayer album liner notes charts certifications
Cherish (Madonna song)