don preach don preach song american singer madonna studio album song written additional lyrics madonna produced madonna song appears remixed compilation album original form compilation album celebration song musical style combines pop classical lyrics deal teenage pregnancy abortion based teen gossip heard outside studio large window doubles mirror los_angeles regularly stopped fix hair chat released album second single song commercial success madonna fourth number single billboard hot performed internationally reaching position united_kingdom australia received music critics frequently cited highlight album music video directed shows madonna second image featuring toned muscular body platinum blonde hair portrayed storyline madonna trying tell father pregnancy images shots madonna dancing singing small studio spending romantic evening boyfriend shortly release song caused heated discussions lyrical content women organizations family planning field criticized madonna encouraging teenage pregnancy groups opposed abortion saw song having positive pro life message madonna performed don preach world tours recently tour song caused conflict vatican dedicated pope urged italian fans boycott concerts girl world tour british singer recorded hard rock cover song included bonus track debut album shut writing inspiration autumn madonna started writing recording songs studio album brought hired new songwriter collaborator help write album tracks album track don preach written described love song maybe framed little bit differently song based teen gossip heard outside studio large window doubles mirror los_angeles regularly stopped fix hair chat song sent madonna executive discovered like virgin madonna contributed minor lyrical revisions making don preach song album strong hand writing interview asked interviewer theme song meaningful replied saying song fit right personal standing male authorities pope catholic_church father conservative ways don preach opinions thought great knocked abortion composition don preach dance pop song instrumentation acoustic electric rhythm guitars keyboards string arrangements set common time moves moderate tempo beats minute song written key minor combination key tempo produces pop classical rhythms instrumentation introduction song begins distinctly style fast tempo classical style chord progression lyrics follow opening chords melody emphasize leading notes resembling baroque work followed sound dance music produced powerful beat instruments madonna vocal range spans different sound previous work mature centered lower range lyrics madonna interest roman catholic upbringing song theme girl admits father pregnant refuses abortion baby adoption despite friends telling constructed verse chorus form bridge final chorus beginning addresses father directly asking talk adult know baby transition chorus employs dramatic voice higher range ending nearly cries sings word leading chorus madonna switches pleading voice singing song main hook high tone bridge song features spanish inspired rhythm earliest examples influence hispanic music madonna musical style critical response don preach lauded pop music critics rolling_stone_magazine review album true blue said problem album lack outstanding songs adding magnificent don preach high profile hook match like virgin dress material girl review allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine said music hook critics mass audience don preach robert_christgau review village_voice felt madonna doesn speak ordinary stiff adding content don preach isn wouldn song bad definition ambiguity cop open door bad sal_cinquemani slant_magazine said songs like don preach madonna transition pop artist joining ranks 80s icons like michael_jackson prince entertainment_weekly review compilation album commented theory urban singing voice pregnant teen sounds ridiculous added help collaborators like turns perfectly conceived pop record magazine placed song number list greatest songs born song nominated 29th grammy awards lost broadway album chart performance don preach released united_states june debuted billboard hot number weeks release reached chart making madonna fourth number single maintained position weeks spent weeks chart reached peak hot_dance_club_songs chart peak number adult contemporary chart october single certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipment million copies single placed position billboard year end chart canada song debuted number rpm singles chart july reached weeks august stayed chart weeks placed position rpm year end chart united_kingdom don preach released june song debuted number singles chart climbing number weeks later spent consecutive weeks stayed weeks chart certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi august shipment copies single according official_charts_company song sold copies europe don preach successful topping hot weeks reached position singles charts belgium ireland italy norway peaked inside austria france germany netherlands spain switzerland music video music video madonna sported complete image changed heavy jewelry adopted look notably applied describe style appearance 1950s video madonna played dressed jeans black leather jacket slogan shirt italians better video alternated shots madonna toned muscular body platinum blonde hair figure revealing clothing consisting 1960s style black pants video directed worked madonna music video live tell produced charge photography video shot location days new_york manhattan chosen suggestion grew talked wanting tap working class environment time material girl like virgin stuff glamorous stylized wanted bit grounded drama actor signed play madonna boyfriend father child video madonna spotted small role naive youth film thought natural play mechanic boyfriend garage working said answered phone voice said madonna like video music video starts shots new_york skyline character close ups madonna plays teenager seen walking lane shows thinking father played loves sees boyfriend played actor coming images shots madonna dancing singing small studio madonna moves away friends warn boyfriend boyfriend spend romantic evening barge reflect lives watching elderly couple madonna finds pregnant tells father hours tension father eventually accepts pregnancy final scene embrace father daughter author madonna compared look video combination added hard believe madonna know going cause huge controversy video song video throwing america face image country ravaged abortion debate far resolved hart authors acting feminist performances felt video alternated competing representations madonna charging sides video invitation certain way life process denying stylistic invocation rhetoric self authorization mtv_video_music_awards don preach video won best female video award nominated live performances madonna performed song world tours premiered song girl world tour danced stage wearing white spanish style dress designed black leather jacket similar music video screen background showed portraits pope president ronald_reagan scenes short film nightmare ending words safe sex madonna finished song dedicated song pope marking conflict vatican pope urged italian fans boycott concerts different performances song tour found videos girl live japan filmed tokyo japan june live italy filmed italy september years later blond ambition world tour madonna evoked catholic images don preach performance wore black danced accompanied male dancers platform candles background different performances taped released video taped japan april taped nice france august madonna performed song wearing scottish shirt said better shows better irish better shirts shows united_kingdom ireland reminiscent song music video madonna performed shorter abbreviated version don preach wearing black tight outfit madonna sang song crawling ground end performance dancers wearing military clothing animal masks surrounded tied took main stage giving way performance hung cover versions don preach covered numerous artists weird included song album british singer recorded members guitar drums hard rock cover song produced brother included bonus track debut album shut soundtrack mtv reality television program song released united_kingdom september peaking number rest europe song peaked inside ireland finland sweden australia song debuted number received platinum certification australian_recording_industry_association aria version panned music critics thought cover makes precisely zero sense criticizing collaboration describing presence makes mess barely distinguishable french group mad house cover song included album absolutely mad covers song tribute albums include music madonna released jazz version jazz released song sampled beginning mario single slowed version sample song single fallen released quiet acoustic cover better real thing covers album television glee released acoustic cover version performed character pregnant teenager legacy song popularity increased united_states criticism support received groups concerned pregnancy abortion july shortly release video don preach madonna commented controversy surrounding song music critic new_york_times don preach message song going wrong way immediately going advising young girl pregnant heard song thought silly thought wait minute song girl making decision life close relationship father wants maintain celebration life says love father love man child growing inside course knows end starts positive people criticized song message included national syndicated columnist called video commercial teenage pregnancy feminist lawyer angrily called madonna public statement record supporting opposite point view executive director criticized song fearing undermine efforts promote birth control encourage teenage pregnancy recalling agency filled girls wearing clothes imitation madonna style said song message getting pregnant cool having baby right thing good thing don listen parents school anybody tells don preach reality madonna suggesting teenagers path permanent poverty contrast groups opposed abortion saw don preach positive pro life song president california chapter said abortion readily available street corner young women madonna telling hey alternative founder year earlier denounced madonna sexual lyrical content single dress led campaign explicit content music commended madonna speaking subject important social issue speaking song gore said song speaks subject sense urgency sensitivity lyrics madonna rendition speaks fact got support communication families problem song writer commented debate wanted girl song sympathetic character father want accessible children problems madonna avoided controversy comment song use pro life statement publicist said madonna singing song taking stand adding philosophy people think want think having appeared video titular recorded wants best later year answer song written father point view track listing formats credits personnel music lyrics madonna additional lyrics producer lead vocals producer synth bass percussion drums keyboards producer ain big deal rhythm guitar electric guitar acoustic guitar electric guitar additional keyboards percussion string arrangement background vocals background vocals credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications
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