holiday madonna song holiday song american singer madonna eponymous debut studio album madonna released album single september holiday later appeared remixed remix compilation dance greatest hits compilation original form greatest hits album celebration written pure energy track offered madonna producer looking potential hit track include debut album accepting song worked altered composition addition piano solo performed friend holiday features instrumentation guitars electronic synthesized string arrangement lyrics speak universal sentiment taking holiday universally acclaimed critics song madonna mainstream hit single united_states reaching billboard hot single countries including australia belgium germany ireland netherlands united_kingdom madonna performed holiday tours generally included encore different performances song included recorded releases tours cover versions number artists released appeared soundtrack like background madonna recording eponymous debut album producer green lit single everybody club hit material album lucas brought new songs project disco called remix available tracks meantime conflict interest madonna collaborator everybody sold song ain big deal act label rendering unavailable madonna project discovered new song written pop group song titled holiday turned madonna sent demo friend arrangement program song synthesizer magic vocals added madonna spent days tried enhance commercial appeal track april deadline completed madonna met sound manhattan added familiar piano solo end track initially decided released single instead holiday released dance hit original british cover art holiday carry madonna picture want british people find artist instead carried picture train station engine holiday later remixed dub groove versions remix album dance appeared greatest hits compilation remixed shortened form interview madonna said holiday favourite songs united_kingdom holiday released times single january reaching number issued august reaching number kept number groove single released new artwork promote collection limited edition titled contained tracks omitted compilation version reached number song released promote greatest hits collection include shorter remix album instead included original album version madonna photography release previously february cover composition musically holiday set time signature common time medium tempo beats minute song composed key major minutes seven seconds length madonna vocal range spans song follows chord progression line madonna sings holiday changes second line madonna sings celebrate bar sequence progression continues features instrumentation guitars electronic played madonna synthesized string arrangement repetitive progression achieved making use chorus end song change arrangement happens piano break heard lyrically song expresses universal sentiment everybody needs holiday reception critical response author book complete guide commented holiday infectious plague listen damn hook mind jim entertainment weekly commented holiday satisfied musical ear sides atlantic reviewing album entertainment_weekly commented holiday dance beat complimented song expert production biography madonna described holiday simple song fresh appeal good mood sal_cinquemani slant_magazine described song stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic called great songs madonna album reviewing called greatest hits rolling_stone commented simple lyrics song sound clever chart performance holiday released september madonna hit single remained charts thanksgiving christmas madonna song enter billboard hot issue dated october reached peak january chart weeks song debuted chart issue dated november madonna number single chart remaining weeks released double single song entry chart peaked remaining chart weeks canada song debuted number position rpm singles chart january peaked number song entered chart number march peaked number april present chart total weeks united_kingdom holiday released charted reached peak chart release think saw song enter charts number reached new peak chart held number spot madonna groove present weeks release saw song reach peak chart song certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi august according official_charts_company holiday sold copies europe song reached belgium netherlands germany ireland reaching france italy sweden switzerland australia song debuted number new_zealand_singles_chart making madonna debut chart appearance country peaked number seven live performances madonna performed holiday tours virgin tour girl blond ambition drowned world invention sticky sweet tour rebel heart tour madonna performed holiday hit dance madonna added set list virgin tour performed second song tour year performed song live aid benefit concert philadelphia july girl world tour madonna performing holiday song tour madonna performed energetic version song signalling celebratory nature song theme sang final chorus twice dates asked audience fix hair finished performance different performances found live italy tour video filmed italy september girl live japan tour video filmed stadium tokyo japan june madonna said wanted throw old song fun holiday universal favourite addition old songs sing feel totally performing encore madonna appeared stage matching white trousers hair knot costume adopted fair lady dress designed different performances found blond ambition vhs truth dare documentary performance included documentary music video promote performance received nominations mtv_video_music_awards including best choreography video video win categories song performed alternate version second song tour military theme halfway performance madonna song military drill dancers audience performance met strong reaction puerto_rico madonna puerto rican national flag legs performance madonna wore fur coat velvet shirt proclaimed mother painted silver demonstrated girl appearance adopted song performance invention tour song performed ending song tour song given tribal feeling madonna wearing scottish performance performance started madonna dancers dance routine stage madonna going revolving tiers stage sing song fell performance included going tell secret live album documentary stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic commented performance feels like fit retro disco feel confessions song added leg replaced song tribute singer michael_jackson died week prior start second leg tour madonna sang song picture young jackson appeared stage followed jackson wearing jackson style music switched medley songs like jean wanna worked moves including spinning madonna hands jumped images jackson years big screen performance madonna told crowd let greatest artists world known crowd applauded song closing number madonna rebel heart tour covers media appearance british band heaven recorded cover compilation tribute madonna mad house recorded club cover song album absolutely mad girl authority covered song album french singer adult film star covered song live performances dutch rap duo released holiday rap song sampled tune chorus madonna holiday achieved commercial success peaking charts countries like france netherlands switzerland going austria norway sweden bassline song sampled album left songs stay season little journey song redone cast hot sitcom soundtrack includes vocal samples madonna instrumental song hot uses samples original song canadian teen drama generation known naming episode 80s hit song named episode holiday critics noted strong similarity holiday american singer single public affair criticized simpson told mtv think people ready hear madonna need hear wasn sample meant influence today holiday appeared video game performs mash hit holiday live snippet song appeared film wild families went cruise track listings formats credits personnel madonna vocals curtis hudson writer guitars writer producer drum programming bass synthesizer acoustic piano bass percussion background vocals background vocals credits adapted album liner 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Holiday (Madonna song)