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Song information

"Bedtime Story" was a collaboration of sorts between Madonna and Icelandic popstar Björk. A fan of Björk's solo work, Madonna harbored intentions of working with her, although Björk declined the opportunity of co-operation, instinctively feeling it would be wrong. The Bedtime Stories album co-producer, Nellee Hooper (also responsible for co-production of Björk's early solo work) asked Björk to contribute to the album sessions, leading to her contribution of the demo "Let's Get Unconscious" especially written for Madonna, which would ultimately become the album's title track. Both Hooper and De Vries changed the composition significantly enough to gain co-writing credits. The lyrics to "Bedtime Story" are Björk's own criticism of Madonna's aesthetic.^[1] This article is about the musician. ... Nellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best-known for his work with Björk, No Doubt, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Garbage, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. ...

For a Madonna dance record, the song is somewhat unconventional. A minimal trance backing is used and the lyrics deal with a journey into the subconscious. The song was a top five success in markets such as the UK and Australia, as well as being a dance club hit, but in the US the song peaked at number forty-two becoming the first Madonna single since 1983's "Burning Up" to not reach the top-forty. Some Madonna fans, in retrospect, have cited the structure of "Bedtime Story" as a precursor to the progressive, electronica-based sound that would follow three years later with Madonna's next studio album, Ray of Light. Trance is a style of electronic music that developed in the 1990s. ... Christ Brown track listing Burning Up the second single by pop singer Madonna, released on March 9, 1983 by Sire Records. ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ...

Issued as the third single from the Bedtime Stories album, the song received full remix treatment. Alongside the single edit of the song, a number of dance remixes were commissioned, including two by Junior Vasquez (rumoured to be Madonna's favourite dance music producer of the time, but in 1996 they had a public falling out) and Orbital. Jason Nevins has also remixed the song, confirmed from his website, but was never commercially released, and was only on a white label record containing various other remixes of his. Famous DJ Richard Morel did a remix for the song (Morel's Pink Noise Bootleg Mix) and leaked it on his website. The video, directed by Mark Romanek, premiered as an MTV special entitled "Madonna's Bedtime Story Pajama Party", in which Madonna read a bedtime story inside NYC's Webster Hall to a select audience of invitees (all dressed in bedtime and clubkid wares). The video was, at the time, the most expensive video ever made, costing $5 million [1] . As recently as 2005, the video has been screened in contemporary art galleries (including the Museum of Modern Art, where it is stored in the permanent collection along with another video directed by Romanek for the Nine Inch Nails song Closer), and is now often considered to be one of the strongest examples of the music video medium. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Junior Vasquez is a famous New York club DJ and remixer/producer. ... Orbital was an English techno duo from 1989 until 2004, consisting of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll. ... Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American music video director who has also moved into directing theatrical films. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the museum in New York City. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Look up closer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The single was performed live at the 1995 BRIT Awards in London, with a Lady Godiva inspired look to match. It was Madonna's first performance at the "Brits". It coincided with the newly remixed single release in the UK, always a strong market for dance music, hitting number-four. Though the song was not included in her Drowned World Tour, Madonna re-embraced the song (in fact, a reworking of the Orbital remix) in time for her Re-Invention Tour, using it as an interlude, with a new video directed by Dago Gonzalez. In this video Madonna appears with long, straight blonde hair, with white stallions running through deserts intertwined with footage of the singer. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... For other uses of Godiva, see Godiva (disambiguation). ... The Drowned World Tour 2001 was Madonnas first world tour in eight years, following her 1993 The Girlie Show Tour. ... Orbital was an English techno duo from 1989 until 2004, consisting of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll. ... Madonna, Re-invention World Tour 2004 Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), simply known by the stage name Madonna, is a pop singer considered by many to be the queen of popular music. ...

Though Björk wrote the song for Madonna, she would go on to use some of the lyrics for her B-side "Sweet Intuition", which was eventually released, later in 1995. This article is about the musician. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Army of Me was released in 1995 and was the first single to be taken from the album Post. ...

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Music videos

Madonna in "Bedtime Story" video.

The video, like the song, is one of Madonna's most experimental. It visualizes the concept of the song, showing images that seem like a dream or some other state of unconsciousness. Madonna - wearing a variety of blonde wigs - floats through the air, gives birth to doves and lays down on a surreal operation table. At the end of the video, her face is shown, with eyes and mouth in switched position, inspired by Frida Kahlo's paintings. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Frida Kahlo[1](July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. ...

Madonna said in an 1999 interview with Aperture magazine interesting insight into the video: "My Bedtime Story video was completely inspired by all the female surrealist painters like Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. There's that one shot where my hands are up in the air and stars are spinning around me. And me flying through the hallway with my hair trailing behind me, the birds flying out of my open robe - all of those images were an homage to female surrealist painters; there's a little bit of Frida Kahlo in there, too." MadonnaOnline.ch interviews Leonora Carrington (born April 6, 1917 in Clayton Green, Lancashire, England - ) is a British-born Mexican novelist and surrealist painter. ... Useless Science or the Alchemist, 1955 Remedios Varo Uranga (December 16, 1908 - October 8, 1963) was a surrealist painter. ... Frida Kahlo[1](July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. ...

Directed by acclaimed director Mark Romanek (who would later directed the infamous "Scream" music video for Michael Jackson), the video is considered to be one of Madonna's most artistic videos. It was shot at Universal Studios in Universal City, California from December 5-10, 1994. Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American music video director who has also moved into directing theatrical films. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... View of Universal City Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California that encompasses the 415 acre (1. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

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• Director: Mark Romanek
• Producer: Cean Chaffin
• Director of Photography: Harris Savides
• Editor: Robert Duffy
• Production Company: Satellite Films

Bedtime Story (Re-Invented)

Madonna in "Bedtime Story (Re-Invented)" video

A new remix version of "Bedtime Story" (Orbital Mix) was used as a video interlude during Madonna's Re-Invention World Tour 2004. The video was shot in April 2004 at Culver Studios in Culver City, California and contains various images of Madonna using a white costume (very similar to the costume she used in "Sorry" video) in front of a mirror and lying down on a big scanner with a beautiful white horse running on a white desert. This video has never been commercially released. Re-Invention Tour was a seven-country concert tour by Madonna starting in May 2004 which featured music from the beginning of her career to her 2003 album American Life. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... The Culver Studios is a historic Colonial-styled movie studio located at 9336 W. Washington Blvd. ... Motto: The Heart of Screenland Location of Culver City in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1917-09-07 [2] Government  - City Manager Jerry Fulwood [1] Area  - City  5. ...

• Director: Dago Gonzalez
• Producer: Audrey Verduin
• Director of Photography: PJ Lopez
• Editor: Dago Gonzalez
• Production Company: Veneno, Inc.

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Track listings and formats

• European Cassette Single / European CD Single

1. "Bedtime Story" (Album Edit) 4:08
2. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Single Mix) 4:53

• European CD Single

1. "Bedtime Story" (Album Edit) 4:08
2. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Wet Dream Mix) 8:35
3. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Dreamy Drum Dub) 9:34
4. "Bedtime Story" (Orbital Mix) 7:43
5. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) 9:18

• UK CD Single (Limited Edition)

1. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Single Mix) 4:53
2. "Secret" (Allstar Mix) 5:11
3. "Secret" (Some Bizarre Mix) 9:48
4. "Secret" (Some Bizarre Single Mix) 4:17

• UK 12" Single (Limited Edition) / European 12" Single

"Side 1"

1. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) 9:18
2. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Sound Factory Dub) 8:19

"Side 2"

1. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Wet Dream Mix) 8:35
2. "Bedtime Story" (Orbital Mix) 7:44

• US CD Single / US Cassette Single / US 7" Single

1. "Bedtime Story" (Album Edit) 4:08
2. "Survival" (Album Version) 3:33

• US CD Maxi Single

1. "Bedtime Story" (Album Edit) 4:08
2. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Wet Dream Mix) 8:35
3. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Dreamy Drum Dub) 9:34
4. "Survival" (Album Version) 3:33
5. "Bedtime Story" (Orbital Mix) 7:44
6. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) 9:18
7. "Bedtime Story" (Junior's Single Mix) 4:53

• US 12" Promo Only Single

"Side 1"

1. "Bedtime Story" (Lush Vocal Mix) 4:44
2. "Bedtime Story" (Luscious Dub) 7:38

"Side 2"

1. "Bedtime Story" (Percapella Mix) 6:30
2. "Bedtime Story" (Unconscious In The Jungle Mix) 6:29

"Bedtime Story - Chapter II" "Catalogue Number: PRO-A-7600" "Produced by Nellee Hooper and Madonna" "Additional Production and Remix by Mark Picchiotti and Teri Bristol" "Keyboards by Craig Snider" "Engineered and Mixed by Mark and Teri at HUTCH Studio, Chicago"

Chart performance

References

External links

• Madonna - Bedtime Story video on YouTube.