“Erotica”
Single by Madonna from the album Erotica
B-side	"Erotica" (Instrumental)
Released	October 11, 1992 (UK) October 13, 1992 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, 7" single, cassette single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Pop, trip hop, dance
Length	5:17
Label	Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Anthony Shimkin (uncredited)
Producer	Madonna, Shep Pettibone
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Madonna singles chronology
"This Used to Be My Playground" (1992) "Erotica" (1992) "Deeper and Deeper" (1992)
Erotica track listing
"Erotica" (1) "Fever" (2)
GHV2 track listing
) "Deeper and Deeper" (7" Edit) (1) "Erotica" (Radio Edit) (2) "Human Nature" (Radio Version) (3 Alternate cover

"Erotica" is the first single from Madonna's fifth studio album Erotica. The single was released in October 1992. Despite being released in a blaze of publicity and hype for the single and other projects at the time, Erotica became one of her first debut singles from an album not to hit number one in the US since her debut album in 1983. Fourteen years after its original release, the song received renewed attention with its inclusion in the set list for the Confessions Tour. Erotica may refer to: Erotica, works of art that deal with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions Erotica (album), the fifth studio album by pop singer Madonna Erotica (song), the first single from Madonnas album Erotica Erotica (The Darling Buds album), the final album of The Darling Buds Category: ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article is about the album. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Insert from the Winter cassette single by Tori Amos The cassette single was a music recording format that debuted in the 80s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition (chords) or melody to songs, or both. ... Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... RIAA redirects here. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Something to Remember track listing Crazy for You (5) This Used To Be My Playground (6) Live to Tell (7) This Used To Be My Playground is a song composed by Madonna and Shep Pettibone and performed by Madonna. ... Erotica track listing Bye Bye Baby (3) Deeper and Deeper (4) Where Life Begins (5) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Deeper and Deeper was the second single released from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... This article is about the album. ... Erotica track listing Erotica (1) Fever (2) Bye Bye Baby (3) Fever, a cover version of the song by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, was the fourth single from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... GHV2 is Madonnas second greatest hits album and the follow-up to 1990s The Immaculate Collection. ... Bedtime Stories track listing Inside of Me (5) Human Nature (6) Forbidden Love (7) GHV2 track listing Erotica (radio edit) (2) Human Nature (radio version) (3) Secret (edit) (4) Human Nature was the fourth and final single from Madonnas 1994 album Bedtime Stories. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article is about the album. ... For the live album of the tour, see The Confessions Tour (album). ...

The song, along with "Secret Garden", were the only Madonna songs used in her feature film debut as a director, Filth and Wisdom (2007). In May 2007, Madonna began directing her first short movie, Filth and Wisdom. ...

Song information

"Erotica" debuted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and instead of zooming to number one as had been expected, it peaked at number three in its second chart week and began to move down the chart the following week, charting for a total of 18 weeks. "Erotica" made the highest debut in the history of the Hot 100 Airplay chart, entering at its peak position of number two (it reached number four on Hot 100 Singles Sales). Despite its relatively short chart tenure compared to some of Madonna's other hits, the single was nevertheless certified gold by the RIAA. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... RIAA redirects here. ...

There are three different versions of this song; the original demo, the album version and the song "Erotic" which was created exclusively for the 1992 book Sex. The latter was created during the "Erotica" album sessions. It was producer Shep Pettibone's idea to use the writing from the book included in the song, the result was more "erotic", borked down and raw than "Erotica." These lyrics can also be heard in the William Orbit remixes on the single. In the original demo for the song, which leaked to the internet in February 2008, the lyrics of the opening and chorus differ from the final recorded version. The lyrics "My name is Dita, I'll be your mistress tonight", are omitted. The chorus is also substantially different. Madonna performed "Erotica" as the opening song on her 1993 The Girlie Show Tour. Erotic, is a 1992 song by Madonna. ... Sex is the title of a highly-designed coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames shot by Fabien Baron, released October 21, 1992 by Warner Books. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

For Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour, Madonna and Stuart Price created a remix of "Erotica", which used the demo chorus and featured musical excerpts from her very first single, "Everybody". This version mixes a different verse and chorus with the original album version's chorus ("Erotic/Erotic/Put your hands all over my body"). It also features the album version's intro and uses the bridge "Erotica/Romance/Erotica/I'd like to put you in a trance". While listed as "Erotica" in the Confessions Tour program, most fans know the song as "You Thrill Me" after its unique chorus: For the live album of the tour, see The Confessions Tour (album). ... Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliot and The Killers. ... Madonna track listing Physical Attraction (7) Everybody (8) Burning Up [12 version] (remastered edition) (9) You Can Dance track listing Holiday (2) Everybody (3) Physical Attraction (4) Everybody is the debut single by pop singer Madonna, released on October 6, 1982 by Sire Records. ...

You are who you are (and I)

Wouldn't want to change a thing (,in spite of)

All the pain that love can bring (, tell me)

What can I do, I'm so in love with you

You thrill me/Surround me, you fill me/You send me/You put me in a trance

You fill me/Inside me you take me/You thrill me/You put me in a trance

Some of the lyrics from the original demo of "Erotica" can also be heard in the "Jeep Beats" remix on the "Erotica" maxi-single. Madonna can be heard singing "I'm so in love with you" and "You thrill me" in this mix - lyrics not used in the album cut of "Erotica".

The album version of "Erotica" contains a sample of the 1974 hit song "Jungle Boogie", performed by Kool and the Gang. In addition, the song samples an Arabic Easter prayer by Arabic singer Fairuz. Madonna used that prayer more prominently in her 'The Beast Within' track. The use of the Easter prayer song caused an enormous outrage in the Middle East and eventually the album and single were banned there. This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ... Jungle Boogie is a funk song released in 1973 by Kool and the Gang on their album Wild and Peaceful. ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. ... Fairuz (Arabic: , also spelled Fairouz or Fayrouz) is a distinguished Lebanese singer and legend. ...

The song has been remixed by William Orbit, who would later become Madonna's main collaborator on her 1998 album Ray of Light, and prolific DJs Masters at Work. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... William Orbit ( born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English musician and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonnas album Ray of Light, which received four Grammy Awards. ... For the Michael Wong album, see Ray of Light (Michael Wong album). ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Masters At Work is the house music production and remix team of Kenny Dope Gonzales and Little Louie Vega. ...

In the sleeve notes to I'm Going to Tell You a Secret and the live CD The Confessions Tour it credits an additional composer to have written this song: Antony Shimkin. ASCAP have officially confirmed this. Im Going to Tell You a Secret is a documentary which followed Madonna on her successful Re-Invention Tour, from dancer auditions to rehearsals and opening night all the way through the final show and her visit to Israel in the fall of 2004. ... The Confessions Tour is the second live album by pop singer Madonna, released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. ...

A 12" limited edition picture disc was pressed by WEA in England and then withdrawn and destroyed. There are less than 150 copies known to be in existence.

There is a set of in-house promo CDs, with unreleased and unleaked edits of the song.

Music video

The music video for "Erotica" is one of Madonna's most infamous videos, directed by fashion photographer Fabien Baron. The American MTV aired it a total of three times (all of these in the "safe harbor") due to its highly charged sexual content, and was eventually Madonna's second video to be banned from airing by that channel. There are two versions of the video - the "standard" version which contains no nudity was released in the United States (it can be viewed on Madonna's official web page); and a more explicit version of the video was released only in Europe and Australia, which contained full-frontal nudity of Madonna and variation in the editing. The video was ranked #16 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments". This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Watershed is a term used in the United Kingdom (as well as Canada) to describe a time in television schedules beyond which it is permissible to show television programmes which have adult content. It is known in the US as Safe Harbor. Adult content can be generally defined as having... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994 and VH1: Music First until 2003) is an American digital television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently...

Naomi Campbell and Big Daddy Kane appeared in Madonna's music video for "Erotica". The footage of Madonna performing the song in her S&M dominatrix costume was shot at The Kitchen in New York City. The rest of the footage for the video was shot during the New York City photo sessions for her infamous book Sex (many of the photographs in the book are actually stills from this footage) - an hour of this footage was compiled by Madonna and Baron for a film that was made for the party she gave at Industria in New York for the release of Sex, a film that included a soundtrack of French music from the 1920s and 1930s that included songs from such singers as Charles Trenet, Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, and Josephine Baker. This film was also given by Madonna to her closest friends. It later leaked out to the public and copies of it were sold on eBay for some time. Today this film, known as the Sex Book Video is very hard to find and can go for prices as high as USD $500 - even more than the Sex book itself. Naomi Campbell (born May 22, 1969) is a British supermodel. ... The Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary art space in New York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Sex is the title of a highly-designed coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames shot by Fabien Baron, released October 21, 1992 by Warner Books. ... Charles Trenet (May 18, 1913, Narbonne, France – February 19, 2001, Créteil, France) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ... Edith Piaf Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 - October 11, 1963) was one of Frances most beloved singers, with much success shortly before and during World War II. Her music reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad presented with a heartbreaking voice. ... For the first female director of Public Health, see Sara Josephine Baker. ... USD redirects here. ...

• Director: Fabien Baron
• Producer: Eric Liekefet
• Executive Producer: Bobby Woods
• Director of Photography: Michael Bernard
• Editors: John Murray, Tom Muldoon
• Production Company: Heart Times Coffee Cup Equals Lightning

Official versions of the "Erotica" song

1. Album version (5:17)
2. Album version - instrumental (5:17)
3. Album edit (4:31)
4. Acapella Transfer (1:39) Unreleased, leaked
5. Acapella Transfer 1 - Spoken Vox (3:01) Unreleased, Unleaked
6. Acapella Transfer 1 - Lead Vox (5:58) Unreleased, Unleaked
7. Acapella Transfer 1 - Harm Vox (5:58) Unreleased, Unleaked
8. Acapella Transfer 2 - Spoken Vox (3:53) Unreleased, Unleaked
9. Acapella Transfer 2 - Lead Vox (3:41) Unreleased, Unleaked
10. Acapella Transfer 2 - Harm Vox (3:42) Unreleased, Unleaked
11. Kenlou B-Boy remix +/+++
12. Kenlou B-Boy instrumental+
13. Madonna's in My Jeep Mix (5:46)+
14. Jeep Beats dub+
15. Underground Club mix+
16. Masters at Work dub+
17. Bass Hit dub+
18. House instrumental+
19. Underground Tribal Beats+
20. William Orbit's 12" (6:07)++
21. William Orbit's Dub (4:53)++

+ Remixed by Masters at Work
++ Remixed by William Orbit and includes additional lyrics used in the "Sex" book version titled "Erotic"
+++ Madonna performs this version of the song on her 1993 Girlie Show Tour.

Official versions of the "Erotic" song

1. "Sex" Version (5:20)
2. "Sex" Version Edit (4:30)

In-House Promo CDs Set

Disc 1

1. Master Version - Wet Vox
2. Master Version - Dry Vox
3. Master Version - Alternate Harms
4. Master Version - Vox Up
5. Master Version - Vox Down
6. Master Version - Lead Up
7. Master Version - Spoken Up
8. Master Version - Harms Up
9. Master Version - Lead Only
10. Master Version - Spoken Only
11. Master Version - TV Track

Disc 2

1. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox
2. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Vox Up
3. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Vox Down
4. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Lead Up
5. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Spoken Up
6. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Harms Up
7. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Lead Only
8. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - Spoken Only
9. Master Version w/ Alternate Vox - TV Track

Charts

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External links

• Mad-Eyes.net - "Erotica" Single Page