"Hanky Panky"
Cover of the "Hanky Panky" single.
Single by Madonna
from the album I'm Breathless
A-side(s)	"Hanky Panky"
B-side(s)	"More"
Released	June 30, 1990
Format	CD, Cassette, 12"
Recorded	1990
Genre	Swing
Length	3:57
Label	Sire Records Warner Bros. Records WEA International
Writer(s)	Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Producer(s)	Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Certification	Gold (United States)
Chart positions
#2 (Canada, United Kingdom) #4 (Europe) #6 (Australia) #7 (Italy) #10 (United States) #13 (Spain) #15 (Switzerland) #17 (Japan) #20 (Austria) #21 (Germany)
Madonna singles chronology
"Vogue" (1990)	"Hanky Panky" (1990)	"Justify My Love" (1990)
I'm Breathless track listing
"Sooner or Later" (2)	"Hanky Panky" (3)	"I'm Going Bananas" (4)

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The song caused some controversy when it was released because of its innuendo and racy lyrics. Madonna only fueled the fire when she explained the song's meaning during her appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show close to the time of its release. She said that the song was about a spanking but not the kind that you get when you're bad. The Arsenio Hall Show was a talk show, which aired on late night in syndication from 1989 to 1994. ...

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Track listing

• "Hanky Panky" (3:57)
• "More" (4:56)

Charts

"Hanky Panky" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #40, the week of June 30, 1990, while "Vogue" was slowly descending from the chart. The single was out of the Top 40 by its eighth week, fueled mainly by single sales. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... For the song by KMFDM, see Vogue (single). ...

This song was the first Madonna single since "Like A Virgin" not to chart in the French official singles chart, this being party due to the fact that very few copies of the single under its vinyl format were available in stores. Like a Virgin is the first number-one single from American singer Madonna, topping the charts at the end of 1984, and the beginning of 1985. ...