“La Isla Bonita”
Single by Madonna from the album True Blue
Released	February 25, 1987 (U.S.) March 31, 1987 (U.K.)
Format	7" single, CD video, 12" single, 5" CD single
Recorded	1985
Genre	Pop/Latin pop
Length	4:03
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Bruce Gaitsch
Producer	Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Madonna singles chronology
"Open Your Heart" (1986) "La Isla Bonita" (1987) "Who's That Girl" (1987)
True Blue track listing
"True Blue" (6) "La Isla Bonita" (7) "Jimmy, Jimmy" (8)
The Immaculate Collection track listing
"Open Your Heart" (10) "La Isla Bonita" (11) "Like a Prayer" (12)

"La Isla Bonita" (English: "The Beautiful Island") is the fifth and final single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 3rd studio album True Blue and was released on February 25, 1987 by Sire Records. It later appeared remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and on the Japanese version of the 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember as a bonus track. 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. ... True Blue is the third studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... 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). ... For the record label, see 12 Inch Records. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Ritchie Valens album cover Latin Pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish) is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hispanic American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... 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 or melody to songs, or both. ... Patrick Raymond Leonard (born 1955 or 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings. ... 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. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... True Blue track listing Papa Dont Preach (1) Open Your Heart (2) White Heat (3) The Immaculate Collection track listing Papa Dont Preach (9) Open Your Heart (10) La Isla Bonita (11) Open Your Heart is a song by Madonna. ... Whos That Girl (OST) track listing Whos That Girl (1) Causing a Commotion (2) Whos That Girl is a song by American singer Madonna for her 1987 movie Whos That Girl and on the subsequent, various artists soundtrack Whos That Girl. ... True Blue is the third studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. ... For the John Williamson song, see True Blue (John Williamson song). ... The Immaculate Collection is the second compilation by pop singer Madonna, released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records. ... True Blue track listing Papa Dont Preach (1) Open Your Heart (2) White Heat (3) The Immaculate Collection track listing Papa Dont Preach (9) Open Your Heart (10) La Isla Bonita (11) Open Your Heart is a song by Madonna. ... Like a Prayer track listing Like a Prayer (1) Express Yourself (2) The Immaculate Collection track listing La Isla Bonita (11) Like a Prayer (12) Express Yourself (13) This article is about the 1989 single by Madonna. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... True Blue is the third studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... The Immaculate Collection is the second compilation by pop singer Madonna, released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records. ... Something to Remember is the third compilation album by pop singer Madonna, released on November 7, 1995 by Maverick Records. ...

Song information

It was written by Patrick Leonard and Bruce Gaitsch, and originally intended for Michael Jackson for his Bad album, who, according to Gaitsch, turned it down. Working with Leonard on the True Blue album, Madonna accepted it in Jackson's place, and wrote the song's lyrics, earning herself a co-writing credit. It was the fifth US top-five hit from the album (it reached number four in March, 1987), and a bonafide worldwide hit which reached number-one in the UK, France and Germany. The song was the first Madonna song to employ Spanish motifs, going so far as to include Spanish lyrics, an uncommon thing at the time. The Spanish theme would come to recur throughout her career, manifesting itself in lyrics for "Who's That Girl", "Pray for Spanish Eyes", "You'll See" with the version in Spanish: "Verás"; "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Be Careful (Cuidado con Mi Corazon)" a duet with Ricky Martin, "Sorry" and "Lo Que Siente La Mujer", which is the version in Spanish for her song "What It Feels Like for a Girl"; the video for "Take a Bow", and "Spanish Lesson" on the "Hard Candy" album, and concerts on the Drowned World Tour. Patrick Raymond Leonard (born 1955 or 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings. ... 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. ... Bad is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released on August 25, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records. ... True Blue is the third studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. ... Whos That Girl (OST) track listing Whos That Girl (1) Causing a Commotion (2) Whos That Girl is a song by American singer Madonna for her 1987 movie Whos That Girl and on the subsequent, various artists soundtrack Whos That Girl. ... Something to Remember track listing Youll See is a song by pop singer Madonna. ... Dont Cry For Me, Argentina is the best-known song from the 1978 musical Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. ... Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. ... Look up sorry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lo Que Siente La Mujer is the Spanish version of the Madonna track What It Feels Like For A Girl. ... Music track listing GHV2 track listing What It Feels Like for a Girl is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music. ... The Drowned World Tour 2001 was Madonnas first world tour in eight years, following her 1993 The Girlie Show Tour. ...

Lyrically, the song speaks of the simplicity and authenticity of boy-meets-girl love: yet another theme which has occasionally recurred in her lyrics as in "Impressive Instant", "Forbidden Love". Much has been made of the song's reference to 'San Pedro' and the island to which the song title refers. Some believe the island is Ambergris Caye in the nation of Belize, as the song may also mention the principal village, San Pedro Town. However, Gaitsch has mentioned that at the time, Madonna was spending time in a US town of the same name, and both Madonna and then husband Sean Penn were good friends with San Pedro, California poet and novelist Charles Bukowski.^[1] Puerto Rico is thought to be "La Isla Bonita" due to the reference of salsa being danced in the streets by the island natives. Madonna herself hasn't helped speculation, referring to the song as being only a tribute to Latin America and its people, to an island and to herself. Impressive Instant is a song by American singer Madonna from her 2000 album Music. ... San Pedro on Ambergris Caye Ambergris Caye is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. ... San Pedro Town is a town in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, Central America. ... Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) // Penn was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Leo Penn, an actor and director, and Eileen Ryan (née Annucci), an actress. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... A poet (from the ancient Greek ποιητης, poïêtes (artisan) ; ποιέω, poieō) is a person who writes poetry. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Bukowski redirects here. ...

Madonna and the song appeared in Japanese TV commercials for the "Mitsubishi F-23 Hi-Fi Video" VCR, as part of her ongoing commercial commitment to Mitsubishi in Japan at the time.

Trivia

In 2001, an extended version of "La Isla Bonita" was included on the remastered re-release of True Blue True Blue is the third studio album by pop singer Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. ...

"La Isla Bonita" was Madonna's first #1 in France where the song spent three weeks at the top spot in July 1987. It was also one of the biggest hits of the 80's in the Republic of South Africa, where it spent 8 weeks at #1 in 1987.

In 1999, female singer Deetah used elements of the song in her single "El Paraíso Rico". Also, in 2004, rapper Mase sampled and interpolated it for his song "My Harlem Lullaby". The song was sampled by rapper Black Rob, too in his 2000 song "Spanish Fly" (included in his "Life Story" album.), which features Jennifer Lopez. In the chorus of the song, Lopez sings the part which samples "La Isla Bonita". Mason Durrell Betha (born August 27, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida),[1] known by stage name Ma$e, is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Diddy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ... Black Rob (a. ... Life Story is the debut album by Black Rob, an American hip hop musician that P. Diddy signed to try to fill the void of The Notorious B.I.G.[1] Life Story attempts to showcase Black Robs struggle through hard beats and well constructed rhymes. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ...

The French singer Alizée has sung "La Isla Bonita" on stage at least once. Finnish metal band Twilight Guardians has also recorded a heavy rock version of the song. The song was also covered on Dream, the debut album of TrueBliss, a New Zealand reality television pop band formed in April 1999. A dance remix was also in the compilation Absolutely Mad by Mad'House. American heavy metal band System of a Down played part of this song in their live shows very often. Alizée Jacotey (IPA: ) (born August 21, 1984) is a French singer. ... Dream is New Zealand pop band TrueBlisss first and only album, released in 1999 in New Zealand on the Columbia Records label. ... TrueBliss was a New Zealand reality television pop band formed in April 1999. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Glendale, California. ...

Madonna has performed "La Isla Bonita" during many of her concert tours, most spectacularly during The Who's That Girl Tour, The Girlie Show, the Drowned World Tour, and the Confessions Tour. To many of her fans, "La Isla Bonita" is seen as an enduring and beautiful product of this fascination with Hispanic culture, whilst to others, "La Isla Bonita" was seen as a blue print for later female stars who would inevitably include the occasional Spanish styled songs on their albums (Tina Arena, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue). The Mexican Latin Pop singer Byanka (Mexican Pop singer) has sung by the 1987 Spanish song of the same title. Madonna performed "La Isla Bonita" during her Confessions Tour in a dance/tribal remix. She also has given the song a remix with Eugene Hutz and Sergey Ryabtsev from the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Hutz and Ryabtsev performed the song with Madonna onstage at the London Live Earth concert on July 7th, 2007. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Drowned World Tour 2001 was Madonnas first world tour in eight years, following her 1993 The Girlie Show Tour. ... Filippina Lydia Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. ... Geraldine Estelle Geri Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is an English pop singer and songwriter, television personality, writer, and actress, and became famous (under the nicknames of Sexy Spice and Ginger Spice) in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. ... Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE (pronounced ,[1]mɪnoʊg;[2] born 28 May 1968) is an Australian Grammy and BRIT award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Ritchie Valens album cover Latin Pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish) is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hispanic American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. ... For the live album of the tour, see The Confessions Tour (album). ... Eugene Hütz (born Kiev, Ukraine; 1972) moved to Vermont in the United States with his parents, being a refugee at age 14. ... Introduction Sergey Ryabtsev is the violinist and backing vocals in Gogol Bordello. ... Gogol Bordello is a multi-ethnic Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999 and is known for its theatrical stage shows. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Music video

The music video was set in Los Angeles and was directed by Mary Lambert, who directed a string of her acclaimed 1980's videos including those for "Borderline" and "Like a Prayer". The video, rich in Latin American tones, sees Madonna playing dual roles, alter egos as such, representing piety and passion. The struggle between the two forms the backdrop of the video, which juts back and forth between blue and red backdrops and scenes. A young Benicio del Toro appears in the video as a background character. The video world premiered on MTV on March 6, 1987. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Mary Lambert (born ?) is an American director. ... Audio sample Info Borderline (help· info) Borderline is the fourth single by pop singer Madonna, released on February 15, 1984 by Sire Records. ... Like a Prayer track listing Like a Prayer (1) Express Yourself (2) The Immaculate Collection track listing La Isla Bonita (11) Like a Prayer (12) Express Yourself (13) This article is about the 1989 single by Madonna. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... This article is about the colour. ... For other uses, see Red (disambiguation). ... Benicio Monserrat Rafael Del Toro Sanchez (born February 19, 1967, in San Germán, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award winning Puerto Rican actor. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ...

• Director: Mary Lambert
• Producers: David Naylor, Sharon Oreck
• Director of Photography: Bryan Loftus
• Editor: Glenn Morgan
• Production Company: O Pictures

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Official mixes

• Album Version (4:03)
• Extended Remix (5:24)
• Remix Edit (3:58)
• Instrumental (5:24)
• 7" Instrumental (4:21)
• Video Version/Fade (3:53)
• Remastered Edited Version from The Immaculate Collection (3:48)

Charts

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References

• Mad-Eyes.net - "La Isla Bonita" Single Page