"Material Girl"
Single by Madonna
from the album Like a Virgin
B-side(s)	"Pretender"
Released	January 30, 1985 (worldwide) March 1985 (UK)
Format	12" maxi single, 5" CD single
Genre	Pop
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Peter Brown, Robert Rans
Producer(s)	Nile Rodgers
Peak chart positions
#2 (U.S.) #3 (UK) #4 (Australia) #5 (Canada) #47 (France)
Madonna singles chronology
"Like a Virgin" (1984) "Material Girl" (1985) "Crazy for You" (1985)
Audio sample
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History

The bassline in the song is reminiscent of The Jacksons's "Can You Feel It", which appeared on their 1980 album Triumph, and which is in itself highly reminiscent of "White Rabbit", the 1960s song by Jefferson Airplane.^[1] The cover to the Jackson 5s first LP, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, released on Motown Records in 1969. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Triumph was a very successful release by The Jacksons when it was released in 1980. ... White Rabbit is a psychedelic rock song from Jefferson Airplanes 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. ... Jefferson Airplane is an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement. ...

"Material Girl" became another top five hit for Madonna on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and her third number-one single on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 9, 1985 at number forty-three, when "Like a Virgin", the previous single from the album, was descending out of the top ten. The single climbed the Billboard Hot 100 quickly, jumping thirteen spots to number five the week of March 9, 1985, and eventually spent two weeks at number two, held off by REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling". "Material Girl" was less successful on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, failing to enter the top forty. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... This section contains a list of trivia items. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. ... Cant Fight This Feeling is a number-one song from REO Speedwagon about how a man is falling in love with a girl hes been friends with for a long time. ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...

The single reached the top five in the UK, Canada and Australia, among other countries. Madonna often remarks that it is the song she regrets recording most, for the fact that it became her nickname. She has also said if she knew then that it would be her nickname throughout her career she probably would have never recorded it. She ended The Virgin Tour with a self-parodying performance of "Material Girl". She also performed the song humorously on the Who's That Girl Tour, where she dressed up in various items which some suspected parodied Cyndi Lauper, who wore a similar costume in concert around the same time in 1987, and on the Blond Ambition Tour in 1990. In 2004, Madonna performed the song again on the Re-Invention Tour after having declared years earlier that she would never again perform the song. Madonnas first concert tour, The Virgin Tour 1985, included visits to major United States and Canadian cities. ... After Madonnas 1985 The Virgin Tour, which took her to the biggest cities in North America, the Whos That Girl World Tour 1987 was the performers first world tour, which had her visiting cities in Japan, North America, and Europe. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... The Blond Ambition Tour was a world concert tour by pop singer Madonna. ... 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. ...

"Material Girl" was included on Madonna's greatest hits compilation album The Immaculate Collection (1990). The Immaculate Collection is the second compilation by pop singer Madonna, released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records. ...

Music video

This scene from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes inspired the music video for "Material Girl".

In the single's video Madonna mimicked Marilyn Monroe's performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and after making the video she said she never wanted to be compared to Monroe. It was shot on January 10 and 11, 1985 in Los Angeles and directed by Mary Lambert. Actor Keith Carradine has a role in the video, and Madonna had a short affair with him during its shooting before dating Sean Penn (whom she first met during the video shoot). Image File history File links Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_Movie_Trailer_Screenshot_(34). ... Image File history File links Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_Movie_Trailer_Screenshot_(34). ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical, released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, Taylor Holmes, and Norma Varden in supporting roles. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, singer, model and pop icon. ... Monroe sings the song surrounded by well-dressed men. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. ... Keith Carradine (born August 8, 1949, in San Mateo, California) is an actor and Academy Award-winning songwriter born into a family of actors. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Trivia

• This video was ranked #54 on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos.

VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable 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 part of the MTV Networks division...

Covers and other uses

• In 1998 the song was sampled for the number-two dance hit "If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" by The Tamperer featuring Maya.
• The song was part of the "Sparkling Diamonds" medley in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.
• The children's show Sesame Street did a interpolation of the song in 1989 with completely different lyrics called "Cereal Girl". The "music video" was about a "girl" grouch who loves cereal after tasting a bowl of it.^[2][3]
• Industrial band KMFDM covered the song for the Virgin Voices tribute album.
• Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered the song on his 2004 album I'd Like a Virgin.
• Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls once did a live cover of the song.
• Pop singer Hilary Duff and her sister, Haylie, recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack of the film Material Girls (2006), in which both actresses star. Their cover was produced by Timbaland, and was originally to have been produced by Lil Jon.^[4] According to Haylie Duff, the song was to be released as a single but there was no time to shoot a music video.^[5]
• Bollywood actress Priti Zinta briefly sang material girl incorporated into one of her numbers during the 2004 Temptations tour
• The 2006 Nintendo DS rhythm-action game Elite Beat Agents contains a cover version of the song for one of the game's levels.
• Other artists who have covered the song include Marilyn Manson, Exhumed and Virgin.

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Credits

• Written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans
• Produced by Nile Rodgers
• Bass by Bernard Edwards
• Guitar, Synclavier II, Juno 60 by Nile Rodgers
• Drums by Tony Thompson
• Background vocals by Madonna, Curtis King, Frank Simms and George Simms

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Charts

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Official mixes

• Album version – 4:00
• Extended dance remix – 6:01
• Video version – 4:43
• Remastered version from The Immaculate Collection – 3:53

Notes and references

1. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2005). Madonna: Confessions On A Dance Floor. Slant Magazine.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-20.
2. ^ http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cereal_Girl Muppet.wikia.com
3. ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1117 Songfacts.com
4. ^ Reid, Shaheem. "Lil Jon Jamming On LPs From Trillville, Scrappy — And Jessica And Hilary". MTV News. August 21, 2005.
5. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Kanye West, U2, Madonna, Hilary And Haylie Duff, Pearl Jam & More". MTV News. July 21, 2006.