“Take a Bow”
Single by Madonna from the album Bedtime Stories
B-side	"Take a Bow" (InDaSoul Mix)
Released	December 6, 1994 (Worldwide) December 11, 1994 (U.K.)
Format	CD, CD maxi
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop, R&B, Adult Contemporary
Length	5:21
Label	Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Babyface Madonna
Producer	Madonna Babyface
Certification	Gold (US)
Madonna singles chronology
"Secret" (1994) "Take a Bow" (1994) "Bedtime Story" (1995)
Bedtime Stories track listing
"Bedtime Story" (10) "Take a Bow" (11)
Something to Remember track listing
"I'll Remember" (2) "Take a Bow" (3) "You'll See" (4)
GHV2 track listing
"Frozen" (Edit Version) (9) "Take a Bow" (Edit Version) (10) "Ray of Light" (Radio Edit Version) (11)

"Take a Bow" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories, and her longest running #1 hit ever in the United States. The song was released as a single in December 1994. Madonna performed "Take a Bow" with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards. For the song by Muse, see Black Holes and Revelations. ... Image File history File links Takeabow. ... 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. ... Bedtime Stories is the sixth studio album (and the tenth release) by singer Madonna, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Song information

"Take a Bow", the second single from the Bedtime Stories album, became Madonna's eleventh number one single in America, remaining at the summit for a seven-week run — the longest of her career thus far. Co-written by Babyface (who also provides backing vocals), the ballad became the singer's first United States number one in almost three years and became the highest-selling single of 1995. Image File history File links TakeABowSample. ... 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... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Marking a significant departure in her musical style, the song was widely seen as being her best recorded vocal yet when released^{[citation needed]}. Conversely, although the single was a major hit in the United States, garnering gold accreditation, it became one of only a handful of her releases not to reach the United Kingdom Top 10 and ended a ten year run of consecutive Top 10 hits. Sales, however, were buoyed by the Christmas period, ending higher than several of her Top 10 hits at over 100,000. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

This song is also notable as Madonna's last single to make the Top 40 on the U.S. R&B Chart. The single received the remix treatment from prominent DJ and record producer Steve Hurley. Madonna won Best Female Video honors at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... 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. ... Steven Hurley (b. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ...

Despite its overwhelming success on the charts and critical acclaim in Madonna's discography, the pop star has never played the song on tour. This article is about the American entertainer. ...

Track listings

• Single

1. "Take a Bow" [Indasoul Remix] - 4:58
2. "Take a Bow" [Indasoul Instrumental] - 4:58
3. "Take a Bow" [Album Version] - 5:21
4. "Take a Bow" [Instrumental] - 5:21
5. "Take a Bow" [Silky Soul Mix] - 4:12
6. "Take a Bow" [Silky Soul Instrumental Mix] - 4:20

Music video

The music video (directed by Michael Haussman) was a lavish period-style piece filmed from November 3-8, 1994 in Ronda, Spain. The plot sees Madonna as a bullfighter's (played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz) neglected lover, yearning for his presence. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Michael Haussman is a celebrated American music video, motion pictures and television advertisement director, writer and producer. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th 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. ... Ronda sits at the edge of a canyon Ronda city view Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at...

Madonna requested that Haussman give the video a Spanish theme because, at the time, she was lobbying for the role of Eva Peron in the film version of Evita. Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ... Evita is the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webbers stage musical Evita, based on the life of Argentinas Eva Perón. ...

Some consider the music video for "Take a Bow" to be when Madonna officially toned down the strongly sexualized Erotica-era image. However, a lingerie-clad Madonna is still seen lying on the bed. This article is about the album. ...

• Director: Michael Haussman
• Producers: Paul McPadden, Donnie Masters
• Executive Producer: Roberto Cecchini
• Director of Photography: Harris Savides
• Editor: Robert Duffy
• Production Company: The A+R Group

Trivia

• This video was ranked #27 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments".

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Controversy

The video generated some controversy with animal rights activists who accused the singer of glorifying bull fighting. In Australia, music video program Video Hits ran a ticker along the bottom of the screen when the video was playing, stating that the producers of the program did not endorse the glorification of the sport portrayed in the video, while ABC TV video program Rage simply refused to play the video at all during their G-rated Top 50 program. The Video Hits Logo as of 2004 Video Hits is an Australian music television show that is broadcast on Network Ten for three hours each Saturday and Sunday morning. ...

Trivia

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• "Take a Bow" was featured in the final episode of the first season of Friends ("The One Where Rachel Finds Out") when Rachel goes to the airport to tell Ross that she knows he's in love with her.
• Madonna's 1995 single "You'll See" could be considered a follow up to "Take a Bow" as the singer and Emilio Muñoz reprise their roles in the music video.
• Madonna planned to sing, and had rehearsed a few lines of "Take a Bow" (and thus giving it it's premiere on a Madonna world tour) during her performance of "Mother and Father" on the Re-Invention Tour in 2004, however just before the first date of the tour she chose to instead sing a few lines from her American Life song, "Intervention", to continue her family theme - "Mother and Father" focuses on her parents, and "Intervention" focuses on her children, thus making "Take a Bow" seem irrelevant.

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Charts

Official versions and remixes

• Album Version (5:21)
• Album Version - Edit (4:31)
• Album Version - Instrumental (5:21)
• In Da Soul Remix (4:57)
• In Da Soul Remix - Edit (4:02)
• In Da Soul Remix - Instrumental (4:57)
• Silky Soul Remix (4:10)
• Silky Soul Remix - Instrumental (4:10)

Cover versions

• Philippine bossa nova singer Sitti recorded a cover of this song for her second album My Bossa Nova.

• Korean rock band Jaurim covered the song on their album "The Youth Admiration".

• Trisha Yearwood and Babyface covered the song on CMT "Crossroads" airing September 21st 2007

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External links

• Mad-Eyes.net - "Take A Bow" Single Page