Material Girl

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"Material Girl"
Single by Madonna
From the album Like A Virgin
Single Released 1985
Single Format 12" Maxi Single
5" CD Single
Genre Pop
Record Label Sire
Writers Peter Brown
Robert Rans
Producers Nile Rodgers
Video
Director
Mary Lambert
Chart Positions #2 US
#3 UK
#4 AU
#5 CAN


Madonna single chronology
"Like A Virgin"
1984
"Material Girl"
1985
"Crazy For You"
1985

"Material Girl" is the second single from American singer Madonna released from her 1984 album, Like A Virgin.

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The song

"Material Girl" was penned by both Peter Brown and Robert Rans, and was produced by Nile Rodgers. Other credits are as follows:

"Material Girl" was one of the first examples of Madonna's multi-layered messages. While the lyrics give one message about materialism, the video gives the song a different meaning, one of immaterialism and pure love. Unfortunately, like the men in the video, the critics didn't seem to get the real message and accused Madonna of promoting materialism and selfishness.

Madonna often remarks that it is the song she regrets recording most, not because of its timeless lyrics and catchy rhythm, but for the fact that the nickname "Material Girl" stuck to her.

The video

In the song's music video, Madonna mimicked Marilyn Monroe, and the song evokes, as well as parodies, the materialistic and consumerist attitudes of the 1980s.

The video was shot in Los Angeles, produced by Sharon Oreck and directed by Mary Lambert.

Chart success

"Material Girl" became another top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and another #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. It had a less-favorable run on the R&B chart this time, however, only barely making it into the top 50.

Internationally, the song went top 5 in the UK, Canada and Australia, among other countries.

Charts

"Material Girl" was Madonna's 3rd #1 single on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play

US Charts

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Material Girl" ARC Weekly Top 40 #1 (1 Week)
1985 "Material Girl" Billboard Hot 100 #2
1985 "Material Girl" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks #49
1985 "Material Girl" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #2
1985 "Material Girl" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

International Charts

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Material Girl" UK Singles Chart #3
1985 "Material Girl" Canadian Singles Chart #5
1985 "Material Girl" Australian ARIA Singles Chart #4
1985 "Material Girl" Japan Singles Chart #1
1985 "Material Girl" German Singles Chart #13
1985 "Material Girl" French Singles Chart #47

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External links

"Material Girl" Song Lyrics


Madonna albums and greatest hits

Studio albums
Madonna | Like a Virgin | True Blue | Like a Prayer
Erotica | Bedtime Stories | Ray of Light
Music | American Life | Confessions on a Dance Floor
Compilations
You Can Dance | The Immaculate Collection
Something to Remember | GHV2 | Remixed & Revisited
Soundtracks
Who's That Girl | I'm Breathless
Evita | The Next Best Thing

Greatest Hits
Holiday | Like a Virgin | Material Girl | Crazy for You | Into the Groove
Live to Tell | Papa Don't Preach | True Blue | La Isla Bonita | Who's That Girl
Like a Prayer | Express Yourself | Cherish | Vogue | Justify My Love
This Used to be My Playground | Erotica | Deeper and Deeper | Rain
I'll Remember | Secret | Take a Bow | You'll See | Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Frozen | Ray of Light | The Power of Good-Bye | Beautiful Stranger | American Pie
Music | Don't Tell Me | Die Another Day | American Life | Hollywood

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