"Material Girl" is a song written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans for American singer Madonna's second album, Like a Virgin. It was produced by Nile Rodgers, and was released as the album's second single in 1985 (see 1985 in music). Madonna often remarks that it is the song she regrets recording most, for the fact that the nickname "Material Girl" stuck to her.
"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. It was less successful on the R&B chart, failing to enter the top forty. The single reached the top five in the UK, Canada and Australia, among other countries.
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). The video also parodies the materialistic and consumerist attitudes of the 1980s. It was shot in Los Angeles, produced by Sharon Oreck 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.
"Material Girl" was included on Madonna's greatest hits compilation album The Immaculate Collection (1990). It is often said that the bassline in the song is reminiscent of The Jacksons's "Can You Feel It" which appeared on their 1980 album Triumph.
Pop singer Hilary Duff and her sister Haylie recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack to the film Material Girls (2006), in which Hilary stars. The cover was produced by Timbaland.
Credits
Sample
Charts
| Chart (1985) |
Position |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 |
1 (1 week) |
| U.S. Adult Contemporary |
38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
2 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
49 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |
2 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart |
3 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
5 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart |
4 |
| Japan Singles Chart |
1 |
| German Singles Chart |
13 |
| French Singles Chart |
47 |
External links
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