Like a Virgin

"Like a Virgin" was Madonna's biggest hit prior to "Vogue" and her biggest hit of the 1980s. It was written by Billy Steinberg[?] and Tom Kelly[?], and remained the #1 hit single on the Billboard pop singles charts (US) for six straight weeks. "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl", both from this album, are two of Madonna's most well-known and enduring songs.

Madonna has reinvented the song by singing it with different arrangements on her Blond Ambition[?] tour and The Girlie Show[?]. Madonna wears a wedding gown in the video, which was directed by Mary Lambert[?].

"Like A Virgin" was honored by Rolling Stone and MTV in 2000 as the #4 song on their list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs".

Track Listing

1. Material Girl (Brown/Rans) - 4:01
2. Angel (Bray/Madonna) - 3:55
3. Like a Virgin (Kelly/Steinberg) - 3:39
4. Over and Over (Bray/Madonna) - 4:12
5. Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Gregory) - 4:50 (Rose Royce[?] cover)
6. Into the Groove (From the film Desperately Seeking Susan[?]) (Bray/Madonna) - 4:43
7. Dress You Up (LaRusso/Stanziale) - 4:01
8. Shoo-Bee-Doo (Madonna) - 5:17
9. Pretender (Madonna) - 4:30
10. Stay (Madonna) - 4:06

Billboard Chart singles ranking:

 1984	Like A Virgin	The Billboard Hot 100	                     No. 1
 1984	Like A Virgin	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	             No. 1
 1985	Angel	Adult Contemporary	                             No. 5
 1985	Like A Virgin	Adult Contemporary	                     No. 29
 1985	Angel	The Billboard Hot 100	                             No. 5
 1985	Dress You Up	The Billboard Hot 100	                     No. 5
 1985	Material Girl	The Billboard Hot 100	                     No. 2
 1985	Angel	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	             No. 71
 1985	Dress You Up	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	     No. 64
 1985	Like A Virgin	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	     No. 9
 1985	Material Girl	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	     No. 49
 1985	Angel/Into The Groove	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	     No. 1
 1985	Dress You Up (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	     No. 3
 1985	Material Girl (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	     No. 1
 1985	Angel/Into The Groove	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 1
 1985	Dress You Up (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 1
 1985	Material Girl (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 2

Personnel

• Bernard Edwards - Bass guitar
• Nile Rodgers - Guitar, Producer, Synclavier
• Jimmy Bralower - Programming, Drum Programming
• Stephen Bray - Producer
• Madonna - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Jason Corsaro - Engineer
• Brenda King - Vocals (bckgr)
• Curtis King
• Lenny Pickett - Saxophone
• Robert Sabino - Synthesizer
• Frank Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
• George Simms - Vocals (bckgr)
• Budd Tunick - Production Manager
• Jeri McManus - Design
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - Art Direction
• Jeffrey Kent Ayer - Design
• Steven Meisel - Photography
• Tony Thompson - Drums