Secret (Madonna song)

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"Secret"
Single by Madonna
from the album Bedtime Stories
B-side "Let Down Your Guard" (Rough Mix Edit) (U.K.)
"Secret" (Instrumental) (USA)
Released September 27, 1994 (1994-09-27)
Format CD, Cassette, 7"
Recorded April — June 1994
(New York City)
(Atlanta, GA)
[1]
Genre R&B, pop
Length 5:03
Label Maverick, Sire,
Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna, Dallas Austin, Shep Pettibone
Producer Madonna, Dallas Austin
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Silver (SNEP)[2]
Madonna singles chronology
"I'll Remember"
(1994)		 "Secret"
(1994)		 "Take a Bow"
(1994)
"Secret"
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"Secret" is a song by Madonna, released as the first single from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories. It was released in September 1994 and became a top ten hit around the world, including reaching number three in the United States and five in the UK. It was later included on her greatest hits compilations GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009).

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[edit] Song information

"Secret" was originally written and produced by Madonna with Shep Pettibone, who she had collaborated with on the 1992 album Erotica. On release, the song was credited to Madonna and Dallas Austin. Pettibone was not acknowledged as co-writer until the release of a 2001 remix compilation album GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001.

Musically, "Secret" is in the key of E-flat minor.[3] According to The Official Charts Company, "Secret" has sold 117,957 copies in the United Kingdom, as of August 2008.[4]

Unusual for the mid-90's, Madonna promoted this song on the Internet, with a 30-second sample of "Secret" and the cover image of the then-unreleased Bedtime Stories. She also left a message with the following words:[5]

“ Hello, all you Cyberheads! Welcome to the 90's version of intimacy. You can hear me... You can even see me... But you can't touch me... do you recognize my voice?... It's Madonna. Often imitated, but never duplicated. Or, should I say, often irritated?

If you feel like it, you can download the sound file of my new single "Secret", from my new album, "Bedtime Stories", which comes out next month. I just shot the video in New York, and will be premiering an exclusive sample of it online. So check back soon. In the meantime, why don't you post me a message and let me know what you think of my new song. And by the way, don't believe any of those online imposters pretending to be me... ain't nothing like the real thing.

Peace out.

 ”


The last part of her message referred to a brief trend of AOL chatroom users impersonating her; this was confirmed by MTV News.

The song was performed on tour for the first time during her 2001 Drowned World Tour. It was later performed at the Houston stop of her Sticky and Sweet Tour in November, 2008, as a fan request. Slant Magazine listed "Secret" as the 42nd "Best Singles of the '90s".[6]

[edit] Music video

Madonna in the "Secret" music video, singing in a club

The black and white music video was directed by photographer Melodie McDaniel and was filmed on September 9, 10, 11, 1994 at the Lenox Lounge an on location on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York. The video starts with Madonna singing in a club. As the song progresses, she walks down a street and ultimately reaches her home to her boyfriend or husband and a child. Scenes of Madonna are interspersed with scenes of transvestites getting ready, and religious iconography such as rebirth and damnation.

An official remix video was edited by Dan-O-Rama and is known as "Secret (Dan-O-Rama Remix)" - it includes the remix "Junior's Luscious Club Edit" by Junior Vasquez.

  • Director: Melodie McDaniel
  • Producer: Tim Harbert
  • Director of Photography: Pascal Lebègue
  • Editor: ?
  • Production Company: Palomar Pictures Inc.


[edit] Track listings and versions

Major formats released for "Secret":

U.S. CD Maxi-Single (9 41772-2)

(Released: October 19, 1994)

  1. "Secret" (Radio Edit) — 4:28
  2. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Single Mix) — 4:16
  3. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Club Mix) — 6:17
  4. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Factory Mix) — 10:17
  5. "Secret" (Some Bizarre Mix) — 9:48
  6. "Secret" (Allstar Mix) — 5:10
Australian/European CD Maxi-Single (9362-41785-2)

(Released: September 28, 1994)

  1. "Secret" (Radio Edit) — 4:30
  2. "Let Down Your Guard" (Rough Mix Edit) — 4:33
  3. "Secret" (Instrumental) — 5:03
  4. "Secret" (LP Version) — 5:04
U.S. 2-Track Single (2-18035)

(Released: September 14, 1994)

  1. "Secret" (Album Version) — 5:05
  2. "Secret" (Instrumental) — 5:05
Japanese CD Maxi-Single (WPCR-170)

(Released: 1994)

  1. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Single Mix) — 4:16
  2. "Secret" (Junior's Extended Luscious Club Mix) — 7:57
  3. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Dub) — 6:21
  4. "Secret" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) — 10:18
  5. "Secret" (Junior's Sound Factory Dub) — 7:58
  6. "Secret" (Some Bizarre Mix) — 9:48
  7. "Secret" (Allstar Mix) — 5:10
  8. "Secret" (Radio Edit) — 4:30
European CD Maxi-Single (9362-41806-2)

(Released:October,1994)

  1. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Single Mix) — 4:16
  2. "Secret" (Junior's Extended Luscious Club Mix) — 7:57
  3. "Secret" (Junior's Luscious Dub) — 6:21
  4. "Secret" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) — 10:18
  5. "Secret" (Junior's Sound Factory Dub) — 7:58

[edit] Release history

Country Date
United States September 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)
United Kingdom October 2, 1994 (1994-10-02)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart[7] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 15
Canadian Singles Chart[9] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[10] 11
Denmark (IFPI)[11] 8
Dutch Top 40[7] 20
France (SNEP)[12] 2
German Singles Chart[13] 29
Irish Singles Chart 16
Italy (FIMI)[14] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[15] 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 1
UK Singles Chart[19] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[20] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[20] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[20] 2

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart[21] 46
French Singles Chart[22] 26
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[23] 84
End of year chart (1995) Position
French Singles Chart[24] 56
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[25] 71
Preceded by
"I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men		 Canadian RPM Singles Chart number-one single
November 14, 1994 - November 28, 1994		 Succeeded by
"Always" by Bon Jovi
Preceded by
"Always" by Bon Jovi		 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
November 20, 1994		 Succeeded by
"Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex
Preceded by
"Dreamer" by Livin' Joy		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 26, 1994 - December 3, 1994		 Succeeded by
"Excited" by M People

[edit] Cover versions

Brazilian singer Danni Carlos covered the song for her 2005 album Rock'N Road All Night.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Peach Buzz: Talk of Our Town: Producer has project with Madonna". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution: p. C/2. April 12, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA0F88A8247D1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. "Madonna and Atlanta-based producer Dallas Austin danced the night away Sunday at Velvet's Disco Hell after sealing a deal to work together. "Dallas is going to be working on Madonna's upcoming project," confirmed Claude Austin, the producer's brother and vice president of D.A.R.P. Inc" 
  2. ^ http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=1995
  3. ^ Secret For Piano Retrieved 2008-05-18
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (2008-08-19). "The Immaculate Guide To 50 Years Of Madonna". Music Week (UBM plc). http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1035210. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  5. ^ Madonna (performer), Joe Barco (14 September 1994). Madonna talks about her then-new song "Secret". mlvc.org. http://mlvc.org/digests/v03/September/v03.n046. Retrieved 2008-12-23. "Hello, all you Cyberheads!..." 
  6. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-singles-of-the-90s/247/page_6
  7. ^ a b Hit Parade (1994). "Madonna — Secret (European Charts)". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=2882&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Secret – Madonna" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  9. ^ Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 18, November 21 1994
  10. ^ "Secret – Madonna – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ Billboard 29. okt 1994. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 29 October 1994. p. 59. http://books.google.dk/books?id=YQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=&hl=da&sa=X&ei=A9RHT5rDH8_BtAaboMSUBQ&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q=Denmark&f=false. Retrieved 24 February 2012. 
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Secret – Madonna" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ Charts-Surfer (1994). "German Singles Chart (Search)". charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  14. ^ "Madonna: Discografia Italiana" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 1984-1999. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/mono/madonna_disco.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-08. 
  15. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Secret – Madonna". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392. 
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Secret – Madonna". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Secret – Madonna – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ Every Hit (1994). "UK Singles Chart (Search)". everyhit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  20. ^ a b c d Allmusic (1994). "Billboard Charts". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p64565/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  21. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1994.htm
  22. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in French). http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=1994. 
  23. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1994-12-24). "The Year in Music - Hot 100 Singles". Billboard 106 (52). ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.com/?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  24. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in French). http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=1995. 
  25. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 

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