Talk:Erotica (song)

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This page is wrong

Erotica can't have entered the Billboard Hot 100 number five. Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's Scream was the first single to enter the in the top 5 in 1995. link

The page contradicts itself, saying the song debuted at #13. I've removed the reference. Iamvered 21:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Erotic wasn't record at the end of the "Erotica" recording sessions. -If you read the Shep Pettibone Erotica diaries, you will find out that Erotic was recorded even before the final version of 'Erotica' was recorded. I fixed that, plus i mentioned how it was Pettibones idea to use the writings in the book in the song. Whoopiedoo 23:54, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can we get some sources for that in the article?? It's already in a bad enough mess....

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Bill Oddie

Is it worth mentioning that the chorus of this song is used as the basis of a football chant with the words "Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie, rub your beard all over my body"? 83.216.157.38 (talk) 01:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UK Sales

According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 475,000 copies there.^[1]

References

^ "Madonna: The Official Top 40". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

Orphaned references in Erotica (song)

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Erotica (song)'s orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "nytimes":

From New York City: Berger, Joseph (July 19, 2010). "Reclaimed Jewel Whose Attraction Can Be Perilous". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
From 4 Minutes (Madonna song): Pareles, Jon (2008-04-27). "Material Woman, Restoring Her Brand". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
From True Blue (Madonna album): Pareles, Jon (1990-06-11). "Critic's Notebook; On the Edge of the Permissible: Madonna's Evolving Persona". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
From Jump (Madonna song): Pareles, Jon (2005-11-14). "Thoroughly Modern Madonna Gets Retro". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
From Erotica (Madonna album): Holden, Stephen (1992-10-18). "RECORDINGS VIEW; Selling Sex and (Oh, Yes) a Record". The New York Times. Time Inc. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
From Confessions on a Dance Floor: Sanneh, Kelefa (2006-06-29). "Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
From Express Yourself (Madonna song): Holden, Stephen (1989-03-19). "Madonna Re-Creates Herself – Again". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
From Like a Virgin: Holden, Stephen (1985-01-06). "Madonna's Siren Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
From Who's That Girl (soundtrack): Holden, Stephen (1987-08-21). "Pop and Jazz Guide Review". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
From Like a Prayer: Holden, Stephen (1989-03-19). "Madonna re-creates herself - again". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 07:20, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced/repeated stuff removed

"Erotic" CD: "The CD came in a special re-sealable mylar wrapper sleeve resembling a condom in order to promote safe sex.^[1] Although "Erotic" has never been commercially released, a remix by William Orbit can be found on the some versions of the single. In 2008, Madonna included the song with another Erotica album track, "Secret Garden", in her feature film debut as a director, Filth and Wisdom."
Songwriters: "In the sleeve notes to I'm Going to Tell You a Secret and the live CD The Confessions Tour it credits an additional composer to have written this song: Antony Shimkin. ASCAP have officially confirmed this."
Almost all "Release" and "Controversies" sections removed; I will re-add later.

Alex ^{talk page!} 05:41, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Madonna Books: 5 Reasons To Love Madonna". The Huffington Post. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

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Tempo should be 102, not 120 as mentioned.

120 is way too fast.. most BPM analyzing software puts this squarely at 102 so I assume this was a typo. Even songbpm.com which doubles or halves stuff a lot of the time has it at 102. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.9.98.146 (talk) 21:13, 3 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Madonna: The Official Top 40". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

[2] "Madonna Books: 5 Reasons To Love Madonna". The Huffington Post. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

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