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|single image = [[Image:Likeaprayer single.jpg|200px]] | |single image = [[Image:Likeaprayer single.jpg|200px]] | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 27|27 February 1989]] | ||
− | |album | + | |album = [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] |
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sire_Records Sire Records] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sire_Records Sire Records] | ||
|tracks = [[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit) (5:41)<br> | |tracks = [[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit) (5:41)<br> | ||
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|next single link = [[Single: Lolly Lolly|Lolly Lolly]] | |next single link = [[Single: Lolly Lolly|Lolly Lolly]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>Like A Prayer</b> was the first single to be released from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] | + | |introduction = <b>Like A Prayer</b> was the first single to be released from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]]. It was released three weeks prior to the album, and was released worldwide. |
− | The | + | The song features [[Prince]] on guitar (uncredited). Only a part of contribution appeared on the album version as the intro of the song. Other and longer of his his guitar work were used for the ''7" Remix/Edit'', the ''12" Club'', the ''12" Extended Remix'' and the ''Dub Beats'' versions of the track that appeared on a variety of the single's formats. |
− | The single reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number 1 on the UK | + | Interestingly, the ''Dub Beats'' mix of [[Like A Prayer]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bottrell Bill Botrell] includes a sample of [[Bob George]] from the cancelled [[Album: The Black Album|Black Album]] (five years before the studio version of the song was officially released). Coincidently, this mix also contains a synth bass-line similar to [[Prince]]’s [[Sex]] and [[New Power Generation]] which were recorded later that year. |
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+ | The single’s b-side, [[Act Of Contrition]], also contained uncredited guitar and production work by [[Prince]]. | ||
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+ | The single reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number 1 on the UK Top 40 Chart. The song also topped the number 1 spot in 13 other European countries, Australia and Japan and became one of the best-selling singles of 1989. | ||
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|format1 = 7" & MC | |format1 = 7" & MC | ||
|tracklisting = | |tracklisting = | ||
− | A. <b>Like A Prayer</b><br> | + | A. <b>[[Like A Prayer]]</b>(5 :19)<br> |
− | B. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2: | + | B. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2:18)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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|format2 = 12" | |format2 = 12" | ||
|content = | |content = | ||
− | A1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b><br> | + | A1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b>(7 :50)<br> |
− | A2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7: | + | A2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7:21)<br> |
− | A3. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b><br> | + | A3. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b>(6 :14)<br> |
− | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6: | + | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6:35)<br> |
B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | ||
− | B3. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2: | + | B3. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2:18)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | A. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7: | + | A. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7:21)<br> |
− | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6: | + | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6:35)<br> |
− | B2. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2: | + | B2. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2:18)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
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− | A. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b><br> | + | A. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b>(7 :21)<br> |
− | B1. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b><br> | + | B1. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b>(6 :14)<br> |
B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | ||
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|7 inches = <h4>3" mini CD</h4> | |7 inches = <h4>3" mini CD</h4> | ||
1. <b>Like A Prayer</b><br> | 1. <b>Like A Prayer</b><br> | ||
− | 2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7: | + | 2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7:21)<br> |
− | 3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6: | + | 3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6:35)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | 1. <b>Like A Prayer</b><br> | + | 1. <b>Like A Prayer</b>(5 :05)<br> |
− | 2. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2: | + | 2. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2:18)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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*<h4>5" maxi CD (1994 reissue)</h4> | *<h4>5" maxi CD (1994 reissue)</h4> | ||
− | 1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7: | + | 1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Extended Remix)</b> (7:21)<br> |
− | 2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6: | + | 2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6:35)<br> |
− | 3. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2: | + | 3. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]] (LP Version)</b> (2:18)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
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− | 1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b><br> | + | 1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b>(7:21)<br> |
− | 2. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b><br> | + | 2. <b>Like A Prayer (Churchapella)</b>(6:14)<br> |
3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | 3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | ||
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|format4 = 7" & 12" Promo | |format4 = 7" & 12" Promo | ||
|12 inches = <h4>7" Promo</h4> | |12 inches = <h4>7" Promo</h4> | ||
− | A. <b>Like A Prayer (Fade)</b><br> | + | A. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (Fade)</b>(5:08)<br> |
B. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2:19)<br> | B. <b>[[Act Of Contrition]]</b> (2:19)<br> | ||
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*<h4>12" Promo</h4> | *<h4>12" Promo</h4> | ||
− | A1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b><br> | + | A1. <b>Like A Prayer (12" Dance Mix)</b>(7:21)<br> |
− | A2. <b>Like A Prayer (Instra Dub)</b><br> | + | A2. <b>Like A Prayer (Instra Dub)</b>(6:11)<br> |
− | A3. <b>Like A Prayer (Bass Dub)</b><br> | + | A3. <b>Like A Prayer (Bass Dub)</b>(5:48)<br> |
− | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6: | + | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (12" Club Version)</b> (6:35)<br> |
− | B2. <b>Like A Prayer (Dub Beats)</b><br> | + | B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (Dub Beats)</b>(4:40)<br> |
B3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | B3. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (7" Remix/Edit)</b> (5:41)<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | A. <b>Like A Prayer | + | A. <b>[[Like A Prayer]]</b>(5:40)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | A1. <b>Like A Prayer (LP Version)</b><br> | + | A1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (LP Version)</b>(5:39)<br> |
− | A2. <b>Like A Prayer (Fade Version)</b><br> | + | A2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (Fade Version)</b>(5:06)<br> |
− | B1. <b>Like A Prayer (LP Version)</b><br> | + | B1. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (LP Version)</b>(5:39)<br> |
− | B2. <b>Like A Prayer (Fade Version)</b><br> | + | B2. <b>[[Like A Prayer]] (Fade Version)</b>(5:06)<br> |
<small> | <small> | ||
References:<br> | References:<br> | ||
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|charts = | |charts = | ||
{{Charts| | {{Charts| | ||
− | |charts | + | | charts = |
+ | {{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
− | | Date | + | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_18|18 March 1989]] |
− | | Chart (Country) = | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Hot 100 |
− | | Peak Position | + | | Peak Position = '''1''' <sup>(3)</sup> |
− | | Weeks in chart | + | | Weeks in chart = 16 |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_25|25 March 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Dance Music Club Play | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1''' <sup>(2)</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 10 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_18|18 March 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Adult Contemporary | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 3 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 11 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_29|29 April 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Hot Black Singles Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 20 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 12 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_8|8 April 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard 12-Inch Singles Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1''' <sup>(3)</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 12 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_6|6 March 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Canada''': RPM Singles Chart | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 1 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 16 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_18|18 March 1989]] | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''U.K.''': UK Top 40 | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 1<sup>(3)</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 13 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| certifications = | | certifications = | ||
− | {{ | + | {{Certification-Header}} |
− | | | + | {{Certification| |
− | | Country | + | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_16|16 May. 1989]] |
+ | | Institution, Country = RIAA, USA | ||
+ | | Certification = Gold <small>(500,000)</small> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Certification| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_16|16 May. 1989]] | ||
+ | | Institution, Country = RIAA, USA | ||
+ | | Certification = Platinum <small>(1 million)</small> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Certification| | ||
+ | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_1|1 April 1989]] | ||
+ | | Institution, Country = BPI, UK | ||
+ | | Certification = Gold <small>(400,000)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| awards = | | awards = | ||
{{noAwards| | {{noAwards| | ||
| format = single | | format = single | ||
− | | Country = the | + | | Country = the USA |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} |
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