Holiday (song)
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| Madonna | |
| publication | September 7, 1983 |
| length | 6:10 |
| Genre (s) | Dance , synth-pop , funk , disco |
| Author (s) | Curtis Hudson, Lisa Steven |
| music | John "Jellybean" Benitez |
| Publisher (s) | Sire, Warner Bros. |
| album | Madonna |
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Holiday is a song by Madonna from the year 1983 , which was written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens. It appeared on Madonna's first album . Stylistically, Holiday is a mixture of dance pop , synth pop and funk . It is written in D major .
history
In 1982 Madonna started recording her first album. The first two releases Everybody and Burning Up did not achieve the desired success. Madonna's international breakthrough came with Holiday . Hudson and Stevens originally wrote the song for Mary Wilson of the Supremes , but she turned it down and Madonna accepted it. Before that, the last minute Ain't No Big Deal should also be on the album. After accepting Holiday , Madonna worked with producer John "Jellybean" Benitez on the recording of the song. They added some instrumentation. The piano solo is by Fred Zarr. After the release, the hit received a lot of positive criticism. Madonna played the hit at practically every concert, including in July 1985 she played the song at the Live Aid Festival. After the re-release in 1985, Holiday was particularly successful in the UK and neighboring countries.
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 gold
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717,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
717,000 |
Cover versions
There were a few cover versions of the title. The rapped cover version Holiday Rap - with almost completely different text - by MC Miker G & Deejay Sven , which made it to number one in Germany and Switzerland in 1986 , became particularly well known . In Austria , the version made it to number two.
- 1984: Claudia Mattini (Holidays at long last)
- 1986: Holiday Rap by MC Miker G & Deejay Sven
- 1987: Saragossa
- 1997: Captain Jack
- 1998: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1999: Heaven 17
- 1999: Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers
- 2002: Mad'House
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ BPI Awards. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Covers by Holiday on WhoSampled.com
- ↑ Holiday Rap in the German Charts on OfficialCharts.de
- ↑ Holiday Rap in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- ↑ Holiday Rap in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at