Vogue (song)
| Vogue | |
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| Madonna | |
| publication | March 20, 1990 |
| length | 5:16 |
| Genre (s) | House , dance-pop |
| Author (s) | Madonna, Shep Pettibone |
| album | I'm breathless |
Vogue is a house song by Madonna . The song was released as a single from their soundtrack album I'm Breathless - Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy in March 1990 . It is based on the dance form Voguing the gay community of Harlem in New York City on.
history
Vogue was written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone . The song is based on a drum computer beat typical of house music of the time , over which a synthetic bassline, various synthesizer sounds and house-typical piano chords are placed.
In the text various greats of the "golden era of Hollywood " are named: Greta Garbo , Marilyn Monroe and husband Joe DiMaggio , Marlene Dietrich , Marlon Brando , Jimmy Dean , Grace Kelly , Jean Harlow , Gene Kelly , Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Rita Hayworth , Lauren Bacall , Katharine Hepburn , Lana Turner and Bette Davis . The song was originally planned as the B-side to the single Keep It Together and became one of Madonna's biggest hits. The accompanying video, directed by David Fincher , was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards and won three of them. The song also won an American Music Award .
reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic called Vogue "a detatched, affectionate celebration of transcendent pop and gay culture and stands as Madonna's finest single moment" ("an outstanding, loving celebration of transcendent pop and gay culture, Madonna's best individual achievement"). Jose F. Celebs on the same website spoke of "one of Madonna's crowning artistic successes" in terms of both the song and the video.
success
Vogue reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Great Britain , number 2 in Switzerland and number 7 in Austria. In Germany the song reached number 4 in the charts.