Dress You Up

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"Dress You Up"
"Dress You Up" cover
Single by Madonna
from the album Like a Virgin
Released July 24, 1985 (Worldwide)
September 25, 1985 (JP)
Format Vinyl (12")
CD Single
Vinyl (7")
Cassette Single
Recorded 1985
Genre Pop
Length 3:58
Label Sire
Producer(s) Nile Rodgers
Chart positions
Madonna singles chronology
"Into the Groove"
(1985)
"Dress You Up"
(1985)
"Gambler"
(1985)

"Dress You Up" is a 1984 song by Madonna, composed by Andrea LaRusso and Peggy Stanziale. It was released, in the summer of 1985, as the fourth single from the Like a Virgin album — following "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl" and "Angel" — and reached number-five in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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The song was the subject of some controversy when it was included in the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen" list, for the perceived sexual content of its lyrics. The PMRC's Tipper Gore had heard her daughter listening to the song, and considered its lyric ("Gonna dress you up in my love") to constitute 'vulgar music'. The list was presented to a Senate committee in a campaign to censor such songs other songs included recent hits by Prince, Sheena Easton, the Mary Jane Girls, and Twisted Sister. This led to the creation of the Parental Advisory sticker.

In 1999, "Dress You Up" was sung a cappella by a group of young adults and used in a The Gap commercial.

"Dress You Up" peaked at five in the UK over the Christmas period of 1985 when it became her eighth top 5 song of 1985, following "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl", "Crazy for You", "Into the Groove", "Holiday" (re-issue), "Angel", and "Gambler".

[edit] Official Mixes

  • Album Version (4:01)
  • The 12" Formal Mix (6:12)
  • The Casual Instrumental Mix (4:38)
  • Remix Edit (3:45) Promo Vinyl Only
  • Live Video Version (5:41)
  • Re-Invention Tour Studio Version (3:44) Unreleased
  • RIT Rehersal (3:44) Unreleased



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