True Blue (song)

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"True Blue"
Single by Madonna
from the album True Blue
Released	October 9, 1986
Format	7" Single 12" Single and 5" CD Single
Recorded	??
Genre	Pop
Length	4:16
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Madonna Stephen Bray
Madonna singles chronology
"Papa Don't Preach" (1986)	"True Blue" (1986)	"Open Your Heart" (1986)

"True Blue" is the third single from Madonna's album of the same name in the fall of 1986. The song can be described as bubblegum pop combined with 1980s teen pop. "True Blue" was a hit in the US, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as in the UK, where it reached #1. The song was composed and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna. A limited quantity of the single was pressed in blue vinyl. The B-side of was the song "Ain't No Big Deal", which was previously used as a B-side to the overseas release of "Papa Don't Preach". The song was written for her then husband Sean Penn. Madonna has never, as of 2006, after the divorce performed the song live.

[edit] Music video

There are two different music videos for "True Blue". The winners of MTV's Make My Video competition were Angel Garcia and Cliff Guest, whose submission was the first video for the song (MTV spent a whole day showing some of the better submissions to the contest.). Madonna's own music video for the song was directed by James Foley. The James Foley version features Madonna with three dancers and a 1950s car in an all-blue studio. Erica Bell is one of the dancers who is also in Madonna's Lucky star and Papa Don't Preach video and one other back up dancer is good friend and actress Debi Mazar who is also in The Papa Don't Preach video as well as the video for Music. Some of Madonna's personal items where auctioned at Sound in Leicester Square London on Wednesday, November 29th including: The blue chiffon scarf worn personally by Madonna during the filming of her music video for the track “True Blue”. The Lot number was 69 and the guide price was: £300-£400.

[edit] Track listings

7" Single

1. "True Blue (Remix a.k.a. Remix/Edit)"
2. "Holiday (Edit)"

U.S. 7" Single & U.S. 7" Blue Vinyl

1. "True Blue (Remix/Edit)"
2. "Ain't No Big Deal"

12" Single, 12" Picture Disc, 5" CD Single (Re-Issue)

1. "True Blue (The Color Mix)"
2. "Holiday"

12" Maxi Single, Cassette Maxi Single

1. "True Blue (The Color Mix)"
2. "True Blue (Instrumental)"
3. "True Blue (Remix/Edit)"
4. "Ain't No Big Deal"

Japanese / Australian 5" Compact Disc E.P

1. "True Blue (The Color Mix)"
2. "Everybody (Dub Version)"
3. "Papa Don't Preach (Extended Remix)"
4. "Everybody (Extended Mix)"
5. "Live To Tell (Instrumental)"

Preceded by: "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards

UK number one single October 5, 1986

Succeeded by: "Every Loser Wins" by Nick Berry