List of songs recorded by Madonna

Madonna performing on the Rebel Heart Tour (2015–16)

American singer and songwriter Madonna has recorded songs for thirteen studio albums, three compilation albums, two remix albums and eight soundtrack albums. She has also been featured on songs on other artists' respective albums, including duets and as background vocalist. After being associated with music groups like Breakfast Club^[1] and Emmy, Madonna signed with Sire Records (an auxiliary label of Warner Bros. Records) in 1982 and released her self-titled debut album the following year.^[2] She is the solo writer of most of the songs on the record. Madonna was followed by Like a Virgin in 1984, where the singer collaborated with other songwriters. From her next release, True Blue, Madonna followed up with a series of commercially successful albums, including the Grammy Award winners Ray of Light (1998) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005).^[3] She collaborated with a number of songwriters on all her studio albums and has written and produced most of her songs, with many of them reaching number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Into the Groove", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes".

Madonna has also recorded songs for film soundtracks, starting in 1985 with the release of "Into the Groove" which was for her major film role in Desperately Seeking Susan. She followed it with songs for films like With Honors as well as her own Who's That Girl. Her songs for the 1990 film Dick Tracy saw her collaborate with composer Stephen Sondheim as well as duets with actors Warren Beatty and Mandy Patinkin. The songs for the 1996 musical film, Evita, saw Madonna sing music composed by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, recording the tracks with actors Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce. Her most recent song recorded for a film was "Masterpiece", for her directorial venture W.E.^[4]

Other musical endeavors from Madonna includes poems she recorded for albums, like "Bittersweet" by the Persian poet Rumi, read for contemporary spiritualist Deepak Chopra's album, A Gift Of Love: Music inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi.^[5] She also recorded "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda, for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman.^[6] Madonna's recorded music encompasses background vocals given for other artists, starting from "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez (1979), to artists like John Benitez, Nick Kamen, Nick Scotti, Donna De Lory. She has also collaborated with singers Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Annie Lennox, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.

Songs

Tom Kelly wrote the track "Like a Virgin" with Billy Steinberg.

Prince appeared on the track "Love Song" from Like a Prayer.

Actor Warren Beatty collaborated with Madonna on the songs "Now I'm Following You" (Part I and Part II) for the soundtrack album, I'm Breathless.

Actor Mandy Patinkin recorded songs with Madonna for the soundtrack album, I'm Breathless.

Stephen Sondheim wrote two songs on I'm Breathless, including "Sooner or Later" and "What Can You Loose".

Lenny Kravitz was one of the co-writers on "Justify My Love". He was sued by Ingrid Chavez due to not receiving credit on the song. The matter was settled out-of-court with Chavez gaining a co-writer credit.^[7]

"Fever" features words by singer Peggy Lee, but she was uncredited.

Madonna recorded background vocals for Donna De Lory's debut single, "Just a Dream".

Babyface wrote the tracks "Forbidden Love", "Inside of Me" and "Take a Bow" on Bedtime Stories.

Björk co-wrote the track "Bedtime Story" from Bedtime Stories.

Madonna read the poem "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda over music, for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman.

Madonna recorded a cover version of the Marvin Gaye song "I Want You" with English trip-hop group, Massive Attack

Actor Antonio Banderas recorded songs with Madonna for the soundtrack album, Evita.

Actor Jonathan Pryce recorded songs with Madonna for the soundtrack album, Evita.

Madonna sang a duet with Ricky Martin on the song "Be Careful (Cuidado con mi Corazón), from his second studio album, Ricky Martin.

Guy Sigsworth co-wrote the track "What It Feels Like for a Girl" from Music, and the track "Nothing Fails" from American Life.

Rapper Missy Elliott appeared on the "Into the Hollywood Groove" remix, which appeared on the Remixed & Revisited album.

Madonna appeared as a featured artist on Britney Spears' song "Me Against the Music", from her fourth studio album, In the Zone.

A sample from the song "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", by Swedish pop group ABBA was used in Madonna's song "Hung Up" from Confessions on a Dance Floor".

Justin Timberlake was featured on the songs "4 Minutes" and "Dance 2Night" from Hard Candy.

Timbaland also appeared as featured artist on "4 Minutes" while co-writing many songs on Hard Candy.

Rapper Lil Wayne collaborated with Madonna on the song "Revolver", from Celebration.

Italian producer Benny Benassi co-wrote a number of songs on MDNA.

Madonna's brother-in-law, Joe Henry, co-wrote a number of songs with Madonna, the last being "Falling Free" from MDNA.

Singer M.I.A. appeared as featured artist on the tracks "B-Day Song" and "Give Me All Your Luvin'" from MDNA.

Nicki Minaj appeared on the tracks "Give Me All Your Luvin' and "I Don't Give A" from MDNA, and "Bitch I'm Madonna" from Rebel Heart.

Singer Kanye West collaborated with Madonna on the track "Beat Goes On" from Hard Candy, while also writing the track "Illuminati" from Rebel Heart.

Boxer Mike Tyson was featured on the track "Iconic" from Rebel Heart.

Rapper Nas appeared on the song "Veni Vidi Vici" form Rebel Heart.

Diplo co-wrote the songs on Rebel Heart with Madonna.

Avicii co-wrote the songs on Rebel Heart with Madonna.

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Key

	Indicates song written solely by Madonna
	Indicates songs with background vocals by Madonna

Name of song, writer(s), originating album, and year of release.

Song	Writer(s)	Album	Year	Ref.
"4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland	Madonna Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake Nate Hills	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"A New Argentina" with Jonathan Pryce	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Act of Contrition"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Addicted"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Carl Falk Rami Yacoub Savan Kotecha	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Ain't No Big Deal"	Stephen Bray	B-side to "True Blue"	1986	[12]
"Amazing"	Madonna William Orbit	Music	2000	[13]
"American Life"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"American Pie"[lower-alpha 1]	Don McLean	The Next Best Thing	2000	[15]
"Angel"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Another Suitcase in Another Hall"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Auto-Tune Baby"	Madonna Diplo Mike Dean Kanye West Tommy Brown	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"B-Day Song" featuring M.I.A.	Madonna Martin Solveig Maya Arulpragasam	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Back in Business"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Bad Girl"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" with Ricky Martin	Madonna William Orbit	Ricky Martin	1999	[20]
"Beat Goes On" featuring Kanye West	Madonna Pharrell Williams Kanye West	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Beautiful Killer"	Madonna Martin Solveig Michael Tordjman	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Beautiful Scars"	Madonna Rick Nowels DJ Dahi Michael Tucker	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Beautiful Stranger"	Madonna William Orbit	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	1999	[21]
"Bedtime Story"	Nellee Hooper Björk Marius de Vries	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Best Friend"	Madonna Alessandro "Alle" Benassi Marco "Benny" Benassi	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Best Night"	Madonna Diplo MoZella Toby Gad Jimmy Napes Andrew Swanson	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Bitch I'm Madonna" featuring Nicki Minaj	Madonna Diplo MoZella Toby Gad Ariel Rechtshaid Nicki Minaj Sophie	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Bittersweet"[lower-alpha 2]	Rumi Deepak Chopra	A Gift Of Love: Music inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi	1998	[23]
"Body Shop"	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolic One DJ Dahi Michael Tucker	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Borderline"	Reggie Lucas	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Born to Be Alive" Released by Patrick Hernandez	Patrick Hernandez	Born to Be Alive	1979	[25]
"Borrowed Time"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Carl Falk Rami Yacoub Savan Kotecha DJ Dahi Michael Tucker	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Broken"	Madonna Paul Oakenfold Ian Green Ciaran Gribbin	Celebration	2009	[26]
"Buenos Aires"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Burning Up"	Madonna	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Bye Bye Baby"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Candy Perfume Girl"	Madonna William Orbit Susannah Melvoin	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Candy Shop"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Can't Stop"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Who's That Girl	1987	[28]
"Causing a Commotion"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Who's That Girl	1987	[28]
"Celebration"	Madonna Paul Oakenfold Ian Green Ciaran Gribbin	Celebration	2009	[26]
"Cherish"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Crazy for You"	John Bettis Jon Lind	Vision Quest	1985	[29]
"Crimes of Passion"	Madonna	Pre-Madonna	1997	[12]
"Cry Baby"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Cyber-Raga"	Madonna Talvin Singh	Music	2000	[30]
"Dance 2Night"	Madonna Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake Hannon Lane	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Dear Jessie"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Devil Pray"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Carl Falk Rami Yacoub Savan Kotecha DJ Dahi Michael Tucker	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Devil Wouldn't Recognise You"	Madonna Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake Nate Hills Joe Henry	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Deeper and Deeper"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Did You Do It?" featuring Mark Goodman and Dave Murphy	Madonna Andre Betts	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Die Another Day"[lower-alpha 3]	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Die Another Day	2002	[31]
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Don't Stop"	Madonna Dallas Austin Colin Wolfe	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Don't Tell Me"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï Joe Henry	Music	2000	[13]
"Don't You Know"	Madonna	Pre-Madonna	1997	[12]
"Dress You Up"	Andrea LaRusso Peggy Stanziale	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Drowned World/Substitute for Love"[lower-alpha 4]	Madonna William Orbit Rod McKuen Anita Kerr David Collins	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Each Time You Break My Heart" Released by Nick Kamen	Madonna Shep Pettibone	Nick Kamen	1986	[32]
"Easy Ride"	Madonna Monte Pittman	American Life	2003	[14]
"Erotica"[lower-alpha 5]	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Eva and Magaldi / Eva Beware of the City" with Jimmy Nail and Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Everybody"	Madonna	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Express Yourself"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Eva's Final Broadcast"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Falling Free"	Madonna Laurie Mayer William Orbit Joe Henry	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Fever"[lower-alpha 6]	John Davenport Eddie Cooley	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Fighting Spirit"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Forbidden Love"[lower-alpha 7]	Madonna Babyface	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Forbidden Love"	Madonna Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Freedom"	Madonna Dallas Austin	Carnival! The Rainforest Foundation	1997	[36]
"Frozen"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Future Lovers"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Gambler"	Madonna	Vision Quest	1985	[29]
"Gang Bang"	Madonna William Orbit Priscilla Hamilton Keith Harris Jean-Baptiste Mika Don Juan Demacio "Demo" Casanova Stephen Kozmeniuk	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Get Together"	Madonna Anders Bagge Peer Åström Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Get Over" Released by Nick Scotti	Madonna Stephen Bray	Nick Scotti	1994	[37]
"Ghosttown"	Madonna Jason Evigan Sean Douglas Evan Bogart	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Girl Gone Wild"	Madonna Jenson Vaughan Alessandro "Alle" Benassi Marco "Benny" Benassi	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Give It 2 Me"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.	Madonna Martin Solveig Nicki Minaj M.I.A. Michael Tordjman	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Gone"	Madonna Damien LeGassick Nik Young	Music	2000	[13]
"Goodbye to Innocence"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	Just Say Roe	1994	[38]
"Goodnight and Thank You" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Graffiti Heart"	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolyc One	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Guilty by Association" with Joe Henry	Madonna Joe Henry	Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation	1996	[39]
"Hanky Panky"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Has to Be"	Madonna Patrick Leobard William Orbit	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Heartbeat"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"HeartBreakCity"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Tobias Jimson Michel Flygare Paloma Stoecker Salem Al Fakir Magnus Lidehäll Vincent Pontare	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"He's a Man"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Hello and Goodbye" with Andrea Corr and Jonathan Pryce	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Hey You"[lower-alpha 8]	Madonna	N/A	2007	[41]
"High Flying, Adored" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"History"	Madonna Stuart Price	B-side to "Jump"	2005	[42]
"Hold Tight"	Madonna Diplo MoZella Toby Gad MNEK	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Holiday"	Curtis Hudson Lisa Stevens	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Hollywood"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Holy Water"	Madonna Martin Kierszenbaum Natalia Kills Mike Dean Kanye West Tommy Brown	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"How High"	Madonna Bloodshy & Avant Henrik Jonback	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Human Nature"[lower-alpha 9]	Madonna Dave Hall Shawn McKenzie Kevin McKenzie Michael Deering	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Hung Up"[lower-alpha 10]	Madonna Stuart Price Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"I Deserve It"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Music	2000	[13]
"I Don't Give A" featuring Nicki Minaj	Madonna Martin Solveig Nicki Minaj Julian Jabre	MDNA	2012	[17]
"I Fucked Up"	Madonna Martin Solveig Julien Jabre	MDNA	2012	[17]
"I Know It"	Madonna	Madonna	1983	[24]
"I Love New York"	Madonna Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"I Surrender Dear"[lower-alpha 11] with Jennifer Grey	Harry Barris Gordon Clifford	N/A	1989	[43]
"I Want You" with Massive Attack	Leon Ware T-Boy Ross	Something to Remember	1995	[44]
"I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" with Jonathan Pryce	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"I'd Rather Be Your Lover"[lower-alpha 12] featuring Meshell Ndegeocello	Madonna Dave Hall The Isley Brothers Chris Jasper	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"I'll Remember"	Madonna Patrick Leonard Richard Page	With Honors	1994	[45]
"I'm a Sinner"	Madonna William Orbit Jean-Baptiste	MDNA	2012	[17]
"I'm Addicted"	Madonna Alessandro "Alle" Benassi Marco "Benny" Benassi	MDNA	2012	[17]
"I'm Going Bananas"	Michael Kernan Andy Paley	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"I'm So Stupid"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Iconic" featuring Chance the Rapper and Mike Tyson	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolic One Chance the Rapper DJ Dahi Michael Tucker	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"If You Forget Me"[lower-alpha 13]	Pablo Neruda	Il Postino	1995	[46]
"Illuminati"	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolic One Mike Dean Kanye West Tommy Brown	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Impressive Instant"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Music	2000	[13]
"In This Life"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Incredible"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Inside of Me"[lower-alpha 14]	Madonna Babyface	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Inside Out"	Madonna Jason Evigan Sean Douglas Evan Bogart Mike Dean	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Intervention"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Into the Groove"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Virgin	1985	[16]
"Into the Hollywood Groove" featuring Missy Elliott	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï Stephen Bray	Remixed & Revisited	2004	[47]
"Isaac"	Madonna Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"It's So Cool"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï Monte Pittman	Celebration	2009	[26]
"Jimmy Jimmy"	Madonna Stephen Bray	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Joan of Arc"	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolic One	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Jump"	Madonna Joe Henry Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Just a Dream" Released by Donna De Lory	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Donna De Lory	1992	[49]
"Justify My Love"[lower-alpha 15]	Madonna Lenny Kravitz Ingrid Chavez	The Immaculate Collection	1990	[50]
"Keep It Together"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"La Isla Bonita"	Madonna Patrick Leonard Bruce Gaitsch	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Lament"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Laugh to Keep from Crying"	Madonna	Pre-Madonna	1997	[12]
"Let Down Your Guard"	Madonna Dallas Austin	B-side to "Secret"	1994	[51]
"Let It Will Be"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Like a Prayer"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Like a Virgin"	Tom Kelly Billy Steinberg	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Like It or Not"	Madonna Bloodshy & Avant Henrik Jonback	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Little Star"	Madonna Rick Nowels	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Live to Tell"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Living for Love"	Madonna Diplo MoZella Toby Gad Ariel Rechtshaid	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Lo Que Siente La Mujer"[lower-alpha 16] (English: "What It Feels Like for a Girl")	Madonna Guy Sigsworth Torn Alberto Ferraras (Spanish translation)	Music	2000	[52]
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"	Miles Gregory	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"[lower-alpha 17] remixed version	Miles Gregory	Something to Remember	1995	[44]
"Love Makes the World Go Round"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Love Profusion"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Love Song" featuring Prince	Madonna Prince Rogers Nelson	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Love Spent"	Madonna William Orbit Jean-Baptiste Priscilla Hamilton Alain Whyte Ryan Buendia Michael McHenry	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Love Spent" Acoustic version re-recorded	Madonna William Orbit Jean-Baptiste Priscilla Hamilton Alain Whyte Ryan Buendia Michael McHenry	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Love Tried to Welcome Me"	Madonna Dave Hall	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Lucky Star"	Madonna	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Masterpiece"	Madonna Julie Frost Jimmy Harry	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Material Girl"	Peter Brown Robert Rans	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Me Against the Music" Britney Spears featuring Madonna	Britney Spears Madonna Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye Penelope Magnet Terius Nash Gary O'Brien	In the Zone	2003	[54]
"Mer Girl"[lower-alpha 18]	Madonna William Orbit	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Messiah"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Salem Al Fakir Magnus Lidehäll Vincent Pontare	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Miles Away"	Madonna Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake Nate Hills	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"More"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Mother and Father"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Music"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Music	2000	[13]
"Nobody Knows Me"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	American Life	2003	[14]
"Nobody's Perfect"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Music	2000	[13]
"Nothing Fails"	Madonna Guy Sigsworth Jem Griffiths	American Life	2003	[14]
"Nothing Really Matters"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Now I'm Following You" (Part I) duet with Warren Beatty	A. Paley Jeff Lass Ned Claflin Jonathan Paley	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Now I'm Following You" (Part II) duet with Warren Beatty	A. Paley Jeff Lass Ned Claflin Jonathan Paley	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Oh Father"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Oh What a Circus" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada (Part 2)"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"One More Chance"	Madonna David Foster	Something to Remember	1995	[44]
"Open Your Heart"	Madonna Gardner Cole Peter Rafelson	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Over and Over"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Papa Don't Preach"	Madonna Brian Elliot	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Paradise (Not for Me)"[lower-alpha 19]	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Music	2000	[13]
"Partido Feminista"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Peron's Latest Flame" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Physical Attraction"	Reggie Lucas	Madonna	1983	[24]
"Pretender"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Virgin	1984	[56]
"Promise to Try"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Push"	Madonna Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Rain"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Rainbow High"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webberr	Evita	1996	[9]
"Ray of Light"	Madonna William Orbit Clive Muldoon Dave Curtiss Christine Leach	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Rebel Heart"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Salem Al Fakir Magnus Lidehäll Vincent Pontare	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Rescue Me"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	The Immaculate Collection	1990	[50]
"Revolver" featuring Lil Wayne	Madonna Dwayne Carter Justin Franks The Jackie Boyz	Celebration	2009	[26]
"Ring My Bell"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Runaway Lover"	Madonna William Orbit	Music	2000	[13]
"S.E.X."	Madonna MoZella Toby Gad Symbolic One Mike Dean Kanye West Tommy Brown	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Sanctuary"[lower-alpha 20]	Madonna Dallas Austin Anne Preven Scott Cutler Herbie Hancock	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Santa Baby"	Joan Javits Philip Springer Tony Springer	A Very Special Christmas	1987	[57]
"Secret"	Madonna Dallas Austin	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Secret Garden"	Madonna Andre Betts	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Shanti/Ashtangi"[lower-alpha 21]	Madonna William Orbit	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"She's Not Me"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Shoo-Bee-Doo"	Madonna	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Sidewalk Talk" Released by John Benitez	Madonna	Wotupski!?!	1984	[58]
"Sing" Annie Lennox featuring various artists	Annie Lennox	Songs of Mass Destruction	2007	[59]
"Skin"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Sky Fits Heaven"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Some Girls"	Madonna William Orbit Klas Åhlund	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Something to Remember"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Sooner or Later"[lower-alpha 22]	Stephen Sondheim	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Sorry"	Madonna Stuart Price	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Spanish Eyes"[lower-alpha 23]	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Spanish Lesson"	Madonna Pharrell Williams	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Spotlight"	Madonna Stephen Bray Curtis Hudson	You Can Dance	1987	[62]
"Stay"	Madonna Stephen Bray	Like a Virgin	1984	[16]
"Supernatural"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	B-side to "Cherish"	1989	[63]
"Superstar"	Madonna Hardy "Indiigo" Muanza Michael Malih	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Super Pop"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Confessions on a Dance Floor	2005	[35]
"Survival"	Madonna Dallas Austin	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"Swim"	Madonna William Orbit	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Take a Bow"	Madonna Babyface	Bedtime Stories	1994	[22]
"The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"The Beast Within"[lower-alpha 24]	N/A	B-side to "Justify My Love" maxi single	1990	[65]
"The Look of Love"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Who's That Girl	1987	[28]
"The Power of Good-Bye"	Madonna Rick Nowels	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"Thief of Hearts"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Think of Me"	Madonna	Madonna	1983	[24]
"This Used to Be My Playground"[lower-alpha 25]	Madonna Shep Pettibone	N/A	1992	[19]
"Till Death Do Us Part"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Like a Prayer	1989	[10]
"Time Stood Still"	Madonna William Orbit	The Next Best Thing	2000	[15]
"To Have and Not to Hold"	Madonna Rick Nowels	Ray of Light	1998	[27]
"True Blue"	Madonna Stephen Bray	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Turn Up the Radio"	Madonna Martin Solveig Michael Tordjman Jade Williams	MDNA	2012	[17]
"Unapologetic Bitch"	Madonna Diplo Shelco Garcia Bryan Orellana MoZella Toby Gad	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Up Down Suite"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	B-side to "Rain"	1993	[19]
"Veni Vidi Vici" featuring Nas	Madonna Diplo MoZella Toby Gad Ariel Rechtshaid Nas	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"Verás"[lower-alpha 26] (English: "You'll See")	Madonna David Foster	Something to Remember	1995	[44]
"Voices"	Madonna Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake Nate Hills Joe Henry	Hard Candy	2008	[8]
"Vogue"	Madonna Shep Pettibone	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"Waiting"	Madonna Andre Betts	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Waltz for Eva and Che" with Antonio Banderas	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"Wash All Over Me"	Madonna Avicii Arash Pournouri Salem Al Fakir Magnus Lidehäll Vincent Pontare Mike Dean Kanye West Tommy Brown	Rebel Heart	2015	[11]
"What Can You Lose" duet with Mandy Patinkin	Stephen Sondheim	I'm Breathless	1990	[18]
"What It Feels Like for a Girl"	Madonna Guy Sigsworth	Music	2000	[13]
"Where Life Begins"	Madonna Andre Betts	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Where's the Party?"	Madonna Patrick Leonard Stephen Bray	True Blue	1986	[48]
"White Heat"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	True Blue	1986	[48]
"Who's That Girl"	Madonna Patrick Leonard	Who's That Girl	1987	[28]
"Why's It So Hard"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"Words"	Madonna Shep Pettibone Anthony Shimkin	Erotica	1992	[19]
"X-Static Process"	Madonna Stuart Price	American Life	2003	[14]
"You Must Love Me"	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]
"You'll See"	Madonna David Foster	Something to Remember	1995	[44]
"Your Honesty"	Madonna Dallas Austin	Remixed & Revisited	2004	[47]
"Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down" with Jonathan Pryce	Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber	Evita	1996	[9]

Notes

1. "American Pie" also appeared on the international editions of the Music album
2. "Bittersweet" is a poem by Persian poet Rumi, set to music and read by Madonna. Contemporary spiritualist Deepak Chopra asked many celebrities, including Madonna, to read the poems for the album.^[5]
3. "Die Another Day" also appeared as the tenth track on the American Life album
4. "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" contains a sample of the recording "Why I Follow the Tigers" performed by the San Sebastian Strings.
5. "Erotica" contains a sample of the recording "Jungle Boogie" performed by Kool and the Gang, and the recording "El Yom 'Ulliqa 'Ala Khashaba" by Lebanese singer Fairuz. The latter inclusion led to a lawsuit which was settled out of court.^[33]
6. The lyrics for "Fever" includes songwriting from singer Peggy Lee, who remains uncredited for her contribution.^[34]
7. "Forbidden Love" contains a sample of the recording "Down Here on the Ground" performed by Grant Green.
8. "Hey You" was written for the Live Earth concerts and was released digitally as a free single. It was later included on the Live Earth digital album and CD.^[40]
9. "Human Nature" contains a sample of "What You Need" performed by Main Source
10. "Hung Up" contains a sample of the recording "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" performed by ABBA and written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
11. "I Surrender Dear" was recorded for the 1989 film, Bloodhounds of Broadway, where Madonna sang it with actress Jennifer Grey, but the song was not included in the soundtrack.^[43]
12. "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" contains a sample of the recording "It's Your Thing" performed by Lou Donaldson.
13. "If You Forget Me" is a poem by Pablo Neruda, read by Madonna for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman.^[6]
14. "Inside of Me" contains three samples: "Back and Forth" performed by Aaliyah; "Outstanding" performed by The Gap Band; "The Trials of Life" performed by Gutter Snypes.
15. Chavez sued Kravitz in July 1991, claiming that she wrote "Justify My Love" but received no credit. She received an out-of-court settlement and gained a co-writing credit.^[7]
16. "Lo Que Siente La Mujer" is the Spanish version of "What It Feels Like for a Girl", recorded and added in the Latin American version of Music
17. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" was re-recorded for Something to Remember and features a different composition from the 1984 version.^[53]
18. "Mer Girl" contains elements of the recording "Space" performed by Gábor Szabó.
19. "Paradise (Not for Me)" also appears on Mirwais Ahmadzaï's second studio album, Production (2000).^[55]
20. "Sanctuary" contains a sample of the recording "Watermelon Man" performed by Herbie Hancock.
21. "Shanti/Ashtangi" adapted from text by Shankaracharya, taken from the Yoga Taravali. Additional text: Traditional, Translation by Vyass Houston and Eddie Stern.
22. "Sooner or Later" is officially titled "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" in the film credits and Academy Awards.^[60][61]
23. "Spanish Eyes" was re-titled "Pray for Spanish Eyes" on certain editions of the album.
24. A remix of "Justify My Love", Madonna reads excerpts from the Book of Revelation.^[64]
25. "This Used to Be My Playground" was written for the 1992 film, A League of Their Own. However it was not included on the film's soundtrack due to Madonna being signed on Warner Bros. Records and the soundtrack released from Columbia Records.^[66]
26. "Verás" is the Spanish version of "You'll See", recorded and added in the Latin American version of Something to Remember

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External links

• Madonna songs at AllMusic
• BMI Repertoire Search Broadcast Music, Inc.