Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer a song by Madonna on Foxsoundi

Like a Prayer by Madonna

About Like a Prayer

"Like a Prayer" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. The track was released as the record's first single on March 3, 1989. The accompanying music video, directed by Mary Lambert, shows Madonna witnessing a white woman being sexually assaulted and subsequently killed by a group of white men. While a black man is arrested for the crime, Madonna hides in a church for safety, seeking strength to go forth as a witness. .

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About this song

Credited to: Madonna
Album: 80s & 90s in the Mix · Track 2 of 53
Released: April 4, 2025
Duration: 5:40
Ranking: #6 most played Madonna track on Foxsoundi
On Last.fm: 1,454,578 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: 80s & 90s in the Mix

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Big in Japan by Alphaville ,
Song 2 - 2012 Remaster by Blur ,
Laura non c'è by Nek ,
Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers ,
Basket Case by Green Day ,
Return of the Mack - C & J Street Mix by Mark Morrison , Cutfather & Joe ,
Groove Is in the Heart by Deee-Lite ,
I Want It That Way by #90s Update ,
Magic Fields by X-Perience ,
Gold by Spandau Ballet ,
Sleeping in My Car by Roxette ,
The Best by Tina Turner ,
Blaue Augen by Ideal ,
Into the Groove by Madonna ,
Forever Young - Special Dance Version; 2019 Remaster by Alphaville ,
It's My Life by Talk Talk ,
It's Raining Men - '93 Version by The Weather Girls ,
Go West - 2003 Remaster by Pet Shop Boys ,
Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks ,
Self Control by Laura Branigan ,
Celebration by The Weather Girls ,
Love Shack by The B-52's ,
The Sun Always Shines on T.V. by a-ha ,
Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker ,
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths ,
A Neverending Dream by X-Perience ,
Über den Wolken by Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band ,
Kiss from a Rose by Seal ,
Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol' Dirty Bastard ,
Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis ,
Cold Rock a Party by MC Lyte ,
Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots ,
Show Me Love by Robin S ,
Hypnotize - 2014 Remaster by The Notorious B.I.G. ,
Strong Enough by Cher ,
Goldener Reiter by Joachim Witt ,
Ich liebe dich by Clowns & Helden ,
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz - 2008 Remaster by Heinz Rudolf Kunze ,
Berlin by Ideal ,
When I Come Around by Green Day ,
Lady Marmalade by The Weather Girls ,
C'mon n' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's ,
Entre dos tierras by Heroes Del Silencio ,
If You Believe by Sasha ,
Follow Me by #90s Update ,
Happy People (feat. Marky Mark) by Prince Ital Joe , Marky Mark ,
Holiday by Madonna ,