Firstly, apologies for the sound quality of the video not being perfect, but this is the official video for True Blue!
The Motown-style song featured a retro 50s vibe, and was released as the third single from Madonna's third album, and was also the title track. It topped the UK and Canadian charts, and also reached No.3 in America, and was written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray.
The single entered the UK singles chart at No.3 in 28th September 1986, reaching No.1 the following week on 5th October. The song fell back to No.2 for two weeks - Nick Berry claimed the No.1 spot with the atrocious "Every Loser Wins".
The U.S. 12" vinyl release was a four track maxi single including three versions of "True Blue"; The Color Mix (6:37), Instrumental (6:56), Remix/Edit (4:22), plus the non-LP track "Ain't No Big Deal" (4:12).
The UK release included just two tracks; Extended Dance Version (6:37) on the A-side and "Holiday" (Full length Version) (6:08) ojn the B-side.
With its predictably blue background, the video features Madonna with a 1950s style, bleached blonde bouffant hairstyle, and three rock 'n' roll styled female backing dancers/singers. As well as performing their dance routine, they can also be seen in the back of a 1957 Ford Thunderbird open-top car.
This was an era when pop music was at its
best, with good old-fashioned solid song-writing, and the Top 40 being
full of strong tunes, rather than the sanitized nonsense
you hear in the charts today. Okay, maybe I'm getting old and sounding
like my parents, but I'm still very glad that I was young when I was -
the 80s were awesome!
The B-side of the 7" vinyl featured the track "Ain't No Big Deal"
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