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"Deeper and Deeper" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna, recorded for her fifth studio album, ''Erotica'' (1992). It was written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone and Anthony Shmikin, and produced by Madonna and Pettibone. It was released by Maverick Records as the album's second single on December 8, 1992. A shortened version of the song was included on Madonna's second greatest hits compilation, ''GHV2'' (2001). "Deeper and Deeper" is a dance-oriented song, and features instrumentation from acoustic guitars and castanet beats on its bridge. Lyrically, the song talks about sexual desire, though it has been argued that it's actually about a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. "Deeper and Deeper" was met with positive reviews. Music critics hailed it as one of Madonna's strongest disco inspired tracks and complimented its refreshing dance oriented nature. It was also commercially successful; peaking at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reaching the top ten in several countries including Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while topping the charts in Italy. The accompanying music video for "Deeper and Deeper" was directed by Bobby Woods. It was seen as a homage to American artist Andy Warhol and Italian director Luchino Visconti; it features Madonna playing a character based on Edie Sedgwick, who goes out to a nightclub to meet her friends and boyfriend. Madonna has performed "Deeper and Deeper" in three of her concert tours; on the 1993 Girlie Show World Tour, eleven years later on the Re-Invention World Tour (2004), and also eleven years later on the current Rebel Heart Tour (2015). ==Background and development== In 1992, Madonna founded her own multi-media entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of a record company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. The first two projects from the venture were her fifth studio album, ''Erotica'', and a coffee table book of photographs featuring Madonna, entitled ''Sex''.〔 For the album, Madonna primarily collaborated with producer Shep Pettibone. Pettibone first began working with Madonna during the 1980s, providing remixes for several of her singles.〔 Alongside Pettibone, Madonna enlisted help from producer André Betts, who previously co-produced "Justify My Love" for ''The Immaculate Collection''.〔 Madonna said that she was interested to work with Pettibone and Betts due to their ability to remain plugged into the dance underground, "They come from opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their music style and approach to music, but they're both connected to the street and they're still young and hungry." According to Pettibone in an article "Erotica Diaries" published on Madonna's ''Icon'' magazine, he produced a tape with four songs, for Madonna to listen to, before he traveled to Chicago, where she was filming ''A League of Their Own''. She listened to the songs and liked all of them. After filming was complete, Madonna met Pettibone in New York City to start working together in November 1991. Their schedule was sporadic in the beginning. Madonna and Pettibone were in the studio for a week and then she would work with Steven Meisel on ''Sex'', for two weeks. Occasionally, Madonna also would meet André Betts.〔 The first batch of songs Madonna and Pettibone worked together on were "Erotica", "Deeper and Deeper", "Rain" and "Thief of Hearts"; Madonna would write the lyrics as Pettibone worked on the music.〔 At first, Madonna did not like the songs she had recorded. She wanted ''Erotica'' to have a raw edge to it, as if it were recorded in an alley in Harlem, and not a light glossy production to permeate her sound, according to Pettibone.〔 The first recorded version of "Deeper and Deeper" was not working for Madonna. Pettibone said they tried different bridges and changes, but in the end, Madonna wanted the middle of the song to have a flamenco guitar.〔 Pettibone recalled:
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