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"Secret" is a song by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album ''Bedtime Stories'' (1994). It was later included on her greatest hits compilations ''GHV2'' (2001) and ''Celebration'' (2009). It was originally written and produced by Madonna with Shep Pettibone, who she had collaborated with on the 1992 album ''Erotica''. On release, the song was credited to Madonna and Dallas Austin. Pettibone was not acknowledged as co-writer until the release of a 2001 remix compilation album ''GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001''. "Secret" received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Madonna's vocals in the song and its mid-tempo R&B groove, deeming it seductive and soulful. Commecially, the song became a top ten hit around the world. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the United Kingdom it reached a peak of number five, becoming her record-breaking 35th consecutive top-ten single on the UK Singles Chart. Elsewhere, it was also successful, reaching the top five in Australia, Canada, Switzerland and Spain. An accompanying black and white music video, directed by photographer Melodie McDaniel, was released for the song. The music video features Madonna as a singer in a night club, whose lover has his young son as his secret. The song was performed on tour for the first time during her 2001 Drowned World Tour. It was later performed at the Houston stop of her Sticky and Sweet Tour in November 2008 as a fan request, and later on the Rebel Heart Tour in 2015. ==Background== In 1992, Madonna released her controversial ''Sex'' book and her fifth studio album ''Erotica'', both featuring a highly sexual image of her. She also starred in the erotic thriller ''Body of Evidence''. The three were critically panned by critics and fans alike, who questioned Madonna as a sexual renegade and claimed that "she had gone too far" and that her career was over. In early 1994, after finishing the Girlie Show World Tour in support of ''Erotica'', she recorded the song "I'll Remember", which was released as the theme from the movie ''With Honors''. The song was well received by critics, who hailed it as some of her best work. However, her appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman was noted by her constant use of profanity and references to sex that needed to be censored on television, and caused a large public controversy.〔''Time Magazine'' (Don't F___ with Madonna Time.com )〕 During 1994, Madonna started recording her sixth studio album. At first, it started as a collaboration with Shep Pettibone and was to be stylistically similar to ''Erotica'', but due to Madonna's wish to soften her public image at the time, she decided to move towards an R&B sound collaborating with well-known R&B producers and took a more appropriate image for the general public. She had the idea for "Secret" before recording the album. In September 1994, the song was announced as the lead single from ''Bedtime Stories''. The song was written by Madonna, Dallas Austin and Shep Pettibone. It was later included in the compilation albums ''GHV2'' and ''Celebration'' in its deluxe edition. The cover art of the single, as well as the song's music video, showed a change in appearance for Madonna since her previous single "I'll Remember" (1994) - in which she sported short cropped dark hair - with her newly longer blonde hair and style drawing comparisons to the look of 1930s American actress Jean Harlow.〔 Unusual for the mid-1990s, Madonna talked about the new single on the Internet, with a 30-second sample of "Secret" and the cover image of the then-unreleased ''Bedtime Stories''. She also left a message with the following words:
The last part of her message referred to a brief trend of AOL chatroom users impersonating her; this was confirmed by MTV News. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secret (Madonna song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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