View Iframe URL. While they instinctively knew the song deserved to be more than just a B-side, they struggled to figure out how the singer could release it between album cycles.
Against the odds, it became a runaway hit. It was the iconic video, directed by David Fincher, many years before he became the award-sweeping auteur behind films like Fight Club and The Social Network. The black-and-white, soft-focus visual took inspiration directly from the pages of the fashion magazines the dancers worshipped.
Rumor has it that Horst P. Horst even considered a lawsuit over the lack of acknowledgement for the inspiration he had so clearly provided. Dressed in full Dangerous Liaisons drag, she and her dancers flick their fans with all the glamorous nonchalance of Marie Antoinette, letting them eat camp. The video itself was choreographed by and featured Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza, of the House of Extravaganza, who dressed up in cravats and spats to whirl around Madonna as she aped her Old Hollywood icons.
After digital sales began in , "Vogue" has sold additional , digital downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the United Kingdom, the song knocked Snap! It was helped in the UK by multi-formatting. As well as the 7, 12, CD and cassette singles, the label released four limited editions: 12 with Face of the 80s poster, 12 with 'X-rated poster and an extra remix on the b-side, 7 picture disc and 12 picture disc. According to The Official Charts Company , the song has sold , copies there and is her 11th biggest selling single in the UK.
According to Lucy O'Brien in her book Madonna: Like an Icon , the video was brought together after a "huge casting call" in Los Angeles where hundreds of different sorts of dancers appeared. Filmed in black-and-white, the video recalls the look of films and photography from The Golden Age of Hollywood with the use of artwork by the Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka and an Art Deco set design.
Many of the scenes are recreations of photographs taken by noted photographer Horst P. Horst was reportedly "displeased" with Madonna's video because he never gave his permission for his photographs to be used and received no acknowledgement from Madonna.
Additionally, several stars of this era were name-checked in the song's lyrics. The video features the dancers for Madonna's then-upcoming Blond Ambition Tour.
The choreography was set by "Punk Ballerina" Karole Armitage. There are two versions of the video, the regularly aired television music video, [41 ] and the 12" remix, which is the extended version over three minutes longer.
The black-and-white video, set in Art Deco -themed s and '30s surroundings, starts off showing different sculptures, works of art, as well as Madonna's dancers posing. Along with this are images of a maid and a butler cleaning up inside what seems to be a grand house. When the dance section of the song starts, Madonna turns around, and, similarly to the lyrics, strikes a pose. The video progresses, and images of men with fedoras, Madonna wearing the controversial sheer lace dress and other outfits, follow.
As the chorus begins, Madonna and her dancers start to perform a vogue dance routine , where she sings the chorus as her dancers mime the backing vocals. After this, other scenes of Madonna in different outfits and imitations of golden-era Hollywood stars progresses, after which there is a scene with Madonna's dancers voguing.
Finally, after this scene, Madonna can be seen wearing her iconic "cone bra", after which she also performs a dance routine with a fellow dancer. As the rap section begins, different clips of Madonna posing in the style of famous photographs or portraits of Hollywood stars, begins, ultimately followed by a choreographed scene with her dancers and backup singers.
Also, the same magazine listed "Vogue" as the 2 music video of all time in second only to Michael Jackson's Thriller. There was some controversy surrounding the video due to a scene in which Madonna's breasts and, if the viewer looks closely, her nipples could be seen through her sheer lace blouse, as seen in the picture on the right. A performance of the song, featuring Madonna and the dancers in black lycra shorts was included on the Blond Ambition World Tour.
It featured Madonna and her dancers dressed in an 18th-century French theme, with Madonna bearing great resemblance to Marie Antoinette. Madonna wore Glenn Close 's costume from the film Dangerous Liaisons. In , Rihanna covered the song during the Fashion Rocks show. In , the studio version of the recording leaked online.
The song charted at number on the UK Singles Chart. With the release of the song, Madonna brought the underground "vogueing" into the mainstream culture. It rode the crest of the newly emerging dance craze, where club culture, house music and techno met the mainstream. The song is also noted for bringing house music into mainstream popular music, [61 ] as well as for reviving disco music after a decade of its commercial death. Erick Henderson of Slant Magazine explained that the song "was instrumental in allowing disco revivalism to emerge, allowing the denigrated gay genre to soar once again within the context of house music, the genre disco became in its second life.
Vogue has inspired flash mobs around the US. In the rhythmic gymnastics group from Ukraine is using the tune for their 6 clubs and 2 hoops routine, which is intended to be shown at the Summer Olympics in Rio. Actor Channing Tatum danced to "Vogue" in a video. Paradise Records Wiki Explore. Featured Artists. List of. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
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