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Though featured in the film, it was not available on the soundtrack album, due to licensing restrictions that prohibited Madonna material from mixed or compiled with other singers on albums. It was originally available on the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]-inspired ''Barcelona Gold'' compilation album released that summer, but in a shorter edit than any of the versions on the commercial singles. It would later be featured on Madonna's 1995 ballads compilation, ''[[Something to Remember]]''.
Though featured in the film, it was not available on the soundtrack album, due to licensing restrictions that prohibited Madonna material from mixed or compiled with other singers on albums. It was originally available on the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]-inspired ''Barcelona Gold'' compilation album released that summer, but in a shorter edit than any of the versions on the commercial singles. It would later be featured on Madonna's 1995 ballads compilation, ''[[Something to Remember]]''.


In spite of its commercial success, Madonna has never performed it in any of her concerts or media appearances. It also does not appear on succeeding [[greatest hits]] albums ''[[GHV2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Celebration (Madonna album)|Celebration]]'' (2009).
In spite of its commercial success, Madonna has never performed it in any of her concerts or media appearances. It also does not appear on succeeding [[greatest hits]] albums ''[[GHV2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Celebration (Madonna album)|Celebration]]'' (2009). According to [[The Official Charts Company]], the song has sold 275,000 copies there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/madonna-official-top-40|title=Madonna: The Official Top 40|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|accessdate=2010-12-20}}</ref>


==Official versions==
==Official versions==

Revision as of 09:34, 20 December 2010

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"This Used to Be My Playground" is a song performed by Madonna. It is the theme for the film A League of Their Own, which starred Madonna as well as Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Rosie O'Donnell. The song was written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, and recorded as one of the last songs during the sessions for her 1992 studio album Erotica. Released in the summer, the single was a worldwide hit, spending one week at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in August 1992, and became Madonna's tenth chart topper, breaking her tie with Whitney Houston to become the female artist with the most number one singles at that time. It entered the charts in the UK top five, peaking at number three for two weeks and was another top five hit for Madonna in numerous other markets. The song earned Madonna a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Song".[1]

Though featured in the film, it was not available on the soundtrack album, due to licensing restrictions that prohibited Madonna material from mixed or compiled with other singers on albums. It was originally available on the Olympics-inspired Barcelona Gold compilation album released that summer, but in a shorter edit than any of the versions on the commercial singles. It would later be featured on Madonna's 1995 ballads compilation, Something to Remember.

In spite of its commercial success, Madonna has never performed it in any of her concerts or media appearances. It also does not appear on succeeding greatest hits albums GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 275,000 copies there.[2]

Official versions

  1. Album version – 4:42
  2. Single version – 5:06
  3. Video version/Single edit – 4:58
  4. Long version – 6:03
  5. Movie version (Without sound effects) – 6:56
  6. Movie version (With sound effects)/Film version – 6:42
  7. Instrumental – 6:54
  • The album version is on the 1992 Barcelona Gold compilation CD.
  • The album version and the movie versions are not available on the singles.
  • The movie version with sound effects is directly from the credits of A League of Their Own, while the version without sound effects has a longer intro (like the single version) and has no sounds from the movie in the background.
  • There is speculation amongst fans that suggests an early vocal is used on the movie versions and the vocals were allegedly re-recorded for the single and album versions.[citation needed]
  • The album and single versions have two verses, the long version has three, and the movie versions have four.

Music video

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Madonna in the music video for "This Used to Be My Playground".

The music video, directed by Alek Keshishian, was filmed in June 1992 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California and Malibu Beach and world premiered on MTV on June 30, 1992. The video was commercially released in 2004 as a bonus feature on the 2-disc special edition DVD of A League of Their Own. The video shows a photo album being viewed by somebody and Madonna singing in different settings from the different pictures inside the album. The video concept is borrowed directly from the Boy George music video for his 1987 UK hit single "To Be Reborn". With a photo album being viewed page by page showing Boy George in different settings and costumes singing the song. As the video ends, the viewer having reached the end of the album then scrolls backwards through previous pages.

  • Director: Alek Keshishian
  • Producer: ?
  • Director of Photography: ?
  • Editor: Jim Haygood
  • Production Company: Propaganda Films

Track listing

US cassette and 7"

  1. "This Used to Be My Playground" (single version)
  2. "This Used to Be My Playground" (long version)

Europe CD single

  1. "This Used to Be My Playground" (single version) – 5:06
  2. "This Used to Be My Playground" (instrumental version) – 6:54
  3. "This Used to Be My Playground" (long version) – 6:03

Charts

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
August 8, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian RPM Singles Chart number-one single
August 15, 1992 - August 29, 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!
"Hanno Ucciso l'Uomo Ragno" by 883
 Italian Singles Chart number-one single
August 15, 1992 – September 5, 1992 (first run)
September 26, 1992 – October 10, 1992 (second run) 		Succeeded by
"Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno" by 883
"It's Probably Me" by Sting and Eric Clapton
Preceded by Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
September 30, 1992 - October 7, 1992 		Succeeded by
"Om du Var Min" by Mauro Scocco

Cover versions

The 2000 compilation Virgin Voices: A Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2 features a cover by British New Wave/synthpop band A Flock of Seagulls.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Madonna: The Official Top 40". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. ^ Volume 56, No. 7, August 15 1992
  4. ^ "Madonna: Discografia Italiana" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 1984–1999. Retrieved 2010-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing pipe in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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