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List of unreleased songs recorded by Madonna

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The following is a list of songs recorded by Madonna not released commercially. Some songs have been given to other recording artists for recording.

Conditions for listing here

  • Madonna-related studio quality recording.
  • Not commercially or promotionally released by a reputable label.
  • Documented demo versions of songs not released in any form.
  • Early demo versions of released songs where there is a substantial difference to the released versions (such as completely different melody). This might normally involve early versions with different writers/producers than the released version.
  • Officially commissioned and Madonna-related professional remix not chosen for release.

Not included in this listing

  • Early demo versions or working versions of songs ultimately released where differences are not substantial (e.g. the differences relate to structure arrangement, lyrics, instrumentation).
  • Songs that Madonna co-wrote but never recorded herself.
  • Live concert recordings such as her 2004 performance of the John Lennon song "Imagine", or versions of songs used for rehearsals (or backing) for live performances.
  • Portions of cover songs/her performances on TV appearances such as "Cook and F**K" for David Letterman.
  • Hearsay reports, rumors with little or no documentation.
  • Remixes not officially commissioned by Madonna and her record company, such as white label DJ mixes like "Rain" by Razor and Guido (professional or amateur).
  • Pre-Stardom songs already legally released such as "Crimes of Passion" from the album Pre-Madonna or tracks with Otto von Wernherr like "Cosmic Climb".
  • Her released guest-backing vocal appearances for artists like Peter Cetera.


Sources of information

Pre-stardom recordings 1979-1981

With various New York rock bands

  • (I Like) Love For Tender, No Time for Love, Bells Ringing and Drowning are all featured on Madonna's studio demo tape with the band Emmy and the Emmy's in 1980.

Other Emmy tracks such as Simon Says are not included here because they were either live recordings or already legally released on a small indie label. They belong listed on the Madonna discography page. NOTE: A studio version of Simon Says is included on the Shamrock Tape. See below for corrected track listing.

  • Hothouse Flower; and Simon Says; and I Got Trouble (Roll Over It); and Tell The Truth; and Oh Oh (The Sky Is Blue); and Nobody Wants To Be Alone (Once I Thought I Was Good); and Well Well - early recordings recorded on "Shamrock" reel-to-reel tape. Recently auctioned to private owner. Tell The Truth was the very first song Madonna ever recorded (with the help of Dan Gilroy of the band the Breakfast Club). In 2005 Madonna sang the chorus of Tell The Truth during an interview with Parkinson on UK TV.
  • We Live In A House Written by Joshua Braun, Janis Galloway and Madonna in 1982. US copyright registration # PAu-1-843-482. It was recorded with the group Spinal Root Gang after Madonna's roommate Janis Galloway introduced her to them. Janis Galloway later became the wife of Michael Rosenblatt from Warner Bros. The song seems to be a social statement about the ignorant masses who remain at home rather than pay attention to the world around them outside. Sample lyric: "We live in a house, and people just don't care. We live in a house, they don't go anywhere." Madonna screams at one point: "You can't come into my house." The guitar sounds are a little like the B-52's meets New Order and the Ramones.
  • F*** You Right Back and Mother You Swear. Recently auctioned at the Las Vegas Annual Auction Event in the Germain Montgomerry's Auction House. The former is of no connection to the identically-titled 2004 Frankee single release. [citation needed] (Suspicious entry needs supporting documentation, such as link to article, or interview. Said auction house was not located online or in Vegas directory).

Solo vocal recordings

  • I'm a Real Disco Queen It's always been reported that Madonna never recorded any demos with 70's French disco king Patrick Hernandez, but it has recently been revealed that she actually recorded this demo. The two Belgian producers of the song, Jean Van Lieu and Jean-Claude Pellerin, both confirmed that Madonna never recorded a single demo while under their management. Patrick Hernandez released the song in 1980 and changed the title to She's a Disco Queen.
  • I Want You, Love On The Run, Get Up and High Society A Pat Benatar style pop-rock Madonna demo produced under the direction of Madonna's first manager Camille Barbone of August Artists Ltd and Gotham Sound Studios in New York City with guitarist Jon Gordon in 1981. All four of these tracks have leaked on the internet in high quality. Two more songs were recorded at Media Sound Studios but not used on the 1981 demo circulating at the time called Remembering Your Touch and Are You Ready For It which are also reasonably easily available for internet download.

Other songs recorded during this period like "Laugh To Keep From Crying" from the album Pre-Madonna released by Soultone/Sixth Planet or songs for Mia Mind Music like "Shine A Light" and "Cosmic Climb" with Otto von Wernherr have already been legally released on small indie labels and belong listed on the Madonna discography page.

  • Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed) Madonna recorded lead vocal with Don and David for the Was (Not Was) album Born to Laugh at Tornadoes produced in Detroit in 1982-83. The released vocal were by Ozzy Osbourne with backing vocals by Kathy Kosins and Carol Hall. Madonna and John "Jellybean" Benitez are both in the album credits. During a May 2006 Kathy Kosins phone interview with Bruce Baron it was revealed that Ozzy recorded his vocal first. Kathy and Carol added vocals in Detroit. Kathy's vocals were intended to be replaced by Madonna by producer Don Was. Madonna's label Sire Records did not agree to the release and Kathy's vocals were restored for the ZE Records release as a backing track. Kathy then became a longtime Was (not Was) contributor. Madonna originally became involved via her friendship with Stephen Bray and his group The Breakfast Club who were also signed with ZE Records (later acquired by MCA). Madonna requested her original vocal not to be used in an early 1990s remix released as a single in Europe to support a Was (Not Was) Greatest Hits album. Kim Basinger did the new vocals. The 90's remix version with Madonna's vocals leaked onto the internet in April 2008.
  • Sidewalk Talk Written by Madonna for former producer and boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez. The 1983 commercially released version features vocalist Catherine Buchanan on lead vocals and Madonna singing on the chorus and bridge. The original demo version with Madonna on the lead vocal remains unreleased and was produced with Stephen Bray as confirmed by interviews.

First Decade Recordings 1982-1989

The First Madonna self-titled debut album

  • Ain't No Big Deal The released version was produced by Reggie Lucas in 1982 and appeared as the B-side of her "True Blue" single in 1986, though this is an alternate version to the unreleased version mentioned above. Originally intended to be Madonna's first single. Three more separate unreleased studio versions were also produced each by Mark Kamins, Stephen Bray and John "Jellybean" Benitez. They were all shelved by Sire Records when the song was recorded and released in 1983 by the female disco act Barracuda on 12" vinyl Epic Records release 49-04264. Credited as written only by Stephen Bray due to a publisher contract with July 4th Music. It was actually a Madonna co-write so she is understood to have taken sole writing credit for "Everybody" in trade. "Ain't No Big Deal" was included in the US compilation album Revenge of the Killer B's, Vol. 2.
  • Physical Attraction US copyright registration PAu-484-430 from February 1983 credits words and music created in 1982 only to Madonna as sole author as does April 1983 publisher transfer registration PAu-506-929. Producer Reggie Lucas is not credited as the sole author of this song until 1984 registration PA-210-598 for the 12" commercial single release for the work created and published in 1983 and has been the only credited songwriter since.
  • Writer's Block Listed in the MCPS-PRS database as being written by Madonna and Rick Warren for the 1984 TV show Cover Up starring Jon Erik-Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill. Richard wrote many TV themes at the time. IMDB.com shows an episode by this name which first aired on 24 November 1984 (Season 1, Episode 7) without crediting either Madonna or Rick Warren.

The Vision Quest Soundtrack album

  • Warning Signs The third Madonna song recorded for the soundtrack to the film but never used. It remains unheard by the public to this day. A collaboration with Stephen Bray from 1984, US copyright registration# PAu-590-962. Bray describes it as a cool synth track. The lyric sheet reveals the opening intro as "I see danger up ahead", "Warning (echo), Warning (echo)". Chorus is "Warning I see danger up ahead. I can see it in your eyes, and it's really no surprise. Because, I can see your warning signs". Not too long ago, the complete lyrics of the song leaked.

The Like a Virgin album

  • Title uncertain Simon Le Bon of the group Duran Duran mentioned in a mid-1980s interview for the BBC TV show "Breakfast" that Madonna did backing vocals for them that were never released. On Duran Duran's official website in the 'Ask Katy' section the band members denied that Madonna ever recorded backing vocals on any of their tracks.

The True Blue album

  • Working My Fingers To The Bone and Pipeline Recorded with frequent collaborator Stephen Bray. Confirmed by 1999 Bray interview in Goldmine Magazine.
  • Title(s) Unknown - Musician Fred Zarr said in an interview with Mark Bego in the book Blonde Ambition (1992, Harmony Books) that he tried to write 2-3 songs with Madonna around the time of "Papa Don't Preach", but they were never finished.
  • Each Time You Break My Heart Written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray. Later given to singer/model Nick Kamen to record instead. His version with Madonna backing vocals was a big hit in Europe (Germany reaching number 1, UK reaching number 5 in November 1986). Madonna's version has since appeared on various file-sharing networks.
  • Love Over The Phone Written by Madonna and actor Don Johnson. Discussed by Madonna herself in a French and German magazine interview in August 1987. At this time Don Johnson was dating Barbra Streisand, who also was rumoured in the media to have discussed with Madonna the possibility of covering an old standard as a duet.
  • Title Unknown A song written for Bryan Ferry, as Madonna mentioned in an interview with Denis Taranto. This would coincide with the timeline of Bryan Ferry's work with frequent Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard on the 1987 album Bete Noir. No Madonna contribution was included.

The Like a Prayer album

  • Possessive Love Written and recorded with Patrick Leonard, Madonna and Jai Winding. Madonna's original demo was given to singer Marilyn Martin for her to record. The single was released by Atlantic Records in 1988 but did not do very well. ASCAP title code #460268111
  • Love Attack and First Is A Kiss Two songs Madonna recorded and produced with Stephen Bray but were never used and remain unreleased. In 1989 Madonna talked in a German magazine about First Is A Kiss: It's about the friends she lost because of AIDS. Possibly an early version of "In This Life".
  • Just A Dream (original Madonna demo) Written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. Given later to her long-time backing vocalist Donna DeLory for her MCA self-titled debut solo album. Madonna does appear on backing vocals, but the original Madonna lead vocal recording remains unreleased. DeLory's version did manage to crack the US Dance Club Play Chart.

Second decade recordings 1990-1999

The I'm Breathless and The Immaculate Collection albums

  • Dick Tracy Written by Patrick Leonard. This did not appear on the "I'm Breathless" album. ASCAP title code# 340325268 . Another "Dick Tracy" performed by Madonna is listed in the APRA database id code# GW04472893 and was written solely by Daniel Elfman.
  • Various "Dick Tracy" demos - Leaked on 7" bootleg vinyl in the early-1990s at record collector shows under the name of "MA-HONEY". Rehearsal sound quality is rather poor and the printed jacket tracklisting was incorrect and is corrected as follows More, I Always Get My Man (actually Sooner Or Later), What Can You Get (actually What Can You Lose, sung by Madonna only (ie without her duet partner Mandy Patinkin)). These recordings (which included two different versions of 'I Always Get My Man' and a demo version of 'Now I'm Following You') were included on a bootleg album called 'Calendar Girl' in 1990. This album is credited to a "B. Mahoney" and includes the official Color Mix of True Blue, four songs from the Blond Ambition Tour Live in Barcelona (and not Wembley as reported before), the faux-Madonna track 'Lies in Your Eyes', and a recording of Madonna singing Santa Baby taken from the Very Special Christmas compilation released in 1987.
  • To Love You Written by Madonna and Andy Paley. Listed in the Warner-Chappel database but remains unreleased.
  • Get Over Recorded with Stephen Bray around the time of the Immaculate Collection. (It was going to be the third new song on the greatest hits album.) Madonna's demo version remains unreleased. The song was later recorded and released by actor/model Nick Scotti with Madonna backing vocals produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone for the film "Nothing But Trouble" in 1992. Listed as song #301415 in the CMRRA database.

The Erotica album

  • Dear Father An unreleased collaboration with Andre Betts and Mic Murphy (former member of duo The System (band)). An uptempo dance track. Some of the lyrics go "Dear Father forgive me/ I don't know what I've done/ Dear Father protect me/ I'll return when my battle is won/ Give me strength/ Don't leave me down below/ Losing my grip/ Help me understand." The song appears in the EMI Music publishing database and in the UK based MCPS system. APRA id# GW09823950. This demo leaked in its entirety online in June 2008.
  • Love Hurts - A unique song title listed in the discography of producer/remixer Junior Vasquez. See Junior Vasquez Music Site Sometimes this songs is also listed as an early demo from the song Erotica.
  • You Are The One U.S. copyright registration# PAu-1-605-636 - Completely unreleased in any format. Song from The Rain Tapes written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin not used on the album. The lyrics include "You are the one, my only one - you are the one for me". The sound is very dance/club/house. It was abandoned at the demo stage. A fake fan-made song leaked onto the fanmade version of The Rain Tapes
  • Bad Girl (Guitar Demo) NOT the demo from the Rain Tapes (also called Cheat or Drunk Girl), but a different version. Sounds alot like the version from the Rain Tapes. But This changes at the end, a unusual electric guitar is used at the last chorus and couplet. Wich makes the song sound different, almost changing it from a ballad into a pop song. This version leaked onto the internet on 26 september 2008.
  • Shame U.S. copyright registration# PAu-1-605-637 - Completely unreleased in any format. Song from The Rain Tapes not used on the album. The song opens with a spoken intro, "Why do you wanna waste your life away? It's a shame." Later she sings, "Anyone can learn to fly, keep your head up - keep your head held high." She also says, "You've got no one to blame." The chorus starts with "It's a Shaaaaaame" which sounds an awful lot like the song of the same title and time period by Monie Love. This is possibiy the source of the old rumour that she and Madonna were going to do something together. The similarity ends there, with Madonna's "Shame" breaking off into its own unique melody. A 40-second clip leaked onto the internet.
  • Goodbye To Innocence Alternate version written and produced by Madonna, Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin. U.S. copyright registration# PAu-1-605-640 - This is very different from the commercially released remixed version which appeared on the various artists collection Just Say Roe and in a further revised dub from as "Up Down Suite" as one of the B-sides for the "Rain" single. The unreleased demo versions use the same theme and many of the same lyrics, but everything is switched around. It is a different vocal recording (strong-and-clear unlike the commercial mix). Much of the song's melody is different including the chorus. The arrangement is pure pop-funk-dance, no club remix style here. Extra lyrics include the spoken line: "Goodbye to innocence, anonyminity [sic], peace of mind . . . Goodbye to privacy, goodbye to all of that. Hello mankind!" The chorus includes: "You know you'd better stop, stop and think about how you get your kicks, God knows I didn't ask for this - you know you'd better stop, stop and think about it, before you mess with someone else, why don't you pay attention to yourself - yourself and nobody else." A full demo of this song, called "Straight Pass", leaked onto the internet in February 2008.
  • Actions Speak Louder Than Words (two alternate demo versions) - Are without the eastern instrument found in the released version simply called "Words". Instead the synth keys that are found at the end of the commercial mix are used during the chorus. There is also a subtle guitar-like sound. Additional lyrics include "Your words are for fools", and "Your words are so cruel". The backing vocals and bridge arrangements are slightly different. U.S. copyright office registration PAu-1-605-641.
  • Erotica (unreleased demo). U.S. copyright registration PAu-1-605-642 - Known among fans as You Thrill Me since these words are contained in the alternate lyrics. Madonna incorporated this demo into the version of Erotica that she performed on her 2006 Confessions Tour. It is significantly different from the released album version. The verse lyrics are the same as those used on the album, though there is no trace of the familiar chorus lyric "Erotic, Erotic, put your hands all over my body". Instead Madonna sings a different chorus line with a different melody in the same type of voice that ends with the line:
"....You are who you are....and I
Wouldn't want to change a thing...in spite of
All the pain that love can bring...
Tell me, what can I do? I'm so in love with you.
You thrill me, surround me, you fill me
You send me, you put me in a trance
You fill me, inside of me, you take me
You thrill me, you put me in a trance."
The instrumentation is approximately the same as the commercial mix but the released mix is more distinctive, more complex, and more exotic. The Rough Mix includes the complete refrain, "Erotica, romance, I'd like to put you in a trance . . . Erotica, romance, I'd like to do a different kind of dance." A full demo of this song, called "Final Demo 2", leaked onto the internet in February 2008.
  • Jitterbug (song fragment, about 30-45 seconds) - Included on The Rain Tapes cassette tapes submitted buy Shep Pettibone to the U.S. copyright office. It was mostly taped over, but showed up between two of the other tracks. It is listed on the handwritten tape label, but it has no copyright registration of its own. The title was originally spelled with a "G", but was written over darker with a "J" in blue ink. It features typical generic Shep Pettibone dance music with Madonna finishing up with "Jitterbug, Jitterbug". Madonna stops singing but the music continues, and she can be heard asking: "Is this gonna go on forever and ever? Somebody end this dance lesson!" The music abruptly stops. She then says into the microphone: "Yeah, there were some cute ideas right there."
  • Thief of Hearts (alternate demo versions) U.S. copyright registration# PAu-1-605-643 - Uses slightly different intro, bridge and outro arrangements. One version has what was eventually the end of the song placed at the beginning. One uses the voice of a southern black woman to say the line "sit your a** down" instead of Madonna herself as done on the commercial release, and Madonna is briefly heard laughing immediately after. A full-length version of one of the demos - Old Music - featuring both of those structure changes became available on file-sharing networks in February 2008.
  • Secret Garden (Demo Version) Demo Version of the released last album track. It features same lyrics and music, but the vocals are stronger and clearer, with some alternate music choice, i.e. in some points there's only the bassline and Madonna's voice. It clocks 3'47, and has been available on peer-to-peer sharing softwares since July 2008.

The Bedtime Stories album

  • Something's Coming Over Me - The unreleased original version of the song "Secret" written and produced with Shep Pettibone and then abandoned. US copyright registration# PAu-1-889-253. This was done very much in the same dance style as "Vogue" with an erotic "Love To Love You Baby" Donna Summer-type theme. This version does not have the downbeat guitar R&B vibe of the released song. During the unique bridge of the unreleased demo the music drops out and Madonna speaks: "I see your love coming down; let it wash all over me." Then the bass and the drum kick back up in club anthem style where she sings: "Something's coming over me, over me, over me, over me." Shep Pettibone later did get co-writing credit for "Secret" due to this initial work which he did not originally get when the album Bedtime Stories was first released in 1994.
  • I Will Always Have You - The unreleased original version of what became the released song "Inside Of Me" recorded with Shep Pettibone and then abandoned. US copyright registration# PAu-1-889-251. This ballad sounds more like the familiar style of "Crazy for You" or "You'll See" than what later became the soft, lullaby-like released version. The released song's theme is all about Madonna cherishing the memory of a loved one, but in this demo she also wants to be the object of the song to also be remembered. The words "inside of me" are hardly used but many of the same lyrics are switched around. The melody is significantly different than the released version. There is also a subtle wind instrument, perhaps a synth flute.
  • Human Nature (Unreleased Bridge) Unreleased bridge from the song Human Nature. Uknown why it was scrapped. Madonna's voice becomes louder then in the rest of the song. At the background you can hear her saying the well-known line from the song 'express yourself, don't repress yourself'. The musical structure is pretty much the same as in the rest of the song. Madonna can be heard singing: I won't be so broken hearted. You were not the one for me, history has made me see. Nothings wrong I'm OK. It's coming after anyway. I'm moving on. No regrets, and I'm not sorry.' Then the song returns to the chorus. The only thing that you can hear as the clip fades out, is that Madonna isn't singing the chorus, she is making some background noises.
  • I'd Rather Be Your Lover (feat. Tupac Shakur) There exists an alternate version of the song, in which, instead of Me'Shell NdegeOcello singing a rap part, you can hear Tupac rapping. This version was originally meant to be released, but it wasn't, because of rapper criminal charges. The demo remains unreleased. A fan-made edit, using the alternate rapping part (that did leak), appeared on the internet. You can hear it's fake, because the music makes a weird swop in the song, supposed to make it look like one song.
  • Love Won't Wait (original 1994 demo) A song abandoned and not used on the Bedtime Stories album. Madonna and Shep Pettibone later gave it to former Take That singer Gary Barlow. It was not written specifically for him. He received a demo tape with that song including her lead and backing vocals. The unreleased Madonna demo is US copyright registration# PAu-1-889-250. The demo leaked onto file-sharing services from sources unknown around the year 2000. Madonna's version has a strong clear vocal with bubblegum instrumentation that vaguely sounds like synth-Motown.
  • Bring It Written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone but never released. Of a far lesser quality than the other unreleased songs written with Pettibone for the Bedtime Stories album. US copyright registration# PAu-1-889-252. Partial lyric reads: "I know your love is bad for me, but I won't give up until you bring it to me."
  • Goodtime and Tongue Tied According to Warner-Chappel Music Publishing. Two songs written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone never released. Exact nature and origins are unknown. They may be from a different time period. Not known if they are real, this lyrics of supposedly Madonna's Goodtime appeared on the internet: Remember the goodtime we had. Remember all the things that we've bin through. Remember the goodtime we had, remember I still love you.
  • Right On Time Written by Madonna and Dallas Austin. Listed in the European MCPS database. APRA id# GW0916567.

The Something to Remember album

  • I Can't Forget An unreleased collaboration with David Foster. Recorded with two other released songs for the Something to Remember retrospective album but this one was never used. BMI work# 2133633 published by Peermusic Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. The song was given to the group Tilt. They released their version titled "Come Closer" on their 2006 album "Vaults". Madonna is credited as writer of the song.[1] A couple of clips from the song leaked onto the internet on September 26, 2008.
  • You'll Stay written with Patrick Leonard and appeared in publishing records. Also found at the APRA site, song id# GW15524580.
  • Broken written in 1995. Found as ID #GW14567699. A short excerpt of the song was used in a Japanese Takara commercial. Lyrics include How can I be pure (how can I be pure) ,All the strenght I have, is breaking me, How can I be sure (How can I be sure)

The Ray of Light album

Unreleased demos recorded for the album Ray of Light written with Rick Nowels. The CMRRA has Madonna, Rick Nowels and Greg Fitzgerald:

  • Revenge
  • Gone, Gone, Gone
  • Like A Flower - Has since been given to Italian singer Laura Pausini for her 2004 album Resta In Ascolto (Italian for "Remain listening!") and its Spanish version Escucha (Spanish for "Listen!"). Madonna recordings of these three songs have all appeared on file-sharing networks.

Other songs from this era:

  • Don't Love A Stranger and/or Forever One or both of these titles are said to have been recorded with producer and songwriter Babyface for the Ray of Light album but were never used. Existence of this collaboration is very certain as confirmed by Madonna's publicist, but the exact title names(s) have not yet been made public. Madonna confirmed that she wrote four songs with Babyface for the album that were all abandoned at an early stage.
  • Be Careful Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard only, APRA song id# GW23038624. A possible early version of the song Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazon) recorded with Ricky Martin and William Orbit, APRA song id# GW1552449. Leonard is not credited on the released Madonna-Orbit version with Ricky Martin but he has his own separate Madonna-Leonard documented entry in the Warner-Chappell publishing database. Oddly, the Canadian CMRRA lists them all as co-writers together on one song work# 732670
  • Regfresando A Madonna and Patrick Leonard collaboration of unknown origin. Listed in the Warner-Chappell database. Also APRA song id# GW19069760. The never released title might actually be a mis-spelling for the Spanish word Regresando which translates to English as meaning Returning. Until additional information is provided, the inclusion of the letter f in the original word spelling is thought by many fans to be nonsensical and probably listed incorrectly in the publisher database.

Third decade recordings 2000-present

The Music album

  • Mechanical, Just Another, One and When The Light Fades. These songs were reported in press but no other informations were provided
  • Eagle's Wings, No Choice and Remember Me. Songs supposedly written with Mirwais Ahmadzai for the Music album according to an Italian news source. See La Nazione news report from 2000 There has never been a publishing or copyright registration made to confirm these titles. They remain only rumors supported by media report
  • La Petit, Mysore Smile and Run. Written and produced with William Orbit but never used or released. Confirmed ASCAP title codes 420566552, 420566570, 430653519 and 480358398. Mysore is a city in India, a cente of yoga and meditation study
  • Music alternate unreleased versions surfaced onto the internet in April 2008; One features an alternate vocal reprise with Madonna singing "Boogie-Woogie do you like to tango, Boogie-Woogie do you like to be-bop, Boogie-Woogie do you like to mambo, Boogie-Woogie do you like my acid rock"; The other is an extended version of the song including different instrumentations and alternate spoken vocals.
  • Liquid Love, co-written and produced by William Orbit, originates from the Fall of 1999, presumably from the same preliminary sessions that yielded Amazing and Runaway Lover, which would end up being featured on her Music LP a year later. Madonna confirms in the 2005 Attitude interview that the track was, too, supposed to be on the album but was axed because it gave her "the wrong tingles." The track leaked onto the internet on June 3, 2006. The instrumental to "Liquid Love" has actually been available to hear on William Orbit's official website under the name Bubble Universe. The track has been released in this form on his album, Hello Waveforms. An alternate mix leaked online on August 15th, 2008.
  • Alone Again A Madonna co-write with Rick Nowels. A song widely publicised in the media in 2002 as being given to and recorded by Kylie Minogue. The Minogue version was supposed to be the B-side to her "Come Into My World" single, but the well-documented Madonna tune (mentioned by Kylie during interviews) remained unreleased until in was featured in the Kylie documentary "White Diamond" which premiered in London on 16 October 2007 and was released on DVD on December 10 2007). The credits for the film cite Madonna and Rick Nowels as writers. Madonna is also thanked in the credits.
  • What It Feels Like For A Girl Has three writers (instead of more widely known two): Madonna, Guy Sigsworth and guitarist David Torn according to the CMRRA #718234. This could mean that an alternate version was recorded or that credit is confused or disputed.
  • Hollywood, a song that has reportedly undergone countless revisions and overhauls over the years, actually originates from the late 1990s. Madonna wrote the track on her own and then sought creative input from her collaborators to polish the song up, the goal being to get it released on the Music LP. Early incarnations of the track may have featured input from Guy Sigsworth, but not until Mirwais came into the recording sessions did the song start taking serious shape. Madonna's original acoustic demos were scrapped and the melody completely reworked; the backing music is said to be less guitar and more along the lines of "Impressive Instant." Neither she nor Mirwais Ahmadzaï liked the result, and the song was scrapped. It was picked up in the Spring of 2002 during the "American Life" recording sessions, where it underwent a couple more revisions before ultimately finding home on that album and becoming its second single.
  • Wonderland A short, 45-second score to the short lived ABC TV show of the same name. The series aired only two episodes due to controversial content which viewers found disturbing. ASCAP title code 530521409. Written by Madonna and William Orbit. Madonna's humming was later used on the song "Amazing" but the original score remains unreleased. The clip has though been available to hear on William Orbit's official website in the archive section for some time under its proper name. Intriguingly when various other Orbit era tracks leaked in Summer 2008 a slightly different version of this track leaked which credited Rupert Everitt as a co-vocalist...
  • Mrs. Perfect -- information on this track is scarce, although knowledge of its existence came to light in early 2008 via the fan site Madonna Fanzine. Reportedly a lost collaboration between Madonna and William Orbit.
  • Title(s) uncertain - At the time, Madonna was working with DJ/remixer, producer Sasha. Madonna mentioned this in an interview with MixMag. Nothing amounted to a complete song from this collaboration and she said they were all going into "the vault". How much was just Sasha instrumental work and how much had Madonna vocals is not clear.
  • Title(s) Unknown Two songs recorded with Belgian-Congolese fusion group Zap Mama mixed by Pairs-based Bengali artist Subhendu Bapi Das Baul says the Screen India June 8th, 2001.Plus a third recording is a Madonna guest vocal on a Bapi Das Baul track says the India Today April 2nd, 2001...she found it "interesting". Hindustand Times March 19 2001 says that Madonna first heard Shubhendu "Bapi das Baul" on one of Fun-Da-Mental's CDs. "Madonna keeps a tab on the latest occurrences in the British dance music scene, so she possibly knew about my kind of music," explains Shubhendu. When she visited Paris last year, Madonna called him up to make an offer. "She just asked me, like, 'Wanna sing on my next album?' I thought, 'Why not?'" he says. Ultimately, Shubhendu ended up cutting not one, but two tracks." So far these very unusual collaborations have not surfaced.

The Die Another Day soundtrack album

  • Can't You See My Mind Recorded and produced with French-techno producer Mirwais Ahmadzai for the James Bond film Die Another Day. Widely reported in the media but unlike the title track it was never used or released. Listing confirmed at Warner-Chappell Music Publishing. Also ASCAP title code# 330991414.

The American Life album

  • The Game is a song written and produced with Mirwais. It became available on file-sharing networks in August 2008. The song has a stripped-down acoustic folk feel.

The Post Re-Invention Tour Musicals

  • "How High", "Curtain", "The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" and "Is this Love (Bon D'Accord)" - among a number of songs written for a planned musical "Hello Suckers", a 20s-style musical loosely based on the life of Texas Guinan.[2] Songs were written with a number of co-writers including Patrick Leonard and Mirwais Ahmadzai. Lyrics from "How High" were later reworked into a song for Confessions on a Dance Floor. Some lyrics from "Is This Love" were later re-used on the song "Voices" on the album Hard Candy. "The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" was later taken to Madonna's brother-in-law Joe Henry to develop further. It was planned to be included on The Re-Invention Tour, but ultimately didn't surface until the album Hard Candy following further development with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nate Hills.

The Confessions on a Dance Floor album

  • Get Together early demo version dramatically different from the released album version, leaked onto the internet in April 2008.
  • Triggering Another collaboration between Madonna and Mirwais. Similar to "Never Young Again". The song leaked in full on August 21th, 2008.
  • History (Land of The Free) A completely different version from the version released as B-side from Jump. Madonna's voice is more pure, and the song has a completely different structure. Two different demos with slightly different lyrics leaked, the first in 2007 and the second in April 2008.
  • Keep The Trance A short edit of this track co-written by Madonna and Mirwais, recorded during the album sessions, leaked in January 2008. The song was eventually reworked into the Live Earth charity release "Hey You", which has very similar lyrics. An alternate mix (reportedly final) leaked in August 2008.
  • Title unknown - Brother-in-law Joe Henry mentioned in an interview that he was working with Madonna on two songs. Only one of these collaborations appeared on the final cut of the album. The second song may have been "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" which Madonna developed with Henry in 2005 before re-working it with other writers for inclusion on her 2008 album Hard Candy.

The Hard Candy album

  • Beat Goes On (Demo), Early version leaked on the Internet in August 2007. It features significantly different lyrics and musical structure from the album version. It should be noted that the Kanye West rap is missing from this demo, as it was recorded after the leak.
  • La, La, a reported collaboration with Timbaland and Danja. Timbaland mentioned the song during an interview with MTV [3], but it did not make the final cut. It was suggested that the song may appear on Timbaland’s second album.
  • Across The Sky, a reported collaboration with Justin Timberlake, Danja and Timbaland.[4]. The 9 sec. clip of a capella version has leaked onto internet on 17th of October. The lyrics are: "Traveling across the sky, traveling across the sky".
  • Let me free, Unreleased song produced with Pharrell but abandoned in the remastering stage because of the lyrics wich Madonna felt where to personal. The songs tells the story about a couple who realize that it is better to leave eachother to become happy. Lyrics from the chorus: "Let me free, let me be". This song isnt released and until today unleaked on the internet however in the possesion of a smal group Madonnafans.

Unreleased Remixes Officially Commissioned (any period)

Not intended to include bootleg/unofficial mixes or "mash-ups" even if constructed by big-name producers.

Just to clear this up once and for all: "White label" is NOT a term meant to be used for all unofficial remixes. It refers to bootlegged records that usually have a plain white label. If a remix has never been pressed to an actual 12" record, it is not a white label.

  • Like a Virgin (Remix) by producer Nile Rodgers, (formerly of the group Chic). Nile mentioned in an interview of the time that the remix of this song by John Jellybean Benitez was chosen over his for the release of the 12" dance single.
  • Cherish (remix) Official commissioned remix by Hank Shocklee and Phil Castellano as first reported in Billboard Magazine. Never released.
  • Bedtime Story (remix) Was done during the mid-90's by Ralphi Rosario but was not accepted by the label at the time for commercial single release due to the underground vibe used. See supporting Rosario interview at Madonnatribe.com A more recent 2005 mix was also done by Victor Calderone. He requested and got the masters for his personal use from WB music without a specific commercial project in mind. See official Victor Calderone discography. Jason Nevins also remixed the track for private use as listed in his discography.
  • I Want You (remixes) by Junior Vasquez and Warren Rigg. Official commissions but never released. Warren's mix has since leaked out by collectors, fans and DJs. Junior's mix has been lost. Many of Junior's recent Madonna remixes for songs like "Power Of Goodbye" were not official commissions and are therefore not listed here. This confusion clouds the perceived line between what is unreleased and white label (made by DJ for private use) remixes. Check out the others listed at Junior Vasquez Music Site
  • Crazy for You (remixes) by Junior Vasquez. This 90's dance version of the 1985 ballad has been circulated widely among collectors and is very popular. For some reason it was never issued commercially or promotionally. Junior Vasquez did an Arena Anthem and an X-Beat Mix as well as several versions based on these two.
  • Crazy for You (remix) by Nikolas & Sibley. A dance mix that first appeared on a bootleg compilation back in 1997. Often mis-credited to Tony Moran or Junior Vasquez.
  • Ray of Light (remix) by Richie Santana. Commissioned but not released (possibly due to its length: 12:24). Found by fans on file-sharing services. This remix was officially released on a promotional 12" vinyl single, released only to Billboard Reporting Club Djs (confirmed by Orlando Puerta, VP of Promotions, Street and Lifestyle Marketing at Warner Brothers Records.)
  • Nothing Really Matters (remix) A full 25-minute version that Madonna "loved" by Talvin Singh as described in an interview with India Today in 1998. This may be a longer version of his commercially released Vikram mix which clocks in at 13:44.
  • American Pie (JB's remix) by Jonsi (of Sigur Ros) and Bix. From year 2000 Don McLean cover. Remix duo did not meet the record label deadline for requested submission. They finished the mix and later posted to the public on website. See "remixed" section at This Is Bix. Madonna's club single was issued without the JB version.
  • Music and Don't Tell Me (remixes) by Dave Aude. These were played on mix radio shows in the UK and have been circulating among collectors but they do not appear on the commercial or promotional copies issued for these songs. Dave's was the last of 7 different mixers commissioned. See Dave Aude Jive magazine interview 2000
  • Music (remixes) by Richard "Humpty" Vission. These were commissioned but not released. A Phunktron Mix (6:21), Phunktron Dub (6:09) and a Phunktron Radio Edit (4:14) are circulating among collectors on the Internet.
  • What It Feels Like For A Girl (remix) by Thunderpuss. This remix was not included on commercial release due to a misunderstanding, according to the members of the remix duo. Warner Brothers Records got word the remix had leaked months before the scheduled release. Upon hearing about the prematurely leaked Thunderpuss remix, Madonna's angered record label decided not to use the remix. In reality, the leaked file in question was an amateur made remix incorrectly labeled. The authentic Thunderpuss mix has since been circulating among collectors via the internet, and on bootleg releases. See Thunderpuss & Barry Harris discography
  • What It Feels Like For A Girl (remix) by Manny Lehman. Commissioned but not released. He previewed it on his website.
  • Die Another Day (remix) by DJ Tiësto was commissioned but rejected. It was played during one of his live sets and is circulating among collectors, as it was pressed on a limited edition white label release along with another rejected Tiësto remix of a song by Radiohead. A replica made by Tiësto-fans is also circulating (clocking in at 7:14).
  • Over And Over (remix) by Tracy Young. A more recent remix (approximately year 2005 or so) of the old 1984 song was commissioned but was never used. It does appear listed on Young's discography. See DJ Tracy Young Official Site. It was made for a Rugrats movie and was later scrapped.
  • Hollywood (remix) by Blow Up. The duo Paolo Cilione and Claudio Camaione confirmed the existence of this remix on their official site, stating it was planned for an American Life Club Mixes LP in 2004, which never materialized (possibly due to the ReInvention Tour going on at the time). Their "Love Profusion" remix, which originates from the same time frame, showed up on the U.S. Maxi-single. The duo also, according to an interview, was planning to remix "Mother & Father", though that was never completed.
  • Hollywood (remix) by Junior Vasquez. An official project unlike most of Junior's mixes made for his own private use. This project was granted by Madonna at the personal request of Donatella Versace for exclusive use in a fashion show in spite of the ongoing feud between Junior and Madonna. See New York Magazine news article
  • Hollywood (remix) by Sander Kleinenberg. This remix was commissioned but was rejected. The Sander Kleinenberg Dub is available on a one-sided White Label Promo vinyl. The Sander Kleinenberg Club Mix was played during a live set. The full Club Mix has not yet leaked to the Internet.
  • Hollywood (Deepsky Home Sweet Home Vocal Remix) by Deepsky. Though various versions of "Hollywood" remixes by Deepsky are called "Deepsky Home Sweet Home Vocal Remix", they are mistitled, and are actually the Dub version of the remix. A Vocal Radio Edit is on a promotional CD.
  • Mother and Father (remix) by Johnny Rocks. The Rauhofer mix was eventually released on a compilation album but the official Johnny Rocks mix only appeared on radio during a KTU 103.5 mix show in New York and remains unreleased. World Anthem Remix 9min 30sec and World Anthem Radio Edit 3min 35sec. See Johnny Rocks site
  • Re-Invention Studio Concept Mixes. A segment of video footage, unused from the Re-Invention Tour, surfaced in July 2005 and contained a sample of what appeared to be an overhauled version of I'm So Stupid, which did not make the final show. Because he was musical director of the last tour, we can only assume that this is a Stuart Price remix. This mix can be seen rehearsed during the documentary "I'm Going To Tell You a Secret." The Material Girl edit leaked online in 2007. Stuart also put together the reworked version of The Beast Within which opened the show. The full Stuart Price tour concept demo version of I'm So Stupid leaked onto the internet in June 2006 along with numerous other Re-Invention Studio Concept Mixes including Nobody Knows Me, Die Another Day and Hollywood. These are just conceptual versions and differ slightly from the final tour versions. They were ripped from a private CDR that wasn't supposed to be heard outside of Madonna's own camp. In fact, these concept demos are so rough you can hear Stuart and his co-workers talking during certain parts of the demos, e.g. at the end of I'm So Stupid.
  • Hung Up (remix) by LEX. The LEX Vocal Mix and the LEX Instrumental Mix was accepted and sent out to DJs via digital download. The duo also completed a LEX Reggaeton Mix that was rejected.
  • Get Together (remix) by Roger Sanchez. Rejected mix. Roger claims he asked for the tracks to do this remix on his radio show, which is false. He has since played it twice on his radio show.
  • Get Together (remix) by Thin White Duke. Stuart Price made 2 mixes of this song (Jacques Lu cont mix and Thin White Duke mix) and he had to choose between them which will be released. He chose the Jacques Lu Cont Mix. The Thin White Duke mix was rejected even to be sent out to DJs via digital download.
  • Sorry (Dubs) by Pet Shop Boys. Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe made several mixes of this song, but not all of them got an official release. In a 2007 interview Neil Tennant reveals they made several Dub versions of "Sorry". Not very much later, the Minimal Dub surfaced on the internet for the first time; however, they also confirmed that alternate and maximal dubs remain unreleased.

Registered alternate song titles

These musical works were registered in the United States Copyright Office or another music registry under a different title from that used on the released Madonna record. Or have a contributing history to the final Madonna release.

  • Sepheryn Originally written in 1972 by Dave Curtiss and Clive Maldoon. US copyright registration EU317695 and RE-832-625. Christine Leach and Madonna changed/added lyrics in March 1998 via registration PA-893-368. William Orbit was added as another co-writer in December 1998 via registration PA-920-812. This is how we got the hit song "Ray of Light". See listing at Tower Records
  • Ooh, I Love It (Love Break) - By the Salsoul Orchestra 1975. Written by disco producer Vincent Montana Jr. BMI work #204699. This is sometimes called "The Chicago Bus Stop" or "Do The Bus Stop". Remixed by Shep Pettibone in 1983 for Salsoul Records 12" vinyl issue SG-391. The horns and strings appear to be a very obvious pre-cursour to the 1990 mega-hit "Vogue", a Madonna and Pettibone collaboration US copyright registration PAu-1-331-762. Pettibone used the bassline from the 1973 release "Love Is The Message" by MSFB on his 1983 mix. See Pettibone Salsoul remixography."Vogue" may have also been influenced by the Malcolm McLaren (former manager of the Sex Pistols) and the Bootzilla Orchestra 1989 release "Deep In Vogue" US copyright registration PAu-1-206-662, remixed for clubs by William Orbit who later also became a Madonna song writing partner.
  • In Times Of Passion, 1982 US copyright registration PAu-400-501 written by Mic Murphy and David Frank of the 80's duo The System (band). Originally intended as a Madonna vocal demo written by David Frank to be titled "Crimes Of Passion". Due to a creative conflict about guitar use, The System (band) recorded the "In Times Of Passion" which ignited their Atlantic Records deal while Madonna and Stephen Bray recorded their own "Crimes Of Passion" demo which was not released until the late 90's on Bray's small indie label. See David Frank interview from the year 2000
  • Everybody, Dance Original entry listed in 1982 for the song "Everybody" on US copyright registration PAu-467-658 by Stephen Bray publisher July Fourth Music indicating a co-write and not solely written by Madonna. Madonna's last name "Ciccone" is misspelled "Ciconi". Madonna later took sole writing credit for this song and Bray took sole credit for "Ain't No Big Deal" in trade as confirmed by Bray interview 1999.
  • Take A Holiday, US Copyright registration PAu-505-502 for original 1983 demo of "Holiday" written by Lisa Stevens and Curtis Hudson formerly of the disco group Pure Energy. Publishing rights given to House Of Fun Music in 1986 on registration PAu-905-744.
  • Gonna Dress You Up In My Love, Original demo for 1983 US copyright registration PAu-610-763 for 1984 song "Dress You Up" written by Peggy Stanziale and Andrea LaRusso. Title officially changed in 1986 on publisher registration PAu-905-745.
  • Living In A Material World, US copyright registration PAu-598-777. The original name for the song "Material Girl" as written by disco artist Peter Brown (singer) and Robert Rans specifically for Madonna in 1984. See Peter Brown Tribute.The original demo was sung by Pat Hurly.
  • Papa, Don't Preach (I'm Keepin' My Baby) US copyright registration PAu-851-488 from 1986 crediting only Brian Elliot as songwriter before Madonna added lyrics for her release.
  • Get Up Stand Tall, US copyright registration# PAu-828-147 same version/alternate tilte as the released song "White Heat" as submitted by co-writer Patrick Leonard.
  • Alyoum Olek Ala Khashaba (Arabic اليوم علق على خشبة) by legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz (aka Fairuz) from the 1962 album "Good Friday Eastern Sacred Songs". Re-issued in various countries in 1964, 1965, 1981, 1990 and 1992. Alternate western spellings of the song include "El Yom Ollik", "El Yom Olliqa', "El Yom Ulliqa Ala Khashaba", "El Yomn Ollikao", and "El Yom Ollika". This is the source of the uncredited middle eastern female vocal sampled on the Madonna songs "Erotica" (from 1992) and "The Beast Within mix of Justify My Love" (1990, featured in the Biblical reading from the Book of Revelation at the opening of the 2004 "Re-Invention Tour"). Contrary to poplar western belief, this Arabic language song originates out of Coptic Orthodox Christianity (of Egyptian origin) and is not Islamic in nature. It speaks of the crucifixion of Jesus. See the UK page of HMVor the Aramusic site in America
  • Actions Speak Louder Than Words, registration# PAu-1-605-641 original working title as the released song "Words" as submitted by co-writer Shep Pettibone.
  • Cheat or Drunk Girl US copyright registration# PAu-1-605-639, same as the released song and working title for "Bad Girl" as submitted by co-writer Shep Pettibone.
  • Flirtation Dance, copyright registration# PA-890-673, original and alternate title same as the released song "Skin".
  • Cyber Sadhu became known as Cyber-Raga with Talvin Singh. Copyright registration# PA-1-013-829
  • Hurry Up and Yourself and Future and Perfect were listed in the MCPS database. Considering the co-writers listed, they are probably matching alternates for "Over And Over", "Express Yourself", "Nothing Really Matters" and "Nobody's Perfect".
  • Arioso Alternate title for "Wonderland" main title theme. ASCAP title code 530521409. This is the Italian word for "airy".
  • Silly Thing is an alternate title name for the song "Nothing Fails" registered at the ASCAP datbase title code 440538876.
  • Give It Up by Madonna alias "Esther". Alternate title and artist credit for the Madonna song "Mother and Father" promoted by remixer Peter Rauhofer at his website for his remix of the song listed on his DJ playist top 10 prior to the official release of the song.
  • The Binding Of Isaac is an alternate registered title name for "Isaac" listed on the ASCAP publishing database. Title code# 391941336.
  • The Process is an alternate title name for the song "X-Static Process".[5]

References

  1. ^ Vaults album at discogs.com
  2. ^ Scan of Attitude Magazine interview
  3. ^ MTV.com News 7 August 2007
  4. ^ [1]News about Timberlake's tracks on the album
  5. ^ ASCAP entry "The Process" retrieved 4 September 2008
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