Spotlight (song) videos and info

"Spotlight" is the first and only single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and was only released in Japan on April 25, 1988 by Sire Records.

1 Song history
2 Track listings
3 Official versions
4 References

Song history

Originally recorded during the 1986 True Blue album sessions, "Spotlight" was omitted from the album release and ended up as the "new" track on the remix compilation You Can Dance in 1987.

Although "Spotlight" was not officially released as a single in the U.S., therefore not eligible at the time to appear on Billboard's Hot 100, it did manage to garner enough airplay to appear on Billboard's Top 40 airplay chart in early '88. It debuted on that chart for the week ending 1/16/88 and peaked three weeks later at #32 (2/6/88) spending a total of five weeks on it.

The song was featured in the last of a series of Japanese TV commercials she filmed for electronics company Mitsubishi (the VCR model in question for this commercial was the "F-5.3") from 1985 to 1988 (most of which had been used as cross-promotion for the Japanese leg of her 1987 Who's That Girl World Tour) under the campaign name of "Dreams Come True".

No video was recorded for the single.

Track listings

Japan 7" Vinyl^[1]

"Spotlight" (Single Edit)
"Where's The Party" (Remix Single Edit)

Japan 7" Vinyl Promo

"Spotlight" (LP Version with Fade)
"The Look of Love"

Japan Mini CD^[2]

"Spotlight"
"Where's The Party"

"Spotlight"

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Official versions

Original Version [unreleased] 3:42
Extended Remix [Mixed - YCD] 6:15
Extended Remix [Unmixed - YCD] 6:25
Single Edit of Album Remix 4:33
Dub Version [present on YCD cassette] 4:47

References

^ Discogs.com, "Spotlight" 7" Vinyl Japanese Release, Accessed on January 3, 2008
^ Discogs.com, "Spotlight" Mini CD Japanese Release, Accessed on January 3, 2008

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Studio albums	Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000) · American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) · Hard Candy (2008)

Compilations	You Can Dance (1987) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003)

Soundtrack albums	Vision Quest (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · I'm Breathless - Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy (1990) · With Honors (1994) · Evita (1996) · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Die Another Day (2002)

Live videos and albums	Live - The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl - Live In Japan (1987) · Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988) · Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990) · Live! - Blond Ambition World Tour 90 (1990) · Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) · The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1994) · Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) · I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)

Video compilations and singles	Madonna (1984) · "Papa Don't Preach" (1986) · It's That Girl (1987) · She's Breathless (1990) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · "Justify My Love" (1990) · "Ray of Light" (1998) · Rays of Light (1999) · The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) · The Madonna Collection (2000) · The Ultimate Collection (2000) · "Music" (2000) · "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001)

Tours	The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl (1987) · Blond Ambition (1990) · The Girlie Show (1993) · Drowned World (2001) · Re-Invention (2004) · Confessions (2006) · Sticky & Sweet (2008)

Promo tours	Don't Tell Me Promo Tour (2000) · American Life Promo Tour (2003) · Hung Up Promo Tour (2005) · Hard Candy Promo Tour (2008)

Filmography	A Certain Sacrifice (1985) · Vision Quest a.k.a. Crazy For You (1985) · Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) · Shanghai Surprise (1986) · Who's That Girl (1987) · Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) · Dick Tracy (1990) · Truth or Dare aka In Bed with Madonna (1991) · Shadows and Fog (1992) · A League of Their Own (1992) · Body of Evidence (1993) · Dangerous Game aka Snake Eyes (1993) · Blue in the Face (1995) · Four Rooms (1995) Girl 6 (1996) · Evita (1996) · The Next Best Thing (2000) · Swept Away (2002) · Die Another Day (2002) · I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) · Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) · I Am Because We Are (2008) · Filth and Wisdom (2008)

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Madonna	"Everybody" (1982) · "Burning Up" (1983) · "Holiday" (1983/1984/1985/1991/1999) · "Lucky Star" (1983/1984) · "Borderline" (1984/1986)

Like a Virgin	"Like a Virgin" (1984) · "Material Girl" (1985) · "Angel" (1985) · "Into the Groove" (1985) · "Dress You Up" (1985) · "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (1986)

True Blue	"Live to Tell" (1986) · "Papa Don't Preach" (1986) · "True Blue" (1986) · "Open Your Heart" (1986) · "La Isla Bonita" (1987)

Who's That Girl	"Who's That Girl" (1987) · "Causing a Commotion" (1987) · "The Look of Love" (1987)

You Can Dance	"Spotlight" (1988)

Like a Prayer	"Like a Prayer" (1989) · "Express Yourself" (1989) · "Cherish" (1989) · "Oh Father" (1989/1995) · "Dear Jessie" (1989) · "Keep It Together" (1990)

I'm Breathless	"Vogue" (1990) · "Hanky Panky" (1990)

The Immaculate Collection	"Justify My Love" (1990) · "Crazy for You (Remix)" (1991) · "Rescue Me" (1991) · "Holiday"/"The Holiday Collection" (1991)

Erotica	"Erotica" (1992) · "Deeper and Deeper" (1992) · "Bad Girl" (1993) · "Fever" (1993) · "Rain" (1993) · "Bye Bye Baby" (1993)

Bedtime Stories	"Secret" (1994) · "Take a Bow" (1994) · "Bedtime Story" (1995) · "Human Nature" (1995)

Something to Remember	"You'll See" (1995) · "Oh Father" (1995) · "One More Chance" (1996) · "Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix)" (1996)

Evita	"You Must Love Me" (1996) · "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1996/1997) · "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" (1997)

Ray of Light	"Frozen" (1998) · "Ray of Light" (1998) · "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" (1998) · "The Power of Good-Bye" (1998) · "The Power of Good-Bye/Little Star" (1998) · "Nothing Really Matters" (1999)

Music	"Music" (2000) · "Don't Tell Me" (2000/2001) · "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001)

American Life	"American Life" (2003) · "Hollywood" (2003) · "Nothing Fails" (2003) · "Love Profusion" (2003/2004)

Confessions on a Dance Floor	"Hung Up" (2005) · "Sorry" (2006) · "Get Together" (2006) · "Jump" (2006)

Hard Candy	"4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) (2008) · "Give It 2 Me" (2008) · "Miles Away" (2008)

Other soundtracks	"Crazy for You" (1985) · "Gambler" (1985) · "This Used to Be My Playground" (1992) · "I'll Remember" (1994) · "Beautiful Stranger" (1999) · "American Pie" (2000) · "Die Another Day" (2002)

Other singles	"Sidewalk Talk" (John "Jellybean" Benitez featuring Catharine Buchanan and Madonna) (1984) · "Me Against the Music" (Britney Spears featuring Madonna) (2003) · "Hey You" (2007)

Promo singles	"I Want You" (with Massive Attack) (1995) · "Buenos Aires" (Remixes) (1997) · "Little Star" (1998) · "Impressive Instant" (The Peter Rauhofer Remixes) (2001) · "Amazing" (2001) · "Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix" (2001) · "Nobody Knows Me" (Remixes) (2003) · "Into the Hollywood Groove" (with Missy Elliott) (2003) · "Mother and Father" (Peter Rauhofer Re-Invention Remix) (2005) · "Future Lovers/I Feel Love (Live)" (2007) · "Music Inferno (Live)" (2007)