madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Need this answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It was a double A side with burning up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernatural Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 One of her best songs. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJimmy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes, it was! And a damn fabulous one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agclef Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes, that was like THE 12" inch single back in the day - TWO amazing songs together on one single!!! Ahhhh, the simple 80's. Yes, it was! And a damn fabulous one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes, but only as a maxi single where it was dubbed the 'Slow Side' to "Burning Up"'s 'Fast Side'. Though neither song was given a commercial 7" single release in the US, "Physical Attraction" was the only of the two to receive a promotional 7" release that was sent to radio. The Edit version included on both sides of the promo 7" isn't a shorter version of the 12" version (which had been remixed by Jellybean and was later included on the Madonna album) but rather an edit of the earlier mix prior to Jellybean's involvement. This was later included on the You Can Dance: Single Edits Of Album Remixes promo (CD and LP) and can also be found on CD as part of the Japan 40 3" CD Single Collection boxed set from 1997. Additionally, "Physical Attraction" was one of the 'hits' listed on official hype stickers and Sire adverts for the Madonna album in both 1983 and 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 One of her best songs. Period. I agree 100%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 So the consensus here is yes. Thanks everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was born in 1988. The music industry changes so I guess it was 'normal' back then to release six singles off of an album! Everybody Burning Up Physical Attraction Holiday Borderline Lucky Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJimmy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Why didn't she perform this song on the Virgin Tour? Oh and can we please take a moment to appreciate this fanmade video for Physical Attraction using clips from Madonna's first movie, A Certain Sacrifice. Edited September 22, 2014 by JimmyJimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Why didn't she perform this song on the Virgin Tour? Hmmmm. Maybe because it wasn't a hit? Sorry, bad guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes, but only as a maxi single where it was dubbed the 'Slow Side' to "Burning Up"'s 'Fast Side'. Though neither song was given a commercial 7" single release in the US, "Physical Attraction" was the only of the two to receive a promotional 7" release that was sent to radio. The Edit version included on both sides of the promo 7" isn't a shorter version of the 12" version (which had been remixed by Jellybean and was later included on the Madonna album) but rather an edit of the earlier mix prior to Jellybean's involvement. This was later included on the You Can Dance: Single Edits Of Album Remixes promo (CD and LP) and can also be found on CD as part of the Japan 40 3" CD Single Collection boxed set from 1997. Additionally, "Physical Attraction" was one of the 'hits' listed on official hype stickers and Sire adverts for the Madonna album in both 1983 and 1984. Which is interesting since BU is the song that's better remembered now and still gets airplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was born in 1988. The music industry changes so I guess it was 'normal' back then to release six singles off of an album! Everybody Burning Up Physical Attraction Holiday Borderline Lucky Star There were several blockbuster albums with more singles than that, but Madonna's debut was a special case. "Everybody", "Burning Up" and "Physical Attraction" were all issued as singles before there even was a Madonna album on the market. "Holiday" was the first single released to promote Madonna, followed by "Borderline". She was ready to release the follow-up album Like A Virgin after "Borderline" but at the last minute Sire Records decided to delay it and put out "Lucky Star" as a single first, building a great chart trajectory... "Holiday" went top 20, "Borderline" went top 10, "Lucky Star" top 5... then "Like A Virgin" went to #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Which is interesting since BU is the song that's better remembered now and still gets airplay. Definitely, though "Burning Up" having a music video probably helped a great deal with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 There were several blockbuster albums with more singles than that, but Madonna's debut was a special case. "Everybody", "Burning Up" and "Physical Attraction" were all issued as singles before there even was a Madonna album on the market. "Holiday" was the first single released to promote Madonna, followed by "Borderline". She was ready to release the follow-up album Like A Virgin after "Borderline" but at the last minute Sire Records decided to delay it and put out "Lucky Star" as a single first, building a great chart trajectory... "Holiday" went top 20, "Borderline" went top 10, "Lucky Star" top 5... then "Like A Virgin" went to #1. I heard that Madonna was itchy to release Like A Virgin single, she was impatient. But the record company wanted Lucky Star out before! I think in an interview circa June 1984, she was talking to someone on Mtv and said she wanted to release LAV right at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 One obvious example of the early 80s industry was the Thriller album by Michael Jackson. Seven singles were released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 yes. it was played at clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 yes. it was played at clubs. It must have been a hot club song to dance to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 the artwork is so beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluejean Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Interesting info Mattress! So what are the versions of this song that exist? Album Version 6:41 You Can Dance Album Version 6.21 (what version is used here?) Edit (same version as the You Can Dance edit and Japan CD Single Collection) 3:54 I've also got listed: Edit 3:31 UK Fade 3:16 Any idea what these are? I have an edit of the Album Version that is 3:58 in length, I'm assuming from the info you've given this must be fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Which is interesting since BU is the song that's better remembered now and still gets airplay.At the time, warners weren't expecting madonna to do much and just put out a couple of promo 12"s. Then interest started picking up and an album was commissioned. When the album came out, Holiday started getting played on the radio which took them by surprise so a rushed edit was sent to radio. I think it all happened so quickly that nobody was sure what was going on. Madonna came to the UK in 83 and performed Holiday and Burning Up but BU wasn't even released here. We got Lucky Star instead a year before the U.S. release. Physical Attraction kind of got forgotten as they moved from the club tracks to the more pop sound of borderline. I love this song though. I think its stronger than Everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Interesting info Mattress! So what are the versions of this song that exist? Album Version 6:41 You Can Dance Album Version 6.21 (what version is used here?) Edit (same version as the You Can Dance edit and Japan CD Single Collection) 3:54 I've also got listed: Edit 3:31 UK Fade 3:16 Any idea what these are? I have an edit of the Album Version that is 3:58 in length, I'm assuming from the info you've given this must be fake? Album version and YCD are the same.UK edit is the b- side of the re-release of Borderline I think that just fades out early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluejean Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hang on, so the UK edit is a fade of the album version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 can we please take a moment to appreciate this fanmade video for Physical Attraction using clips from Madonna's first movie, A Certain Sacrifice. That was really good! Should have been official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scamper Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 As far as I know about the remixes of the song here's what I have: 01. Album versión (6:34) - The one included on the album and as the B-side of "Burning up" maxi-single 02. Single versión (3:57) - The one included on most of the 7'' singles and on the "You can dance" single edits promo albums. 03. Fade versión (3:22) - Released as B-side of "Borderline" on the UK. 04. Edit versión (3:31) - Included on the Philippines 7'' single. I think at that time was very easy to find these variations. On Philippines "Burning up" and "Phisical attraction" have two "exclusive" versions, the same way that "Holiday" and "Burning up" have exclusive versions for the mexican promo single... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Love this track, was one of my favs back in the 80s! And the artwork is so beautiful! I have one of those vinyl frames in my living room and it goes from Everybody to Physical Attraction from time to time. I had never seen that Boston performance!!!!! OMG it's so cute, love how she changes the melody! LOVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I remember hearing Physical Attraction being played on the radio once or twice..... back in the early eighties. I still also hear Burning Up on the radio after three decades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I remember hearing Physical Attraction being played on the radio once or twice..... back in the early eighties. I still also hear Burning Up on the radio after three decades! Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 PA would have been a hit if released after Holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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