Bedtime Story (1995)

FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, Cassette Single, CD Single, CD Maxi-Single

HISTORY AND NOTES:
Madonna followed up one of the biggest hits of her career ("Take A Bow") by releasing "Bedtime Story" as the third single from Bedtime Stories. The song was a radical departure for Madonna, to say the least. The experimental track was co-written by Bjork.

The single was released in the then-usual 5 physical formats. The B-Side was the more easily-accessible album cut "Survival". All maxi formats included a dazzling set of remixes by Junior Vasquez and Orbital.

Releasing "Bedtime Story" as a single in the USA was a huge risk at the time. Unfortunately, it was a huge blunder for Madonna on the charts. After "Take A Bow"'s dominance on the airwaves, radio gave "Bedtime Story" the cold shoulder and the results showed. "Bedtime Story" peaked at a majorly disappointing #42 on the Hot 100, and only stayed on the chart for a total of 7 weeks, her lowest ever for a single at that point. The only chart where the song hit #1 was on the Club Play chart, where it surprisingly became one of her longest-lasting singles spending 16 weeks on the chart.

Despite its weak chart showings, Madonna chose to include this song on her 2001 hits album GHV2.


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A Bedtime Story (Album Version)
B Survival (Album Version)

CD Single
1. Bedtime Story (Album Version)
2. Survival (Album Version)

CD Maxi-Single
1. Bedtime Story (Album Edit)
2. Bedtime Story (Junior's Wet Dream Mix)
3. Bedtime Story (Junior's Dreamy Drum Dub)
4. Survival (Album Version)
5. Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix)
6. Bedtime Story (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)
7. Bedtime Story (Junior's Single Mix)

Promo CD
1. Bedtime Story (Album Edit)
2. Bedtime Story (Junior's Single Mix)
3. Bedtime Story (Junior's Sound Factory Mix Edit)

'Chapter II' Promo CD
1. Bedtime Story (Lush Vocal Radio Edit)
2. Bedtime Story (Lush Vocal Mix)

12" Vinyl
A1 Bedtime Story (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)
A2 Bedtime Story (Junior's Sound Factory Dub)
B1 Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix)
B2 Bedtime Story (Junior's Wet Dream Mix)
B3 Bedtime Story (Junior's Wet Dream Dub)

'Chapter II' Promo 12" Vinyl
A1 Bedtime Story (Lush Vocal Mix)
A2 Bedtime Story (Luscious Dub Mix)
B1 Bedtime Story (Percapella Mix)
B2 Bedtime Story (Unconscious In The Jungle Mix)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: April 22, 1995
Peak Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Position: #42
Week-by-week Rundown: 74-42-54-65-75-82-99-// (7 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: June 3, 1995

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: April 29, 1995 (the week that “Bedtime Story” peaked at #42)
1. Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It”
2. TLC “Red Light Special”
3. Adina Howard “Freak Like Me”
4. Soul For Real “Candy Rain”
5. Real McCoy “Run Away”
6. Dionne Farris “I Know”
7. The Notorious B.I.G. “Big Poppa/Warning”
8. Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough”
9. 2Pac “Dear Mama/Old School”
10. Blessid Union of Souls “I Believe”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Position: #27
Week-by-week Rundown: 27-36-45-48-54-61-75-// (7 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: June 10, 1995

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: April 22, 1995
Peak Date: April 22, 1995
Peak Position: #68
Week-by-week Rundown: 68-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: April 22, 1995

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY
Debut Date: March 11, 1995
Peak Date: May 13, 1995
Peak Position: #1 (1week)
Week-by-week Rundown: 48-31-21-15-10-7-3-3-2-1-5-9-12-19-37-49-// (16 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: June 24, 1995

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY BREAKOUTS
Debut Date: March 4, 1995
Peak Date: March 4, 1995
Peak Position: #1 (1 week)
Week-by-week Rundown: 1-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: March 4, 1995

Note: The Hot Dance Music Breakouts is a sort of "bubbling under" chart for the main Club Play chart.

HOT DANCE MUSIC / MAXI-SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Date: May 6, 1995
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 54-9-3-10-8-10-18-24-44-// (8 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: June 17, 1995

Note: The #54 position listed in the beginning is for its debut as a “bubbling under” single. The Hot Dance Music / Maxi-Singles Sales chart only had 50 positions at that point.

TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: April 22, 1995
Peak Date: April 22, 1995
Peak Position: #38
Week-by-week Rundown: 38-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: April 22, 1995

RHYTHMIC TOP 40
Debut Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Date: April 29, 1995
Peak Position: #40
Week-by-week Rundown: 40-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: April 29, 1995