Dress You Up (1985)

FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl

HISTORY AND NOTES: "Dress You Up" was the fourth single from Like A Virgin. Like "Angel", "Dress You Up" is one of Madonna's more overlooked 80's hits. It had never been included on any of Madonna's compilation albums until it appeared on Celebration in 2009.

Both the 7" and 12" vinyls featured different cover shots. They both were backed by the album track "Shoo-Bee-Doo", but the 12" featured the 12" Formal Mix and The Casual Instrumental Mix. An edit of the 12" Formal Mix was issued on the promo 7".

"Dress You Up" was a pretty big hit at the time, reaching #5 on the Hot 100, and it also reached #1 on the Maxi-Singles Sales chart. This was the last single released from Like A Virgin in the USA.


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl
A Dress You Up (Album Version)
B Shoo-Bee-Doo

Promo 7" Vinyl
A Dress You Up (Album Version)
B Dress You Up (Remix / Edit)

12" Vinyl
A1 Dress You Up (The 12" Formal Mix)
B1 Dress You Up (The Casual Instrumental Mix)
B2 Shoo-Bee-Doo (Album Version)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: August 17, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Peak Position: #5
Week-by-week Rundown: 36-31-23-17-14-10-6-5-10-14-28-41-56-68-84-100-// (16 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 30, 1985

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: October 5, 1985 (the week that “Dress You Up” peaked at #5)
1. Dire Straits “Money For Nothing”
2. Kool & The Gang “Cherish”
3. Ready For The World “Oh Sheila”
4. A-Ha “Take On Me”
5. Madonna “Dress You Up”
6. Whitney Houston “Saving All My Love For You”
7. Wham! “Freedom”
8. John Mellencamp “Lonely Ol’ Night”
9. Mick Jagger “Dancing In The Street”
10. Stevie Wonder “Part-Time Lover”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: September 7, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Peak Position: #12
Week-by-week Rundown: 21-17-19-15-12-13-13-26-// (8 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 26, 1985

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: August 24, 1985
Peak Date: September 28, 1985
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 25-18-13-10-6-3-3-7-14-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 26, 1985

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY
Debut Date: September 7, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 31-16-9-5-3-4-6-13-28-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 2, 1985

Note: Charted as “Dress You Up” (Remix)

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY BREAKOUTS
Debut Date: August 31, 1985
Peak Date: August 31, 1985
Peak Position: #1 (1 week)
Week-by-week Rundown: 1-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: August 31, 1985

HOT DANCE MUSIC / MAXI-SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: September 7, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Peak Position: #1 (4 weeks)
Week-by-week Rundown: 36-10-4-2-1-1-1-1-7-17-19-34-// (12 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 23, 1985

Note: Charted as “Dress You Up” (Remix)

HOT R&B SINGLES AND TRACKS
Debut Date: August 31, 1985
Peak Date: October 5, 1985
Peak Position: #64
Week-by-week Rundown: 89-84-74-68-66-64-64-70-94-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 26, 1985

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: September 21, 1985
Peak Date: October 19, 1985
Peak Position: #32
Week-by-week Rundown: 38-34-34-33-32-32-38-// (7 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: ?