Secret (1994)

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

HISTORY AND NOTES: "Secret" was the first single from 1994's Bedtime Stories album. The song (a bluesy, acoustic mid-tempo ballad) was different to any of Madonna's previous singles.

5 physical formats were released in the USA, all of which included various versions/remixes of the song. Interestingly, the commercial 12" did not have a regular picture sleeve (as all of Madonna's previous commercial 12"). Instead, it was released in a promo-style basic white die cut sleeve with Madonna's name and the song title on the front, and information text printed on the back.

"Secret" did pretty well on the charts, particularly on Adult Contemporary radio where it continues to have a recurrent presence even today. It was another Top 5 hit on the Hot 100 for Madonna, staying in the Top 10 for an impressive 11 weeks (at that point it was her longest-running Top 10 hit of the 90's, beating out others such as "Vogue" and "Justify My Love"), and was another Club Play #1 thanks mostly to the remixes by Junior Vasquez. "Secret" has appeared on two of Madonna's hits albums: 2001's GHV2 and 2009's Celebration.

CERTIFICATION: Gold


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A Secret (Album Version)
B Secret (Instrumental)

CD Single
1. Secret (Album Version)
2. Secret (Instrumental)

CD Maxi-Single
1. Secret (Edit)
2. Secret (Junior's Luscious Single Mix)
3. Secret (Junior's Luscious Club Mix)
4. Secret (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)
5. Secret (Some Bizarre Mix)
6. Secret (Allstar Mix)

Promo CD
1. Secret (Junior's Luscious Single Mix)
2. Secret (Junior's Extended Luscious Club Mix)
3. Secret (Junior's Luscious Club Mix)
4. Secret (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)
5. Secret (Drum Mix)
6. Secret (Some Bizarre Single Mix)
7. Secret (Album Edit)
8. Secret (Allstar Single Mix)

12" Vinyl
A1 Secret (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)
A2 Secret (Junior's Sound Factory Dub)
B1 Secret (Junior's Luscious Club Mix)
B2 Secret (Junior's Luscious Dub)
B3 Secret (Allstar Mix)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: October 8, 1994
Peak Date: November 5, 1994
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 30-9-4-4-3-5-6-6-6-7-7-9-12-15-15-18-26-31-36-40-42-50-// (22 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 4, 1995

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: November 5, 1994 (the week that “Secret peaked at #3)
1. Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love To You”
2. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do”
3. Madonna “Secret”
4. Real McCoy “Another Night”
5. Ini Kamoze “Here Comes The Hotstepper”
6. Bon Jovi “Always”
7. Immature “Never Lie”
8. Brandy “I Wanna Be Down”
9. Luther Vandross “Endless Love”
10. Aaliyah “At Your Best”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: October 15, 1994
Peak Date: December 3, 1994
Peak Position: #11
Week-by-week Rundown: 18-18-14-14-14-13-12-11-13-14-13-15-17-18-23-30-33-37-45-58-61-70-// (22 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 11, 1995

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: October 8, 1994
Peak Date: October 22, 1994
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 12-7-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-7-8-8-9-13-15-22-25-40-44-51-56-69-// (22 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 4, 1995

HOT 100 RECURRENT AIRPLAY
Debut Date: March 11, 1995
Peak Date: March 11, 1995
Peak Position: #12
Week-by-week Rundown: 12-14-16-16-23-// (5 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: April 8, 1995

HOT 100 RECURRENT SINGLES
Debut Date: March 11, 1995
Peak Date: March 11, 1995
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 3-4-7-12-11-19-22-24-26-28-28-26-25-26-28-27-28-// (17 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: July 1, 1995

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY
Debut Date: October 29, 1994
Peak Date: November 26, 1994
Peak Position: #1 (2 weeks)
Week-by-week Rundown: 18-8-3-2-1-1-5-8-9-9-20-38-// (12 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 14, 1995

HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY BREAKOUTS
Debut Date: October 22, 1994
Peak Date: October 22, 1994
Peak Position: #2
Week-by-week Rundown: 2-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: October 22, 1994

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: November 12, 1994
Peak Date: November 26, 1994
Peak Position: #1 (1 week)
Week-by-week Rundown: 20-4-1-4-5-4-3-6-10-7-16-15-15-37-30-// (15 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 18, 1995

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: October 8, 1994
Peak Date: November 19, 1994
Peak Position: #2
Week-by-week Rundown: 35-19-15-10-8-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-8-5-10-19-21-21-25-25-29-30-?-?-?-// (26 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: April 15, 1995

TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: October 8, 1994
Peak Date: October 29, 1994
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 26-11-4-3-4-4-3-4-3-5-5-7-11-13-17-19-27-33-35-35-35-// (21 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 25, 1995

RHYTHMIC TOP 40
Debut Date: October 15, 1994
Peak Date: November 12, 1994
Peak Position: #9
Week-by-week Rundown: 22-15-15-10-9-9-9-10-9-11-12-15-17-19-25-25-37-36-40-// (19 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 18, 1995