This Used To Be My Playground (1992)

FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, Cassette Single

HISTORY AND NOTES: "This Used To Be My Playground" is a song featured in the movie A League of Their Own, in which Madonna appeared in. It was released as a single in the Summer of 1992.

Only a 7" and cassette single were released (the first time since "Oh Father" that a commercial CD was not released for a Madonna single in the USA) which included the Single Version and the Long Version. An Instrumental version was released on a promo CD.

"This Used To Be My Playground" became Madonna's tenth #1 on the Hot 100, which is pretty impressive considering that it didn't reach #1 on either the Singles Sales or Airplay charts. The song proved tough, spending 20 weeks on the chart and was certified Gold. In its review of the song, Billboard magazine predicted “Playground” would possibly win the Oscar for best original song, but in the end it didn’t even get a nomination. The song later appeared on Madonna's 1995 ballads collection Something To Remember.

CERTIFICATION: Gold


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A This Used To Be My Playground (Single Version)
B This Used To Be My Playground (The Long Version)

Promo CD
1. This Used To Be My Playground (Single Version)
2. This Used To Be My Playground (The Long Version)
3. This Used To Be My Playground (Instrumental)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: July 4, 1992
Peak Date: August 8, 1992
Peak Position: #1 (1 week)
Week-by-week Rundown: 35-17-7-2-2-1-3-3-4-5-11-15-22-30-42-57-59-68-73-88-// (20 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 14, 1992

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: August 8, 1992 (the week that “This Used To Be My Playground” peaked at #1)
1. Madonna “This Used To Be My Playground”
2. Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back”
3. TLC “Baby Baby Baby”
4. Boyz II Men “End of The Road”
5. Guns N Roses “November Rain”
6. Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart”
7. Jon Secada “Just Another Day”
8. Tom Cochrane “Life Is A Highway”
9. En Vogue “Giving Him Something He Can Feel”
10. George Michael “Too Funky”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: July 11, 1992
Peak Date: August 8, 1992
Peak Position: #3
Week-by-week Rundown: 34-10-6-4-3-5-6-6-8-8-10-12-15-19-24-31-37-38-50-54-60-56-63-61-61-62-66-69-// (28 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 16, 1993

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: July 4, 1992
Peak Date: July 25, 1992
Peak Position: #2
Week-by-week Rundown: 14-8-7-2-3-3-3-3-7-12-21-27-44-53-74-// (15 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 10, 1992

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: July 4, 1992
Peak Date: August 15, 1992
Peak Position: #4
Week-by-week Rundown: 31-18-15-13-11-5-4-4-5-6-8-8-14-16-25-?-?-?-?-?-// (20 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 14, 1992

RECURRENT HOT 100 SINGLES
Debut Date: November 21, 1992
Peak Date: November 21, 1992
Peak Position: #11
Week-by-week Rundown: 11-15-17-21-25-21-23-23-20-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 16, 1993