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“Ray of Light” is the second single by American songstress Madonna from her 1998 album of the same name, and is based on Curtiss Maldoon’s “Sepheryn”, although other than the first verse the comparison is loose. The song was written by Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtiss and Christine Leach, and was produced by Madonna and Orbit.
Song information
The song is based on the track “Sepheryn”, which was originally written by Clive Maldoon and Dave Curtiss. William Orbit re-recorded the song with Christine Leach before he started working with Madonna. However, it ended up being recorded by Madonna with its lyrics only changed in a few areas, but with a different melody and instrumentation. All five (Madonna, Orbit, Maldoon, Curtiss and Leach) are credited for Madonna’s version of the song. The song was remixed by Victor Calderone, Sasha and Orbit.
Madonna performed “Ray of Light” with Lenny Kravitz at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards (where it won six awards including “Best Female Video” and “Video of the Year” awards), at an Oprah Winfrey show in 1998, and at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. “Ray of Light” was also performed during the Drowned World Tour, the Confessions Tour [1], the Sticky & Sweet Tour, Live 8 and Live Earth.
Song information
The song is based on the track “Sepheryn”, which was originally written by Clive Maldoon and Dave Curtiss. William Orbit re-recorded the song with Christine Leach before he started working with Madonna. However, it ended up being recorded by Madonna with its lyrics only changed in a few areas, but with a different melody and instrumentation. All five (Madonna, Orbit, Maldoon, Curtiss and Leach) are credited for Madonna’s version of the song. The song was remixed by Victor Calderone, Sasha and Orbit.
Madonna performed “Ray of Light” with Lenny Kravitz at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards (where it won six awards including “Best Female Video” and “Video of the Year” awards), at an Oprah Winfrey show in 1998, and at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. “Ray of Light” was also performed during the Drowned World Tour, the Confessions Tour [1], the Sticky & Sweet Tour, Live 8 and Live Earth.
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Rub- wrote:
this is so overrated...
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evilgimp35 wrote:
one of her best
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crebi wrote:
ONE OF HER VERY BEST! {3} - eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
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SakuraIkuGensai wrote:
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ The BEST Song! ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
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Lili93 wrote:
One of her very best {3}
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nicoomotion wrote:
One of her very best {2}
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diavasma wrote:
ray of light: to me the best madonna album/era/music/lyrics/videos...
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sneggyuser wrote:
Thanks Funkididi, a great track from Sleazebag.
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brandneweyes- wrote:
anna friel just got home....hahahahhhaha!
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CatrisTitan wrote:
Best Madonna song ever...
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itsbritneybitch wrote:
Iconic in every sense of the word.
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android1985 wrote:
"the perfect pop song."[2]
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blackpoolrock wrote:
good track
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sirenonthe101 wrote:
the perfect pop song.
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bandiahunf wrote:
One of the best songs
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MusiQ3985 wrote:
This song is morning personified. Love, love, love it!
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drago069 wrote:
Oui c'est vrai, un des meilleurs albums de Madonna.
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Tr1xx wrote:
One of her very best
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SakuraIkuGensai wrote:
My ♥♫♥ Favorite ♥♫♥ Song
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retimaria wrote:
Oh how I miss that era...... Love "Ray Of Light" to death!
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