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"Where Life Begins" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her fifth studio album, Erotica. It was written and produced by the singer and Andre Betts. Keeping up with the record's sexual themes, the majority of the lyrics are thinly veiled metaphors for cunnilingus.
Co-writer/co-producer Andre Betts spoke to Billboard on the 25th anniversary of Erotica. This is his memory of writing/recording “Where Life Begins”:
“'Where Life Begins' was the first song we wrote on Erotica. I started working on the track and she started writing lyrics. She called me a few weeks before and asked me over the phone, 'I’ll be in New York in two weeks, do you want to work?' I’m like, 'Yeah of course.' She’s like, 'Find a studio, I don’t want to work in a popular studio, I want to be low-key.' (The studio I picked) was a hole in the wall for real. She came in, started writing, she’s like, 'What do you think about this direction and these lyrics?' I was like, 'That sounds like something I’d write.' Our session got interrupted because a big rat ran across the floor. I’m the only one that got the feet up so at first I didn’t think she saw it, and she goes, 'Dre, stop being a bitch, it’s just a rat.' (Laughs) She said, 'I’m from Detroit, I’m not worried about a rat.'”
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