Posted January 1, 201213 yr http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411MK6NS73L._SL500_AA300_.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419VD684B6L._SL500_AA300_.jpg Back in 1998 Madonna released her second single Ray Of Light from the album of the same name. The song is about freedom it's filled with electronic sound, guitars, whistles, bleeps and bells and other sound effects. Ray Of Light received great reviews from the critics and has since made plenty of best of the 90's polls and topped quite a few too. The song won this forums GHV2 survival Game. At the 1999 Grammy's Madonna won Best Dance Recording & Best Short Form Music Video for the song. Ray Of Light topped the spanish singles chart and it went top five pretty much every where else. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/RayOfLightMusicVideo.jpg/220px-RayOfLightMusicVideo.jpg The video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. It was a video of daily life in high speed the video like the song was highly praised. At the 1998 Mtv VMA's the video won 5 awards including Video of the Year & best female video. On June 23rd 1998 the video was released by Warner Bros on VHS. It had a limited release of 40,000 copies. The VHS tape released was a new state of the art model offering a clearer, sharper picture and superior sound quality. Each edition came with a numbered card and bound in a jet black card slip case, neatly labelled with two satin-finished stickers. http://www.madonnashop.com/images/Madonna%20-%20VHS%20Ray%20Of%20Light%20special%20edition%2075993%2085023.jpghttp://www.madonnashop.com/images/imagecache/125x141_Madonna%20-%20Rays%20Of%20Light%20promo%20videotape.jpg Performances: Ray Of Light has been performed a lot since 1998 and at all of these events. Oprah Winfrey Show (1998) Mtv Video Music Awards (1998) Drowned World Tour (2001) Live 8 (2005) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (2006) Confessions Tour (2006) Live Earth (2007) Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008) Sticky & Sweet Tour (2009) The song has been covered many times and used and referenced on shows and films like Glee and Family Guy. Adverts used the song to like Windows XP in 2001, Max Factor in 1999, Sunsilk shampoo in 2008 and more. Official Versions: Ray Of Light - Album Version Ray Of Light - Radio Edit Ray Of Light - Live (Confessions Tour) Ray Of Light - Live (Sticky & Sweet Tour) Ray Of Light - Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix Ray Of Light - Sasha's Strip Down Mix Ray Of Light - Sasha Twilo Mix Ray Of Light - Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix Ray Of Light - Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix Radio Edit * Ray Of Light - William Orbit Liquid Mix Ray Of Light - William Orbit Liquid Mix Radio Edit * Ray Of Light - Victor Calderone Club Mix Victor Calderone Club Mix Radio Edit * Ray Of Light - Victor Calderone Drum Mix Ray Of Light - Victor Calderone Video Mix * * = Promotional Only Releases The song is on the following albums: Ray Of Light (1998) GHV2: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2001) The Confessions Tour (2007) (Bonus - Download only song) Celebration (2009) Celebration (Deluxe) (2009) Sticky & Sweet Tour (2010) (Bonus - Download only song) GHV2: Survival Game: Results Round 1: Erotica, Secret & What It Feels Like For A Girl [25% each] Round 2: Don't Cry For Me Argentina [28.57%] Round 3: Bedtime Story & Music [25% each] Round 4: Deeper And Deeper, Take A Bow & Human Nature [25% each] Round 5: Don't Tell Me [55.56%] Round 6: Beautiful Stranger [57.14%] Round 7: The Power Of Good-Bye [60%] Round 8: Drowned World / Substitute For Love [60%] Round 9: Ray Of Light - 54.55 WINS Frozen - 45.45 What's your view on Ray Of Light and the GHV2 Survival Game Results ?.
January 1, 201213 yr Absolutely love ROL, it's with Frozen in my top 2 Madonna songs :wub: The two switch around a lot but I think Frozen is best!
January 1, 201213 yr Amazing song on record and live, with an amazing video too!! Love this song to bits, a Madonna classic!!
January 7, 201213 yr Author I love this song, I prefer the S&S tour performance the best I hope she does it at the Superbowl too.
