Madonna (partially lost unreleased songs from American musician; 1979-present)
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Madonna performing in 2023 on The Celebration Tour.
Status: Partially Lost
Madonna Louise Ciccone (also known as Madonna) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Bay City, Michigan in 1958, she initially studied at the University of Michigan before moving to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in dancing. In 1979, she quit her career in dance to pursue a career in music and after being in a string of bands, she went solo in 1982. She released her self-titled debut album in July 1983, with the singles “Holiday”, “Lucky Star”, and “Borderline” pushing her into the mainstream. She solidified her position as a pop music icon with her 1984 single “Like a Virgin” and the album of the same name. She broke down barriers for women artists and was one of the first artists to show support to the LGBT community during the AIDS Epidemic in the 1980s. She also is one of the most popular and recognizable names in the music industry.
She is the highest-selling female artist of all time and has sold 400 million records worldwide as of 2023. She has 9 number one albums on the Billboard 200 albums chart, 63 top 10 singles in the United Kingdom, and 67 top 40 singles in Australia. Her “Sticky and Sweet Tour” was the highest-grossing tour for a female artist, a record she held for 15 years.
Madonna has recorded many songs over her four-decade career, many of which being unreleased.
Background and Available Information
In 1979, she dropped out of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance to perform as a background dancer to French disco artist Patrick Hernandez in France and Tunisia. After returning to New York, she wanted to pursue a career in music at the behest of her then-boyfriend. They would later form the band The Breakfast Club. She would record 12 songs with the Breakfast Club, with these being recorded in a synagogue basement with the help of Gilroy [1]. As of January 2024, none of these songs have leaked.
After leaving the Breakfast Club in 1980, she would form a band with music producer and then-boyfriend Stephen Bray called Emmy and the Emmys and would record multiple demos. A lot of these demos were released on the 1997 demo tape Pre-Madonna as well as the 1994 bootleg live album Emmy and the Emmys: First Time Out Off Manhattan. Some of these demos included an earlier version of “Stay” from her 1984 album Like a Virgin and her 1983 single “Burning Up”. She would later hire Bray for her 1983 debut album Madonna.
Some other unpublished songs around this time would be some of her earliest collaborations, including Otto von Wernherr, Jellybean Benitez, Spinal Root Gang, Was (Not Was), Duran Duran, an unreleased version of “I’d Rather Be Your Lover” with Tupac Shakur, and songs recorded under indie label Mia Mind Music.
With the rise and mainstream popularity of the internet and music file-sharing websites in the 2000s and early 2010s, multiple of her unpublished songs would leak, mainly from her Music, American Life, and Hard Candy albums. Some of these songs include “Cool Song”, “The Game”, and “Set the Right” from American Life, “Liquid Love”, “Le Petite Jeune Fille”, and "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" from Music, and “Infinity”, “Lela Pala Tute”, and “Across the Sky” from Hard Candy.
Arguably some of her most infamous unpublished songs would come from her 2015, 13th studio album Rebel Heart. Between December 16th and December 27th 2014, over 37 unpublished songs and demos, including all 19 tracks from the deluxe edition, would leak on the internet [2], leading 6 songs being released on iTunes early and the lead single Living for Love being released on December 20 instead of the planned February 14th 2015 release date [3]. The album would eventually be released on March 6th, 2015, more than 3 months before the planned release date. One of these demos called “Back that Up (Do It)” was met with acclaim from general audiences and fans, garnering a cult following. A reworked version called “Back That Up to the Beat” was released on the International Deluxe Edition of her 2019 album Madame X, featuring a more Egyptian/North African influenced and drum-heavy production. After the 2014 demo went viral on the social media platform TikTok in late 2022, it was officially released for streaming and digital download on December 30, 2023.
List of Unreleased songs
| Label | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lost | Not publicly available in any capacity. |
| Found | Available in full; not officially published. |
| Released | Officially published |
| Partially Found | Partially available as snippets; not officially published. |
| Partially Lost | Mainly available in snippets, some portions not available; not officially published. |
| Existence Unconfirmed | Not confirmed to exist in any capacity. |
| Title | Year | Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across The Sky (featuring Justin Timberlake) | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy. Leaked in 2010. | Found |
| Actions Speak Louder Than Words | 1992 | Originally for Erotica. Re-worked into "Words". Leaked in 2019. | Found |
| Addicted/The One that Got Away | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Re-worked into "Addicted" for the Super Deluxe Edition of Rebel Heart. Apart of the December 16, 2014 leaks of Rebel Heart. | Found |
| Afterglo | 1980s | Lyrics containing "Afterglo" were put up for auction in 2011. | Lost |
| Ain't No Big Deal | 1981 | Recorded with Stephen Bray in 1981 for Madonna. Originally chosen as her debut single but "Everybody" was chosen instead. A reworked version by Reggie Lucas was released as a B-side to "Papa Don't Preach" in 1986 and Stephen Bray eventually put it on the 1997 bootleg album "Pre-Madonna" [4]. | Found |
| All My Love (instrumental) | 1979 | Instrumental only track. Recorded in 1979. | Lost |
| Alone Again | 2000 | Recorded and written with Rick Nowles around the Music era. Re-recorded by Kylie Minogue for her 2007 documentary White Diamond. | Lost |
| Angels With Dirty Faces | 1988 | Originally for Like a Prayer. Leaked in 2019 by producer and co-writer Patrick Leonard. | Found |
| Animal | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy. Leaked in 2010. | Found |
| Are You Ready for It? | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| Arioso | 2000 | Originally for Music. Samples Johann Sebastian Bach's Arioso Adagio in G. Leaked in 2014 alongside the Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Back That Up (Do It) | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked on December 23, 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. Re-worked into "Back That Up to the Beat" for the International Deluxe Edition of her 2019 album Madame X with radically different production. The 2014 demo was officially released in 2022. | Released |
| Bang Bang Boom | 2011 | Originally recorded by Lebanese-American singer Mika. Re-worked into "Gang Bang" for MDNA. Mika's demo leaked in 2012 and Priscilla Renea songwriter's demo leaked in 2013. | Found |
| Be Careful | late 1990s | Recorded and written alongside Patrick Leonard around the Ray of Light era. It is speculated to be an early version of "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazon)" by Ricky Martin featuring Madonna, but hasn't been confirmed. Leaked in 2010. | Found |
| Bells Ringing | 1980 | Recorded for Madonna's band Emmy and the Emmys in 1980. | Found |
| Best Girl | 1980 | Live version recorded in 1980 and released on the 1994 bootleg album Emmy and the Emmys: First Time Out Off Manhattan. Studio version unknown to exist. | Existence Unconfirmed (studio version); Found (live version) |
| Born to Be a Dancer | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| Bring It | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. Written and recorded by Madonna and Shep Pettibone in 1994 [5]. Never released. | Lost |
| Broken | 2009 | Originally for the compilation album Celebration. Original folk demo was leaked in 2011. The final Celebration version was released in August 2011 on vinyl exclusively for her ICON fanclub Platinum level members who received a coupon code. | Released |
| Burning Up (original version) | 1980 | Written by Madonna for her band Emmy and the Emmys. It was put on Stephen Bray's 1997 bootleg album "Pre-Madonna". Elements of the 1980 version was performed on her 2023-2024 The Celebration Tour. | Found |
| Call on Me | 1980 | Written by Madonna for her band Emmy and the Emmys. It was seen on a setlist during a 1980/1981 live gig. | Lost |
| Can't You Read My Mind | 2002 | Written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï[6]. Re-worked into the James Bond theme Die Another Day. | Lost |
| Cherish | 1980s | Lyrics containing "Cherish" were put up for auction in 2011. Not related to her 1989 song from Like a Prayer. | Lost |
| Come Here (with Otto von Wernhurr) | 1981 | Recorded in collaboration with Otto von Wernhurr in 1981. | Lost |
| Cool Song/It's so Cool | 2002 | Originally for American Life. Re-worked into It's so Cool for Celebration. Leaked in 2010. | Found |
| Crimes of Passion | 1981-1982 | Recorded and written with Stephen Bray. Bray eventually put it on the 1997 bootleg album "Pre-Madonna". | Found |
| Curtain | 2004 | Written for her scrapped musical Hello Suckers. | Lost |
| Danger (with Otto von Wernhurr) | 2004 | Recorded in collaboration with Otto von Wernhurr in 1981. Edited version is available but full version has not leaked. | Partially Lost |
| Dear Father (with Andre Betts and Mic Murphy) | 1992 | Originally for Erotica. Leaked in 2008. | Found |
| Desperately Seeking Susan | 1985 | Written for the soundtrack for the 1985 film of the same name. | Lost |
| Dick Tracy | 1990 | Written by Patrick Leonard for the soundtrack for the 1990 film of the same name. | Lost |
| Dog House | 1990 | Written for the soundtrack for the 1990 film Dick Tracy. | Lost |
| Do You? | 1980 | Recorded by Madonna for her band Emmy and the Emmys. | Lost |
| Don't You Know | 1981-1982 | Recorded and written with Stephen Bray. Bray eventually put it on the 1997 bootleg album "Pre-Madonna". | Found |
| Drowning | 1980 | Recorded in 1980 and released on the 1994 bootleg album Emmy and the Emmys: First Time Out Off Manhattan. | Found |
| Each Time You Break My Heart | 1986 | Originally for True Blue. Re-recorded by Nick Kamen with Madonna as backing vocals. Leaked some time in the 2000s | Found |
| Final Demo 2 | 1992 | Early demo of Erotica with different lyrics and production. Known among fans as "You Thrill Me". This demo incorporated into the 2006 Confessions Tour and 2023-2024 Celebration Tour versions of Erotica. Leaked in 2008. | Found |
| First There's a Kiss | 1988 | Originally for Like a Prayer. Madonna explained that it's about the friends she lost because of AIDS. | Lost |
| Flirtation Dance | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. Re-worked into "Skin". | Found |
| Freedom | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Future (solo studio version) | 2019 | A solo version without Quavo was recorded for her album Madame X. Performed on her 2019-2020 Madame X Tour. The live version was released on the 2021 concert documentary film Madame X as well as the accompanying live album Madame X: Music from the Theater Xperience. The instrumental for the live version has leaked but the original studio version has not. | Lost (studio version); Released (live version) |
| Get Away | 1980 | Written by Madonna for her band Emmy and the Emmys. It was seen on a setlist during a 1980/1981 live gig. | Lost |
| Get Over | 1990 | Originally for The Immaculate Collection. Re-recorded by Nick Scotti with Madonna as backing vocals. | Lost |
| Get Up | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| Girl With Stars in Her Eyes | 1980s | Lyrics containing "Girl With Stars in Her Eyes" were put up for auction in 2011. | Lost |
| God Is Love | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Gone, Gone, Gone | 2014 | Originally for Ray of Light. Also known as "Gone Gone Gone (This Love Affair Is Over)" leaked sometime in the 2000s. | Found |
| Goodbye to Innocence | 1992 | One of her most well known unreleased songs, the song was scheduled to appear on Erotica but Madonna starting singing the lyrics to Little Willie John's 1956 song "Fever" over the instrumental and "Fever" would be included instead. A remixed version of the song called "Up Down Suite" would be included as a B-side to "Rain". A slightly edited version would appear on the 1994 charity compilation album Just Say Roe. The original demo was leaked in 2008. | Found/Released |
| Goodtime | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. Written and produced with Shep Pettibone. | Lost |
| Head Over Heels | 1980 | Written by Madonna for her band Emmy and the Emmys. It was seen on a setlist during a 1980/1981 live gig. | Lost |
| Heaven | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| High Society | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| History (Land of the Free) | 2005 | Originally for Confessions on a Dance Floor. Re-worked into "History" for the B-side single to Jump in 2006. Leaked in 2007 | Found |
| Hot House Flower | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. Live version recorded in 1980 and released on the 1994 bootleg album Emmy and the Emmys: First Time Out Off Manhattan. | Lost (studio version); Found (live version) |
| How High (Hello Suckers version) | 2004 | Written for her scrapped musical Hello Suckers. Re-worked into "How High" for her album Confessions on a Dance Floor. | Lost |
| I Can't Forget | 1995 | Originally for Something to Remember. Collaboration with David Foster. | Found |
| I Got Trouble (Roll Over It) | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| I Surrender Dear (with Jennifer Grey) | 1989 | Cover of Gus Arnheim's 1931 song with actress Jennifer Grey for the 1989 film Bloodhounds of Broadway. Only appears in the film and the studio version does not appear on the soundtrack. | Partially Lost |
| I Want You (1981 song) | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. Not related to the 1995 cover song featuring Massive Attack of "I Want You" by Marvin Gaye and the unreleased True Blue song of the same name from 1986. | Found |
| I Want You (True Blue song) | 1981 | Originally for True Blue. Recorded and written with Stephen Bray [7]. Not related to the 1995 cover song featuring Massive Attack of "I Want You" by Marvin Gaye and the 1981 song of the same name. | Lost |
| I Will Always Have You | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. Re-worked into "Inside of Me" [8]. | Lost |
| If I Had a Hammer | 2017 | Cover of the 1962 protest song by The Weevers and appeared in the end credits of her 2017 concert film Rebel Heart Tour. Full version hasn't leaked and no commercial version exists. | Partially Lost |
| If You Go Away | 2004 | Originally for her scrapped musical Hello Suckers and is a re-worked English cover of "Ne me quitte pas" by Jacques Brei. Leaked in 2010. | Found |
| Indian Summer | 1995 | Originally for Something to Remember. A snippet appeared in a 1995 Japanese commercial for the company Takara, with the slogan "Takara Jun Legend". Only a snippet from this commercial exists. | Partially Found |
| Infinity | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy. Re-worked into "Give It 2 Me". Leaked in 2010 | Found |
| Is This Love (Bon D'accord) | 2004 | Originally for her scrapped musical Hello Suckers. Re-worked into "Voices" for Hard Candy. Leaked sometime in the late-2000s. | Found |
| I'd Rather Be Your Lover (featuring Tupac Shakur) | 1994 | Original version of I'd Rather Be Your Lover from Bedtime Stories. Shakur was set to be on the song however due to his legal issues, he was replaced with Me'Shell Ndegeocello. The Tupac version was leaked in 2009. | Found |
| I'll Be Gone | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. One of the few songs that Babyface produced for the album before his editions were removed. Leaked in 2019. | Found |
| I'm in Love with Love | 2004 | Made during her 2004 Re-Invention Tour. Leaked in 2010 | Found |
| Jitterbug | 1992 | Made for the A League of Their Own soundtrack however was removed due to the song "not being necessary" [9]. Only a 45-second fragment of the song exists and was leaked in 2019. A full version of the song is not known to exist. Included on the infamous "Rain Tapes". | Partially Found |
| Just a Dream | 1988 | Originally for Like a Prayer. The song was re-recorded by her backup singer Donna de Lory with Madonna featuring on background vocals. Her original version remains unreleased. | Lost |
| Keep the Trance | 2005 | Originally for Confessions on a Dance Floor. The instrumental was re-used in Y.A.S's song "Get it Right" and the lyrics were re-worked for the Live Earth charity single "Hey You". Leaked in 2008. | Found |
| Lela Pala Tute | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy. Incorrectly known as "Latte". The chorus is sung in Romani and incorporates lyrics from "Pala Tute" by Gogol Bordello. She would perform a mashup of Pala Tute, Latte and her 1986 song "La Isla Bonita" on her 2008/2009 Sticky and Sweet Tour. Leaked in 2010 | Found |
| Laugh to Keep from Crying | 1981-1982 | Recorded and written with Stephen Bray. Bray eventually put it on the 1997 bootleg album "Pre-Madonna". | Found |
| Like a Flower | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. The song was given to Italian singer Laura Pausini and retitled "Mi Abbandono A Te". Leaked in 2003. | Found |
| Like an Angel Passing Through My Room | 2000 | Originally for Music. Cover of the 1981 ABBA song. Leaked in 2008. | Found |
| Liquid Love | 1999 | Originally for Music and produced by William Orbit. The song was supposed to be for the album but was removed due to it giving her "the wrong tingles". The instrumental was re-worked into Orbit's instrumental track "Bubble Universe". Leaked in 2006. | Found |
| Little Boy Lost | 1979; 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1979. Re-recorded in 1981. | Lost (1979 version); Found (1981 version) |
| Little Girl/Le Petite Jeune Fille | 2000 | Both songs originally for Music. Little Girl was leaked in 2010, while Le Petite Jeune Fille was leaked in 2011 | Found |
| Living for Love/Carry On | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Re-worked into "Living for Love". Apart of the December 16, 2014 leaks of Rebel Heart. | Found |
| Love Attack | 1988 | Originally for Like a Prayer. A partial segment of the song has leaked. | Partially Found |
| Love Express | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna in 1979. | Found |
| Love for Tender | 1980 | Recorded for Madonna's band Emmy and the Emmys in 1980. | Found |
| Love Hurts | 1991 | Earliest known demo of "Erotica". The lyrics were re-worked into the William Orbit Remix of "Erotica". Leaked in 2017 | Found |
| Love on the Run | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| Love Won't Wait | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. The song was re-recorded by Gary Barlow in 1997. Leaked in 2000. | Found |
| Miss You | 2002 | Originally for American Life. Re-worked into "Like It or Not" for Confessions on a Dance Floor. Leaked in 2010 | Found |
| Mysore Smile | 2000 | Originally for Music. Some elements were re-worked into "Cyber-Raga" on the Japanese and Australian Editions of Music. Instrumental leaked in 2013 but studio version has not. | Partially Found |
| Never Let You Go | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Never Love a Stranger | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. One of the few songs that Babyface produced for the album before his editions were removed. Leaked in 2019. | Found |
| No Running in the Street | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna in 1979. | Lost |
| No Substitute for Love | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. Re-worked into "Drowned World/Substitute for Love". Doesn't include the "Why I Follow the Tigers" sample by San Sebastian Strings. Leaked onto the internet. | Found |
| No Time for Love | 1980 | Recorded for Madonna's band Emmy and the Emmys in 1980. | Found |
| Nobody Wants To Be Alone (Once I Thought I Was Good) | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Oh Oh (The Sky Is Blue) | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| Over and Over | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. Re-worked into "Over and Over" for Like a Virgin. | Lost |
| Pipeline | 1986 | Originally for True Blue. Never been leaked. | Lost |
| Possessive Love | 1988 | Originally for Like a Prayer. Never been leaked. | Lost |
| Queen | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Ray of Light (original 10 minute version) | 1997 | The title track from her seventh studio album, she has said the song was over 10-minutes long before being cut down to "a manageable length" [10]. It was going to appear in a Ray of Light remix album called "Veronica Electronica" but that never came to fruition. A 7-minute demo was leaked in 2014 but the full original 10-minute version has not leaked. | Lost |
| React | 2002 | Originally for American Life. It has not been leaked. | Lost |
| Regfresando | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. Not much is known about this song except it was written and co-produced by Patrick Leonard. | Lost |
| Remembering Your Touch | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| Revenge | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. It has leaked. | Found |
| Right on Time | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. Written and co-produced by Dallas Austin. | Lost |
| Rock Your Body | 1980s | Lyrics containing "Rock Your Body" were put up for auction in 2011. | Lost |
| Run | 2000 | Originally for Music and produced by William Orbit. The instrumental was re-used for Orbit's instrumental track "Forbidden Planet". Leaked in 2011. | Found |
| Safe Neighborhood – Instrumental (original version) | 1979 | Instrumental only track. Recorded in 1979. | Lost |
| Safe Neighbourhood (1981 version) | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981. | Found |
| Score | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Set the Right | 2002 | Originally for American Life. Leaked in 2010 | Found |
| Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed) (with Was (Not Was)) | 1982 | At first, Madonna was supposed to sing lead vocals but was replaced by Ozzy Osbourne. Madonna's original version has not leaked, however a 1992 remix featuring her original vocals was accidentally released on vinyl. | Lost |
| Shame | 1992 | Originally for Erotica. Apart of the infamous "Rain Tapes". Leaked in 2014. | Found |
| Shine a Light/Hear Me | 1979 | Recorded for Madonna in 1979. Original version of "Shine a Light". | Lost |
| Shine a Light (1981 version) | 1981 | Final version of "Shine a Light/Hear Me", being re-recorded in 1981. | Found |
| Sidewalk Girl (with Jellybean Benitez) | 1982 | One of the earliest collaborations between Madonna and Benitez. It has not leaked | Lost |
| Silly Girl | 2007 | Supposedly, Her 2008 song "Beat Goes On" incorporates "The Beat Goes On" and another song called "Silly Girl", but no information about Silly Girl has surfaced. | Existence Unconfirmed |
| Simon Says | 1979 | Written by Madonna in 1979. Live version recorded in 1980 and released on the 1994 bootleg album Emmy and the Emmys: First Time Out Off Manhattan. | Lost (studio version); Found (live version) |
| Something's Coming Over Me | 1994 | Original version of "Secret" from Bedtime Stories [11]. It did not have the slow R&B sound that Secret had. instead, it featured an upbeat dance sound. The song hasn't leaked. | Lost |
| Swing with Me | 1980s | Lyrics containing "Swing with Me" were put up for auction in 2011. | Lost |
| Take a Day | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Take Me (I Want You) | 1981 | Recorded by Madonna in 1981 | Found |
| Tell Me | 1986 | Originally for True Blue. An extended version by Nick Kamen with Madonna on background vocals. | Lost |
| Tell the Truth | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| The Beat Goes On | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy. Re-worked into "Beat Goes On" featuring Kanye West. The beat for "The Beat Goes On" would be re-used in "G-Stro" by Busta Rhymes. | Found |
| The Beat is so Crazy (featuring Eve and Pharrell Williams) | 2007 | Originally for Hard Candy and contains a feature from American rapper Eve. The song would eventually be given to Eve for her 2007 album "Here I Am" but was cut due to creative differences between Eve and Interscope Records. Eve's version would leak in 2014 while Madonna's version would leak in 2015. | Found |
| The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You | 2004 | Written for her scrapped musical Hello Suckers. Re-worked into "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" for Hard Candy. | Lost |
| The Funny Song | 2001 | A song performed on her 2001 Drowned World Tour. She would record a studio version of the song in preparation of the tour. While most of the studio versions for the Drowned World Tour setlist have leaked, "The Funny Song" remains unleaked today.
Live version available on the 2001 Drowned World Tour concert film but studio version not available. |
Partially Lost |
| The Game | 2002 | Originally for American Life. Leaked in 2008 | Found |
| To Love You | 1990; 1994 | Originally written for The Immaculate Collection. Re-recorded for Bedtime Stories in 1994. Both versions have not resurfaced. | Lost |
| Tongue Tied | 1994 | Originally for Bedtime Stories. Written and produced with Shep Pettibone. | Lost |
| Tragic Girl | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Triggering | 2005 | Originally for Confessions on a Dance Floor [12]. Also known as "Triggering Your Senses". Leaked in 2008. | Found |
| Trouble | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| Trust No Bitch | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Written by British musician Teddy Sinclair (previously known as Natalia Kills). Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Two Steps Behind Me | 2014 | Originally for Rebel Heart. Allegedly, it is a diss track towards musician Lady Gaga after comparisons were made between the two women. Leaked in December 2014 alongside other Rebel Heart demos. | Found |
| Unknown Duran Duran collaboration | mid-1980s | In a 2005 interview with the BBC TV show "Breakfast", Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran claimed that Madonna did backing vocals on a track that wasn't released. The other bandmates of Duran Duran however, said in a blogpost that his claims were "completely untrue"[13] and Madonna neither confirmed nor denied these rumours. | Existence Unconfirmed |
| Unknown Joe Henry collaboration | 2005 | While working on Confessions on a Dance Floor, Singer-Songwriter Joe Henry mentioned in an interview that he was working on 2 songs with Madonna for her then-upcoming album. While one of the songs, "Jump", was released on the album, the other one wasn't leaked and no other information has come out. The song could've been "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" from Hard Candy but this remains unconfirmed. | Lost |
| Unknown Zap Mama and Bapi Das Baul songs | 2001 | Madonna recorded two songs for music with the Congolese-Belgian fusion group Zap Mama, mixed and produced by Bengali artist Bapi Das Baul [14]. No information about these songs has leaked. | Lost |
| Warning Signs | 1985 | Recorded for the Vision Quest soundtrack. The other songs recorded, "Crazy for You" and "Gambler", were chosen instead. | Lost |
| We Live in a House (with Spinal Root Gang) | 1982 | Recorded with the band Spinal Root Gang in 1982. | Lost |
| Well Well | 1979 | Recorded by Madonna for her band The Breakfast Club in 1979. | Lost |
| Wonderland | 2000 | Theme song to the short-lived 2000 ABC TV show of the same name. Leaked in 2014. | Found |
| Working My Finger to the Bone | 1986 | Originally for True Blue. Never been leaked. | Lost |
| Writer's Block | 1984 | Listed as being written for the 1984 TV show Cover Up. The song may not exist and may just be an error due to an episode of the same name that featured her 1983 song "Lucky Star" but hasn't been confirmed. | Existence Unconfirmed |
| You Are the One | 2000 | Originally for Erotica. Leaked in 2019. | Found |
| Your Mother Would Be Happy | 1997 | A 12-minute instrumental track by William Orbit and Madonna. It was originally given to Prince and the Revolution singer Susanne Melvoin for her demo called "Throb The Ocean", which would be re-edited into "Candy Perfume Girl". Leaked on to the internet. | Found |
| You'll Stay | 1995 | Originally meant for Something to Remember. Written and produced with Patrick Leonard. | Lost |
| You'll Stay (Ray of Light song) | 1997 | Originally for Ray of Light. It is a variation of another unreleased Ray of Light song "Like a Flower". Leaked in 2019. | Found |
External Links
- Wikipedia page that lists all known unreleased Madonna songs.
- Madonna FANDOM page that lists Madonnas unreleased songs.
See Also
- Erotica (partially found demos from Madonna album; 1991-1992)
- Ray of Light (lost original 10-minute version of Madonna song; 1998)
References
- ↑ The Daily Beast article on Madonna's lost songs. Retrieved 3 January '24
- ↑ Verge article on Madonna's "Rebel Heart" leak. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Rolling Stone article on Madonna's response on "Rebel Heart" leak. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Mad Eyes article on "Ain't No Big Deal". Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Copyright Catalog page on "Bring It" that states its year that it was copyrighted. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Archived ASCAP page on "Can't You Read My Mind" Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ TheBeatsWithin blog post on Steve Bray's collaboration with Madonna. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Copyright Catalog page for "I Will Always Have You" that includes the year it had been copyrighted. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ TheBeatsWithin blog post with Tomy Shimkin speaking about the unreleased "Jitterbug" demo Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ February 21st, 1998 issue of Billboard that lists Madonnas "Ray of Light" longer runtime (page 83). Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Copyright Catalog page on "Something's Coming Over Me" that lists its year that it got copyrighted. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ ASCAP page that lists song information on "Triggering". Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ The official blog post for Duran Duran that denies Simon's claims of Madonna having backing vocals in an unreleased Duran Duran and Madonna track. Retrieved 3 Jan '24
- ↑ Archived Screen India page on Zap Mamas involvement on unknown Madonna songs. Retrieved 3 Jan '24