“Material Girl” is the second single from Like a Virgin. The single was a global sensation, peaking at number-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top-five in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Japan and United Kingdom. The music video is based off of Marilyn Monroe’s performance of the s...
[Verse 1]
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
I think they're okay
If they don't give me proper credit, I just walk away
They can beg and they can plead
But they can't see the light (That's right)
'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right
[Chorus]
'Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
[Verse 2]
Some boys romance, some boys slow dance
That's all right with me
If they can't raise my interest, then I have to let them be
Some boys try and some boys lie
But I don't let them play (No way)
Only boys that save their pennies make my rainy day
[Chorus]
'Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
[Interlude]
Living in a material world (Material)
Living in a material world
Living in a material world (Material)
Living in a material world
[Verse 3]
Boys may come and boys may go
And that's all right, you see
Experience has made me rich and now they're after me
[Chorus]
'Cause everybody's living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl
[Outro]
A material, a material, a material, a material world
Living in a material world (Material)
Living in a material world
Living in a material world (Material-al)
Living in a material world
Living in a material world (Material)
Living in a material world
Living in a material world (Material-al)
Living in a material world
Material Girl was written by Peter Brown & Robert Rans.
Material Girl was produced by Nile Rodgers.
Madonna released Material Girl on Mon Nov 12 1984.
When speaking to Company Magazine in 1986, Madonna described that “Material Girl” reflected her character:
I’m very career-oriented. You are attracted to people who are ambitious that way, too, like in the song “Material Girl.” You are attracted to men who have material things because that’s what p...