Editing Like a Virgin (album) (section)

== Promotion ==
=== Live performances and tour ===
{{Main|The Virgin Tour}}
[[File:MadonnaVirginTour.jpg|thumb|Backstage picture of Madonna and her entourage during [[the Virgin Tour]].]]
On May 16, 1984, after recording was complete, Madonna sang "Like a Virgin" and "Dress You Up" at a party offered by artist [[Keith Haring]] at New York's [[Paradise Garage]].<ref name="ClassicPopMakingof" /> Four months later, on September 14, Madonna opened the inaugural [[1984 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] ceremony with a performance of "Like a Virgin". She emerged from a 17-foot [[wedding cake]] donning the same wedding dress from the album cover.<ref name="MTVQueen">{{cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Jessie |title=Happy birthday to Madonna, Queen of the VMAs |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1896276/madonna-vma-outfits/ |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817043304/http://www.mtv.com/news/1896276/madonna-vma-outfits/ |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |date=August 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="BB1984">{{cite magazine |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Rob |title=The real story behind Madonna's iconic 'Like a Virgin' performance at the 1984 VMAs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-1984-mtv-vmas-performance-6296887/ |magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210075851/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/madonna-1984-mtv-vmas-performance-6296887/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> During the number, she slithered and writhed across the floor, with her dress going up and her underpants showing. The singer explained that this was not intentional, as one of her shoes had come off at the beginning and she simply had tried to reach for it; "I thought, 'Well, I'll just pretend I meant to do this', and I dove on the floor and I rolled around", she later recalled.<ref name="BB1984"/> [[MTV]]'s Jessie Peterson opined that the performance put Madonna "on the map as Queen of Pop Music", and established the VMAs as "the place where water-cooler moments happen".<ref name="MTVQueen"/> It was named one of the best performances in the show's history by ''Slant Magazine'' and ''Billboard''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=The 20 greatest MTV Video Music Awards performances of all time |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/greatest-mtv-video-music-awards-vma |work=Slant Magazine |access-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909043224/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/greatest-mtv-video-music-awards-vma-performances/ |archive-date=September 9, 2021 |date=September 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=MTV VMAs' 15 best performances of all time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-vmas-15-best-performances-ever-poll-results-467799/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205712/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-vmas-15-best-performances-ever-poll-results-467799/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> On December 13, Madonna sang "Like a Virgin" on British television program ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', decked out in a pink wig and golden metallic jacket.<ref>{{harvnb|Simpson|2002|p=69}}</ref> It was named the second best performance on the show's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Viewers vote for their favourite Top of the Pops performances |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/03_march/21/totpvote.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030329013319/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/03_march/21/totpvote.shtml |archive-date=March 29, 2003 |date=March 21, 2002}}</ref>

''Like a Virgin'' was further promoted on [[the Virgin Tour]], Madonna's first [[concert tour]], which visited cities in the US and Canada from April to June 1985.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > Tours > The Virgin Tour |url=http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/1 |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227054754/http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/1 |archive-date=December 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Grayer Moore|2015|p=113}}</ref><ref name=Advocate2>{{cite web |last1=Vivinetto |first1=Gina |title=Madonna's 9 tours: Ranked |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked?pg=1 |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708234648/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/09/09/madonnas-9-tours-ranked?pg=1 |archive-date=July 8, 2020|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sippel |first1=John |title=Madonna's first major US tour to begin April 10 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 6, 1985 |volume=97 |issue=14 |page=42A |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-04-06.pdf#page=98 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> The tour received mixed critical reviews but was a commercial success, with ''Billboard'' reporting a gross of $3.3&nbsp;million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3.3|r=2|1985}}}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}});<ref>{{harvnb|Metz|Benson|1999|p=119}}</ref> all 17,672 tickets for the concert at New York City's [[Radio City Music Hall]] sold out in a record-breaking 34 minutes.<ref>{{harvnb|Claro|2000|p=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bego |first1=Mark |author1-link=Mark Bego |title=Our lady of Rock video |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=3333,5757152&dq=madonna+virgin+tour&hl=en |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=[[Lawrence Journal-World]] |date=June 25, 1985 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052945/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4tsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=3333,5757152&dq=madonna+virgin+tour&hl=en |archive-date=November 10, 2021}}</ref> One of the [[Detroit]] concerts was filmed and release in [[VHS]] as ''[[Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour]]''.<ref>{{cite video|others=Madonna|title=[[Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour]]|medium=VHS|date=1985|publisher=[[Warner Home Video]]}}</ref>

=== Singles ===
[[File:Madonna - Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Paris 1 (24093034076).jpg|left|thumb|Madonna performing title track "[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]" on the [[Rebel Heart Tour]] (2015–2016). The song became her first number-one single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].]]
In the United States, title track "Like a Virgin" was released as [[lead single]] on October 31, 1984.<ref>{{cite web |title=American single certifications - Madonna - Like a Virgin |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Madonna&ti=Like+a+Virgin&format=Single&type= |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205003850/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Madonna&ti=Like+a+Virgin&format=Single&type=#search_section |archive-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> In most European countries, it was issued on November 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna - Like a Virgin |url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madonna&titel=Like+a+Virgin&cat=s |publisher=Les classement single |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201185411/https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madonna&titel=Like+a+Virgin&cat=s |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna - Like a Virgin |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1189 |publisher=Ultratop 50 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620003205/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1189 |archive-date=June 20, 2015|language=nl}}</ref> Upon release, it received generally positive reviews from critics, who singled out Madonna's vocals and deemed it her first [[signature song]].<ref name=Slantrank>{{cite web |title=All 82 Madonna singles ranked |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/all-82-madonna-singles-ranked/2/ |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421130225/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/all-82-madonna-singles-ranked/2/ |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |date=April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Reviews: Feature Picks |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |date=November 17, 1984 |volume=48 |issue=24 |page=7 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-11-17.pdf#page=7 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Radiodebut&review">{{cite magazine |last1=Chin |first1=Brian |title=Hot 100 singles radio action / Dance Trax |magazine=Billboard |date=November 17, 1984 |volume=96 |issue=46 |pages=14 and 42 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-11-24.pdf |access-date=April 5, 2024 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Additionally, it became her first number-one hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Madonna40Biggest">{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Madonna's 40 biggest Billboard hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/madonnas-40-biggest-billboard-hits/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119184248/https://www.billboard.com/lists/madonnas-40-biggest-billboard-hits/ |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> The accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]], and shows the singer sailing down the canals of [[Venice]] in a [[gondola]], and roaming around a castle in a white wedding dress.<ref name="LATMary">{{cite web |last1=Yamato |first1=Jen |title=Original 'Pet Sematary' director Mary Lambert on her horror classic, Madonna videos and meetings with Stephen King at Denny's |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-pet-sematary-mary-lambert-director-stephen-king-madonna-20190404-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120612/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-pet-sematary-mary-lambert-director-stephen-king-madonna-20190404-story.html |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Kallen">{{harvnb|Kallen|2012|p=87}}</ref>

Second single "Material Girl" was first released in the US on November 30, whereas in Europe it was published on February 18, 1985.<ref>Citations regarding the release date of the "Material Girl" single:
*{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > Discography > Material Girl |url=http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/36/ |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102052357/http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/36/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010}}
*{{cite web |title=Madonna - Material Girl |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1236 |publisher=GfK Entertainment charts |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014092404/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1236 |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |language=nl}}
*{{cite web |title=Madonna - Material Girl |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl///song/4d4/Madonna-Material-Girl |publisher=Ultratop 50 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904083514/https://www.ultratop.be/nl///song/4d4/Madonna-Material-Girl |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |language=nl}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] said it's one of the songs that made Madonna an icon, along with "Like a Virgin".<ref name="AllMusicLAV">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Madonna > ''Like a Virgin'' > Overview |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/like-a-virgin-mw0000190879 |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602091203/https://www.allmusic.com/album/like-a-virgin-mw0000190879 |archive-date=June 2, 2012 |date=November 12, 1984}}</ref> Commercially, it was successful, reaching the Hot 100's second spot, and the third spot of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="Madonna40Biggest"/><ref name="UK" /> The music video, also directed by Lambert, is a homage to [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]''.<ref name="SlantVideos">{{cite web |title=Madonna's 25 greatest music videos |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-greatest-music-videos-ranked/ |work=Slant Magazine |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006153013/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-greatest-music-videos-ranked/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>

"Angel" was released as the third single on April 10, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > Discography > Angel|url=http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/35/ |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102062928/http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/35/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> It received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some calling it a "classic" and others deeming it sub-par compared to the singer's previous works.<ref>{{harvnb|Fouz-Hernández|Jarman-Ivens|2004|p=60}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Leland |first1=John |title=Singles |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=August 1985 |volume=1 |issue=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZaFMCee5HQC&pg=PA36 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref> "Angel" became Madonna's fifth consecutive top-five single on the Hot 100.<ref name="Madonna40Biggest"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Chart Beat |magazine=Billboard |date=June 29, 1095 |volume=97 |issue=26 |page=6 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-06-29.pdf#page=6 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> "Into the Groove" was released in the UK on July 15.<ref name="DigITG">{{cite web |title=Into The Groove: The story behind Madonna's floor-filling song |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/into-the-groove-madonna-song-story/ |publisher=This is Dig! |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803105539/https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/into-the-groove-madonna-song-story/ |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |date=August 3, 2022}}</ref> It wasn't given a release in the US, instead it was issued as [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to the 12-inch maxi-single of "Angel", thus was ineligible to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Weekly Chart Notes: Fall Out Boy covers … Fall Out Boy, Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd set marks |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1559990/weekly-chart-notes-fall-out-boy-covers-fall-out-boy-taylor-swift |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601055543/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1559990/weekly-chart-notes-fall-out-boy-covers-fall-out-boy-taylor-swift |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> "Angel"/"Into the Groove" reached the first spot of the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Murray |first1=Gordon |title=Madonna earns 48th No. 1 on Dance Club Songs Chart with 'I Rise' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-48th-number-1-dance-club-songs-chart-i-rise/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108144853/https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-48th-number-1-dance-club-songs-chart-i-rise/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> ''Billboard'' readers voted "Into the Groove" the best dance single from the 1980s decade.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Flick |first1=Larry |title=Michael Jackson, Madonna are top in 'Decade' poll |magazine=Billboard |date=May 26, 1990 |volume=102 |issue=21 |page=36 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-05-26.pdf#page=34 |access-date=April 7, 2024|issn=0006-2510 }}</ref>

Final single "Dress You Up" was released on July 24, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna.com > Discography > Dress You Up |url=http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/34/ |publisher=Icon: Official Madonna website |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102061009/http://madonna.com/discography/index/album/albumId/34/ |archive-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> Critics reacted positively towards the track, referring to it as irresistible.<ref name="SlantLAV">{{cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Slant |title=Review: Madonna, ''Like a Virgin'' (Remaster) |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-like-a-virgin-remaster/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122034241/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/madonna-like-a-virgin-remaster/ |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |date=September 9, 2001}}</ref> Despite positive feedback, "Dress You Up" was added to the [[Parents Music Resource Center]]'s "Filthy Fifteen" list due to perceived sexual innuendo in its lyrics.<ref name="RS15">{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=PMRC's 'Filthy 15': Where are they now? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/pmrcs-filthy-15-where-are-they-now-60601/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210113808/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/pmrcs-filthy-15-where-are-they-now-60601/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |date=September 27, 2015}}</ref> It fared well commercially, reaching the fifth spot on both the Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="Madonna40Biggest"/><ref name="UK" /> A [[Promotional recording|promotional]] two-sided [[Single (music)#7-inch format|7-inch single]] of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "Over and Over" was released in Japan in March 1986.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Don't Live Here Anymore / Over and Over|others=Madonna|year=1986|type=Japanese 7-inch single liner notes|publisher=[[Sire Records|Sire Japan]]|id=P-2041}}</ref>

=== Video compilation ===
A VHS video compilation titled ''Madonna'' was made available in December 1984; it included the videos for "Borderline", "[[Burning Up (Madonna song)|Burning Up]]", "Like a Virgin", and an extended mix of "Lucky Star".<ref name="BBVideo">{{cite magazine |title=A Vision of Madonna |magazine=Billboard |date=December 8, 1984 |volume=96 |issue=49 |page=108 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-12-08.pdf#page=108 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> The release topped ''Billboard''{{'}}s Music Videocassette chart from April 13 to November 9, 1985, and was the year's best selling music videocassette.<ref name="MusicVideoCassette">{{cite magazine |title=Music Videocassette Chart Review |magazine=Billboard |date=November 23, 1985 |volume=97 |issue=14 |page=VM-14 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-11-23.pdf#page=77 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name=TopVideo>{{cite magazine |title=Top Music Videocassettes |magazine=Billboard |date=December 28, 1985 |volume=97 |issue=52 |page=T-32 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-12-28.II-Year-in-Music.pdf#page=44 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Additionally, ''Madonna'' was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 units, and was recognized as the "Best Selling Video Cassette Merchandised as Music Video" by the [[Music Business Association|National Association of Recording Merchandisers]].<ref name="riaavideo" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Pul |title=Bruce tops NARM best-seller awards |magazine=Billboard |date=March 22, 1986 |volume=98 |issue=12 |page=3 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-03-22.pdf#page=3 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> According to ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'', the video has sold over one million copies.<ref name=tsep-1kk>{{cite web |last1=Brownfield |first1=Troy |title=By the numbers: Madonna debuted 40 years ago |url=https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/07/by-the-numbers-madonna-debuted-40-years-ago/ |work=[[The Saturday Evening Post]] |access-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801154256/https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/07/by-the-numbers-madonna-debuted-40-years-ago/ |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> To promote the release, a party was held on Chicago's [[Metro Chicago|Cabaret Metro]] on February 9, 1985. Dubbed "The Virgin Party", it drew a crowd of around 1,200 people; attendees were encouraged to wear white, and for $5 admission fees, were able to view the ''Madonna'' videocassette and the "Material Girl" music video. The event was organized as a drive to promote music videos, which at that point did not have a large market.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McCormick |first1=Moira |title=Chicago nightclub launches music cross-promotion |magazine=Billboard |date=March 23, 1985 |volume=97 |issue=12 |page=28 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1985/BB-1985-03-23.pdf#page=28 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>