Dear Jessie

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For the 1998 documentary film, see Dear Jesse.
“Dear Jessie”
“Dear Jessie” cover
Single by Madonna
from the album Like a Prayer
B-side "Till Death Do Us Part"
Released December 10, 1989
Format CD, 7", 12" Poster Bag
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop
Length 4:21
Label Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna
Patrick Leonard
Producer Madonna
Patrick Leonard
Certification Silver (United Kingdom)
Madonna singles chronology
"Oh Father"
(1989)		 "Dear Jessie"
(1989)		 "Keep It Together"
(1990)
Like a Prayer track listing
"Cherish"
(6)		 "Dear Jessie"
(7)		 "Oh Father"
(8)

"Dear Jessie" was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 4th studio album Like a Prayer and was released on December 10, 1989 by Sire Records. It was released only in the UK, some European countries and Australia.

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[edit] Song information

The song was inspired by co-writer Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie.

The single sold strongly in the UK during the Christmas period peaking at #5 with sales in excess of 300,000. It was Madonna's second single in a row to fail to crack the Australian Top 40, peaking at #41. The song did not receive a worldwide release. It was not released in France, North America, Latin America and Asia. For this reason, it was her poorest selling single since "Gambler" in 1985.

The chorus of the song was used for the successful 1999 single "Dear Jessie" by a German Eurodance-project called Rollergirl.

Dear Jessie was the last Madonna song released in the 1980s, the decade that gave her fame, fortune and a launching pad for a career which lasts to the present.

[edit] Music video

The music video was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London, England and directed by Derek Hayes. The video does not feature Madonna, except as an animated fairy. Although never commercially released, it was included on the 1990 promotional-only video compilation She's Breathless.

  • Director: Derek Hayes
  • Producer: Maddy Sparrow
  • Animators: Jimmy Farrington, Andy Goff, Derek Hayes, Alison Snowden
  • Editor: Nigel Hadley
  • Production Company: Animation City

[edit] Track listing

7" Single/7" Picture disc

  • Dear Jessie
  • Till Death Do Us Part

12" Single/12" Posterbag/CD Single/CD Picture Disc

  • Dear Jessie
  • Till Death Do Us Part
  • Holiday (12" Version)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1989/1990) Peak
Position
Australia 41
Austria 21
Eurochart Hot 100 9
Germany 19
Ireland 3
South Africa, Republic of 9
Spain 17
Switzerland 16
United Kingdom 5


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Compilations
You Can Dance (1987) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003)
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"Everybody" (1982) · "Burning Up" (1983) · "Burning Up/Physical Attraction" (1983) · "Holiday" (1983/1984/1985/1991/1999) · "Lucky Star" (1983/1984) · "Borderline" (1984/1986)
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True Blue
"Live to Tell" (1986) · "Papa Don't Preach" (1986) · "True Blue" (1986) · "Open Your Heart" (1986) · "La Isla Bonita" (1987)
Who's That Girl
"Who's That Girl" (1987) · "Causing a Commotion" (1987) · "The Look of Love" (1987)
You Can Dance
"Spotlight" (1988)
Like a Prayer
"Like a Prayer" (1989) · "Express Yourself" (1989) · "Cherish" (1989) · "Oh Father" (1989/1995) · "Dear Jessie" (1989) · "Keep It Together" (1990)
I'm Breathless
"Vogue" (1990) · "Hanky Panky" (1990)
The Immaculate Collection
"Justify My Love" (1990) · "Crazy for You (Remix)" (1991) · "Rescue Me" (1991) · "Holiday/The Holiday Collection" (1991)
Erotica
"Erotica" (1992) · "Deeper and Deeper" (1992) · "Bad Girl" (1993) · "Fever" (1993) · "Rain" (1993) · "Bye Bye Baby" (1993)
Bedtime Stories
"Secret" (1994) · "Take a Bow" (1994) · "Bedtime Story" (1995) · "Human Nature" (1995)
Something to Remember
"You'll See" (1995) · "Oh Father" (1995) · "One More Chance" (1996) · "Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix)" (1996)
Evita
Ray of Light
Music
"Music" (2000) · "Don't Tell Me" (2000/2001) "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (2001)
American Life
"American Life" (2003) · "Hollywood" (2003) · "Nothing Fails" (2003) · "Love Profusion" (2003/2004)
Confessions on a Dance Floor
"Hung Up" (2005) · "Sorry" (2006) · "Get Together" (2006) · "Jump" (2006)
Hard Candy
"4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) (2008) · "Give It 2 Me" (2008)
Other soundtracks
"Crazy for You" (1985) · "Gambler" (1985) · "This Used to Be My Playground" (1992) · "I'll Remember" (1994) · "Beautiful Stranger" (1999) · "American Pie" (2000) · "Die Another Day" (2002)
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"Me Against the Music" (Britney Spears featuring Madonna) (2003) · "Imagine" (2005) · "Hey You" (2007)
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"I Want You" (with Massive Attack) (1995) · "Buenos Aires" (1997) · "Little Star"(1998) · "Impressive Instant" (2001) · "Thunderpuss GHV2 Megamix" (2001) · "Nobody Knows Me" (2003) · "Mother and Father (Peter Rauhofer Re-Invention Remix)" (2005) · "Future Lovers/I Feel Love (Live)" (2007) · "Music Inferno (Live)" (2007)