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"Papa Don't Preach"
Single by Madonna from the album True Blue
B-side	"Pretender" (US) "Ain't No Big Deal" (Europe) "Think of Me" (Japan)
Released	June 11, 1986 (U.S.)
Format	7" single, CD video, 12" single, 5" CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:27
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer	Brian Elliot Additional lyrics by Madonna
Producer	Madonna Stephen Bray
Madonna singles chronology
"Live to Tell" (1986) "Papa Don't Preach" (1986) "True Blue" (1986)
True Blue track listing
"Papa Don't Preach" (1) "Open Your Heart" (2)
The Immaculate Collection track listing
"Live to Tell" (8) "Papa Don't Preach" (9) "Open Your Heart" (10)

"Papa Don't Preach" is a song by Madonna and the second single from her third studio album True Blue (1986). It was released in summer 1986 and reached number one in the United States, Australia and the UK, where it was the eighth biggest seller of the year. The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna.

Contents 1 Controversy 2 Covers and trivia 3 Music video 4 Track listings and formats 4.1 Madonna 4.2 Kelly Osbourne 5 Charts (Madonna version) 6 References

"Papa Don't Preach" is sung from the perspective of a teenage girl who admits to her father (played by Danny Aiello in the music video) that not only is she pregnant, but she plans to keep and raise the child. Typical for Madonna, the single caused some controversy because of its somewhat taboo subject matter. It was criticized by parents and women's organizations because it seemed to glorify teenage pregnancy.^[1] Madonna has always flatly denied these criticisms, stating that the song aims to illustrate the real-life experience of young girls who fall in love. Her friend and actress Debi Mazar plays one of Madonna's friends in the video. Debi Mazar has also been seen in Madonna's videos for Europe's True Blue, Deeper and Deeper, and Music. The actor Alex McArthur plays the role of her boyfriend.

The song also earned Madonna her first praise from former critics from across the political spectrum. Tipper Gore, who just a year earlier had denounced Madonna and her single "Dress You Up" as "vulgar" and had led a campaign against vulgar music, commended Madonna for speaking candidly about such a relevant and important social issue. Conservatives also supported Madonna's message that she was choosing to keep her unborn child rather than undergoing an abortion.

Despite the controversy surrounding the song, it was a huge success that topped the singles charts in several countries including the United States of America.

The violin intro of the track was sampled in 1992 for the classic rave/oldschool jungle tune Field of Dreams by The Brothers Grimm on Production house label . It was also sampled as the backing for a UK and Ireland top-ten dance music track by Boy Wunda presented by Progress in the song Everybody in 1999. It also appeared on several Vauxhall car adverts between 1998 and 2001.

In The Master of Disguise Pistachio says "papa dont preach im in trouble deep and im keeping my baby" to his grandfather ,to which he replies "what did you say?"

The single was one of the first video singles ever to be released where the music video was eligible to play on laser disc players.

The song, in a harder rock style, was covered in 2002 by Kelly Osbourne and members of Incubus for Osbourne's debut album Shut Up. Her version was released as her debut single and reached number three in the UK and Australia, and number five in Finland. It was rumored to be about her famous father. "Papa Don't Preach" won Best Female Video honors at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards; Madonna also performed "Papa Don't Preach" on her 2004 Re-Invention Tour, in a long Scottish kilt that she danced around in making her appear a school-girl.

Also, the beginning of the song was sampled on Mario Winans' 2004 single Never Really Was, and a slowed down version samples Keshia Chante's 2006 single Fallen.

• Director: James Foley
• Producers: David Naylor, Sharon Oreck
• Director of Photography: Michael Ballhaus
• Production Company: O Pictures

"Papa Don't Preach"
Single by Kelly Osbourne from the album Shut Up
Released	September 10, 2002 (UK)
Format	CD single
Genre	Rock
Label	Epic
Kelly Osbourne singles chronology
– "Papa Don't Preach" (2002) "Shut Up" (2003)

European 12" single & CD single

1. "Papa Don't Preach" (Extended Version)
2. "Ain't No Big Deal" (previously unreleased)
3. "Papa Don't Preach" (LP version)

U.S. 12" maxi single

1. "Papa Don't Preach" (extended remix)
2. "Pretender" (LP version)

International CD video single

1. "Papa Don't Preach" (extended remix)
2. "Papa Don't Preach" (LP version)
3. "Pretender" (LP version)
4. "Papa Don't Preach" (video)

1. "Papa Don't Preach" (album version)
2. "Papa Don't Preach" (instrumental version)
3. "Papa Don't Preach" (music video)

Chart (1986)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	4
Australia	1
Austria	4
Belgium	1
Brazil	1
Canada	1
Eurochart Hot 100	1
France	3
Germany	2
Ireland	1
Italy	1
Japan	2
Netherlands	2
Norway	1
Spain	4
Sweden	6
Switzerland	2
United Kingdom	1

Preceded by "The Edge of Heaven" by Wham!	UK number one single July 8, 1986	Succeeded by "The Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh
Preceded by "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single August 16, 1986- August 23, 1986	Succeeded by "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood

• Songfacts "Papa Don't Preach" entry.
• Mad-Eyes.net - "Papa Don't Preach" Single Page

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Studio albums	Madonna (1983) · Like a Virgin (1984) · True Blue (1986) · Like a Prayer (1989) · Erotica (1992) · Bedtime Stories (1994) Ray of Light (1998) · Music (2000) · American Life (2003) · Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) · TBA (2008)
Compilations	You Can Dance (1987) · Remixed Prayers (1989) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Something to Remember (1995) · GHV2 (2001) GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001 (2001) · Remixed & Revisited (2003) · Confessions Remixed (2006)
Soundtracks	Who's That Girl (1987) · I'm Breathless (1990) · Evita (1996) · The Next Best Thing (2000)
Live albums	I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)
Music Video & DVD	Madonna (1984) · Live - The Virgin Tour (1985) · It's That Girl (1987) · Who's That Girl - Live In Japan (1987) · Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988) · She's Breathless (1990) Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990) · Live! - Blond Ambition World Tour 90 (1990) · The Immaculate Collection (1990) · Justify My Love (1990) · Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) (1991) The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1994) · Ray of Light (1998) · The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) · The Madonna Collection (2000) · Music (2000) · The Ultimate Collection (2000) What It Feels Like for a Girl (2001) · Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) · Blond Ambition Tour 1990 (2005) · I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006) · The Confessions Tour (2007)
Tours	The Virgin Tour (1985) · Who's That Girl Tour (1987) · Blond Ambition Tour (1990) · The Girlie Show (1993) · Drowned World Tour (2001) · The Re-Invention Tour (2004) · Confessions Tour (2006)
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