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Originally producer Patrick Leonard conceived the song as an
instrumental for the score of Paramount's film Fire With Fire (1986),
the studio rejected it, deeming it unfit for the movie. Leonard
presented the track to Madonna, who decided to use it for At Close Range
(1986), a film starring her then-husband Sean Penn. She wrote lyrics,
came up with a bridge and a few melodies of her own, and co-produced the
track alongside Leonard. A pop ballad with torch influences, its lyrics
talk about deceit, mistrust and childhood scars. Released on March 26,
1986, as the lead single from Madonna's third studio album True Blue
(1986),
"Live To Tell" reached the top position in the United States,
Canada, Italy, and Greece, furthermore it landed in the top three in
United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and
Ireland. |
