"Borderline"
Single by Madonna
Originally from the Sire album Madonna
Released	February 15, 1984
Single Format	CD single 12" Maxi Single 7" Single
Recorded	1983
Song Length	5:22
Genre	Pop
Record Label	Warner Bros.
Writer	Reggie Lucas, Madonna
Producer	Reggie Lucas for Kalisa, Inc.
Certification	Gold
Chart Positions	#10 US #56 UK (1984 release) #12 AU #2 UK (1986 re-entry)
Madonna Singles Chronology
"Holiday" (1983)	"Borderline" (1984)	"Lucky Star" (1984)

"Borderline" is the fourth U.S. single from American singer Madonna released from her 1983 debut album, Madonna, re-issued in Europe (1985) as The First Album.

Song information

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"Borderline" was both composed and produced by Reggie Lucas. The 7" Version, Video Version, 12" Version & Dub Version were remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, Madonna's then boyfriend. In 2006 Grammy Award-winning singer Jody Watley covered the song for her "The Makeover".

Lines from "Borderline" are used on Madonna's song "Push" from her 2005 album release Confessions On A Dance Floor.

Music video

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This was the first video that Madonna made with Mary Lambert, who would later also direct the videos "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl", "La Isla Bonita" and "Like a Prayer". In this video Madonna is a colorful street girl, toying with one of the boys. A photographer then gets interested in her and she lets him take pictures while she sips champagne. However, Madonna quickly gets bored and tries to win back the heart of her boyfriend. Lambert creates a contrast with color scenes in the street (with the boyfriend) and black and white scenes during the photoshoots. It was the first Madonna video that received sustained play on MTV.

Chart performance

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"Borderline" ended up as Madonna's first in a long line of top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a modest Adult Contemporary hit and another top five hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The single's sales were also strong, and eventually led to a gold certification.

US Singles chart trajectory 1984
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Chart position	76	62	54	50	46	40	37	35	29	25	22	18	12	11	10	11	12	15	19	30	52	56	61	66	86	88	91	94	98

When first released internationally, it had a very weak showing of #56 in the UK as the third single from the parent "Madonna" album, following "Lucky Star". However, upon re-entry in January 1986 after a phenomenally successful UK chart year in 1985, which saw her accrue 8 top ten hits, the track eventually peaked at #2.

UK Top 40 Singles chart trajectory 1986
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07
Chart position	15	4	3	2	6	11	23

It also peaked at #12 in Australia.

Tracklisting

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UK 7" Single & UK Limited Edition Shaped Picture Disc

1. "Borderline (Edit)"
2. "Physical Attraction (Edit)"

UK 12" Single

1. "Borderline (US Remix)"
2. "Borderline (Dub Remix)"
3. "Physical Attraction (Full-Length Version)"

European 5" CD Single Re-Issue

1. "Borderline (LP Version)"
2. "Borderline (US Remix)"
3. "Physical Attraction (LP Version)"

US 12" Maxi Single

1. "Borderline (New Mix)"
2. "Lucky Star (New Mix)"

Australian 12" single

1. "Borderline (Extended Remix)"
2. "Borderline (Edit)"
3. "Borderline (Instrumental)"

Charts

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US

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	"Borderline"	Billboard Hot 100	#10
1984	"Borderline"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4
1984	"Borderline"	Adult Contemporary	#23
1984	"Borderline"	UK Singles Chart	#56
1984	"Borderline"	Australian Singles Chart	#12
January 1986	"Borderline"	UK Singles Chart (re-entry)	#2

Included on

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• Madonna
• The Immaculate Collection

Official versions

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1. Album Version
2. Radio Edit
3. Extended Dance Mix
4. Single Mix
5. Dub

1984 singles | Madonna songs