Like a Prayer (song)

song written and composed by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, originally recorded by Madonna in 1989

"Like a Prayer" is a 1989 gospel-themed pop rock ballad from the singer Madonna. The song comes from her album of the same name. The single reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and on charts in many other countries.

"Like a Prayer"
Song by Madonna
from the album Like a Prayer
B-side"Act of Contrition"
ReleasedMarch 3, 1989 (1989-03-03)
RecordedSeptember 1988; Johnny Yuma Studios (Burbank, California)
GenrePop rock
Length5:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Madonna singles chronology
"Spotlight"
(1988)
"Like a Prayer"
(1989)
"Express Yourself"
(1989)

The song was released in March 1989.