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Newsnight's Kirsty Wark talks to Madonna about her decision to adopt Malawi-born David, her reputation for being controlling and her foundation, 'Raising Malawi'. Free Madonna video clip from the BBC.                                                                                    Madonna interview - part one - BBC                                                                                     Madonna interview - part two - BBC

And from the looks of things last Wednesday morning, [21 Oct 1992] "Sex" measured up. Dismissive reviews,splashed across the tabloids like news of Pearl Harbor, couldn't stop the ambush. Bookstores, record stores, anybody who carried it got swamped. Priced at $49.95 and packaged in a Mylar bag that warned ADULTs ONLY!, the book sold 150,000 copies on the first day, out of 500,000 printed for American distribution. Who says we're in a recession? Laurence J. Kirshbaum, president of Warner Books, called it "reviewproof." Many stores pre-sold their shipments before they arrived. Others couldn't restock fast enough to keep pace with demand But while the book sold like crazy, it sparked little of the anticipated outrage. Even the professionally offended couldn't lure camera crews up to the mountaintop, whence to hurl thunderbolts (or at least boycotts) at Madonna. The lone visible protest came from a group of concerned Roman Catholics in New York, ou

"You'll See" was released on October 30, 1995 by Maverick Records as the first single from Madonna's ballads compilation album, "Something to Remember" The album was released with the intention of toning down the image of Madonna, who was being heavily criticized at the time. The singer decided to work with producer  David Foster , who co-wrote and produced three songs with Madonna in September 1995. "You'll See" was released on October 30, 1995 by  Maverick Records  as the first single from the album. The  Latin Pop  ballad received uniformly excellent reviews from contemporary critics, being described as "the defiant roar back of lioness who's been on the ropes". "You'll See" was commercially successful, reaching the top five in Austria, Canada, Finland, Italy and the United Kingdom. The single managed to peak at number six on the   Billboard  Hot 100 , making Madonna one of the only three artist

" Take a Bow " is a song by Madonna  from her sixth studio album  Bedtime Stories  (1994). It was released as the album's second  single  on November 29, 1994, by  Maverick Records . It is a midtempo pop ballad written and produced by Madonna and  Babyface . “Take a Bow” received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the song’s soulful, poetic lyrics. The song was a big success in the United States, becoming her eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for seven weeks. It was her first single to reach number-one since “This Used to Be My Playground” in 1992, and would be her last number-one song in the United States in the 1990s. Elsewhere in the world, the single also had success, reaching number-one in Canada, and the top-ten in Italy, Switzerland, and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, it had moderate success, reaching number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for “Take a Bow”, directed by Mic

Stella McCartney admitted that she nearly lost her cool when she first met Madonna, now one of her best friends. When the singer first turned up for a fitting, Stella nearly flooded her apartment. "Madonna came to my studio in London when I had just left college," said Stella. "I was running a bath and was totally unprepared. I thought, 'Oh my God she's here' - panicked and ran downstairs to let her in. There were paparazzi everywhere taking her picture, which really flustered me. When I ran back upstairs the bath had over run and had started to flood my flat. It was a nightmare! Then, when she tried my clothes on, I told her she had a fat arse. She laughed and bought some."