November 29, 1994 // "Take A Bow" Madonna's 2nd Single From her 6th Studio Album "Bedtime Stories" was released.

"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 Michael Haussman, was filmed in Ronda and the bullring of Antequera, Spain. The plot depicts Madonna as a bullfighter’s (played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz) neglected lover, yearning for his unrequited love. The video won Best Female Video honors at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna performed “Take a Bow” live with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards and at the 1995 San Remo Festival in Italy. However, Madonna has never performed “Take a Bow” on any of her world tours. Madonna did rehearse the song for 2004’s Re-Invention World Tour, but it was ultimately cut from the setlist and not included in the show.



source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_a_Bow_(Madonna_song)