Live to Tell

1986 single by Madonna
VisualArtwork single Q1342432
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Live to Tell

Summary

Live to Tell is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,501 views/month, #173 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Live to Tell's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Live to Tell's composer is recorded as Madonna[4].
  • Live to Tell's composer is recorded as Patrick Leonard[5].
  • Live to Tell's genre is pop music[6].
  • Live to Tell followed Gambler[7].
  • Live to Tell was followed by Papa Don't Preach[8].
  • Live to Tell was produced by Madonna[9].
  • Live to Tell was performed by Madonna[10].
  • Live to Tell's record label is recorded as Island Records[11].
  • Live to Tell is part of True Blue[12].
  • Live to Tell's Commons category is recorded as Live to Tell[13].
  • Live to Tell's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Live to Tell was distributed by vinyl record[15].
  • Live to Tell's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Live to Tell was released on March 1986[17].
  • Live to Tell's lyricist is recorded as Madonna[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22da906a-8b53-37bc-8773-047dc8a0fbef[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Live to Tell was performed by Madonna[10]. It was produced by Madonna[9].

Publication

Live to Tell was released on March 1986[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is pop music[6]. It is part of True Blue[12]. It was distributed by vinyl record[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Live to Tell followed Gambler[7]. It was followed by Papa Don't Preach[8].

Why It Matters

Live to Tell ranks in the top 0.75% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,501 views/month, #173 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Live to Tell. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/live-to-tell
MLA “Live to Tell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/live-to-tell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_live-to-tell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Live to Tell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/live-to-tell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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