Like a Prayer

song written and composed by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, originally recorded by Madonna in 1989
MusicComposition song Q1420677
Like a Prayer
Sire / Warner Bros. Records · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Like a Prayer

Summary

Like a Prayer is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,059 views/month, #3 of 2,171).[2]

Key Facts

  • Like a Prayer's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • Like a Prayer's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Like a Prayer's composer is recorded as Madonna[5].
  • Like a Prayer's composer is recorded as Patrick Leonard[6].
  • Like a Prayer's genre is pop music[7].
  • Like a Prayer followed Spotlight[8].
  • Like a Prayer was followed by Express Yourself[9].
  • Like a Prayer was produced by Madonna[10].
  • Like a Prayer was produced by Patrick Leonard[11].
  • Among the performers on Like a Prayer was Madonna[12].
  • Among the performers on Like a Prayer was Susan Boyle[13].
  • Like a Prayer's record label is recorded as Sire[14].
  • Like a Prayer's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[15].
  • Like a Prayer is part of Like a Prayer[16].
  • Like a Prayer's Commons category is recorded as Like a Prayer (song)[17].
  • Like a Prayer's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Like a Prayer was distributed by compact cassette[19].
  • Like a Prayer was distributed by music streaming[20].
  • Like a Prayer's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • 1989 marks the founding of Like a Prayer[22].
  • Like a Prayer was published on March 3, 1989[23].
  • Like a Prayer's lyricist is recorded as Madonna[24].
  • Like a Prayer's lyricist is recorded as Patrick Leonard[25].
  • Like a Prayer's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Andraé Crouch[26].
  • Like a Prayer's tonality is recorded as D minor[27].

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[28]

  • Genre(s): pop[29]

  • Community tags: pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5027bd5-5c8b-37b0-ad89-20174918d3f4[31]

Why It Matters

Like a Prayer ranks in the top 0.14% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,059 views/month, #3 of 2,171).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Madonna, Patrick Leonard
    Iswc T-070.102.585-5, T-931.292.906-9
    Lyricist Madonna, Patrick Leonard
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P86]]: [[Q1744]], Moving to [[Q139917982]]"
  2. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Music video Like a Prayer
    Inception
    Instance of
    Performer Madonna, Susan Boyle
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9312929069, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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