"Holiday" is the third single by pop singer Madonna, released on September 7,...(More)

"Holiday" is the third single by pop singer Madonna, released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records. It appears on her 1983 debut studio album, Madonna. The single has been released in the UK market three times; in January 1984 (no.6), August 1985 (no.2, only kept off the top spot by her own single "Into the Groove") and June 1991 (no.5) with an EP accompanying the single release, entitled "The Holiday Collection". It also appears on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the greatest hits release The Immaculate Collection. The song was originally offered to, but turned down by, Mary Wilson. Madonna had performed "Holiday" on each of her tours (The Virgin Tour, Who's That Girl, Blond Ambition, The Girlie Show, Drowned World, and Re-Invention) up until 2006's Confessions Tour. (A snippet of the song was included in the introduction to "Music Inferno", however.) It is considered to be one of her signature songs. In 2005, she revealed that the song is one of her favorites.[1] Madonna also performed "Holiday" at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Holiday" has been released several times in several different formats. The song was originally released worldwide on September 7, 1983, but has since re-entered the UK chart on two separate occasions (in 1985 following the success of the Like a Virgin album, and in 1991 having been re-released to promote the Immaculate Collection compilation album). The song was released again in Japan in 1999 as part of the promotion for the soundtrack "The Wedding Singer Vol. 2.". Info courtesy: wikipedia.org](Less)