[28][29] It won two accolades at the ASCAP Awards, in the categories of Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures and Most Performed Pop Song. [50] In Australia the song reached a peak of number nine on the ARIA Charts and received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 35,000 copies.

[6][7] "This Used to Be My Playground" was officially released as a standalone single to promote the film, on June 16, 1992, by Warner Bros. [34] On August 8, 1992, the song reached the top of the chart for one week, becoming Madonna's tenth number one single, breaking her tie with Whitney Houston as the female artist with the most number one singles at that time. The song earned the singer a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song.

[8] The song was later included on Madonna's 1995 ballad compilation album Something to Remember. [10] Lyrically the song talks about Madonna revisiting the places from her childhood ("This used to be my playground / This used to be my childhood dream"), and evokes the songwriting on her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). [44], In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and reached a peak of number three the week of August 25, 1992, and was present on the top 100 for a total of 9 weeks. He wrote: "What's surprising is that this heartfelt ballad's release was sandwiched between 'Justify My Love' and 'Erotica', which corroborates the many checkered crowns that Madonna can wear". Omdat in 1943 een groot deel van de sterren uit de hoogste Amerikaanse honkbalcompetities in de Tweede Wereldoorlog aan het vechten is, wil Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall) een topcompetitie voor vrouwen opzetten (de tussen 1943 en 1954 echt bestaande All-American Girls Professional Baseball League).

The song has a lush, romantic quality, with the melody going through different ranges and peaks, and the verse and the chorus flow into each other, making it sound seamless. However, Madonna and Pettibone did not like the orchestra parts and wanted to redo the whole composition.

The total recording was finished off in 2 hours and 58 minutes, thereby saving to pay the orchestra the extra fees. And of course, Lubbock was talking to two people who didn't know a C from a B natural. Lyrically it discusses visiting one's childhood places and not letting go of the past. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson. "[22] Mary Ann A. Bautist, from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, called it one of the singer's "alternative tunes [...] that can be as romantic and touching as any ballad". [5] It took them two days to write and produce the song, and the final version was submitted to Marshall's team. [30][31], In the United States, "This Used to Be My Playground" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 35, for the week of July 4, 1992. He commended Madonna's vocals calling it as the song's "premier sound" and adding that the way "she sings and captures the melancholic melody is heartbreaking [...] it's one of her finest ever ballads. Lars recalled that there was some "early hesitation" if Madonna's character should be kept the same or separated from that in the film and the song, and in the end they decided to go with the latter concept. [10], After its release, "This Used to Be My Playground" received positive reviews from music critics. Madonna recorded the song on a Shure SM57 microphone, with instrumentation from piano, organ, strings and a basic drum sounds.

The pressure was on".

[1] Columbia Records representatives presented music supervisor Jay Landers with the film's script. De zusterliefde slaat om in een harde concurrentie, met name van de kant van Keller, die wil bewijzen dat ze ook in haar eentje haar mannetje staat.

Madonna was asked to record a song for the film's soundtrack.

According to Michael Ellis from Billboard, the song edged out "Baby Got Back" by a small margin of chart points. De film werd genomineerd voor onder meer twee Golden Globes. [9], Recording the track was a new experience for Pettibone since it was the first time that he worked with live musicians and arrangements. https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_League_of_Their_Own&oldid=54246506, Wikipedia:Geen afbeelding lokaal en geen op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen, To achieve the incredible you have to attempt the impossible, ASCAP Film and Television Music Award, American Comedy Award, BMI Film & TV Award, Casting Society of America, Hochi Film Award.

"[16], The clip was compared to singer Boy George's music video for his 1987 single, "To Be Reborn", released less than five years before "This Used to Be My Playground".

"This Used to Be My Playground" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna.

The movie starred among others Tom Hanks and Gena Davis and of course Madonna.

The song follows a basic sequence of Gm–F/G–E♭maj7–Dm7–Gsus–G as its chord progression. At that time she was busy recording her fifth studio album, Erotica, with producer Shep Pettibone.

The best GIFs are on GIPHY. [3] So they stood near Pettibone's Mac and sang the notes, with Lubbock correcting them. The day after the song was finished, Madonna traveled to Oregon to work on her next film, Body of Evidence, giving Pettibone the time to finish off the songs for Erotica. [39] Billboard ranked it at number 22 on their list of "Madonna's 40 Biggest Hits" on the Hot 100. [32] The debut was aided by just airplay points which enabled it to enter the Hot 100 Airplay chart at number 14. As a whole, the video wherein a man viewing a photo album tells of bringing back childhood memories, but even tells that never hold on to the past. [2] She came up with the melody of "This Used to Be My Playground" by humming over computer-generated chords and rewrote a string arrangement while an orchestra waited in the studio. [40] In Canada, the song debuted at number 60 on the RPM Top Singles chart on July 4, 1992. [56][57], ^shipments figures based on certification alone. Scenes from A League of Their Own also appear on the album during and after the song's instrumental break.

However, it was not available on the film's soundtrack due to contractual obligations and was later added to the Olympics-inspired Barcelona Gold compilation album, released that summer.

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The song was included on Madonna's 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember.

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It is composed in the key of G minor with Madonna vocals ranging from the chords of G3 to B♭4. [20] Richard LeBeau from Medium called it "a gut-wrenching ballad that explores themes related to nostalgia, grief, and heartbreak [...] the best ballad of her career and one of the best ballads of the 90s". [48][49] It resulted in the song achieving a peak of number two on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.

[47] The song also achieved great success across Europe, hitting number one in various countries including Finland and Sweden and charting within the top ten in other countries. The producer recalled, "Madonna and I had to change the whole arrangement, right there in the studio, with a full orchestra sitting there getting paid for taking up space—around $15,000 for three hours, $3000 for every half-hour over that.