Ray of Light (song)

"Ray of Light"
Single by Madonna
from the album Ray of Light
B-side	"Has to Be"
Released	April 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)
Recorded	1997
Studio	Larrabee North (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	EDM acid house[1] psychedelic pop[1] dance-pop[1] electronic rock[2] disco[1]
Length	5:21
Label	Maverick Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Madonna William Orbit Clive Maldoon Dave Curtiss Christine Leach
Producer(s)	Madonna William Orbit
Madonna singles chronology
"Frozen" (1998) "Ray of Light" (1998) "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" (1998)
Music video
"Ray of Light" on YouTube

"Ray of Light" is a 1998 song by American singer Madonna. It is the second single from her 7th studio album of the same name. It went to number 1 in Croatia, Greece and Spain, number 2 in the United Kingdom and Finland, number 3 in Canada, number 5 in Italy and the United States, number 6 in Australia and Hungary, number 9 in Iceland and New Zealand and number 16 in Ireland. It won 2 Grammy Awards in 1999 and was nominated for Song of the Year.

Track listings and formats

US 12-inch vinyl[3] A. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Strip Down Mix)  – 5:00 B. "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix)  – 6:59 US 2× 12-inch vinyl[4] A1. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix)  – 10:43 A2. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Strip Down Mix)  – 5:00 B1. "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Club Mix)  – 9:29 B2. "Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix)  – 8:06 C1. "Ray of Light" (Sasha Twilo Mix)  – 10:58 C2. "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Drum Mix)  – 5:26 D1. "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix)  – 6:59 D2. "Ray of Light" (Album Version)  – 5:19 European 12-inch vinyl[5] A1. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix)  – 10:43 A2. "Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix)  – 8:06 B1. "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Club Mix)  – 9:29 B2. "Ray of Light" (Album Version)  – 5:19

European CD single[6] "Ray of Light" (Album Version)  – 5:19 "Has to Be" (Non-Album Track)  – 5:15 "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix)  – 10:43 US 7-inch vinyl; US, Australian, and Japanese CD single; UK cassette[7][8][9][10][11] "Ray of Light" (Album Version)  – 5:19 "Has to Be" (Non-Album Track)  – 5:15 US, Australian, European, and Japanese maxi-CD; UK CD single 1[12][13][14][15][16] "Ray of Light" (Album Version)  – 5:19 "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultra Violet Mix)  – 10:43 "Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix)  – 8:06 "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Club Mix)  – 9:29 UK CD single 2[17] "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Twilo Mix)  – 10:58 "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Strip Down Mix)  – 5:00 "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Drum Mix)  – 5:26 "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix)  – 6:59

References

1. Pitchfork Staff (September 27, 2022). "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2022. A culture-shaping fusion of UK acid house and American dance pop...the version she created with electronic producer William Orbit is raving psychedelic pop disco...
2. Walters, Barry (November 2, 2004). "Madonna". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 509.
3. Ray of Light (US 12" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. SAM 3269.
4. Ray of Light (US 2 x 12" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 9 44523-0.
5. Ray of Light (EU 12" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. W 0444 T.
6. Ray of Light (EU CD Single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 9362 44535-2.
7. Ray of Light (US 7" vinyl liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 7-17206.
8. Ray of Light (US CD Single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 9 17206-2.
9. Ray of Light (AU CD Single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 5439-17209-2.
10. Ray of Light (JP CD Single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. WPCR-10525.
11. Ray of Light (UK cassette single liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. W0444C.
12. Ray of Light (UK Maxi-CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 9 44523-2.
13. Ray of Light (AU Maxi-CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. 9362-44521-2.
14. Ray of Light (EU Maxi-CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. W 0444 CD.
15. Ray of Light (JP Maxi-CD liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. WPCR-1860.
16. Ray of Light (UK CD single 1 liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. W 0444 CD.
17. Ray of Light (UK CD single 2 liner notes). Madonna. Maverick Records. 1998. W 0444 CD2.