Rescue Me (Madonna song)

"Rescue Me"
A black-and-blue picture of Madonna in a black dress, standing in a seductive manner, while clutching her bosom.
Single by Madonna
from the album The Immaculate Collection
B-side"Spotlight"
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)
StudioAxis Recording (New York City)
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Madonna
  • Shep Pettibone
Madonna singles chronology
"Justify My Love"
(1990)
"Rescue Me"
(1991)
"This Used to Be My Playground"
(1992)
Licensed audio
"Rescue Me" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Vinyl label

"Rescue Me" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits album, The Immaculate Collection (1990). Written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, the song was released as the second single from The Immaculate Collection on February 26, 1991, in the United States, and as the third single on April 7 in the United Kingdom. A dance-pop and gospel-house track, the song is accompanied by the sound of thunder and rain, with the lyrics talking of romantic love rescuing the singer.

The song's commercial release was accompanied by different remixes. "Rescue Me" received positive critical response for both the original version and the remixes, as well as Pettibone's production work. Reviewers noted it as an example of Madonna's future musical endeavors to come. "Rescue Me" reached the top-ten of the record charts in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the latter country it became Madonna's 22nd top-ten song on the Billboard Hot 100. Lyrics from the song were used during an interlude on Madonna's 2019–20 Madame X Tour.