The Look of Love (Madonna song)

"The Look of Love"
Single by Madonna
from the album Who's That Girl
B-side	"I Know It"
Released	November 30, 1987[1]
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop
Length	4:03
Label	Sire Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Producer(s)	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Madonna singles chronology
"Causing a Commotion" (1987) "The Look of Love" (1987) "Spotlight" (1988)
Music video
"The Look of Love" on YouTube

"The Look of Love" is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack to the 1987 film Who's That Girl. It was released as the third and final single from the soundtrack on November 30, 1987, by Sire Records. While shooting the film, then called Slammer, Madonna had requested that producer Patrick Leonard develop a downtempo song that captured the nature of her film persona. She later wrote the lyrics and melody to the backing track developed by Leonard, and the song became "The Look of Love". Madonna was also inspired by James Stewart's performance in the 1954 film Rear Window when writing the song.

Featuring instrumentation from percussion, the song begins with a low bass synth line and a slow backing track, followed by Madonna singing the lyrics. Critically appreciated as a haunting track and noted as a "gem" on the soundtrack, "The Look of Love" reached the top-ten of the charts in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It also charted in France, Germany and Switzerland, while reaching the top 20 of the European Hot 100 Singles chart. Madonna's only live performances of the song were on her Who's That Girl World Tour in 1987. During the performance Madonna pretended that she was lost on the stage, like her film character.