Yourself express train

" Yourself" express train; (Express yourself) is second the individual resulting one from the album Like has Prayer of the American singer Madonna, composed and produced by itself and Stephen Bray, the individual one left in May 1989.

Around the individual one

After the snap of " Like has Prayer" , Madonna repeats with second individual who speaks about determination and of externalization, during an interview for the NewYork Times, she will say that " The message of the song is that people should always say what they souhaitent".

The interpretation of the words is once again the cause of many criticisms, on the other hand the feminist groups are in admiration towards the singer who according to them, uses her notoriety to make pass a " message" , by aillor, the video support putting in scene the singer connected on a bed makes speak about him and one can see many images with feminist connotations there.

The individual fate in December and profits from several limited editions, initially in the United Kingdom or the maximum one is published in Picture-disc, the 45 turn is published with a small pocket " poster" extendible and an edition is carried out in " zipper-pack" taking again the visual one of a jean' S Personnalisé that the singer carried at the time. Then in Japan, the era of the 45 turns is completed, the individual promotional one in 45 turns will be the ultimate edition vinyl of the singer in Japan, thus privileging individual Cd 3" (Compact disk of small size also sold in Europe but in a small pocket out of paperboard)

Video clip

The video support of " Yourself" express train; inspired of famous traditional film of Fritz Lang, Metropolis drew the attention of the media much and was diffused for the first time on MTV on April 17th, 1989. In the video realized by David Fincher, Madonna seems " condensé" of féminitude, alive with its cat at the top of a male colony working in the roughness and sweat entirely under its only authority (finally almost.), under the advised eye of a strange manager (Gustav Vintas). Whereas this last attends match of boxing, a workman (Cameron) who seems to be invited by the cat-like one of the young lady joined the " patronne" in its residence.

Madonna appears as a platinum blonde (for the needs for the turning of the film Dick Tracy) vêtue of a male costume has stripes, which reinforces the idea of domination, it carries the hands has her between-leg and parodies the male general pace, contradiction is done on certain scenes or it appears connected in a bed, rempant under a table like a cat rubbing with the feet of a table but supposed to drink a milk saucer, it seizes some to reverse its contents on her lover, thus imitating an pseudo-ejaculation. The clip finishes on the sentence " without the heart, there cannot be affinity between the hand and the esprit" The clip filmed in April 1989 with the Culver Studios in Culver City is known as being one of most expensive of the history of the music (more than 2 million USD).

Directing: David Producing Fincher
: Gregg Fienberg
Director of the photography: Mark To pluck
Assembly: Scott Chestnut
producing Company: Propaganda Films

Versions

The version " Mix" room; is available only since the realization of mini album " Remixed Prayers " in Japan and in Australia, as for the " Shep' Spressin Himself Re-remix" , it will be carried out only in 1992 for the face B of individual the Justify My Love.

Album Version 4:37
7" Local Remix 4:30
Mix 6:20
Remix/Edit* 4:50
Remix/Instrumental Edict 4:24
Not-Stop Express train Mix 7:57
Stop and Go Dubs ** 10:49
Q-Sound Mix/Shep Pettibone and Goh Hotoda 4:02
Shep' Spressin Himself Re-remix 9:31

*= version promotion ** = with 6min. 25sec. The version dub stops and the version Remix/Instrumental Edit (4: 24) begins

Classifications and certifications

World classifications

American classifications

Certifications

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