On December 10 1992, Madonna’s Erotica single was certified gold in the USA for the shipment of 500,000 units.
In 2011, Slant Magazine listed Erotica at number thirty-four on their list “The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s”, stating that Madonna’s “throaty” delivery throughout the song was effective in making the lyrics “incredibly honest”. The magazine went on to say that Madonna’s “invitation to the dance, a slithering, sinister snake rising from a gaudily ornate chalice. The beats are, by design, hypnotic—at once alluring and devious. With Erotica, Madonna promises to get you off, but not without giving you something”.
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By all accounts, Madonna is the last survivor to a concept her best guitar friend Prince called Lovesexy-in turn, she calls her version Erotica-Dare I say it, Erotica is a Truly brilliant song! Well done Madonna!
“Erotica” — the song, the album, the era — as sublime now as it was a quarter-century ago!