Bedtime Story

"Bedtime Story" was written by Icelandic singer Bj?rk, Marius DeVries and Nellee Hooper, and co-produced by Nellee Hooper and Madonna. Issued as the third single from the Bedtime Stories album, the song received full remix treatment. Alongside the single edit of the song, a number of dance remixes were commissioned, including two by Junior Vasquez The song was a top five success in markets such as the UK and Australia, as well as being a U.S. #1 dance club hit, but on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number forty-two, becoming the first Madonna single since 1983's "Burning Up" not to reach the top-forty. Her previous low was "Bad Girl", which peaked at #36 in 1993.

The single was performed live at the 1995 BRIT Awards in London. It was Madonna's first performance at the Brit Awards. It coincided with the newly remixed single release in the UK which peaked at number-four. Though the song was not included in her Drowned World Tour, however, Madonna re-worked the Orbital remix for her Re-Invention Tour, using it as an interlude, with a new video directed by Dago Gonzalez. In this video Madonna appears with long, straight blonde hair, with white stallions running through deserts intertwined with footage of the singer.

A distorted vocal sample from Bedtime Story was added by Nellee Hooper for the remix of 1996 Garbage single, #1 Crush, at the beginning of the song.