Dear Jessie

For the 1998 documentary film, see Dear Jesse.

"Dear Jessie"
Single by Madonna
from the album Like a Prayer
B-side	"Till Death Do Us Part"
Released	December 10, 1989
Format	CD, 7", 12" poster bag
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Length	4:20
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Producer	Madonna Patrick Leonard
Certification	Silver (United Kingdom)
Madonna singles chronology
"Oh Father" (1989) "Dear Jessie" (1989) "Keep It Together" (1990)
Like a Prayer track listing "Cherish" (6) "Dear Jessie" (7) "Oh Father" (8) Audio sample file info · help

"Dear Jessie" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the fifth single from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer on December 10, 1989 by Sire Records. It was released only in the UK, some European countries and Australia. It was the last of her 1980s singles.

Background

The song was inspired by co-writer Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie.

The single sold strongly in the UK during the Christmas period, peaking at #5 with sales of 250,769, remaining one of Madonna's bestselling singles that side of the Atlantic. The song did not receive a worldwide release. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 255,000 copies there.^[1]

The chorus of the song was used for the successful 1999 single "Dear Jessie" by a German Eurodance project called Rollergirl.

Music video

Madonna as an animated pixie in the music video for "Dear Jessie"

The music video was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London, England and directed by Derek Hayes. The video does not feature Madonna, except as an animated fairy à la Tinker Bell. It was included on the 1990 promotional-only video compilation She's Breathless.

• Director: Derek Hayes
• Producer: Maddy Sparrow
• Animators: Neville Astley, Jimmy Farrington, Andy Goff, Malcolm Hartley, Derek Hayes, Erica Russell, Alison Snowden.
• Additional animation: 'A' For Animation
• Production company: Animation City

Track listing

7" single/7" picture disc

• "Dear Jessie"
• "Till Death Do Us Part"

12" single/12" poster bag/CD single/CD picture disc

• "Dear Jessie"
• "Till Death Do Us Part"
• "Holiday" (12" version)

Official versions

• Album version (4:20)

Charts

Chart (1989/1990)	Peak position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart	51
Austria Top 40	21
Dutch Singles Chart	25
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	9
Germany Media Control Charts	19
Irish Singles Chart	3
South African Singles Chart	9
Spanish Singles Chart[2]	17
Swiss Singles Chart	16
UK Singles Chart[3]	5

References

1. ^ "Madonna: The Official Top 40". MTV. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/madonna-official-top-40. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
2. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392. 
3. ^ UK Singles Chart