You'll See (песня Мадонны)

1995 single by Madonna

"You'll See" is a song by American singer Madonna from her ballads compilation, Something to Remember (1995). She wrote and produced the song with Canadian musician David Foster. "You'll See" was released on October 23, 1995, by Maverick Records as the lead single from the album. An acoustic pop ballad, "You'll See" features instrumentation from percussion, tremolo guitar and piano, while lyrically it speaks of independence after the end of a love affair. The song received positive reception from contemporary critics, with reviewers praising Madonna's vocals. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) honored it as the Most Performed Song, in their annual ASCAP Pop Awards for 1997. "You'll See" was commercially successful, reaching the top five in Austria, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom. The single also managed to peak at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it Madonna's 29th top ten single on the chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Michael Haussman, where the story line served as a sequel to Madonna's music video for "Take a Bow". An alternate Spanish version, written by Argentine singer songwriter Paz Martinez, also received a music video, and was included on the Latin American edition of Something to Remember. Madonna performed the song live on British television program Top of the Pops, and on selected US shows of 2001's Drowned World Tour. In 2009, Scottish singer Susan Boyle included a cover of the song on her debut studio album I Dreamed a Dream.

"You'll See" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number eight the week of December 9, 1995, selling 36,000 copies in its first week. It became Madonna's highest debuting single at the time, following "Erotica" (number 13 in 1992) and "Rescue Me" (number 15 in 1991). The single reached a peak position of number six the following week, thus making Madonna the third act in history (after Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye) to have a hit peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. The track ranked at number 51 on the Billboard year end chart for 1996. It was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 27, 1996, for shipments of 500,000 copies. After nine weeks, on January 15, 1996, it peaked at the second position of the chart. In Australia, "You'll See" peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart the week of February 18, 1996, staying in this position for two weeks and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.

The accompanying music video for "You'll See" was directed by Michael Haussman, and premiered on November 7, 1995. The video became Madonna's first sequel clip, as it followed the storyline of the singer's video for "Take a Bow", the second single from Bedtime Stories. The video's wardrobe was styled by noted fashion editor and stylist Lori Goldstein, who had previously worked with Madonna on "Take a Bow". Another music video was created for the song's Spanish version, "Verás", which was released only in Latin America. This one intersperses scenes from the original video with footage of Madonna recording the Spanish version of the song. The music video for "You'll See" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography in 1996. The Spanish version of the video won the MTV Latino award for Best Female Video. In 2009, the video was included on Madonna's compilation, Celebration: The Video Collection. On November 2, 1995, Madonna performed the song on British television program Top of the Pops. Six years later, she performed "You'll See" on some US shows of her Drowned World Tour. In his review of the show at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Slant Magazines Sal Cinquemani praised the "French techno/acoustic revamping of the powerful 'You'll See'". The performance was not included on the tour's live video album release, Drowned World Tour 2001. Welsh singer Shirley Bassey included a cover of the song on her 1996 album The Show Must Go On. Scottish singer Susan Boyle also covered the song for her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009). Reportedly, Boyle loved the song for years, and used to sing the ballad at auditions when she was cruelly turned away. At the end of the number Boyle, sometimes "reduced to tears", would assert "You'll see". Reviewing the album for the New York Daily News, Jim Farber felt that Boyle's voice sounded "remote and idealized" on the album, until "You'll See", where the characteristic "anger and vengeance" in her vocals "give her a harder character to chew on". The cover was included on the first episode of Brazilian telenovela Ti Ti Ti (2010). When Boyle started working on the musical I Dreamed a Dream which was based on her life, she had asked Madonna's permission to use the song onstage, but Madonna denied usage of the track.

+ Release dates and formats for "You'll See" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. (Reference) United States October 24, 1995 Contemporary hit radio Maverick (company), Maverick, Warner Records, Warner Bros. Japan November 17, 1995 CD single