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Dress you up

Release Date Chart Position Weeks on chart
US billboard August 1985 5  
UK November 1985 5 11

Madonna's attack on the UK charts ended with Dress you up, spawning 7 singles released in the UK during this one year, and all of them reaching the top 5.

Released in the UK -

  1. 7" W8848 Dress you up / I know it. Picture sleeve with Virgin tour video advert on back. Value £4
  2. 7" W8848 Dress you up / I know it. Picture sleeve with Video singles video advert on back. Value £4
  3. 7" Star shaped picture disc W8848P Dress you up / I know it. In pvc sleeve with 2 stickers. Value £35
  4. 7" Uncut Star shaped picture disc W8848P Dress you up / I know it. On 12" vinyl in pvc sleeve. Value £750
  5. 12" W8848T Dress you up 12" Formal mix / Casual instrumental mix / I know it. Picture sleeve with Virgin tour video advert on back. Value £7
  6. 12" W8848T Dress you up 12" Formal mix / Casual instrumental mix / I know it. Picture sleeve with Video singles video advert on back. Value £7
  7. 12" Posterbag sleeve W8848TF Dress you up 12" Formal mix / Casual instrumental mix / I know it. P/S with Virgin tour video advert on back.Value £35

The Uncut shaped picture disc was never a commercial release but was released from the factory plant as tests.

Items from my personal collection.

U.K. 7" single

W8848

2 different back sleeves exist

  1. Advertises the 'Virgin tour' video
  2. Advertises the 4 trk video E.P
  1. Dress you up
  2. I know It

 

UK Shaped picture disc

W8848P

Comes with 2 stickers.

I have noticed a very slight browning beginning on my copy of the plastic.
  1. Dress you up
  2. I know It

 

UK 12" single

W8848T

2 different back sleeves exist

  1. Advertises the 'Virgin tour' video
  2. Advertises the 4 trk video E.P
  1. Dress you up The Formal mix
  2. Dress you up The casual instrumental mix.
  3. I know It

 

UK 12" Posterbag single

W8848TF

Click on for larger images.

  1. Dress you up The Formal mix
  2. Dress you up The casual instrumental mix.
  3. I know It

 

German 7" single

928 919-7

  1. Dress you up
  2. Shoo-bee-doo

 

German/French 12" single

920 369-0

  1. Dress you up The Formal mix
  2. Dress you up The casual instrumental mix.
  3. Shoo-bee-doo

 

German

Back catalogue CD single

7599-20369-2
  1. Dress you up the 12" formal mix
  2. Dress you up the casual instrumental mix
  3. Shoo-bee-doo
  • Issued in 1995

 

French 7" single

928 919-7

 
  1. Dress you up
  2. Shoo-bee-doo
  • Unique front cover design

 

U.S. 7" single

9 28919-7

  1. Dress you up
  2. Shoo-bee-doo

 

US Promo 12" single

PRO-A-2353

 
  1. Dress you up The 12" formal mix
  2. Dress you up The 12" formal mix
  • In plain black sleeve

 

US 12" single

20369-1

  1. Dress you up The Formal mix
  2. Dress you up The casual instrumental mix.
  3. Shoo-bee-doo

 

Japanese 7" single.

P- 2009

  1. Dress you up
  2. Shoo-bee-doo

Warner-Pioneer sleeve with Madonna picture & lyric insert.

 

Japanese 12" single

P-5202

  1. Dress you up the 12" formal mix.
  2. Shoo-bee-doo
  3. Ain't no big deal
  4. Dress you up the casual instrumental mix
  • Comes with 12" size bio. and lyric insert and obi strip.

 

Japanese CD E.P.

WPCP-3438

  1. Dress you up the 12" formal mix.
  2. Shoo-bee-doo
  3. Ain't no big deal
  4. Dress you up the casual instrumental mix.