On This Day: Madonna Declares She Wants to "Rule the World"on Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand'
"That was such a dorky thing to say," said Madonna in a 2002 interview about her "rule the world" statement.
By January 1984, Madonnaâs singles âHolidayâ and âBurning Upâ were continuing to climb the pop charts and she was months away from entering pop megastardom. A year earlier, Madonna released her self-titled debut, which included âBorderline,â her first Top 10 hit, âEverybody,â which hit No. 3 on the Dance Chart, and âLucky Star,â which went to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100; the latter two tracks she had written.
After the release of Life a Virgin in November of â84, Madonna was already a bonafide star with its title track becoming her first No. 1, a milestone stimulated by her white wedding dress roll around the stage while performing at the MTV VMAs, an unforgettable music moment framed in time and compared to Elvis Presleyâs televised pelvic thrusts more than three decades earlier.
Earlier in the year, Madonna gave a less controversial performance on Dick Clarkâs American Bandstand. On January 14, 1984, Madonna made her first appearance on the music dance show performing âHoliday.â
[RELATED: Remember When: Dick Clark Censored the Beastie Boys on âAmerican Bandstandâ for a Crotch Grab and the Trio Were Accused of Phone Theft]
Out of breath after performing, Madonna answered a few questions about how she started and her move from her hometown of Detroit to Paris as a background singer and dancer for the âBorn to Be Aliveâ singer Patrick Hernandez then back to New York City, where she played in bands before going solo.
Then, Clark asked Madonna where she saw herself in the future. âWe are a couple of weeks [into] the new year,â Clark said to Madonna. âWhat do you hope will happen, not only in 1984 but for the rest of your professional life?â
Madonna answered, âTo rule the world.â
By the end of â84 and the beginning of 1985, Madonna ruled, topping the pop charts with Like A Virgin, and also going to No. 2 with âMaterial Girlâ and No. 5 with âDress You Up.â More No. 1 albums followedâTrue Blue (1986), Like a Prayer (1989), Music (2000), American Life (2003), Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), Hard Candy (2008), MDNA (2012)âalong with Top 5s Erotica (1992), Bedtime Stories (1994), Ray of Light (1998), Rebel Heart (2015), and Madame X in 2019.
Throughout her career, Madonna sold more than 300 million records globally, had 12 No. 1 singles, and 50 songs top the Dance Chart, and won seven Grammy Awards. She also wrote a majority of her hits, including âLucky Star,â âLike A Prayer,â âVogue,â âInto the Groove,â âLa Isla Bonita,â âLive to Tell,â âTrue Blue,â âOpen Your Heart,â âWhoâs That Girl,â âExpress Yourself,â âTake A Bow,â and more.
Madonna in New York, 1984. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)[RELATED: 7 No. 1 â80s Hits Written by Madonna]
Nearly two decades after proclaiming she wanted to rule the world, Madonna clarified what she meant or would have said if she the the chance to say it again.
âThat was such a dorky thing to say,â said Madonna in a 2002 interview about her ârule the worldâ statement. âIâd like to rephrase that and say âI would like to change the worldâ not conquer the world. I donât want to overpower the world, but I would like to affect change for the good.â
Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images
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