Madonna during the 2006 Confessions Tour

American singer-songwriter Madonna has written and recorded songs that have never been released commercially. This list encompasses Madonna's studio-quality recordings that were never put on sale legally, documented demo versions of songs not released in any form, as well as early demo versions of released songs where there is a substantial difference to the released versions (such as completely different melody). Many of Madonna's unreleased songs have been registered to professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

Before achieving superstardom, Madonna has created many demos either solo or with her rock bands, the Breakfast Club and Emmy. According to Stephen Bray, Madonna had already written 12-14 songs when he showed up to join Emmy as the drummer.[1] Some of these early recordings have surfaced on various bootleg releases of varying quality. Several unreleased songs had been planned for inclusion on her fourteen studio albums and three soundtrack albums. Some songs appeared on the film and television, such "I Surrender Dear" from the film Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) or "Wonderland" from ABC-TV drama series Wonderland (2000), but they were never released commercially. Many of Madonna's unreleased songs have leaked onto the internet. In 2017, "Two Steps Behind Me", an unreleased song from Rebel Heart sessions, was illegally released on iTunes and charted inside its Top 50 in eight countries.

Some of Madonna's unreleased song were shared by theirs producers, such as Patrick Leonard who uploaded "Angels with Dirty Faces", an unreleased demo from Like a Prayer, on YouTube. Previously, Stephen Bray released an album of Madonna's early demos, titled Pre-Madonna, independently in 1996. Some of Madonna's unreleased demos were given to other artists. "Each Time You Break My Heart", an unreleased song intended for True Blue, was given to Nick Kamen and turned into a top-ten hit in many European countries. Gary Barlow recorded "Love Won't Wait", an unreleased material from Bedtime Stories sessions, and made it a UK number-ones single.

Unreleased songs edit

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# Indicates songs given to another artist for commercial release
Indicates cover version of a song originally released by another artist
Title Writer(s) Period Notes Ref.
"Across the Sky" Madonna
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Danja
Hard Candy era Failed to be included on Hard Candy (2008), the song features additional vocals by Justin Timberlake and production by Timbaland. It leaked onto the internet in January 2010. [2]
"(I Like) Love for Tender" Pre-stardom era A polished studio recording by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. It was recorded in New York City in November 1980 as a part of four-track official demo for the band. [3][4]
"No Time for Love" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Bells Ringing" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Drowning" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Love Express" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Safe Neighborhood" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Shine a Light" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Best Girl" Pre-stardom era A post-punk song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals, it appears on the band's bootleg titled 1st Time Out of Manhattan. [3]
"Hot House Flower" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Simon Says" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Nobody's Fool" Pre-stardom era A song by Emmy and the Emmys with Madonna on lead vocals. [3]
"Get Up" Pre-stardom era A solo demo recorded for manager Camiller Barbone. It leaked onto the internet in 2009 [3]
"Take Me (I Want You)" Pre-stardom era [3]
"Warning Sign" Madonna Like a Virgin era

The third track recorded for Vision Quest soundtrack.

[1]
"Alone with You" Unknown Rebel Heart era A "guitar-and-dance-beat-driven" song, the song was failed to be included on Rebel Heart (2015). It leaked onto the internet in February 2015, before the release of the album. [5]
"Angels with Dirty Faces" Madonna
Patrick Leonard
Like a Prayer era Failed to be included on Like a Prayer (1998), the song was shared on YouTube by co-writer Patrick Leonard in July 2019. [6]
"Animal" Madonna
Timbaland
Hard Candy era Failed to be included on Hard Candy (2008), the song leaked onto the internet in September 2010. [7]
"The Beat Is So Crazy" Madonna
Pharrell Williams
Eve
Hard Candy era A reported collaboration with Eve and produced by Pharrell Williams, the song failed to be included on Hard Candy (2008). [8]
"Born to Be a Dancer" Madonna Pre-stardom era [9]
"Can't You See My Mind" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
American Life era Reported by media in May 2002 as a collaboration with French composer Michel Colombier for the soundtrack of the James Bond film Die Another Day. [10]
"Each Time You Break My Heart" # Madonna
Stephen Bray
True Blue era Failed to be included on True Blue (1986), the song was recorded by Nick Kamen for his 1987 self-titled debut album. Madonna produced his version and sang the backing vocals. [11]
"Freedom" Unknown Rebel Heart era Leaked onto the internet in December 2017[12][13]
"The Funny Song" Madonna Music era Madonna performed a live version of the song during her 2001 Drowned World Tour. [14]
"God Is Love" Unknown Rebel Heart era [12]
[13]
"Gone, Gone, Gone" Madonna
Rick Nowels
Ray of Light era [15]
"High Society" Madonna Pre-stardom era Registered to ASCAP (Work ID: 680206342)
"I Got Trouble (Roll Over It)" Madonna Pre-stardom era [9]
"I'm Breathless" Madonna I'm Breathless era The title track of Madonna's second soundtrack album, I'm Breathless (1990), it was registered to ASCAP (Work ID: 690298958).
"If I Had a Hammer" † Pete Seeger
Lee Hays
Rebel Heart era Appeared during the ending speech of Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour concert film, but its full version never released on any album. [16]
"If You Go Away" † Jacques Brel
Rod McKuen
American Life era The English adaptation of Belgian singer Jacques Brel's 1959 song "Ne me quitte pas", the song was recorded for a planned musical Hello Suckers in 2004. It leaked onto the internet in September 2010. [17]
"Infinity" Madonna
Pharrell Williams
Hard Candy era A collaboration with production duo The Neptunes during Hard Candy recording sessions, the song features similar lyrics with "Give It 2 Me", but completely different musical structure. It leaked onto the internet in September 2010. [18]
"Is This Love (Bon d'accord)" Unknown American Life era Recorded for a planned musical Hello Suckers in 2004, the song leaked onto the internet in September 2010.[19] [19]
"Keep the Trance" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Confessions on a Dance Floor era Failed to be included on Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), the song leaked onto the internet in February 2009. It was reworked by Ahmadzaï for the song "Get It Right", recorded by Lebanese singer Yas for her album Aräbology (2009). [20]
[21]
"Latte" Madonna
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Danja
Hard Candy era Failed to be included on Hard Candy (2008), the song leaked onto the internet in September 2010. It was originally called "La, La", as mentioned by Timbaland during an interview with MTV. [22]
[23]
"Like a Flower" # Madonna
Rick Nowels
Ray of Light era Failed to be included on Ray of Light (1998). It was translated to Italian as "Mi abbandono a te" by Italian singer Laura Pausini, who recorded it for her eight studio album, Resta in ascolto (2004). [24]
[25][26]
"Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" † Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Music era A cover of ABBA's song from the album The Visitors (1981), it was co-produced by William Orbit during the Music recording session in 2000. [27]
[28]
"Little Girl" Madonna
William Orbit
Music era Failed to be included on Music (2000), the song leaked onto the internet in September 2010. The song is known alternatively as "La Petit". [7]
"Love on the Run" Madonna Pre-stardom era [29]
"Miss You" Madonna American Life era Leaked onto the internet in September 2010 [30]
"Physical Attraction" Madonna Madonna era Registered to United States Copyright Office in 1983 with Madonna as the sole writer. The same titled song, written solely by Reggie Lucas, appeared on Madonna's debut album. [31]
"Love Won't Wait" # Madonna
Shep Pettibone
Bedtime Stories era Failed to be included on Bedtime Stories (1994), the song was recorded by British singer Gary Barlow for his debut solo album, Open Road (1997). [32]
"Make a Wish" Madonna Unknown Registered to ASCAP (Work ID: 730279259)
"Mysore Smile" Madonna
William Orbit
Music era
"Never Let You Go" Unknown Rebel Heart era Leaked onto the internet in December 2014. [33]
"Nothing Lasts Forever" Unknown Rebel Heart era [12]
[13]
"React" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
American Life era
"Revenge" Madonna
Rick Nowels
Ray of Light era Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
"Score" Unknown Rebel Heart era [5]
"Set the Right" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
American Life era Failed to be included on American Life (2003), the song leaked onto the internet in September 2010. [7]
"Shame" Madonna
Shep Pettibone
Anthony Shimkin
Erotica era Leaked onto the internet in July 2014 [34]
[35]
"Sidewalk Talk" # Madonna Madonna era Madonna wrote the song in 1983 for John "Jellybean" Benitez's EP Wotupski!?! (1984). While she provided background vocals on the released version, Stephen Bray revealed to Goldmine magazine that there is an unreleased demo featuring Madonna on all the lead vocals. [1]
"This Year's Blond" Madonna Unknown Registered to ASCAP (Work ID: 800297418)
"Triggering" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Confessions on a Dance Floor era [36]
"Trouble" Madonna Pre-stardom era [9]
"Tragic Girl" Unknown Rebel Heart era [12]
[13]
"Trust No Bitch" Unknown Rebel Heart era [5]
"Two Steps Behind Me" Unknown Rebel Heart era Leaked onto the internet in December 2014. It was illegally released on iTunes in May 2017 and charted inside its Top 50 in eight countries. [37]
[38]
"Wonderland" Madonna
William Orbit
Music era The theme song for the ABC-TV drama series Wonderland (2000), it features actor Rupert Everett singing the harmonies in the background. [39]
[40]

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