Papa Don't Preach

"Papa Don't Preach" was written by Brian Elliot and Madonna, co-produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray, and released on June 11, 1986, as a single from her third studio album True Blue. The song became Madonna's fourth number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The music video, directed by James Foley, featured Madonna in a more muscular and mature look, portraying a conflicted young woman confronting her father—played by Danny Aiello—about her pregnancy, with these scenes intercut with shots of Madonna singing in a dark studio setting.