The Tracks — Bedtime Stories, Track 09

Sanctuary

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At a Glance

Title

Sanctuary

Record

Bedtime Stories (1994) | Track 09

Single

Album track

Writers

Madonna | Dallas Austin | Anne Preven | Scott Cutler | Herbie Hancock

Producers

Madonna | Dallas Austin | Nellee Hooper

“Sanctuary” floats between worlds: a love song that borrows from jazz and poetry.

The Song


It draws on Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” and quotes a poem by Walt Whitman.

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