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The Tracks — Like a Prayer, Track 04

Till Death Do Us Part

The end of a marriage.

At a Glance

Title

Till Death Do Us Part

Record

Like a Prayer (1989) | Track 04

Single

Album track

Writers

Madonna | Patrick Leonard

Producers

Madonna | Patrick Leonard

Its bright sound hides a painful story: “Till Death Do Us Part” is about the end of Madonna’s marriage.

The Song


Originally titled “State of Matrimony”, it gives an account of her troubled marriage to Sean Penn.

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