Steinberg also co-wrote two other chart-toppers with his longtime writing partner Tom Kelly—Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional” and Heart’s “Alone.”
Although “Like a Virgin” went onto incredible success, launching Madonna to superstar status after it topped the Hot 100 for six weeks, neither the singer nor her producer Nile Rodgers initially like the song that was brought to her attention by Warner Bros. Records A&R executive Michael Ostin.
However, Madonna soon had second thoughts. “It’s weird because I couldn’t get it out of my head after I played it, even though I didn’t really like it,” she said. “It sounded really bubble-gummy to me, but it grew on me. I really started to like it, my little gears started clicking, and I thought, ‘This could be really cool.’ But, my first reaction to it was, ‘This is really queer.'”
Madonna’s instincts proved to be correct. “Like a Virgin” became her first No. 1 hit single and a week after it ended its six-week run on the Hot 100, the album of the same name topped the Billboard 200 album chart, as the album’s second single, “Material Girl,” was climbing the singles chart. Like a Virgin, the album, also had a six-week run at No. 1.
Inductees Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg perform onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)In 2011, Steinberg and Kelly were inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Trina; his sons, Ezra and Max; his sisters, Barbara and Mary; and his stepchildren, Raul and Carolina, per Billboard.
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