Musical Composition
I'm Breathless is essentially composed of 1940s popular music, with influences of Broadway showtunes, including big band, jazz, swing and traditional pop; despite this, however, some of the songs also incorporate elements of contemporary pop music. The song "Vogue", however, breaks from this type of jazz/pop nature of the album, being a disco-styled dance-pop song with house beats. Influences of other genres can be heard within the I'm Breathless, including jive ("More"), Latin music ("I'm Going Bananas"), power ballad ("He's A Man"), torch song ("What Can You Lose") and deep house ("Vogue").
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