Background
In the United States, "Rescue Me" was released as the second single from The Immaculate Collection on February 26, 1991. However, in the UK, a remix of "Crazy for You" was released as the second single in February 1991, so the release of "Rescue Me" was pushed back until April 1991. The artwork for the UK was changed due to the fact that the same image for the North American release had been used on the "Crazy for You" single, so a photograph by Jean-Baptiste Mondino was used instead.
Some of the remixes for "Rescue Me" include vocal samples from other Madonna songs. The Houseboat Vocal includes the "Hey" said by Madonna, followed by "What!" said by the back-up singers, from the single "True Blue", in the beginning of the remix. The S.O.S. Mix includes the "Watch out" from the beginning of the single "Open Your Heart", but it is transposed down and distorted. The Titanic Vocal and Demanding Dub include the "So now what?" sample taken from the single "Justify My Love". The Demanding Dub also includes a sample of "Ladies" from the single "Vogue".
A video of live footage clips from her Who's That Girl World Tour, filmed three-and-half years previously, was used to promote the single. Despite the song's success, Madonna has never performed it live on any of her tours.
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