"Take a Bow" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1994 studio album Bedtime Stories. It has since also appeared on her compilation albums Something to Remember (1995), GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). Released as a single in December 1994, it became her longest-running number-one hit in the United States. Madonna performed "Take a Bow" with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards. It was her first single to reach number one in the United States after 1992's "This Used to Be My Playground" and it was her last number 1 song in the United States in the 1990's.