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"Like a Prayer" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. The track was released as the record's first single on March 3, 1989. The accompanying music video, directed by Mary Lambert, shows Madonna witnessing a white woman being sexually assaulted and subsequently killed by a group of white men. While a black man is arrested for the crime, Madonna hides in a church for safety, seeking strength to go forth as a witness.