Madonna: Like an Icon should have been given on exploring her personal life, which would have made the biography compelling. The biography is divided into three parts. The first part is named "Baptism" and tells about Madonna's birth in Detroit, Michigan, her early childhood, her time in New York, and her dance degree. It also talks in detail about the release of her first three studio albums—"Madonna", "Like a Virgin" and "True Blue"—her marriage to actor Sean Penn, and also her foray into films. The middle part, named "Confession", starts from the "Like a Prayer" era onwards where Madonna has become a global superstar.
Lady Madonna rock press in recognising this trend – writes that by preceding the Rolling Stones' "similarly retrospective 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'", "Lady Madonna" was possibly "the first single by an elite rock band to signal the 'return to roots'". "Lady Madonna" topped the "Record Retailer" chart (subsequently adopted as the UK Singles Chart) for two weeks, although on the national chart compiled by "Melody Maker" it peaked at number 2. It was the first single by the Beatles not to make number 1 on "Melody Maker"s chart since the band's 1962 debut, "Love Me Do". In America, "Lady Madonna" peaked at number