Material Girl song reached the top-ten in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, while reaching the top 40 of Germany, Italy and Switzerland. In New Zealand and Japan, the song reached the top-five. The music video was inspired by Madonna's admiration of Marilyn Monroe and mimicked the latter's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". It also featured actor Keith Carradine, who played Madonna's love interest. The video was the first to showcase Madonna's acting ability, as it combined the dance routines of "Diamonds Are a Girl's
You Are the Girl did reach the Top 100: 1987's "Strap Me In" (number 85) and 1988's "Coming Up You" (number 74). You Are the Girl "You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by The Cars, from their album "Door to Door". It was released as a single in August 1987, reaching number 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was The Cars' 13th and (as of 2016) last Top 40 hit. Rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter Ric Ocasek shares lead vocals with bassist