Madonna's "Like a Prayer" is one of the most controversial songs of all time, with some Christians finding its music video offensive. A Christian choir worked on the song.

*On this day in 1989, Madonna began a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Like A Prayer,” a song infused with the gospel greatness of Andrae Crouch and his choir.

Madonna Celebrates 30 Years Since the Music Video for 'Like a Prayer' Was Released. The singer marked the 30th anniversary of her controversial hit song's music video on social media Monday. By.

When the music video for Madonna's Like A Prayer premiered on MTV in the spring of 1989, pop shifted on its axis. The singer, then 30, had form for shocking the world.