Madonna | Spotlight | You Can Dance | 1987

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In 1983, Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens of the group Pure Energy wrote "Holiday", which Madonna recorded and released as the third single from her self-titled debut album. After the single's commercial success, Hudson wrote a song sounding like "Holiday", in case Warner, Madonna's record company, wanted to release a similar song. He named it "Spotlight" and offered it to Madonna, who recorded the song for her 1986 album True Blue. However, Madonna didn't include it in the album because she felt it was similar in composition and structure to "Holiday".
When Madonna decided to create 'You Can Dance,' she and Stephen Bray reworked the demo composed by Hudson. Madonna asked Shep Pettibone to remix it and include it on the album. John "Jellybean" Benitez, who had recorded the original demo during the True Blue sessions, assisted Pettibone in remixing the song.
"Spotlight" was featured in Japanese TV commercials Madonna filmed for electronics company Mitsubishi. The commercial promoted their VCR model F-5.3.
The song was also used as cross-promotion for the Japanese leg of her 1987 Who's That Girl World Tour under the "Dreams Come True" campaign.
The song was released commercially in Japan on April 25, 1988. "Spotlight" peaked at number 68 on the Oricon weekly singles chart, remaining on the chart for five weeks. It also charted on the Oricon international singles chart, reaching a peak of three on May 19, 1988, staying on the chart for ten weeks.