The album 's title track served as its first single , and topped the Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks . It attracted the attention of conservative organizations who complained that the song and its accompanying video promoted premarital sex and undermined family values , and moralists sought to have the song and video banned . Madonna received huge media coverage for her performance of " Like a Virgin " at the first 1984 MTV Video Music Awards . Wearing a wedding dress and white gloves , Madonna appeared on stage atop a giant wedding cake and then rolled around suggestively on the floor . MTV retrospectively considered it one of the " most iconic " pop performances of all time . The second single , " Material Girl " , reached number two on the Hot 100 and was promoted by a music video recreating Marilyn Monroe 's performance of " Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend " from the 1953 film '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes '' . While filming this video , Madonna started dating actor Sean Penn . They married on her birthday in 1985
1984 MTV Video Music Awards
1984 MTV Video Music Awards
Madonna (entertainer)