The " Take a Bow " video was a source of inspiration for Justin Timberlake 's music video for his 2006 single , " SexyBack " . According to Timberlake , he decided to work with director Michael Haussman on his " SexyBack " video because " Take a Bow " is one of his favorite Madonna videos . He went on to say " Even today , I still remember the visuals , the images , how he captured her . A lot of times , Madonna seems like she 's the person in control , and in that video , she seemed vulnerable . It was a cool thing to see . " According to director Dave Meyers , the music video for Britney Spears ' 2009 single " Radar " is a " tribute " to Madonna 's " Take a Bow " video . When speaking of Spears and the " Radar " video , Meyers explained , " we were looking for a way to take her into a contemporary , classy environment . I felt empowered by referencing Madonna 's ' Take a Bow ' video . Britney has n't done anything like that . " On January 30 , 1995 , Madonna performed " Take a Bow " on the American Music Awards of 1995 , accompanied by Babyface and a full orchestra . Babyface said the performance was terrifying for him : " I was nervous as hell . But you could n't actually see my legs shaking under the suit . When we finished , she told me she had never been that nervous before . That was crazy to me -- I was thinking , ' You 're Madonna , you 're on stage all the time ! ' " . On February 18 , 1995 , Madonna arrived in Europe to promote '' Bedtime Stories '' ; that same day , she appeared on German TV show '' Wetten , dass . . ? '' , where she was interviewed and performed " Secret " and " Take a Bow " . On February 22 , 1995 , Madonna and Babyface sang the song at the Sanremo Music Festival 1995 in Sanremo , Italy . At the end of the performance , she thanked the audience in Italian language , and received standing ovation . Madonna did rehearse the song for 2004 's Re-Invention World Tour , but it was ultimately cut from the setlist and not included in the show
American Music Awards of 1995
American Music Awards of 1995
Take a Bow (Madonna song)