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|single image              = [[File:1999 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 1999]]<br> <small>single art for [[Single: 1999|1999]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:1999 single.jpg|100px|link=Single: 1999]]<br> <small>single art for [[Single: 1999|1999]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September, 1982]] - [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 24|24 September 1982]] - [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
|album(s)              = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br>[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]
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|album(s)              = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
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[[Album:_The_Hits_1|The Hits 1]]<br>
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[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
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[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
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[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
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[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[319]]
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|previous song            = [[1000 X’s & O’s]]
 
|next song                = [[2020]]
 
|next song                = [[2020]]
|introduction              = '''1999''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, one month prior to the album's release, [[Single: 1999|1999]] was released as the album's first single. The song has been released around the world many times in [[Prince]]'s career.  
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|introduction              = '''1999''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, one month prior to the album’s release, [[Single: 1999|1999]] was released as the album’s first single. The song has been released around the world many times in [[Prince]]’s career.  
  
In 1993, the track was included as the ninth track on [[Prince]]'s first compilation album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In late 1998, the [[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single was reissued, including the full version of the track.  
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In 1993, the track was included as the ninth track on [[Prince]]’s first compilation album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In late 1998, the [[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single was reissued, including the full version of the track.  
  
 
In 1999, a re-recording of the track, as well as several remixes, were released by [[Prince]] on the [[Single: 1999: The New Master|1999: The New Master]] single, credited to "[[Prince and the Revolution]]".
 
In 1999, a re-recording of the track, as well as several remixes, were released by [[Prince]] on the [[Single: 1999: The New Master|1999: The New Master]] single, credited to "[[Prince and the Revolution]]".
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In 2001, the track was included as the second track on the compilation album [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]. In 2006, the track was included as the fourth track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].  
 
In 2001, the track was included as the second track on the compilation album [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]. In 2006, the track was included as the fourth track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].  
  
Initial tracking for [[1999]] took place at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, in July or August, 1982 as the final track recorded for the album. While reflecting on the track's history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote that [[Prince]] "<i>used my 1968 Italian made Vox Wah on "'''1999'''"! (He would grab my stuff from our rehearsal spot without asking of course, and tell me about it later while laughing his a$$ off)</i>."
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Basic tracking for [[1999]] took place at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid July 1982 as the final track recorded for the album. While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote that [[Prince]] "<i>used my 1968 Italian made Vox Wah on "'''1999'''"! <!-- (He would grab my stuff from our rehearsal spot without asking of course, and tell me about it later while laughing his a$$off) --></i>."
  
 
[[Prince]] re-recorded the song in late-1998 for release as '''1999: The New Master'''. [[Prince]] claimed at the time that his entire [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] catalogue had been re-recorded and would be released as "new masters" - it is unknown how close these came to release, however.
 
[[Prince]] re-recorded the song in late-1998 for release as '''1999: The New Master'''. [[Prince]] claimed at the time that his entire [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] catalogue had been re-recorded and would be released as "new masters" - it is unknown how close these came to release, however.
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In a 2018 [https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2018/10/27/musicheads-essentials-prince-1999 interview] [[Bobby Z.]] recalled how [[Prince]] wrote the song after seeing the HBO documentary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Saw_Tomorrow ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow''] about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus Nostradamus], while on the [[Controversy Tour]].
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = July - August, 1982
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|date                      = Mid July 1982 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Late 1998
 
|date                      = Late 1998
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]] (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = Re-recording and remixes
 
|additional info          = Re-recording and remixes
 
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*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals
 
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - vocals
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals (as "J.J.")
 
*[[Jill Jones]] - vocals (as "J.J.")
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*[[Jesse Johnson]] - background vocals (uncredited)
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
'''1999: The New Master version and remixes'''
 
'''1999: The New Master version and remixes'''
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[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
 
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
 
[[Single: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] single<br>
 
[[Single: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] single<br>
[[Album: His Majesty's Pop Life|His Majesty's Pop Life]] promotional album<br>
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[[Album: His Majesty’s Pop Life|His Majesty’s Pop Life]]<br>
 
[[Album:_The_Story_So_Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br>
 
[[Album:_The_Story_So_Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br>
 
[[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promotional album<br>
 
[[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promotional album<br>
[[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single re-issue
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[[Single: 1999-98|1999]] single re-issue<br>
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= a.k.a. '''1999 (Album Version)'''
 
|5= a.k.a. '''1999 (Album Version)'''
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2= 6:22
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|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2019
 
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}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
 
[[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
 
[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
 
[[Album:_The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]
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[[Album:_Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
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[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
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[[Single: 17 Days|17 Days (Piano Version)]] single<br>
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|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
 
|5= Slightly alternate beginning
 
|5= Slightly alternate beginning
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|1= '''1999 (Edit)'''
 
|1= '''1999 (Edit)'''
 
|2= 3:36
 
|2= 3:36
|3= [[Single: 1999|1999]] promo
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|3= [[Single: 1999|1999]] promo<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|4= Edit, mono version
 
|4= Edit, mono version
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''1999: Keep Steppin''
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|1= '''1999: Keep Steppin'''
 
|2= 4:33
 
|2= 4:33
 
|3= [[Single: 1999: The New Master|1999: The New Master]]
 
|3= [[Single: 1999: The New Master|1999: The New Master]]
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|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= Spoken word over music from [[Little Red Corvette]] - other than name, no relation to [[1999]]; Credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]
 
|5= Spoken word over music from [[Little Red Corvette]] - other than name, no relation to [[1999]]; Credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2= 10:24
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]]
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2= 5:51
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|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2= 5:54
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|3= [[Single: Partyman|Partyman]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Partyman|Partyman]] single
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
|5= Remix by [[Femi Jiya]] and [[Prince]]; Includes sampled clips of [[Sexy Dancer]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]], [[Head]], [[Partyup]], [[Let's Work]], [[1999]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Erotic City]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]], [[Housequake]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
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|5= Remix by [[Femi Jiya]] and [[Prince]]; Includes sampled clips of [[Sexy Dancer]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]], [[Head]], [[Partyup]], [[Let’s Work]], [[1999]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Erotic City]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]], [[Housequake]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|3= [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP
 
|3= [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP
 
|4= Remix edit
 
|4= Remix edit
|5= As above, missing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joker The Joker]'s opening dialogue
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|5= As above, missing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joker The Joker]’s opening dialogue
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
 
|5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details
 
|5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''[[Million $ Show]]'''
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|2= 3:10
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|3= [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album stream
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|4= Studio
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|5= Contains samples from openings of [[For You]], [[1999]] and [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
 
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|1= '''1999 (Edit)'''  
 
|1= '''1999 (Edit)'''  
 
|2= 3:36
 
|2= 3:36
|3= [[Home Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] VHS/DVD
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|3= [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] VHS/DVD
 
|4= Promo video
 
|4= Promo video
 
|5= See [[Video: 1999|1999]] video for more details
 
|5= See [[Video: 1999|1999]] video for more details
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|1= '''1999'''
 
|1= '''1999'''
 
|2= 4:15
 
|2= 4:15
|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc
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|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March,_1985|30 March, 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''1999'''
 
|1= '''1999'''
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 5:14
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 1]] VHS
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
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|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''1999'''
 
|1= '''1999'''
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 8:28
 
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
 
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[18_December,_1999|18 December, 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
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|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2= 8:08
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' DVD]]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''1999'''
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|2=  T.B.C.
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
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|4= Live
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|5= [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast
 
|3= Live concert radio broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[22_July,_1990|22 July, 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]
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|5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]
 
}}
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[29_July,_1990|29 July, 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]]
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|5= [[29_July 1990|29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]]
 
}}
 
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{{Songline|
 
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[31_August,_1990|31 August, 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
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|5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
 
}}
 
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{{Songline|
 
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|3= Live radio broadcast
 
|3= Live radio broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[07_September, 1993-m|07 September, 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]  
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|5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]  
 
}}
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''1999/[[Baby I'm A Star]] '''
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|1= '''1999/[[Baby I’m A Star]] '''
 
|2= T.B.C.
 
|2= T.B.C.
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[17_October,_2003|17 October, 2003, Tamar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong]]; [[1999]] intro only
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|5= [[17_October 2003|17 October 2003, Tamar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong]]; [[1999]] intro only
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''1999/[[Baby I'm A Star]] '''
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|1= '''1999/[[Baby I’m A Star]] '''
 
|2= T.B.C.
 
|2= T.B.C.
 
|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast
 
|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[08_February,_2004|8 February, 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA]]; with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles Beyoncé]; [[1999]] intro only
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|5= [[08_February 2004|8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA]]; with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles Beyoncé]; [[1999]] intro only
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
 
|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
 
|4= Live medley
 
|4= Live medley
|5= [[04_February,_2007|04 February, 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of [[We Will Rock You]] / [[Let's Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / [[Proud Mary]] / [[All Along The Watchtower]] / [[Best Of You]] / [[Purple Rain]]
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|5= [[04_February 2007|04 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of [[We Will Rock You]] / [[Let’s Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[Proud Mary]] / [[All Along The Watchtower]] / [[Best Of You]] / [[Purple Rain]]
 
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
 
|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[25_April,_2008|25 April, 2008, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank, CA]]; not broadcast on TV
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|5= [[25_April 2008|25 April 2008, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank, CA]]; not broadcast on TV
 
}}
 
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast
 
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[14_October,_2009-m|14 October, 2009, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France]]
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|5= [[14_October 2009-m|14 October 2009, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France]]
 
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
 
|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEye TV Show # 7]] live video stream  
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[30 June, 2013-am|30 June, 2013 (am) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]]
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|5= [[30 June 2013-am|30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA]]
 
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|3= Live concert online stream
 
|3= Live concert online stream
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[10 May, 2015|10  May, 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena]]
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|5= [[10 May 2015|10  May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena]]
 
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
|first live appearance    = [[11 November, 1982|11 November, 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]<br>
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* [[01 January 2016-am|1 January 2016 (a.m.): Gouverneur Bay Estate, Gouverneur Bay, France (Saint Barthélemy)]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
 
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
 
* [[Purple Rain Tour]]
 
* [[Parade Tour]]
 
* [[Parade Tour]]
* [[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
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* [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
 
* [[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
* [[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
* [[Nude Tour]]
 
* [[Nude Tour]]
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* [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]]
 
* [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]]
 
* [[New Power Soul Tour]]
 
* [[New Power Soul Tour]]
* [[World Tour 2003]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>
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* [[World Tour 2003]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>
* [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>
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* [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>
 
* [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]]
 
* [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]]
 
* [[Prince 20TEN Tour]]
 
* [[Prince 20TEN Tour]]
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* [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]
 
* [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]
 
* [[Hit And Run Part II]]
 
* [[Hit And Run Part II]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(intro only, leading into [[Baby I’m A Star]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
|trivia                    = [[Prince]] announced prior to the [[TV Film: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] TV special that he would retire the song [[1999]] after its performance in the show; he didn't perform it again in full until 2007, but has performed it regularly since then.
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|trivia                    = [[Prince]] announced prior to the [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] TV special that he would retire the song [[1999]] after its performance in the show; he didn’t perform it again in full until 2007, but continued to performed it again regularly thereafter.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
* [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
 
* [[Single: 1999|1999]] single
 
* [[Video: 1999|1999]] video
 
* [[Video: 1999|1999]] video
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* [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295513321224
 
*https://www.facebook.com/JesseJohnsonfan/posts/10152295513321224

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1999

1999.jpg
from the album 1999
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single art for 1999
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 24 September 1982 - 1999 single
Album(s): 1999

The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
4Ever
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

1999 is the first track on Prince’s fifth album 1999, and, one month prior to the album’s release, 1999 was released as the album’s first single. The song has been released around the world many times in Prince’s career.

In 1993, the track was included as the ninth track on Prince’s first compilation album The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides). In late 1998, the 1999 single was reissued, including the full version of the track.

In 1999, a re-recording of the track, as well as several remixes, were released by Prince on the 1999: The New Master single, credited to "Prince and the Revolution".

In 2001, the track was included as the second track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince. In 2006, the track was included as the fourth track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate.

Basic tracking for 1999 took place at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid July 1982 as the final track recorded for the album. While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, Jesse Johnson wrote that Prince "used my 1968 Italian made Vox Wah on "1999"! ."

Prince re-recorded the song in late-1998 for release as 1999: The New Master. Prince claimed at the time that his entire Warner Bros. catalogue had been re-recorded and would be released as "new masters" - it is unknown how close these came to release, however.

In a 2018 interview Bobby Z. recalled how Prince wrote the song after seeing the HBO documentary The Man Who Saw Tomorrow about Nostradamus, while on the Controversy Tour.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid July 1982 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
Late 1998 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Re-recording and remixes
Recording Personnel

Original version


1999: The New Master version and remixes


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
1999 6:22 1999 album

1999 single
Little Red Corvette single
When Doves Cry single
His Majesty’s Pop Life
The Story So Far... promotional album
The Crown Jewels promotional album
1999 single re-issue

Studio a.k.a. 1999 (Album Version)
1999 6:22 1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
1999 (Edit) 3:36 1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition Edit Slightly alternate beginning
1999 (Edit) 3:36 1999 promo

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Edit, mono version
1999: Acapella 5:11 1999: The New Master Acapella Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999: Keep Steppin 4:33 1999: The New Master Remix Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999: Rosie & Doug E. In A Deep House 6:23 1999: The New Master Remix, re-uses rap from Guess Who? by Doug E. Fresh Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999: The Inevitable Mix 5:46 1999: The New Master Remix Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999: The New Master 7:09 1999: The New Master Re-recording Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999: The New Master: Single Edit 4:30 1999: The New Master Re-recording edit Credited to Prince and the Revolution
Rosario: 1999 1:19 1999: The New Master Studio Spoken word over music from Little Red Corvette - other than name, no relation to 1999; Credited to Prince and the Revolution
1999 10:24 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
1999 5:51 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
1999 5:54 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
1999 (Edit) 3:36 The Hits Collection VHS/DVD Promo video See 1999 video for more details
1999 4:15 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Super Deluxe Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
1999 5:14 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany
1999 8:28 Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD Live 18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
1999 8:08 1999 Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX
1999 T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
1999 T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
1999 T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
1999 T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
1999 3:13 Live radio broadcast Live 07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England; part of medley containing 1999 / Baby I’m A Star / America / D.M.S.R. / Pope / It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
1999/Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 17 October 2003, Tamar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong; 1999 intro only
1999/Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live awards performance TV broadcast Live 8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA; with Beyoncé; 1999 intro only
The Superbowl 11:52 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Live medley 04 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; medley of We Will Rock You / Let’s Go Crazy / 1999 intro / Baby I’m A Star / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / Purple Rain
1999 4:07 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Live 25 April 2008, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Burbank, CA; not broadcast on TV
1999 T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 14 October 2009, Le Grand Journal, Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France
1999 / Little Red Corvette / Musicology (intro) 9:52 3rdEye TV Show # 7 live video stream Live 30 June 2013 (a.m.) City Winery Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
1999 T.B.C. Live concert online stream Live 10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) 6:02 Partyman single Remix Remix by Femi Jiya and Prince; Includes sampled clips of Sexy Dancer, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, Partyup, Let’s Work, 1999, Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, Kiss, U Got The Look, Housequake and Alphabet St.
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) 5:58 The Scandalous Sex Suite EP Remix edit As above, missing The Joker’s opening dialogue
Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details
Purple Medley (Edit) 3:14 Purple Medley single Edit See Purple Medley for more details
Million $ Show 3:10 Hitnrun Phase One album stream Studio Contains samples from openings of For You, 1999 and Let’s Go Crazy
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • Prince announced prior to the Rave Un2 the Year 2000 TV special that he would retire the song 1999 after its performance in the show; he didn’t perform it again in full until 2007, but continued to performed it again regularly thereafter.

References
US Copyright Office PAu000440507 / 1982-09-23; PA0000157921 / 1982-12-06; PA0000165680 / 1983-01-27;
ASCAP Work ID: 440129719 / ISWC: T0701546806; (Acapella) Work ID: 450506873 / ISWC: T0722530644; (Keep Steppin') Work ID: 450506819 / ISWC: T0722530611; (Rosario) Work ID: 450506775 / ISWC: T0722530597; (Rosie & Douge E. In A Deep House) Work ID: 450506837 / ISWC: T0722530622; (Take) Work ID: 450506855 / ISWC: T0722530633; (The Inevitable Mix) Work ID: 450506793 / ISWC: T0722530600; (The New Master) Work ID: 450506757 / ISWC: T0722530586
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