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| |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(vocal clip in [[Push]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(vocal clip in [[My Name Is Prince]])</small> | | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(vocal clip in [[Push]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1993|1993]] <small>(vocal clip in [[My Name Is Prince]])</small> |
| |trivia = It was rumored at the time of this song’s release that some of the lyrics were written in response to Michael Jackson proclaiming himself "the king of pop" in 1991, along with [[My Name Is Prince]] (especially the line "2 whomever it may concern / U must come 2 your senses / There are no kings on this earth / Only princes"). | | |trivia = It was rumored at the time of this song’s release that some of the lyrics were written in response to Michael Jackson proclaiming himself "the king of pop" in 1991, along with [[My Name Is Prince]] (especially the line "2 whomever it may concern / U must come 2 your senses / There are no kings on this earth / Only princes"). |
− | * The song references the [[Loopzilla]], quoting the "Don’t touch that radio" line from it. | + | * The song references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton]’s song [[Loopzilla]], quoting the "Don’t touch that radio" line from it. |
| * The idea of a track that introduces an album with samples was previously used on the '''Boom Mix''' of [[Shake!]] released on the [[Single: Shake!|maxi-single]] released in 1991 (to promote the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album) which also uses the same ''Evil Laugh'' track from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ compilation "Beats, Breaks & Scratches Volume 4". | | * The idea of a track that introduces an album with samples was previously used on the '''Boom Mix''' of [[Shake!]] released on the [[Single: Shake!|maxi-single]] released in 1991 (to promote the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album) which also uses the same ''Evil Laugh'' track from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ compilation "Beats, Breaks & Scratches Volume 4". |
| |see also = [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] single<br> | | |see also = [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] single<br> |
2 Whom It May Concern is a non-album track which first appeared on the UK version of the My Name Is Prince single, before appearing on the US single of Damn U, while soon after appearing on the maxi-single of 7. The track is largely a spoken-word track which at times samples most tracks from the album (mostly) in order: My Name Is Prince, Sexy M.F., Love 2 The 9’s, The Max, Blue Light, Wanna Melt With U, The Continental, Damn U, Arrogance, And God Created Woman, 7 and The Sacrifice Of Victor, while also introducing each member of the New Power Generation, serving as a commercial for the album (the promo video is in fact labeled "Commercial" on promo VHS copies). The backing track is sampled directly from 7 (After 6 Long Mix); it also contains a sample of God Made Me Funky performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album Survival Of The Fittest, also sampled in The Sacrifice Of Victor).
While exact recording dates are unknown, the track was recorded in Summer 1992 following the recording of the album’s last-recorded song Wanna Melt With U, most likely at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. See individual song titles for the recording information about the samples used in this track.
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Summer 1992
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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2 Whom It May Concern
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4:02
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My Name Is Prince single
Damn U single
7 single
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Video Versions
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Commercial
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1:14
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See 2 Whom It May Concern video for more details
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Commercial
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4:07
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See 2 Whom It May Concern video for more details
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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2 Whom It May Concern
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1:21
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Act I TV-special
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Video version
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edited version of the full version. Used as an intro for the Act I TV-special.
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