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|introduction = '''3121''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 31st studio album [[Album: 3121|3121]]. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]]’s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]], incorporating renditions of [[The Entertainer]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin Scott Joplin]’s 1902 composition), [[Alexander’s Ragtime Band]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin]’s 1911 composition), [[Music! Music! Music!]] (by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Baum Bernie Baum] and Stephan Weiss, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer Teresa Brewer]’s 1949 single ''Music! Music! Music!''), and [[Prince]]’s own [[D.M.S.R.]] (from [[Album: 1999|1999]]). | |introduction = '''3121''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 31st studio album [[Album: 3121|3121]]. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]]’s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]], incorporating renditions of [[The Entertainer]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin Scott Joplin]’s 1902 composition), [[Alexander’s Ragtime Band]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin]’s 1911 composition), [[Music! Music! Music!]] (by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Baum Bernie Baum] and Stephan Weiss, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer Teresa Brewer]’s 1949 single ''Music! Music! Music!''), and [[Prince]]’s own [[D.M.S.R.]] (from [[Album: 1999|1999]]). | ||
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]], | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]], [[Shameless]] and others tracks. In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] said they recorded eleven or twelve tracks that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with [[Prince]] for a while after that. Much like [[Ripopgodazippa]], [[3121]] was based around a bass line and a beat created by [[Sonny T.]] and [[Michael B.]] during that session, although they are uncredited. |
[[Prince]] allegedly wrote the song inspired by the 3121 address of the house, in the week he hired it, so it is likely an early version of the song was recorded in October 2004. | [[Prince]] allegedly wrote the song inspired by the 3121 address of the house, in the week he hired it, so it is likely an early version of the song was recorded in October 2004. | ||
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[[Prince]] wore a jacket with the "3121" logo (as on the album cover) when performing at the 36th NAACP Image Awards on [[19 March 2005]], and his rented mansion in Los Angeles at the time was at [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], the address of which inspired the track’s title. It was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of [[Album: 3121|3121]], where it remained for release. | [[Prince]] wore a jacket with the "3121" logo (as on the album cover) when performing at the 36th NAACP Image Awards on [[19 March 2005]], and his rented mansion in Los Angeles at the time was at [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], the address of which inspired the track’s title. It was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of [[Album: 3121|3121]], where it remained for release. | ||
− | Of note is that the intro of [[3121]] contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower..." | + | Of note is that the intro of [[3121]] contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower..." also used on [[...Back 2 The Lotus]] (although not on [[From The Lotus...]]) and ends with the phrase "It’s going down y'all, like the [[Wall Of Berlin|wall of Berlin]]", all referring to songs recorded during the same session. |
The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall], which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989. | The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall], which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989. | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[28 February 2005-am|28 February 2005 (a.m.): , Beverly Hills, CA, USA]] <small>(although potentially also performed earlier in 2005)</small> <br> | + | |first live appearance = [[28 February 2005-am|28 February 2005 (a.m.): 3121 Antelo Rd., Beverly Hills, CA, USA]] <small>(although potentially also performed earlier in 2005)</small> <br> |
− | * [[ | + | * [[12_October_2009|12 October 2009: La Cigale, Paris, France]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Per4ming Live 3121]] | |performed regularly on = [[Per4ming Live 3121]] | ||
*[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | *[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] |
|trivia = The name "3121" has been used in many ways, It is believed [[Prince]] wrote the song around the time he moved into a rented mansion on [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]] in Los Angeles, California. | |trivia = The name "3121" has been used in many ways, It is believed [[Prince]] wrote the song around the time he moved into a rented mansion on [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]] in Los Angeles, California. | ||
*[[Prince]] named his website from 2006-8 [[3121.com]]. | *[[Prince]] named his website from 2006-8 [[3121.com]]. | ||
* The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | * The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | ||
− | *[[Prince]] released a perfume in 2007 titled 3121. | + | *[[Prince]] released a perfume in 2007 titled [[Product: 3121|3121]]. |
|see also = [[Album: 3121|3121]] album | |see also = [[Album: 3121|3121]] album | ||
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*[[Product: 3121|3121]] | *[[Product: 3121|3121]] | ||
*[[3121.com]] | *[[3121.com]] | ||
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|categories = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Recorded 2004]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | |categories = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Recorded 2004]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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