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|introduction          = '''3 x 2 = 6''' is the eighth and final track on [[Vanity 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], and, in Fall 1982, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bite The Beat|Bite The Beat]], the album's second single. In 1983, it was also included as the b-side of [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]], the album's fourth and final single.
 
|introduction          = '''3 x 2 = 6''' is the eighth and final track on [[Vanity 6]]'s first and only album [[Album: Vanity 6|Vanity 6]], and, in Fall 1982, it was included as the b-side of [[Single: Bite The Beat|Bite The Beat]], the album's second single. In 1983, it was also included as the b-side of [[Single: Drive Me Wild|Drive Me Wild]], the album's fourth and final single.
  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after [[Extraloveable]] and the day before [[If It'll Make U Happy]]).
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (two days after [[Extraloveable]] and the day before [[If It'll Make U Happy]]). Unusually, [[Prince]] asked [[Dez Dickerson]] to play drums on the track, rather than his primary instrument, guitar.
 
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Revision as of 17:15, 4 March 2020

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3 x 2 = 6

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from the album Vanity 6
Song details
Performer: Vanity 6
First Released: 11 August 1982 - Vanity 6 album
Album(s): Vanity 6
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Vanity)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Vanity 6)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

3 x 2 = 6 is the eighth and final track on Vanity 6's first and only album Vanity 6, and, in Fall 1982, it was included as the b-side of Bite The Beat, the album's second single. In 1983, it was also included as the b-side of Drive Me Wild, the album's fourth and final single.

Basic tracking took place on 5 April 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (two days after Extraloveable and the day before If It'll Make U Happy). Unusually, Prince asked Dez Dickerson to play drums on the track, rather than his primary instrument, guitar.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
5 April 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3 x 2 = 6 5:24 Vanity 6
Studio
3 x 2 = 6 3:45 Drive Me Wild single

Bite The Beat single

Studio Edit



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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