Difference between revisions of "Baby I’m A Star"
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|single image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
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|introduction = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the b-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album's fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | |introduction = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the b-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album's fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | ||
− | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981-1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Prince and the Revolution]] later recorded the song live on [[03_August | + | [[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981-1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Prince and the Revolution]] later recorded the song live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). |
− | This live version was released with slight overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November | + | This live version was released with slight overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album. |
In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I'm A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]]. | In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I'm A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]]. | ||
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− | |date = [[03_August | + | |date = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] |
− | |studio = [[03_August | + | |studio = [[03_August 1983|First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|additional info = Live recording | |additional info = Live recording | ||
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[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo | ||
|4= Live with overdubs | |4= Live with overdubs | ||
− | |5= [[03_August | + | |5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; segues (as recorded) from [[I Would Die 4 U]] |
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|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | |3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD | ||
|4= Live concert promo video | |4= Live concert promo video | ||
− | |5= 20 November | + | |5= 20 November 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See [[Video: Baby I'm A Star|Baby I'm A Star]] video for more details |
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|3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc | |3= [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[30_March | + | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] |
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|3= [[Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 The Year 2000]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[18_December | + | |5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast | |3= Live concert radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_July | + | |5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]] |
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[29_July | + | |5= [[29_July 1990|29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]] |
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[31_August | + | |5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]] |
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20_July | + | |5= [[20_July 1991-m|20 July 1991 (matinee), Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
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|3= Live radio broadcast | |3= Live radio broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[07_September | + | |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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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | |3= Delayed concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[17_October | + | |5= [[17_October 2003|17 October 2003, Támar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong, China]]; [[1999]] intro only |
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|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | |3= Live awards performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[08_February | + | |5= [[08_February 2004|8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA]]; with Beyonce; [[1999]] intro only |
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream | |3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream | ||
|4= Live medley | |4= Live medley | ||
− | |5= [[04_February | + | |5= [[04_February 2007|4 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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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | |1= '''Baby I'm A Star''' | ||
|2= Live recording | |2= Live recording | ||
− | |3= [[03_August | + | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; contains spoken intro |
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− | |first live appearance = [[03_August | + | |first live appearance = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Purple Rain Tour]] | ||
* [[Nude Tour]] | * [[Nude Tour]] |
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