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− | |introduction = '''Controversy''' is the first track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Controversy''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s fourth album [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], and, six weeks prior to the album’s release, [[Single: Controversy|Controversy]] was released as the album’s first single. |
− | In 1982, the track was included as the b-side of the West German and Japanese versions of the [[Single: Sexuality|Sexuality]] single. It was also included as the third track on the Australian 12" of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]] | + | In 1982, the track was included as the b-side of the West German and Japanese versions of the [[Single: Sexuality|Sexuality]] single. It was also included as the third track on the Australian 12" of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]]. |
− | In 1993, the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]] | + | In 1993, the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]]’s second compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]), and, three months after the album’s release, [[Single: Controversy-93|Controversy]] was released as a single. |
− | In 2004, a 2003 live version was released as a download from the [[NPG Music Club]] | + | In 2004, a 2003 live version was released as a download from the [[NPG Music Club]]’s [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Download Store|Musicology Download Store]] (this same version was included on the [[Single: Controversy (Live In Hawaii)|Controversy (Live In Hawaii)]] single included in the [[Book:_Prince_In_Hawaii_-_An_Intimate_Portrait_Of_An_Artist|Prince In Hawaii]] book). In 2006, the full-length studio version was included as the third track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was recorded in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the track was recorded in Summer 1981 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same session as [[Poppa Grooves]] and [[Tick, Tick, Bang]]). The album was completed at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_23|23 August 1981]]. |
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− | |1= '''[[ | + | |1= '''[[Let’s Work]] (Dance Remix)''' |
|2= 8:02 | |2= 8:02 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Let’s Work|Let’s Work]] single<br> |
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | ||
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. " | + | |5= a.k.a. "Let’s Work (Xtended)"; see [[Let’s Work]] for more details |
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− | |first live appearance = [[05_October 1981|5 October 1981: | + | |first live appearance = [[05_October 1981|5 October 1981: Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> |
* [[14_April_2016-1|14 April 2016 (Show 1): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | * [[14_April_2016-1|14 April 2016 (Show 1): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]]<br> | ||
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | ||
|trivia = The '''Live In Hawaii''' version is the only recording from the [[World Tour 2003]] to be released. | |trivia = The '''Live In Hawaii''' version is the only recording from the [[World Tour 2003]] to be released. | ||
− | * In his autobiography [https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07NJPTJ12/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 On Time: A Princely Life in Funk], [[Morris Day]] states that he played drums on '''Controversy''' and on [[ | + | * In his autobiography [https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07NJPTJ12/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 On Time: A Princely Life in Funk], [[Morris Day]] states that he played drums on '''Controversy''' and on [[Let’s Work]], without mentioning that it was on the extended version of the latter. Since different recordings were made for '''Controversy''', it is not known if Morris plays on the album version or on an unreleased version. |
* '''Controversy''' became the name of a UK-based [[Prince]] fanclub which ran in the 1980s and early 1990s. | * '''Controversy''' became the name of a UK-based [[Prince]] fanclub which ran in the 1980s and early 1990s. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album | |see also = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album |
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