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|introduction              = '''Count The Days''' is the eighth track (third song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second 'solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]. Seven months later, [[Single: Count The Days|Count The Days]] was released as the album's third single in the UK and Europe. The single contained an "edit" version, which includes instrumental fills overdubbed onto the song's curse words (the edit is the same length as the album version). In 1996, the song was also included as the third track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]).
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|introduction              = '''Count The Days''' is the eighth track (third song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s second 'solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]. Seven months later, [[Single: Count The Days|Count The Days]] was released as the album’s third single in the UK and Europe. The single contained an "edit" version, which includes instrumental fills overdubbed onto the song’s curse words (the edit is the same length as the album version). In 1996, the song was also included as the third track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]).
  
 
[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] recorded a preliminary version of the song in early-to-mid May 1994. Basic tracking in the studio took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Slave 2 The System]] and [[It Takes 3]]). The song was included as the sixth track (third song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_19|19 June 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], and was included as the sixth track (fifth song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 1994]] configuration.
 
[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] recorded a preliminary version of the song in early-to-mid May 1994. Basic tracking in the studio took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[The Exodus Has Begun]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Slave 2 The System]] and [[It Takes 3]]). The song was included as the sixth track (third song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_19|19 June 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]], and was included as the sixth track (fifth song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 1994]] configuration.
  
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The track's lyrics at one point mention singer and musican [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Beverly Frankie Beverly] and his band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_(band) Maze].
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The track’s lyrics at one point mention singer and musican [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Beverly Frankie Beverly] and his band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_(band) Maze].
 
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|date                      = Early-to-mid May 1994 (assumed)
 
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]]
 
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
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|4= Remix
 
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|1= '''Count The Days'''
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|2= 0:34
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|3= [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo
 
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* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 17 September 2022

Cosmic Day   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Country Player
Count The Days
Exodus album.jpg
from the album Exodus 		Countthedays single.jpg
single art for Count The Days
Song details
Performer: New Power Generation
First Released: 27 March 1995 - Exodus album
Album(s): Exodus

Girl 6

Writer(s): Prince, Sonny T., Michael B., Mr. Hayes and Tommy Barbarella (credited to the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Count The Days is the eighth track (third song) on the New Power Generation’s second 'solo' album Exodus. Seven months later, Count The Days was released as the album’s third single in the UK and Europe. The single contained an "edit" version, which includes instrumental fills overdubbed onto the song’s curse words (the edit is the same length as the album version). In 1996, the song was also included as the third track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee).

SymbolSmallerBlue.png recorded a preliminary version of the song in early-to-mid May 1994. Basic tracking in the studio took place on 15 May 1994, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Get Wild, New Power Soul, The Exodus Has Begun, Hallucination Rain, Slave 2 The System and It Takes 3). The song was included as the sixth track (third song) on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus, and was included as the sixth track (fifth song) on the 2 December 1994 configuration.

The track’s lyrics at one point mention singer and musican Frankie Beverly and his band Maze.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early-to-mid May 1994 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Tracking (SymbolSmallerBlue.png version)
15 May 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Released version


Symbol.png version

  • Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Count The Days 3:24 Exodus

Count The Days single
Girl 6

Studio a.k.a. Count The Days (Album Version)
Count The Days (Edit) 3:24 Count The Days single Remix Instrumental fills overdubbed onto curse words
Count The Days 0:34 NPG Records Sampler Experience Excerpt clip only
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Count The Days 3:24 Promotional release only Promo video See Count The Days video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Count The Days ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 5 April 1995, The White Room, Westway Studio, London, England
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Free The Music 1:47 The Good Life single Studio
Free The Music 3:24 The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience promo Extended version Original full-length version with Little Richard samples
Segue 0:42 Exodus Segue Segue introducing Count The Days; See Segue for more details
Count Segue Unreleased original version of segue above
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Count The Days Studio Prince’s version before band recording
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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