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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
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|previous song            = [[Dancin' Flu]]
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|previous song            = [[Dancing Room Only]]
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|next song                = [[Darlene Marie]]
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|next song                = [[Darkside]]
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|introduction              = '''Dark''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. In 1993, [[Dark]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled "Penelope" (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).  
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|introduction              = '''Dark''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. In 1993, [[Dark]] was included in the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled “Penelope” (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).  
  
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In 1998, a remixed version, titled '''So Dark''', was included as the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
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In 1998, a remixed version, titled '''So Dark''', was included as the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 20th album [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (his fourth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
  
 
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October 2012]] a 4:18 rehearsal version of [[Dark]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4766558162548 Andy Allo Facebook Page].
 
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October 2012]] a 4:18 rehearsal version of [[Dark]] by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] was streamed on [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4766558162548 Andy Allo Facebook Page].
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 7|7 January 2014]], a live video of [[Dark|So Dark]] from [[05_October 2013|05 October 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] was put on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]].
 
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 7|7 January 2014]], a live video of [[Dark|So Dark]] from [[05_October 2013|05 October 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] was put on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]].
  
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Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same one-day session that produced [[Come]], [[Dolphin]] and [[Endorphinmachine]]).  
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same one-day session that produced [[Come]], [[Dolphin]], [[Dream]] and [[Endorphinmachine]]).  
  
 
It was included as the ninth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 1994]] configuration of the [[Album: Come|Come]] album. The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Pheromone]], [[Race]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds).  
 
It was included as the ninth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 1994]] configuration of the [[Album: Come|Come]] album. The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Pheromone]], [[Race]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds).  
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1993]]
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|date                      = Early-mid 1994 (assumed)
 
|date                      = Early-mid 1994 (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Remix (named '''So Dark''')
 
|additional info          = Remix (named '''So Dark''')
 
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|1= '''Dark'''
 
|1= '''Dark'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
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|3= Original full-length track (used in [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] version), edited for release
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|3= Original full-length version.
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|1= '''Dark (7" Remix)'''
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|2= Remix
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|3=
 
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|3= [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4766558162548 Andy Allo Facebook page]<br>mp4 stream
 
|3= [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4766558162548 Andy Allo Facebook page]<br>mp4 stream
 
|4= Rehearsal
 
|4= Rehearsal
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|5= Recorded in October 2012, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed).; contains samples from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Murphy Charlie Murphy]'s True Hollywood Stories: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James]", a 2004 skit from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show Chappelle's Show]
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|5= Recorded in October 2012, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota (assumed).; contains samples from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Murphy Charlie Murphy]’s True Hollywood Stories: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James]", a 2004 skit from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappelle’s_Show Chappelle’s Show]
 
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|video versions            =  
 
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|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
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|first live appearance    = [[27_July 1993|27 July 1993, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England]]<br>
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|first live appearance    = [[18_June 1993-am|18 June 1993 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br>
 
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (show 2), Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]]  
 
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (show 2), Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]]  
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
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|see also                  = [[Album: Come|Come]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Come|Come]] album
 
* [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
 
* [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] album
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* Unreleased [[Single:_Come_EP|Come EP]]
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* [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1993]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1993]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 28 October 2023

Dancing Room Only   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Darkside
Dark
Come.jpg
from the album Come 		Crystalball album.png
from the album Crystal Ball
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 16 August 1994 - Come album
Album(s): Come
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Dark is the seventh track on Prince’s fifteenth album Come. In 1993, Dark was included in the Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show, during the segment titled “Penelope” (credited, as was the whole project, to SymbolSmallerBlue.png).

In 1998, a remixed version, titled So Dark, was included as the eighth track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball (his fourth using the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png).

On 18 October 2012 a 4:18 rehearsal version of Dark by Prince and the New Power Generation was streamed on Andy Allo Facebook Page.

On 7 January 2014, a live video of So Dark from 05 October 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA was put on 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account.

Basic tracking took place on 2 January 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same one-day session that produced Come, Dolphin, Dream and Endorphinmachine).

It was included as the ninth track on a 11 March 1994 configuration of the Come album. The album version begins with a segment of Poem which was edited out when the track became Orgasm (Pheromone, Race and Letitgo include other segments in their opening seconds).

Recording/remixing dates for So Dark are not known, but it is likely remixed in early-mid 1994 at Paisley Park Studios.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2 January 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Early-mid 1994 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Remix (named So Dark)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dark 6:10 Come Studio
So Dark 5:13 Crystal Ball Remix
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Dark 4:18 Andy Allo Facebook page
mp4 stream 		Rehearsal Recorded in October 2012, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota (assumed).; contains samples from "Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories: Rick James", a 2004 skit from Chappelle’s Show
Dark 5:01 3rdEye TV Show # 15 live concert video stream Live 6 July 2013, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
So Dark 1:52 3rdEyeGirl You Tube account
mp4 video stream 		Live 05 October 2013, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Dark Studio Original full-length version.
Dark (7" Remix) Remix
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Dancing Room Only   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Darkside
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