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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1984]] - [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] UK single
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 10|10 September 1984]] - [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] UK single
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
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[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
 
|previous song            = [[Go Go Dancer]]
 
|previous song            = [[Go Go Dancer]]
 
|next song                = [[God Is Alive]]
 
|next song                = [[God Is Alive]]
|introduction              = '''God''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the third single from [[Prince]]'s seventh album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The UK 12" release of the single contained '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''', a 7:54 instrumental version heard in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], but other worldwide releases  in 1984 contained a completely re-recorded vocal version, simply titled '''God'''.  
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|introduction              = '''God''' was released as the b-side of [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the third single from [[Prince]]’s seventh album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. The UK 12" release of the single contained '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''', a 7:54 instrumental version heard in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], but other worldwide releases  in 1984 contained a completely re-recorded vocal version, simply titled '''God'''.  
  
In 1993, the vocal version was included as the 18th track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). The instrumental “Love Theme From Purple Rain” version was included on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' Single Edits & B-Sides]].
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In 1993, the vocal version was included as the 18th track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). The instrumental “Love Theme From Purple Rain” version was included on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' Single Edits & B-Sides]].
  
Basic tracking for '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the same day as the version of [[Father's Song]] and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] 'rehearsal' version of [[Purple Rain]] used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]).
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Basic tracking for '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''' took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the same day as the version of [[Father’s Song]] and [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] ’rehearsal' version of [[Purple Rain]] used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]).
  
 
The vocal version, '''God''', was recorded six months later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1984]], at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.   
 
The vocal version, '''God''', was recorded six months later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 19|19 August 1984]], at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.   
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking of '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)'''
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking of '''God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)'''
 
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[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo<br>
 
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promo<br>
 
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
 
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] <br>
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= a.k.a. '''God (Vocal)''' & '''7" B-Side Edit'''
 
|5= a.k.a. '''God (Vocal)''' & '''7" B-Side Edit'''
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|2= 7:54
 
|2= 7:54
 
|3= [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single<br>
 
|3= [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]]
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= a.k.a. '''God (Instrumental)''' & ''' Instrumental U.K. 12" B-Side'''
 
|5= a.k.a. '''God (Instrumental)''' & ''' Instrumental U.K. 12" B-Side'''
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''God'''
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|2= 7:46
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|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
 
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|2= 8:30
 
|2= 8:30
 
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
 
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live| Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= Vocal version; [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
 
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[23 September 1984|23 September 1984, Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA]] <br>
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|first live appearance    = [[23 September 1984|23 September 1984, Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH, USA]] <br>
 
* [[01 September 2004|1 September 2004: Rose Garden, Portland, OR, USA]] <small> (Love Theme From Purple Rain) version as an interlude) </small>
 
* [[01 September 2004|1 September 2004: Rose Garden, Portland, OR, USA]] <small> (Love Theme From Purple Rain) version as an interlude) </small>
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Purple Rain Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Purple Rain Tour]]
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|see also                  = [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single
 
|see also                  = [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single
 
|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)]]''
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538105497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511110969&sr=8-1&keywords=duane+tudahl+prince&dpID=51jJZJCGZoL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)]''
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]]
 
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God

Purplerain single.jpg
single art for Purple Rain
Thehitsthebsides.jpg
included on The Hits / The B-Sides
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 10 September 1984 - Purple Rain UK single
Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

God was released as the b-side of Purple Rain, the third single from Prince’s seventh album Purple Rain. The UK 12" release of the single contained God (Love Theme From Purple Rain), a 7:54 instrumental version heard in the movie Purple Rain, but other worldwide releases in 1984 contained a completely re-recorded vocal version, simply titled God.

In 1993, the vocal version was included as the 18th track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides). The instrumental “Love Theme From Purple Rain” version was included on Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition Single Edits & B-Sides.

Basic tracking for God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) took place on 7 February 1984 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the same day as the version of Father’s Song and Wendy & Lisa ’rehearsal' version of Purple Rain used in Purple Rain).

The vocal version, God, was recorded six months later, on 19 August 1984, at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 February 1984 Sunset Sound - Studio 2,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking of God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)
19 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse,
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Basic tracking of God
Recording Personnel

God a.k.a. God (Vocal)

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Sheila E. - drums (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
God 4:02 Purple Rain single

Strange Tales From The Rain promo
The Hits / The B-Sides
Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition

Studio a.k.a. God (Vocal) & 7" B-Side Edit
God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) 7:54 Purple Rain single

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides

Studio a.k.a. God (Instrumental) & Instrumental U.K. 12" B-Side
God 7:46 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
God 8:30 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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