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[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
 
[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
 
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
 
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
[[Album: Prince_4ever|Prince 4ever]]<br>
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[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
 
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
 
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <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            = [[I Wonder U]]
 
|previous song            = [[I Wonder U]]
|next song                = [[Ice Cream Castles]]
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|next song                = [[I'll Do Anything]]
 
|introduction              = '''I Would Die 4 U''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Five months after the album's release, [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] was released as the album's fourth single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].  
 
|introduction              = '''I Would Die 4 U''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Five months after the album's release, [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] was released as the album's fourth single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].  
  
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In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].
 
In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].
  
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Together with [[Baby I'm A Star]]  it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A rehearsal take of the song was then recorded with the band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, which remains unreleased.
  
'''Recording process'''
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The song was then cut live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded).  The song dated back to at least 18 months earlier when it was tried out in soundcheck on [[15 February 1982|15 February 1982]] at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA, during a [[Controversy Tour]] show.
  
[[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA (at the same concert where [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded).  The song dated back to at least 18 months earlier when it was tried out in soundcheck during a [[Controversy Tour]] show.
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It was included as the seventh track on a tentative [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the seventh track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
  
It was included as the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the seventh track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
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A tour rehearsal jam version of the song was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 25|25 October 1984]] for release on the single's 12". The full take lasted over 30 minutes, but was edited down by two-third before release.
 
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The 12" single version of the track was included as the eleventh track on the first disc of an early configuration of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] before the album was reworked for release.
 
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'''12-Inch'''
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A tour rehearsal version of the song was recorded in late 1984 for release on the single's 12". The single version of the track was included as the eleventh track on the first disc of an early configuration of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] before the album was reworked for release.
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|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]]
|studio                    = First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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|additional info          = rehearsal recording
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[03_August 1983|First Avenue]]<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Live recording
 
|additional info          = Live recording
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = October, - November 1984
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_31|31 August 1983]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_3|3 September 1983]]
|studio                    = Unknown venue
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Overdubs, Mix
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 25|25 October 1984]]
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|studio                    = Minneapolis Auditorium,<br>Minneapolis, MN,USA
 
|additional info          = Rehearsal recording
 
|additional info          = Rehearsal recording
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
'''Purple Rain (album) version'''
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''' Warehouse rehearsal and Purple Rain (album) version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br>
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br>
 
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
 
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
 
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
 
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals
 
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards and vocals
'''Rehearsal Recording'''
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<hr>
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*[[Rob "Cubby" Colby]] - engineer (Warehouse rehearsal)
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*[[David Z.]] - engineer (First Avenue)
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*[[David Leonard]] - engineer (First Avenue)
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*[[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer (Sunset)
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'''Tour Rehearsal Recording'''
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br>
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br>
 
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
 
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
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*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
 
*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone
 
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar
 
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar
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<hr>
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*[[Rob "Cubby" Colby]] or [[David Tickle]] or [[Susan Rogers]] - engineer
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|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
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[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br>
 
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br>
 
|4= Live with overdubs
 
|4= Live with overdubs
|5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; segues (as recorded) with [[Baby I'm A Star]]
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|5= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, MN, USA; segues (as recorded) with [[Baby I'm A Star]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]] album<br>
 
[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]] album<br>
 
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] album<br>
 
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] album<br>
[[Album: Prince_4ever|Prince 4ever]]<br>
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[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] album<br>
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
|5= Slightly alternate ending avoiding segue
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|5= Slightly alternate ending avoiding segue. a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit'''
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''I Would Die 4 U '''
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|2= 2:57
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|3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] UK promo single<br>
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|4= Edit
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|5= Fade out ending
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|2= 10:15
 
|2= 10:15
 
|3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br>
 
|3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br>
[[Album: His Majesty's Pop Life|His Majesty's Pop Life]] promo<br>
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[[Album: His Majesty's Pop Life|His Majesty's Pop Life]]<br>
 
[[Single: Erotic City|Erotic City]] reissue single<br>
 
[[Single: Erotic City|Erotic City]] reissue single<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br>  
 
|4= Rehearsal recording
 
|4= Rehearsal recording
 
|5= with [[Sheila E.]] and members of her band
 
|5= with [[Sheila E.]] and members of her band
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''I Would Die 4 U'''
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|2= 3:27
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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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|1= '''I Would Die 4 U'''  
 
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U'''  
 
|2= 4:01
 
|2= 4:01
|3= [[DVD: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] VHS/DVD<br>
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|3= [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] VHS/DVD<br>
 
[[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
 
[[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
 
|4= Live concert promo video
 
|4= Live concert promo video
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|2= 3:50
 
|2= 3:50
 
|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'', bonus DVD]] -->
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
 
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
 
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|1= '''I Would Die 4 U'''
 
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U'''
 
|2= Live recording
 
|2= Live recording
|3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; contains instrumental break edited from release
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|3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; contains instrumental break edited from release
 
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{{Unreleasedline|
 
{{Unreleasedline|
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* [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
 
* [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] , [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] , [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|trivia                    =
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* In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''I Would Die 4 U''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
 
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]  
 
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]  
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* [[Video: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] video
 
* [[Video: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] video
 
|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)]]''
* ''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)]''
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* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019)
 
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 08:19, 18 July 2020

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I Would Die 4 U

Purplerain.jpg
from the album Purple Rain
Iwoulddie4u single.jpg
single art for I Would Die 4 U
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 25 June 1984 - Purple Rain album
Album(s): Purple Rain

The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
4Ever
Purple Rain Deluxe
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:
  • 1983, 2001, 2007 , 2011 (clip only during sampler set), 2012 (during sampler set), 2013 (during sampler set), 2014 (during sampler set), 2015 (during sampler set), 2016 (solo piano)
  • In the notebook, where Prince wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie Purple Rain I Would Die 4 U is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.

I Would Die 4 U is the seventh track on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Five months after the album's release, I Would Die 4 U was released as the album's fourth single. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.

In 1993, the track was included as the eighth track on the compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).

In 2001, the track was included as the seventh track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince.

In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate.

Together with Baby I'm A Star it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on 15 June 1983 at The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A rehearsal take of the song was then recorded with the band on 21 June 1983 at The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, which remains unreleased.

The song was then cut live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain were also recorded). The song dated back to at least 18 months earlier when it was tried out in soundcheck on 15 February 1982 at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA, during a Controversy Tour show.

It was included as the seventh track on a tentative 7 November 1983 configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the 23 March 1984 configuration, but became the seventh track on the final 14 April 1984 configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.

A tour rehearsal jam version of the song was recorded on 25 October 1984 for release on the single's 12". The full take lasted over 30 minutes, but was edited down by two-third before release. The 12" single version of the track was included as the eleventh track on the first disc of an early configuration of the compilation album Ultimate before the album was reworked for release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
21 June 1983 The Warehouse,
St. Louis Park, MN, USA
rehearsal recording
3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Live recording
31 August 1983-3 September 1983 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Overdubs, Mix
25 October 1984 Minneapolis Auditorium,
Minneapolis, MN,USA
Rehearsal recording
Recording Personnel

Warehouse rehearsal and Purple Rain (album) version



Tour Rehearsal Recording



Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Would Die 4 U 2:51 Purple Rain album

Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album

Live with overdubs 3 August 1983, First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, USA; segues (as recorded) with Baby I'm A Star
I Would Die 4 U 2:51 Purple Rain Deluxe
Studio Remastered 2015
I Would Die 4 U (Single Version) 2:57 I Would Die 4 U single

The Story So Far... promotional album
The Hits 2 album
The Hits / The B-Sides album
The Very Best Of Prince album
Ultimate album
4Ever album
Purple Rain Deluxe - Single Edits & B-Sides album

Edit Slightly alternate ending avoiding segue. a.k.a. 7" Single Edit
I Would Die 4 U 2:57 I Would Die 4 U UK promo single
Edit Fade out ending
I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) 10:15 I Would Die 4 U single

His Majesty's Pop Life
Erotic City reissue single
Purple Rain Deluxe - Single Edits & B-Sides

Rehearsal recording with Sheila E. and members of her band
I Would Die 4 U 3:27 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Would Die 4 U 4:01 The Hits Collection VHS/DVD

Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD

Live concert promo video 20 November 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See I Would Die 4 U video for more details
I Would Die 4 U 3:50 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

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

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


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
I Would Die 4 U Live recording 3 August 1983, First Avenue version; contains instrumental break edited from release
I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) Rehearsal recording Version edited for release on 12"; features Sheila E. and members of her band
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • {{{trivia}}}

References
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