Irresistible Bitch was released as the b-side of the single Let’s Pretend We’re Married, the fourth and final single from Prince’s fifth album 1999.
In 1993, it was included as the eleventh track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).
In 2019, the original 1981 recording (mixed together with Feel U Up) was released as the second track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.
While specific recording dates for the first incarnation of the song are not known, it was initially recorded in November 1981 (estimate) at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. This version was recorded separate from the earliest incarnation of Feel U Up, recorded around the same time, but Prince soon after mixed them together.
The better known released version is a re-recording done at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California on 15 September 1983 (five days before The Beautiful Ones).
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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November 1981 (estimate)
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking original version
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7 September 1982
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Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking of re-recording
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15 September 1983
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Overdubs, mixing on 1982 version
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16 September 1983
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Overdubs, mixing
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17 September 1983
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin vocal overdubs
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18 September 1983
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Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Overdubs, mixing
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Recording Personnel
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1981 Version
- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Irresistible Bitch
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4:11
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Let’s Pretend We’re Married - single
The Hits / The B-Sides
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Studio
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Irresistible Bitch
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4:11
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1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition
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Studio
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Remastered in 2019
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Irresistible Bitch
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4:39
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1999 Super Deluxe Edition
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Studio
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1981 version
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Irresistible Bitch
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1:56
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Prince And The Revolution: Live
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Live
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30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Irresistible Bitch
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1:55
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Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)
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Live
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30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
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Irresistible Bitch
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2:02
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NPG Ahdio Show # 9 mp3 (not available as a separate track)
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Live
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26 March 1993, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
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Video Versions
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Irresistible Bitch
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Studio
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Early mix with different ending
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