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|song name = Laydown | |song name = Laydown | ||
− | |single image = [[File:20Ten album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: 20TEN]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: 20TEN| | + | |single image = [[File:20Ten album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: 20TEN]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]]</small> |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 10|10 July 2010]] - [[Album: 20TEN| | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 10|10 July 2010]] - [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] album |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: 20TEN| | + | |album(s) = [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Lavaux]] | |previous song = [[Lavaux]] | ||
|next song = [[Le Grind]] | |next song = [[Le Grind]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Laydown''' is the uncredited 77th and final track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Laydown''' is the uncredited 77th and final track on [[Prince]]’s 35th album [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] ([[Everybody Loves Me]], the album’s ninth track, is the album’s final credited track, with tracks 10-76 silent tracks). |
The title is written in lighter text on the back cover of the CD packaging. | The title is written in lighter text on the back cover of the CD packaging. | ||
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 2013]] a 5:54 extended mix of the song was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl]] YouTube channel. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 2013]] a 5:54 extended mix of the song was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl]] YouTube channel. | ||
− | A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]], together with [[Sea Of Everything]], [[Act Of God]] and a song apparently titled [[Glas | + | A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]], together with [[Sea Of Everything]], [[Act Of God]] and a song apparently titled [[Glas O’ Cola]], alluding the exact date for the recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
− | The | + | The song’s lyrics contain [[Prince]] referring to himself as "the purple Yoda", a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars Star Wars] character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda Yoda], believed to be the only reference to the popular movie franchise in [[Prince]]’s lyrics ([[Sign O’ The Times]] uses the phrase "Star Wars", but this likely refers to the US Strategic Defense Initiative nicknamed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative Star Wars]). |
− | Following [[Prince]] | + | Following [[Prince]]’s performance of the song on [[13 April 2011-m|Lopez Tonight]], his performance was intercut with footage from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Playoffs NBA Playoffs] and included in a few different commercials for the playoffs which were broadcast during games in May and June 2011. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Tracking | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 2010 (assumed) | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Additional mix creating '''Laydown Xtended''' |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|1= '''Laydown''' | |1= '''Laydown''' | ||
|2= 3:07 | |2= 3:07 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: 20TEN| | + | |3= [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Laydown''' | |1= '''Laydown''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 1:43 |
− | |3= | + | |3= Commercial |
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= | + | |5= Combined NBA TV Playoffs commercial with sound & images of [[Prince]] performing [[Laydown]] in the Lopez Tonight Show to promote both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network) TNT] airing of the playoffs and the [[Welcome_2_America_Tour|TwentyOne Nite Stand]] in Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] | ||
|trivia = From a conversation with [[Shelby J.]] [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Fiorillo]], it is confirmed [[Liv Warfield|Liv]] sings the "you need to laydown" line, while [[Elisa Fiorillo|Elisa]] can be heard on the "Here comes the purple Yoda" part. | |trivia = From a conversation with [[Shelby J.]] [[Liv Warfield]] and [[Elisa Fiorillo]], it is confirmed [[Liv Warfield|Liv]] sings the "you need to laydown" line, while [[Elisa Fiorillo|Elisa]] can be heard on the "Here comes the purple Yoda" part. | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: 20TEN| | + | |see also = [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] album |
|references = [http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/07/07/prince-20ten-the-first-review-this-is-his-best-album-for-23-years-says-tony-parsons-115875-22386952/ '''Prince 20TEN The First Review: This Is His best Album for 23 Years Says Tony Parsons''' (The Mirror: 7 July 2010)] | |references = [http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/07/07/prince-20ten-the-first-review-this-is-his-best-album-for-23-years-says-tony-parsons-115875-22386952/ '''Prince 20TEN The First Review: This Is His best Album for 23 Years Says Tony Parsons''' (The Mirror: 7 July 2010)] | ||
* '''Copyright:''' [http://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx ASCAP Work ID: 881674745 ISWC: T9061574616] | * '''Copyright:''' [http://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx ASCAP Work ID: 881674745 ISWC: T9061574616] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2010]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2010]][[Category:Recorded 2009]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} |
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