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|album image = [[File:come.jpg|100px|link=Album: Come]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Come|Come]] </small> | |album image = [[File:come.jpg|100px|link=Album: Come]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Come|Come]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 5|5 August 1994]] (In Germany on [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single) |
|album(s) = [[Album: Come|Come]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Come|Come]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Let Me Touch You]] |
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Let’s Go Crazy]] |
− | |introduction = '''Letitgo''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Letitgo''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]’s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. It was released as the lead single, a week before the album. |
− | Basic tracks were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 16|16 March | + | In 2001, a 1995 live version was released as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_2|NPG Music Club Edition # 2]]. |
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+ | In 2005, the same live version was included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|Live From Paisley Park]] download EP. | ||
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+ | Basic tracks were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 16|16 March 1994]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (hours before premiering studio versions of [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Billy Jack Bitch]], [[Now]], [[Days Of Wild]] and a remix of [[Pope]] at a party at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota), five days after delivering the original configuration of the [[Album: Come|Come]] album to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
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+ | Although credited to [[Prince]] (along with the rest of the album, which was recorded prior to the name change), [[Letitgo]] was recorded eight months after [[Prince]] began using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. | ||
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+ | The album version’s opening ("Ready or not, here I come") is sampled from the unreleased [[Vanity 6]] track [[Vibrator]], although actually extracted from [[Orgasm|Poem]], which was divided up throughout the album as segues (culminating in the final track, [[Orgasm]]). | ||
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+ | Recording dates and studio details are not known for the remixes, which did not contain any new input by [[Prince]]. For some unknown reason, the maxi-single contains two remixes with slightly different names and durations ('''Caviar Radio Edit''' and '''Cavi 'Street Edit'''), but these two versions are identical. The '''Caviar Radio Edit''' and its variants were remixed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones_III Q.D. III], son of famed producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones]. Interestingly, these remixes uses an instrumentation not too far removed from a remix [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones_III Q.D. III] did of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube] song’s ''When I Get To Heaven'', also released in 1994 on the compilation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootlegs_%26_B-Sides Bootleg & B-Sides]. The ''When I Get To Heaven (Remix)'' also contains additional vocals by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Cube], including the line "Microphone Check" later sampled by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] on [[The Good Life|The Good Life (Big City Remix)]] and [[Mr. Happy]]. | ||
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+ | The '''Sherm Stick Edit''' and the '''(-) Sherm Stick Edit''' are both based around looped uncredited samples of [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad Grand Funk Railroad]’s ''Nothing Is The Same'' (from their 1970 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_to_Home Closer To Home]), which can be heard throughout the song. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 16|16 March | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 16|16 March 1994]] |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Spring - Fall | + | |date = Spring - Fall 1994 |
|studio = Unknown studios (details needed) | |studio = Unknown studios (details needed) | ||
|additional info = Remixes by various outside remixers | |additional info = Remixes by various outside remixers | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
− | *[[Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals | + | *[[Kathleen Johnson|Kathleen Bradford]] - background vocals |
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute | *[[Eric Leeds]] - flute | ||
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - keyboards | *[[Ricky Peterson]] - keyboards | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Cavi' Street Edit)''' | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Cavi' Street Edit)''' | ||
− | |2= 5: | + | |2= 5:04 |
|3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | |3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones_III Q.D. III], rap by Young Soldier Of Time | + | |5= a.k.a '''[[Letitgo]] (Caviar Radio Edit)'''. Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones_III Q.D. III], rap by Young Soldier Of Time. |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Caviar Radio Edit)''' | + | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Caviar Radio Edit / Short Version)''' |
− | |2= | + | |2= 3:55 |
|3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | |3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | ||
− | |4= Remix | + | |4= Remix edit |
− | |5= | + | |5= |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | |3= [[Single: Letitgo|Letitgo]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Contains looped samples from [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]]; remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Swift J-Sw!ft] | + | |5= Contains looped samples from [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]]; contains samples of ''Nothing Is The Same'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad Grand Funk Railroad]; remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Swift J-Sw!ft] |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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[[Album: Come|Come]] promo | [[Album: Come|Come]] promo | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''[[Letitgo]] (J. Swift #3 Instrumental)'''; instrumental version of '''[[Letitgo]] (Sherm Stick Edit)'''; contains looped samples from [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]]; remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Swift J-Sw!ft] | + | |5= a.k.a. '''[[Letitgo]] (J. Swift #3 Instrumental)'''; instrumental version of '''[[Letitgo]] (Sherm Stick Edit)'''; contains looped samples from [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]]; contains samples of ''Nothing Is The Same'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad Grand Funk Railroad]; remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Swift J-Sw!ft] |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|2= 3:44 | |2= 3:44 | ||
|3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_2|NPG Music Club Edition # 2]] mp3 download<br> | |3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_2|NPG Music Club Edition # 2]] mp3 download<br> | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|Live From Paisley Park]] download EP |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_October | + | |5= [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (J. Swift Extended Remix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Grand Jury Remix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (Caviar 12" Extended Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''[[Letitgo]] (On The Cool-Out Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= Unreleased remix | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[ | + | |first live appearance = [[25_November 1994-am|25 November 1994 (a.m.): Tränenpalast, Berlin, Germany]] <small>(interpolation in [[Dark]])</small><br> |
+ | * [[12_December 1994|12 December 1994: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA]]<br> | ||
+ | * [[20 January 1996|20 January 1996: Yokohama Arena (横浜アリーナ), Yokohama, Japan]]; [[17 March 2007-am|17 March 2007 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA]] <small> (lyrics only) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] | |performed regularly on = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] | ||
*[[Japan '96]] | *[[Japan '96]] | ||
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* [[Video: Letitgo|Letitgo]] video | * [[Video: Letitgo|Letitgo]] 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)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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