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|producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kahne David Kahne] | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kahne David Kahne] | ||
|previous song = [[Man In A Uniform]] | |previous song = [[Man In A Uniform]] | ||
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− | |introduction = '''Manic Monday''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' second album [[Album: Different Light|Different Light]], and two weeks before the | + | |introduction = '''Manic Monday''' is the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' second album [[Album: Different Light|Different Light]], and two weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: Manic Monday|Manic Monday]] was released as the album’s first single. |
The song was written by [[Prince]] (under the pseudonym [[Christopher]], a reference to his character Christopher Tracy from [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]). In 1990, it was included as the third track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Bangles_album) Greatest Hits]''. | The song was written by [[Prince]] (under the pseudonym [[Christopher]], a reference to his character Christopher Tracy from [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]). In 1990, it was included as the third track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Bangles_album) Greatest Hits]''. | ||
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In 1998, it was included as the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''Super Hits''. In 2004, it was included as the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''The Essential Bangles''. | In 1998, it was included as the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''Super Hits''. In 2004, it was included as the first track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' compilation album ''The Essential Bangles''. | ||
− | Basic tracking for [[Prince]] | + | Basic tracking for [[Prince]]’s original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_4|4 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (the day before recording [[Ooo She She Wa Wa]]), a day after basic tracking for [[A Million Miles (I Love You)]] and [[In A Spanish Villa]]); the song was intended for [[Apollonia 6]] (as a duet between [[Prince]] and [[Apollonia]]), and was included as the third track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_29|29 February 1984]] and Spring 1984 configurations of the [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]] album, but was withdrawn from the album prior to release. |
It was offered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] after Prince apparently take a liking to the band, having enjoyed their video for "Hero Takes A Fall" from 1984. [[Prince]] possibly got the idea to offer something to them when both were recording at Sunset, the Bangles in a session recording ''I Got Nothing'' for 'The Goonies' OST, in April 1985. When they got offered the song they were at Sunset Sound sister studio The Sound Factory recording for the second album. | It was offered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles] after Prince apparently take a liking to the band, having enjoyed their video for "Hero Takes A Fall" from 1984. [[Prince]] possibly got the idea to offer something to them when both were recording at Sunset, the Bangles in a session recording ''I Got Nothing'' for 'The Goonies' OST, in April 1985. When they got offered the song they were at Sunset Sound sister studio The Sound Factory recording for the second album. | ||
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Besides [[Manic Monday]], Prince also submitted [[Jealous Girl]], which was rejected. | Besides [[Manic Monday]], Prince also submitted [[Jealous Girl]], which was rejected. | ||
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' version of [[Manic Monday]] was mostly re-recorded (information on recording dates are needed) at The Sound Factory, but it features some of [[Prince]] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles The Bangles]' version of [[Manic Monday]] was mostly re-recorded (information on recording dates are needed) at The Sound Factory, but it features some of [[Prince]]’s original backing tracks ([[Brenda Bennett]]’s background vocals can still be heard on the released version). |
− | In 2019, [[Prince]] | + | In 2019, [[Prince]]’s own version was released as the third track on the posthumous album [[Album:_Originals|Originals]]. A [[Video:_Manic_Monday-2019|video]] with footage of [[Prince]] and [[The Revolution]] rehearsing at the [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in 1984 was also made to promote the release of the album. |
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