Difference between revisions of "Mr. Happy"
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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Scrap D.]] (uncredited) |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Mr. Goodnight]] | |previous song = [[Mr. Goodnight]] | ||
|next song = [[Mr. Nelson]] | |next song = [[Mr. Nelson]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Mr. Happy''' is the eleventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Mr. Happy''' is the eleventh track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. |
| − | While exact recording dates are not known, it is likely that | + | While exact recording dates are not known, it is likely that basic tracking took place in early 1996 (the track was filed for copyright registration with [[Style]] on 3 March 1996), at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota<!--(during the same set of sessions where [[Scrap D.]] recorded raps for [[I Rock, Therefore I Am]] and [[Da, Da, Da]], and shouts for [[Style]])-->. '''Mr. Happy''' was premiered at a [[Paisley Park Studios]] party on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 1996 (a.m.)]]. |
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| + | The track contains two lines sampled from songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube] previously used on the [[The Good Life|Big City Remix]] of [[The Good Life]]: "bought a house next to [[Prince]]", taken from the "''Westside Remix''" of ''What Can I Do?'' (also called ''What Can I Do? (Remix)'') released on a single in 1994 and "Microphone check" from ''When I Get To Heaven (Remix)''. Both tracks were included on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Cube]’s 1994 compilation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootlegs_%26_B-Sides Bootleg & B-Sides]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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| + | |date = Early 1996 (assumed) | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Tracking | ||
| + | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = March 1996 (assumed) | |date = March 1996 (assumed) | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Additional recordings with [[Scrap D.]] |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Scrap D.]] - rap | *[[Scrap D.]] - rap | ||
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube] - sampled vocals (from ''What Can I Do?'' | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube] - sampled vocals (from ''What Can I Do? (Remix)'' and ''When I Get To Heaven (Remix)'') |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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*[[New Power Soul Festival Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small> | *[[New Power Soul Festival Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small> | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>(instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(usually as instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1998|1998]] <small>(instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1999|1999]] <small>(usually as instrumental coda included in [[Take Me With U]] / [[Raspberry Beret]])</small> | ||
| − | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Happy#Mr._Happy Mr. Happy] is a famous | + | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Happy#Mr._Happy Mr. Happy] is a famous children’s book character in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men Mr. Men] series; this seems entirely unrelated to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s song, however. |
|see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | |see also = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album | ||
|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:1996]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:26, 7 January 2023
| Mr. Goodnight < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Mr. Nelson |
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| Mr. Goodnight < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Mr. Nelson |
