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|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 27|27 March 2004]] - [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 27|27 March 2004]] - [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]] | |previous song = [[Muse 2 The Pharaoh]] | ||
|next song = [[Mutiny]] | |next song = [[Mutiny]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Musicology''' is the first track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Musicology''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 28th studio album [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]], and, five weeks after the album’s download release, [[Single: Musicology|Musicology]] was released as the album’s first single in the UK, Germany and Australia. |
− | Initial recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in | + | Initial recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in December 2002 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. In early May 2003, brief 2 second ’stabs' of each instrument, taken from the song, were playable at the [[NPG Music Club]] in a foyer by clicking on a picture of each instrument. |
A contest was run for members to submit remixes using the samples, and starting 9 June 2003, members' remixes were added to the site (over the course of the Summer, 55 remixes were added in all). Since these have no input by [[Prince]] beyond the initial samples, they are not included in the listings below. | A contest was run for members to submit remixes using the samples, and starting 9 June 2003, members' remixes were added to the site (over the course of the Summer, 55 remixes were added in all). Since these have no input by [[Prince]] beyond the initial samples, they are not included in the listings below. | ||
− | The album version of the track includes a segue at the end of the track involving a radio changing between stations (similar to a [[Carmen Electra Segues#Segue # 1|Segue]] on [[Carmen Electra]] | + | The album version of the track includes a segue at the end of the track involving a radio changing between stations (similar to a [[Carmen Electra Segues#Segue # 1|Segue]] on [[Carmen Electra]]’s album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]). Each station is playing a [[Prince]] song, and included are clips of [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], [[17 Days]], [[Kiss]], [[Sign O’ The Times]] and [[Little Red Corvette]]. Spoken over it are lyrics to [[Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance]], the following track on the album. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = December 2002 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
+ | * Unidentified/Uncredited horn players - most likely sampled from another songs | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= 4:26 | |2= 4:26 | ||
|3= [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]<br> | ||
− | [[Single: Musicology|Musicology]] single | + | [[Single: Musicology|Musicology]] single<br> |
− | [[Single: Cinnamon Girl|Cinnamon Girl]] 12" promo (UK) | + | [[Single: Cinnamon Girl|Cinnamon Girl]] 12" promo (UK)<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Musicology''' | + | |1= '''Musicology (Live At Webster Hall - April 20, 2004)''' |
− | |2= | + | |2= 3:24 |
− | |3= [[TV Film: The Art Of Musicology|The Art Of Musicology]] | + | |3= [[TV Film: The Art Of Musicology|The Art Of Musicology]] performance broadcast |
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[20 April 2004|20 April 2004, Webster Hall, New York, NY, USA]] | |5= [[20 April 2004|20 April 2004, Webster Hall, New York, NY, USA]] | ||
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|trivia = In 2004, [[Prince]] used the name "Musicology" for the [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Download Store|Musicology Download Store]] which offered audio and video downloads. | |trivia = In 2004, [[Prince]] used the name "Musicology" for the [[NPG Music Club#Musicology Download Store|Musicology Download Store]] which offered audio and video downloads. | ||
* [[Prince]] also used the name "Musicology" as the name of his [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] tour. | * [[Prince]] also used the name "Musicology" as the name of his [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] tour. | ||
+ | * '''Musicology''' contains a synth line not too far removed from a synth riff included in the unreleased 1985/1986 track [[Come Elektra Tuesday]]. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album | |see also = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album | ||
* [[Single: Musicology|Musicology]] single | * [[Single: Musicology|Musicology]] single | ||
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* [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] | * [[Musicology Live 2004ever]] | ||
|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:2004]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Recorded 2002]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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