Difference between revisions of "My Medallion"
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− | |introduction = '''My Medallion''' was initially released as an mp3 download as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_8|NPG Music Club Edition # 8]] in 2001. The previous year, however, a pre-recorded humorous message, tentatively titled '''Thank U Just The Same''', using the musical backing of '''My Medallion''', was broadcast at the Yahoo! Internet Life Awards (as a response to winning the "Best Internet Only Single" award for [[One Song]]). In 2003, '''My Medallion''' was included as the fifth track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]. Interestingly, the song was not included on this album when it was made available on the [[NPG Music Club]] in 2004 (with [[The Dance]] instead). In 2015, when [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]] was featured on Tidal, '''My Medallion''' appeared on the album as originally planned in 2003 as its fifth track ([[The Dance]] being ommitted). This configuration of the album was made avalaible on all digital and download plateforms after [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''My Medallion''' was initially released as an mp3 download as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_8|NPG Music Club Edition # 8]] in 2001. The previous year, however, a pre-recorded humorous message, tentatively titled '''Thank U Just The Same''', using the musical backing of '''My Medallion''', was broadcast at the Yahoo! Internet Life Awards (as a response to winning the "Best Internet Only Single" award for [[One Song]]). In 2003, '''My Medallion''' was included as the fifth track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]. Interestingly, the song was not included on this album when it was made available on the [[NPG Music Club]] in 2004 (with [[The Dance]] instead). In 2015, when [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]] was featured on Tidal, '''My Medallion''' appeared on the album as originally planned in 2003 as its fifth track ([[The Dance]] being ommitted). This configuration of the album was made avalaible on all digital and download plateforms after [[Prince]]’s passing. |
Earlier in 2001, '''My Medallion''' had also been included in [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show # 1]], but had not been available separately at the time. | Earlier in 2001, '''My Medallion''' had also been included in [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show # 1]], but had not been available separately at the time. | ||
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or early Summer 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was tentatively included as the eighth track on the aborted [[Album: High|High]] album, announced by [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] to be complete (in rough form) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_8|8 August 2000]], which was later aborted. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or early Summer 2000 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was tentatively included as the eighth track on the aborted [[Album: High|High]] album, announced by [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] to be complete (in rough form) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_8|8 August 2000]], which was later aborted. | ||
− | Whether intentionally or not, the | + | Whether intentionally or not, the song’s music is largely based upon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Burdon Eric Burdon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(band) War]’s 1970 song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spill_the_Wine Spill The Wine] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(band) War]), but no writer’s credits were given upon [[My Medallion]]’s release. |
Although recorded while [[Prince]] was using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], the track was credited to [[Prince]] upon release, so it is credited as such here. | Although recorded while [[Prince]] was using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], the track was credited to [[Prince]] upon release, so it is credited as such here. |
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