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|introduction = '''Pop Life''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and three months after the album's release, [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] was released as the album's third single (second in North America). In 1993, it was also included as the second track on [[Prince]]'s first compilation album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In 2006, '''Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)''' was included as the fourth track on the second disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | |introduction = '''Pop Life''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and three months after the album's release, [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] was released as the album's third single (second in North America). In 1993, it was also included as the second track on [[Prince]]'s first compilation album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In 2006, '''Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)''' was included as the fourth track on the second disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
− | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (after completing overdubs on [[Another Lonely Christmas]]). The recording session lasted until around 6:15 | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (after completing overdubs on [[Another Lonely Christmas]]). The recording session lasted until around 6:15 a.m. the following morning, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 20|20 February 1984]]. Band overdubs were added later the same day. [[Prince]] worked on the track further in mid-April 1984, most likely also at [[Sunset Sound]]. |
Rumors have suggested that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]'s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981, but the samples in fact come from a sound library set by the company Sound Ideas ([[Delirious]], [[Lady Cab Driver]], [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Live 4 Love]] also use samples from this series, and the computer keystroke noises and computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] are also from this series). | Rumors have suggested that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]'s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981, but the samples in fact come from a sound library set by the company Sound Ideas ([[Delirious]], [[Lady Cab Driver]], [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Live 4 Love]] also use samples from this series, and the computer keystroke noises and computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] are also from this series). | ||
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* [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | * [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | * ''Prince | + | * ''Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017) |
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | ||
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