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Pop Life

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from the album
Around The World In A Day
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single art for Pop Life
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 22 April, 1985 - Around The World In A Day
Album(s): Around The World In A Day

The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides
Ultimate

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Pop Life is the seventh track on Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and three months after the album's release, 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 The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of 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 Ultimate.

Initial tracking took place on 19 February, 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (after completing overdubs on Another Lonely Christmas). The recording session lasted until around 6:15 am the following morning, 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 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 The Gold Experience are also from this series).

On 28 September 1984, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman oversaw the string overdubs (without Prince's supervision), at Sunset Sound (during the same sessions as string overdubs on Our Destiny). Sheila E.'s remix of the track was mixed on 22 and 23 June, 1985, most likely also at Sunset Sound.

Pop Life is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US and Europe received Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by Sheila E., while the UK, Australia and New Zealand received Pop Life (Extended Version), which was Prince's own original version.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
19 February, 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
20 February, 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Band overdubs
28 September, 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA String overdubs
22 - 23 June, 1985 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Remix by Sheila E.
Recording Personnel


Orchestral Players on Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix):


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pop Life 3:42 Around The World In A Day

Pop Life single
The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides

Studio
Pop Life (Extended Version) 9:07 Pop Life single Extended version
Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) 6:16 Pop Life single

His Majesty's Pop Life promo
Ultimate

Remix Remix by Sheila E.
Pop Life 1:38 NPG Ahdio Show # 2 mp3 (not available as a separate track) Live excerpt Recorded in late 2000 (exact date and location unknown)
Pop Life 4:03 Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas promo Live 15 December, 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pop Life T.B.C. Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD Live 15 December, 2002, Aladdin Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pop Life T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June, 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Kirk J's B Sides Remix 7:00 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Kirk J's B Sides Remix for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Pop Life Studio 19 February, 1984 recording before overdubs
Pop Life Studio 19 February, 1984 after band overdubs, before string overdubs
Pop Life Remix Remix by Kirk Johnson heard in part on Kirk J's B Sides Remix
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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