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{{segues| |segue name = Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic segues |album image =
from the album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic |performer = |first released = 9 November 1999 - Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album |album(s) = Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic |writer(s) = Prince (as ) |producer(s) = Prince |previous segue = [[GCS 2000 album segues] |next segue = Under The Cherry Moon cues / incidental music |introduction = Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic segues are a series of three unrelated segues included on Prince's 23rd album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (his sixth using the name ).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking likely took place in early-mid 1999 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The second segue is an orchestral introduction to Man'O'War, performed by the NPG Orchestra, and was recorded under Clare Fischer's supervision at O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California. |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Early-mid 1999 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Segue recordings (segues # 1 and # 3) |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Mid-1999 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Segue recordings (segues # 2) |recording personnel =

• Prince (as ) - all vocals and sound effects, except where noted
• Miles Davis - unknown credit on Segue # 1
• Clare Fischer - orchestration

|segueline = |- |style="color:#AB3E00;padding-top:.7em;" colspan="5"|Segue # 1

|- style="vertical-align:top;" | colspan="5"| Segue [# 1] is the fourth track on Prince's 23rd album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, the sixth to be credited to . The track is comprised of four seconds of silence.

Miles Davis is credited, but it is not known if this was simply intended as a tribute to him, or if, in fact, the silence was recorded while [1] was present, placing the recording between 1987 and 1990. |- |style="color:#AAA" | Released Version

|- |style="color:#AB3E00;padding-top:.7em;" colspan="5"|Segue # 2

|- style="vertical-align:top;" | colspan="5"| Segue [# 2] is the tenth track on Prince's 23rd album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, the sixth to be credited to . The track is comprised of an orchestral introduction to Man'O'War, and was likely recorded at the same time as the NPG Orchestra's overdubs onto Man'O'War in mid-1999. |- |style="color:#AAA" | Released Version

|- |style="color:#AB3E00;padding-top:.7em;" colspan="5"|Segue # 3

|- style="vertical-align:top;" | colspan="5"| Segue [# 3] is the 17th track on Prince's 23rd album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, the sixth to be credited to ; the track was not credited, however.

is heard speaking in a low distorted voice (similar to his Tora Tora character) stating "Welcome to the dawn", before promoting the websites Love4OneAnother.com and 1800NewFunk.com and the phone service 1-800 New Funk. |- |style="color:#AAA" | Released Version

|trivia = To this day, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is the last time segues have been included on a Prince-related album. |see also = Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album |references =The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) |categories = }}