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|song name = Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) | |song name = Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) | ||
− | | | + | |album image = [[File:Gold single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Gold]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Gold|Gold]] </small> |
+ | |single image = [[File: Rocknrollisalive single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] <br> <small> single art for <br>[[Single: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1995]] - [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1995]] - [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | ||
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|previous song = [[Rock And Roll Love Affair]] | |previous song = [[Rock And Roll Love Affair]] | ||
|next song = [[Rock Me, Lover]] | |next song = [[Rock Me, Lover]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' was released as the b-side of the single [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], released worldwide. In 1996, the song was also included in the TV movie [[Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]]. | + | |introduction = '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' was released as the b-side of the single [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], released worldwide. In 1996, the song was also included in the TV movie [[TV Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]]. |
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] was released as a single), incorporating an audience chant of "Rock 'n' roll is alive! And it lives in Minneapolis" from the [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and the song premiered on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDWB KDWB-FM] radio in Minneapolis the following day. A separate instrumental version, containing the audience chants and the DJ's voiceover sampled from the initial broadcast, premiered on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDWB KDWB-FM] two days later. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] was released as a single), incorporating an audience chant of "Rock 'n' roll is alive! And it lives in Minneapolis" from the [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and the song premiered on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDWB KDWB-FM] radio in Minneapolis the following day. A separate instrumental version, containing the audience chants and the DJ's voiceover sampled from the initial broadcast, premiered on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDWB KDWB-FM] two days later. | ||
The song was recorded in direct response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]'s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead] (from the 1995 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(Lenny_Kravitz_album) Circus], also released as a single), which had just been released, and received some press coverage as a result. A lyric sheet given to attendees at a listening party for [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] (where this song was also played), ended with the credit "Thanx Lenny, call me in Minneapolis". | The song was recorded in direct response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]'s song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead] (from the 1995 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(Lenny_Kravitz_album) Circus], also released as a single), which had just been released, and received some press coverage as a result. A lyric sheet given to attendees at a listening party for [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] (where this song was also played), ended with the credit "Thanx Lenny, call me in Minneapolis". | ||
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+ | The song was released as the A-side of a posthumous 7" vinyl distributed to all attendees at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves] NBA basketball game in Minneapolis' [[Target Center]] against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat Miami Heat] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April, 2019]] (with [[Calhoun Square]] as the B-side). The single was made available digitally on the same day. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | |1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | ||
|2= 4:34 | |2= 4:34 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | + | |3= [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single<br> |
+ | [[Single: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | |1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 4:45 |
|3= Promotional release only | |3= Promotional release only | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= See [[Video: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video and [[Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]] film for more details | + | |5= See [[Video: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video and [[TV Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]] film for more details |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | |1= '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 4:45 |
|3= Unreleased promotional video | |3= Unreleased promotional video | ||
|4= Promo video | |4= Promo video | ||
− | |5= Alternate version of the above video, with additional performance footage; see [[Video:Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video for more details | + | |5= Alternate version of the above video, with additional performance footage; see [[Video: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video for more details |
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | |see also = [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | ||
+ | * [[Single: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] single | ||
* [[Video: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video | * [[Video: Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video | ||
− | * [[Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]] film | + | * [[TV Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]] film |
|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)]] '' | ||
* '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002014829 / 1995-10-02]; [http://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx ASCAP Work ID: 480415727 / ISWC: T9028309504 / NPG PUBLISHING] | * '''Copyright:''' [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PAu002014829 / 1995-10-02]; [http://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx ASCAP Work ID: 480415727 / ISWC: T9028309504 / NPG PUBLISHING] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1995]] | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1995]] | ||
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