Difference between revisions of "Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)"
m |
|||
(18 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | {{song | + | {{song| |
− | |song name = Rock | + | |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 | ||
Line 7: | Line 8: | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Roadhouse Garden]] |
|next song = [[Rock Me, Lover]] | |next song = [[Rock Me, Lover]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Rock | + | |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. | |
− | The song was recorded in direct response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] | + | 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 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 = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995]] | |date = [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Audience chant recording | |additional info = Audience chant recording | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1995]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1995]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Remixing for instrumental version | |additional info = Remixing for instrumental version | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 41: | Line 44: | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Rock | + | |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 | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
Line 54: | Line 58: | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Rock | + | |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 | + | |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 |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Rock | + | |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 | + | |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 |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 75: | Line 79: | ||
|line= | |line= | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''Rock | + | |1= '''Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Early version, missing some crowd chants | |3= Early version, missing some crowd chants | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''Rock | + | |1= '''Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' |
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= Remix missing the | + | |3= Remix missing the song’s verses, replaced by keyboards and samples of DJ Tony Fly speaking over the track (sampled from the song’s premiere on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDWB KDWB-FM]) |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 88: | Line 92: | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995 | + | |first live appearance = [[09_September 1995|9 September 1995: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(audience chant)</small>; [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(full version)</small> <br> |
− | |performed regularly on = [[Love 4 One Another Charities Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[ | + | * [[13 June 2000|13 June 2000: Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
− | * [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[ | + | |performed regularly on = [[Love 4 One Another Charities Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing]])</small> |
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[ | + | * [[Jam Of The Year World Tour]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing]], [[Let’s Work]] or [[Delirious]])</small> |
+ | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]] <small>(instrumental coda during [[Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing]], [[Let’s Work]] or [[Delirious]])</small> | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | |see also = [[Single: Gold|Gold]] single | ||
− | * [[Video: Rock | + | * [[Single: Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] single |
− | * [[Film: Love 4 One Another|Love 4 One Another]] film | + | * [[Video: Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] video |
+ | * [[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: | + | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1995]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 20:42, 25 June 2022
Roadhouse Garden < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Rock Me, Lover |
Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) |
|
|
|
Additional Information
|
Roadhouse Garden < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Rock Me, Lover |