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|single image = [[File:Rocknrollloveaffair_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Rocknrollloveaffair_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_22|22 November | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_22|22 November 2012]] - [[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] single |
| − | |album(s) = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] (although none at time of release) |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Rocking Chair]] | |previous song = [[Rocking Chair]] | ||
|next song = [[Romance 1600]] | |next song = [[Romance 1600]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Rocknroll Loveaffair''' is the second track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Rocknroll Loveaffair''' is the second track on [[Prince]]’s 39th studio album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. Over three years earlier, however, the track (as '''Rock And Roll Love Affair''') was released on the stand-alone single [[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]]. It was premiered on several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications Clear Channel Communications] radio stations and [http://www.iheart.com/ iHeartRadio.com] two months earlier, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 17|17 September 2012]], initially as '''RNR Affair'''. |
| − | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 2013]] a 5:42 remix of the song was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl]] YouTube channel. The same remix dubbed "Remix7" was made available to download on the [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 5|5 February 2013]]. |
| − | The song includes repeated synth motifs combining parts of the main hook from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience] | + | The song includes repeated synth motifs combining parts of the main hook from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience]’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Stone_from_the_Sun 3rd Stone From The Sun] (a.k.a. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Stone_from_the_Sun Third Stone From The Sun], written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix], from the 1967 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Experienced Are You Experienced]), and [[Prince]]’s own [[Take Me With U]]. These does not seem to be a direct reference to those songs, however. |
| − | The lyrics make mention of [[When Stars Collide]], the title of a track by [[Andy Allo]] from her album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]], and it can be interpreted that the | + | The lyrics make mention of [[When Stars Collide]], the title of a track by [[Andy Allo]] from her album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]], and it can be interpreted that the song’s lyrics refer to a relationship between [[Prince]] and [[Andy Allo]]. |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in December | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in December 2011, or January 2012, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Horn overdubs took place in late January 2012. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = December 2011 / January 2012 (assumed) | |date = December 2011 / January 2012 (assumed) | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Late January 2012 | |date = Late January 2012 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
|additional info = Horn overdubs | |additional info = Horn overdubs | ||
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*[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass | *[[Ida Nielsen]] - bass | ||
*[[Andy Allo]] - background vocals (assumed) | *[[Andy Allo]] - background vocals (assumed) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[BK Jackson]] – saxophone (assumed) |
| − | *[[Steve | + | *[[Marcus Anderson]] – saxophone (assumed) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Adrian Crutchfield]] – saxophone (assumed) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Sylvester Onyejiaka]] – saxophone (assumed) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Keith Anderson]] – saxophone (assumed) |
| + | *[[Lynn Grissett]] – trumpet (assumed) | ||
| + | *[[Steve Reid]] – trumpet (assumed) | ||
| + | *[[Phil Lassiter]] – trumpet (assumed) | ||
| + | *[[Nick Marchione]] – trumpet (assumed) | ||
| + | *[[Roy Agee]] – trombone (assumed) | ||
| + | *[[Joey Rayfield]] – trombone (assumed) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|3= Delayed TV performance | |3= Delayed TV performance | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[23 October | + | |5= [[23 October 2012|23 October 2012, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, (Behind) El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA]] |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 4]] audio stream | |3= [[3rdEye TV|3rdEyeTV Show # 4]] audio stream | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
| − | |5= Streamed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_23|23 June | + | |5= Streamed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_23|23 June 2013 (a.m.)]] |
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[23 October | + | |first live appearance = [[23 October 2012|23 October 2012: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, (Behind) El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA]]<br> |
| − | |performed regularly on = | + | * [[04 March 2016 |4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA]] |
| + | |performed regularly on = [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2012|2012]] [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2012|2012]] [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | ||
| − | |trivia = Aided by a top-of-the-hour promotional airplay on participating Clear Channel and Media Entertainment-owned stations on 17 September | + | |trivia = Aided by a top-of-the-hour promotional airplay on participating Clear Channel and Media Entertainment-owned stations on 17 September 2012, the song debuted [[Billboard_Adult_Contemporary_Chart|Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart]] on 6 October 2012 at position #22. It was the first time a [[Prince]] song hit this chart since [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] made it at position #25 in 1994. |
|see also = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album | |see also = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album | ||
*[[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] single | *[[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] single | ||
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5daJBxqA1uI&feature=youtu.be 3rd Eye Girl YouTube channel] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5daJBxqA1uI&feature=youtu.be 3rd Eye Girl YouTube channel] | ||
* [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/rnr-remix-7/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | * [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/rnr-remix-7/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2012]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2012]][[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 2012]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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