Difference between revisions of "Single: Batdance"
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− | |introduction = <b>Batdance</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Batdance</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]]’s eleventh album [[Album: Batman|Batman]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the 1989 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]). The b-side,[[200 Balloons]], was previously-unreleased and not included on the album. |
− | It was released two weeks prior to the album, and received a release around the world, becoming [[Prince]] | + | It was released two weeks prior to the album, and received a release around the world, becoming [[Prince]]’s fourth US number 1 single on the [[Billboard Hot 100 Chart]] (following [[Single: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]], [[Single: Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy]], and [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]]). |
It also reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles and on the Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play charts. | It also reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles and on the Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play charts. | ||
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− | |album promotion = The 1989 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] was heavily promoted, and the use of the | + | |album promotion = The 1989 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] was heavily promoted, and the use of the movie’s symbol on the single’s cover acted as promotion in itself. |
|trivia = The single rotation on US radios started [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June 1989]]. | |trivia = The single rotation on US radios started [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June 1989]]. | ||
* '''Batdance''' was the seventh single to be certified as a million seller in 1989, reported Billboard on 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34). | * '''Batdance''' was the seventh single to be certified as a million seller in 1989, reported Billboard on 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34). | ||
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− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
− | * [http://www.deseretnews.com/m/article/49755 '''Prince Goes Batty For ' | + | * [http://www.deseretnews.com/m/article/49755 '''Prince Goes Batty For 'BATMAN’ Film''' - Los Angeles Times (Published: Tuesday, June 6 1989 12:00 a.m. MDT)] |
* <b>Chart(s):</b> | * <b>Chart(s):</b> | ||
:Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 ''by Joel Withburn'' (ISBN 0-89820-190-X) | :Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 ''by Joel Withburn'' (ISBN 0-89820-190-X) |
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