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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 4|4 August 1986]] (UK)
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 4|4 August 1986]] (UK)
 
|album                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]
 
|album                  = [[Album: Parade|Parade]]
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]]
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|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
 
|tracks                = [[Girls & Boys]] (Edit) <small>(3:27)</small><br>
 
|tracks                = [[Girls & Boys]] (Edit) <small>(3:27)</small><br>
 
[[Erotic City]] ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")<small> (7:24)</small><br>
 
[[Erotic City]] ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")<small> (7:24)</small><br>
[[She's Always In My Hair]] <small>(3:27)</small><br>
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[[She’s Always In My Hair]] <small>(3:27)</small><br>
 
[[17 Days]]<small> (3:54)</small><br>
 
[[17 Days]]<small> (3:54)</small><br>
 
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
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|next single link      = [[Single: Anotherloverholenyohead|Anotherloverholenyohead]]
 
|next single link      = [[Single: Anotherloverholenyohead|Anotherloverholenyohead]]
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
|introduction          = <b>Girls & Boys</b> is the third single from [[Prince]]'s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third album credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and was released four months after the album, in the UK and Europe only. While it contained an edit of the title track, the b-side, [[Under The Cherry Moon]], was also taken from [[Album: Parade|Parade]], and all other tracks included had been released previously.
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|introduction          = <b>Girls & Boys</b> is the third single from [[Prince]]’s eighth album [[Album: Parade|Parade]], the third album credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and was released four months after the album, in the UK and Europe only. While it contained an edit of the title track, the b-side, [[Under The Cherry Moon]], was also taken from [[Album: Parade|Parade]], and all other tracks included had been released previously.
  
 
The single reached number 11 in the UK Gallup Singles Chart.
 
The single reached number 11 in the UK Gallup Singles Chart.
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1A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (Edit)</b> (3:27)<br>
 
1A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (Edit)</b> (3:27)<br>
 
1B. <b>[[Under The Cherry Moon]]</b> (2:57)<br>
 
1B. <b>[[Under The Cherry Moon]]</b> (2:57)<br>
2A. <b>[[She's Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)<br>
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2A. <b>[[She’s Always In My Hair]]</b> (3:27)<br>
 
2B. <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)<br>
 
2B. <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)<br>
 
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|content                =  
 
|content                =  
 
A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (LP Version)</b> (5:30)<br>
 
A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (LP Version)</b> (5:30)<br>
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:<b>[[Under The Cherry Moon]]</b> (2:57)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Erotic City]] ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")</b> (7:24)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Erotic City]] ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")</b> (7:24)<br>
 
{{SingleRef|1=
 
{{SingleRef|1=
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<!-------Other formats----------->
 
<!-------Other formats----------->
 
|format3                = 7" Promo
 
|format3                = 7" Promo
|7 inches                = <small>(US: 7-28620)</small><br>
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|7 inches                = *<small>(US: 7-28620)</small><br>
 
A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (Edit)</b> (3:27)<br>
 
A. <b>[[Girls & Boys]] (Edit)</b> (3:27)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Anotherloverholenyohead]] (Fade)</b> (3:23)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Anotherloverholenyohead]] (Fade)</b> (3:23)<br>
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|format4                = 12" Promo
 
|format4                = 12" Promo
 
|12 inches              = There was no 12" promo release for this single.
 
|12 inches              = There was no 12" promo release for this single.
|other                  = This single wasn't released in any other format (Cassette, CD, Digital).
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|other                  = This single wasn’t released in any other format (Cassette, CD, Digital).
 
<!-------CHARTS ----------->
 
<!-------CHARTS ----------->
 
|charts                  =  
 
|charts                  =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ChartLine|
 
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 6 September 1986
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| Date            = 6 Sep. 1986
 
| Chart (Country) = '''The Netherlands''': Top 40
 
| Chart (Country) = '''The Netherlands''': Top 40
 
| Peak Position  = 29
 
| Peak Position  = 29
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|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]]<br>(music video)
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|item1  = [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]]<br>(Music video)
 
|image1  = [[File:Girlsandboys-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Girls & Boys]]  
 
|image1  = [[File:Girlsandboys-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Girls & Boys]]  
|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Girls And Boys|Girls And Boys]]<br>(sheet music)
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|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Girls And Boys|Girls And Boys]]<br>(Sheet music)
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-GirlsAndBoys.png|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Girls And Boys]]
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-GirlsAndBoys.png|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Girls And Boys]]
 
}}
 
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<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION -->
 
<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION -->
|album promotion        = [[Prince]] was touring Europe with the [[Parade Tour]] at the time of the single release, and he played the track [[Girls & Boys]] nightly on the tour.
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|album promotion        = [[Prince]] was touring Europe with the [[Parade Tour]] at the time of the single release.
 
|trivia                  =  
 
|trivia                  =  
 
|alternative            =
 
|alternative            =
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
|references              = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004)
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|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
 
<!-------CATEGORIES ------->
 
<!-------CATEGORIES ------->
 
|categories              = [[Category: 1986]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]]
 
|categories              = [[Category: 1986]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]]
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 27 June 2022

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Girls & Boys

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Single details


Released: 4 August 1986 (UK)
Related album: Parade
Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Bros.
Non-Album track(s):

Girls & Boys (Edit) (3:27)
Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive") (7:24)
She’s Always In My Hair (3:27)
17 Days (3:54)

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 30 Aug. 1986 10 8
France: Nielsen & Ipsos Top 50 4 Oct. 1986 38 7
Ireland: IRMA Singles Chart 24 Aug. 1986 4 4
The Netherlands: Top 40 6 Sep. 1986 29 4
U.K.: Gallup Singles Chart 16 Aug. 1986 11 8
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA

See also


Girls & Boys
(Music video)
Girls And Boys
(Sheet music)
Girlsandboys-tb-vid.png border

Girls & Boys is the third single from Prince’s eighth album Parade, the third album credited to Prince and the Revolution, and was released four months after the album, in the UK and Europe only. While it contained an edit of the title track, the b-side, Under The Cherry Moon, was also taken from Parade, and all other tracks included had been released previously.

The single reached number 11 in the UK Gallup Singles Chart.


Track listing
7" 12"

A. Girls & Boys (Edit) (3:27)
B. Under The Cherry Moon (2:57)

  • Cat #: UK: W8586

DEU: 928 586-7
UK Shaped Picture Disc: W8586P

7" Shaped Picture Disc

A. Girls & Boys (Edit) (3:27)
B. Under The Cherry Moon (2:57)

  • Cat #: UK: W8586P


7" Gatefold Double Pack

1A. Girls & Boys (Edit) (3:27)
1B. Under The Cherry Moon (2:57)
2A. She’s Always In My Hair (3:27)
2B. 17 Days (3:54)

  • Cat #: UK: W8586F / SAM 304

A. Girls & Boys (LP Version) (5:30)

Under The Cherry Moon (2:57)

B. Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive") (7:24)

  • Cat #: UK: W8586T

UK: W8586TW (w/ poster)
DE: 920 532-0
DE/FR: 920 532-0 (w/ poster)

  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" Promo 12" Promo
  • (US: 7-28620)

A. Girls & Boys (Edit) (3:27)
B. Anotherloverholenyohead (Fade) (3:23)

There was no 12" promo release for this single.

This single wasn’t released in any other format (Cassette, CD, Digital).


Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Triva


References
Mountains single.jpg 1986
Mountains
All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1986
Anotherloverholenyohead
Anotherloverholenyohead single.jpg