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|single name            = Little Red Corvette
 
|single name            = Little Red Corvette
 
|single image          = [[Image:Littleredcorvette single.jpg]]
 
|single image          = [[Image:Littleredcorvette single.jpg]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 9|9 February 1983]] (US)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_4|4 April 1983]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_4|4 November 1983]] (UK reissue)
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 9|9 February 1983]] (US)<br>
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_4|4 April 1983]] (UK)<br>
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_4|4 November 1983]] (UK reissue)
 
|album                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
|album                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
 
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|tracks                = [[All The Critics Love U In New York]] (Edit) <small>(3:15)</small><br>[[Lady Cab Driver]] (Edit) <small>(5:01)</small><br>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix) <small>(8:22)</small><br>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix Edit) <small>(4:32)</small><br>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Edit) <small>(3:08)</small>
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|tracks                = [[All The Critics Love U In New York]] (Edit) <small>(3:15)</small><br>
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[[Lady Cab Driver]] (Edit) <small>(5:01)</small><br>
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[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix) <small>(8:22)</small><br>
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[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix Edit) <small>(4:32)</small><br>
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[[Little Red Corvette]] (Edit) <small>(3:08)</small>
 
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
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|previous year          = 1982
 
|previous year          = 1982
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|next single link      = [[Single: D.M.S.R.|D.M.S.R.]]
 
|next single link      = [[Single: D.M.S.R.|D.M.S.R.]]
 
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|introduction          = <b>Little Red Corvette</b> was the second single to be released from [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]]. It was released three and a half months after the album, and received a release around the world. It was re-released in late 1983 in the UK following [[Prince]]'s increased success.
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|introduction          = <b>Little Red Corvette</b> was the second single to be released from [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]]. It was released three and a half months after the album, and received a release around the world. It was re-released in late 1983 in the UK following [[Prince]]’s increased success.
  
 
The single reached number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart.
 
The single reached number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart.
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<!-------Other formats----------->
 
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|format3                = 7" Promo
 
|format3                = 7" Promo
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|7 inches                = <small>(US: 7-29746)</small><br>
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|7 inches                = *<small>(US: 7-29746)</small><br>
 
A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Edit)</b> (3:08) <br>
 
A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Edit)</b> (3:08) <br>
 
B. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix Edit)</b> (4:32)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Remix Edit)</b> (4:32)<br>
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AA. <b>[[1999]] (Edit)</b> (3:36)<br>  
 
AA. <b>[[1999]] (Edit)</b> (3:36)<br>  
 
|format4                = 12" Promo
 
|format4                = 12" Promo
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|12 inches              = <small>(US: PRO-A-2001)</small><br>
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|12 inches              = *<small>(US: PRO-A-2001)</small><br>
 
A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (LP Version)</b> (4:58)<br>
 
A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (LP Version)</b> (4:58)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Mix)</b> (8:22)<br>
 
B. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Mix)</b> (8:22)<br>
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A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Mix)</b> (8:22)<br>
 
A. <b>[[Little Red Corvette]] (Dance Mix)</b> (8:22)<br>
 
B. <b>[[1999]] (Full Length Version)</b> (6:22)<br>
 
B. <b>[[1999]] (Full Length Version)</b> (6:22)<br>
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|other                  = This record wasn't released in any other format.
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|other                  = This record wasn’t released in any other format.
 
<!-------CHARTS ----------->
 
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|charts                  =  
 
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|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]<br>(music video)
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|item1  = [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]<br>(Music video)
 
|image1  = [[File:Littleredcorvette-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Little Red Corvette]]
 
|image1  = [[File:Littleredcorvette-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Little Red Corvette]]
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|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]<br>(sheet music)
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|item2  = [[Sheet Music: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]]<br>(Sheet music)
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-LittleRedCorvette-Smaller.jpg|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Little Red Corvette]]
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-LittleRedCorvette-Smaller.jpg|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Little Red Corvette]]
 
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|album promotion        = On [[04_April 1983|4 April 1983]] [[Prince]] taped a performance of [[Little Red Corvette]] at KTLA Studios - Stage 6, Hollywood, CA, USA for Solid Gold TV Show. It was first aired on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_14|14 May 1983]].
 
|album promotion        = On [[04_April 1983|4 April 1983]] [[Prince]] taped a performance of [[Little Red Corvette]] at KTLA Studios - Stage 6, Hollywood, CA, USA for Solid Gold TV Show. It was first aired on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_14|14 May 1983]].
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* UK press advert published in 1983:<br>[[File:1983-11-10_Smash_Hits_Little_Red_Corvette_UK_press_advert-PV.jpg|x200px|UK press advert published on 10 Nov. 1983 in Smash Hits]]
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* UK press advert published in 1983:<br>
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[[File:1983-11-10_Smash_Hits_Little_Red_Corvette_UK_press_advert-PV.jpg|x200px|UK press advert published on 10 Nov. 1983 in Smash Hits]]
 
|trivia                  = The single remained 11 weeks in the Billboard Black Singles Top 40 chart.
 
|trivia                  = The single remained 11 weeks in the Billboard Black Singles Top 40 chart.
 
|alternative            =
 
|alternative            =
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
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|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) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
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|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
 
* <b>Charts:</b>
 
* <b>Charts:</b>
 
:Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
 
:Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)

Latest revision as of 16:36, 27 June 2022

1999 single.jpg 1982: 1999 ◄ All Singles All Related Artists Singles ► 1983: D.M.S.R. Dmsr single.jpg
Little Red Corvette
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Single details

Released: 9 February 1983 (US)

4 April 1983 (UK)
4 November 1983 (UK reissue)

Related album: 1999
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Non-Album track(s):

All The Critics Love U In New York (Edit) (3:15)
Lady Cab Driver (Edit) (5:01)
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) (8:22)
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix Edit) (4:32)
Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Hot 100 22 Feb. 1983 6 22
USA: Billboard Black Singles 12 Mar. 1983 15 17
USA: Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80 9 Apr. 1983 61 7
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
U.K.: Gallup Singles Chart 30 Apr. 1983 54 6
U.K.: Gallup Singles Chart 26 Nov. 1983 (re-entry) 66R 2
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA

See also

Little Red Corvette
(Music video) 		Little Red Corvette
(Sheet music)
Littleredcorvette-tb-vid.png border

Little Red Corvette was the second single to be released from Prince’s fifth album 1999. It was released three and a half months after the album, and received a release around the world. It was re-released in late 1983 in the UK following Prince’s increased success.

The single reached number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart.


Track listing
7" 12"

A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
B. All The Critics Love U In New York (Edit) (3:15)

  • Cat #: US/NZ: 7-29746

DE/BE: 92-9746-7
AU: MX207963-4
A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
B. Horny Toad (2:12)

  • Cat #: UK: W 9436


A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
B. Lady Cab Driver (Edit) (5:01)

  • Cat #: UK: W 9688


7" Picture Disc

A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
B. 1999 (Edit) (3:36)

  • Cat #: US: 20129

A1. Little Red Corvette (4:58)
A2. Horny Toad (2:12)
B. D.M.S.R. (8:15)

  • Cat #: UK: W 9436T


A. Little Red Corvette (4:58)
B1. Automatic (9:24)
B2. International Lover (6:35)

  • Cat #: UK: W 9688T


A. Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) (8:22)
B. Lady Cab Driver (8:25)

  • Cat #: DE: 92-0107-0


A. Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) (8:22)
B. International Lover (6:35)

  • Cat #: BE: 92.9652-0
  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" Promo 12" Promo
  • (US: 7-29746)

A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
B. Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix Edit) (4:32)

7" 1988 Back-To-Back Hits Reissue

  • (US: GWB 0468)

A. Little Red Corvette (Edit) (3:08)
AA. 1999 (Edit) (3:36)
  • (US: PRO-A-2001)

A. Little Red Corvette (LP Version) (4:58)
B. Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix) (8:22)

CD 1989 Reissue

  • (DE: 921 184-2)

A. Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix) (8:22)
B. 1999 (Full Length Version) (6:22)

This record wasn’t released in any other format.


Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA 7" 7-29746 center center center center
UK 7" W 9688 1st edition picture sleeve center center center center
UK 7" W 9436 2nd edition picture sleeve center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA 7" GWB 0468 1988 Back To Back reissue center center center center
Germany 3" CD 921 184-2 1989 reissue center center center center
 

 

 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Triva

UK press advert published on 10 Nov. 1983 in Smash Hits

  • The single remained 11 weeks in the Billboard Black Singles Top 40 chart.
References
Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0)
Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5)
Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
British Hit Singles by Martin Roach (ISBN 978-0-7535-1537-2)
The Official UK Charts Company / Prince
1999 single.jpg 1982
1999 		All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1983
D.M.S.R. 		Dmsr single.jpg
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