Difference between revisions of "Single: Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)"
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− | |single name = Rock | + | |single name = Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) |
|single image = [[File: Rocknrollisalive singlev2.jpg|200px]]<br><br>[[File: Rocknrollisalive single.jpg|200px]] | |single image = [[File: Rocknrollisalive singlev2.jpg|200px]]<br><br>[[File: Rocknrollisalive single.jpg|200px]] | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 2019]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 2019]] | ||
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|next single link = [[Single: Holly Rock (Edit)|Holly Rock (Edit)]] | |next single link = [[Single: Holly Rock (Edit)|Holly Rock (Edit)]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>Rock | + | |introduction = <b>Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b> was a single released posthumously in April 2019. A 7" vinyl single was 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]]. The distribution took place as part of the last in a [[Prince]]-themed series of special events throughout the season (the posthumous formation of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] performed during the game’s half-time show). Paired with the title track, the inclusion on the vinyl single of [[Calhoun Square]], which was named after the [http://www.calhounsquare.com/ Calhoun Square] shopping district, highlighted [[Prince]]’s love for Minneapolis. |
− | On the same day, the single was made available in all usual digital outlets, without the b-side. The track had not previously been available on digital outlets (although the [[Video: | + | On the same day, the single was made available in all usual digital outlets, without the b-side. The track had not previously been available on digital outlets (although the [[Video:_Rock_’N’_Roll_Is_Alive!_(And_It_Lives_In_Minneapolis)|video]] had been officially added to Youtube five months earlier). |
− | The title track was originally released as the b-side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Prince]] | + | The title track was originally released as the b-side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], and was written and recorded as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]’s hit song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead]. |
While the digital releases were listed under the name "[[Prince]]", the vinyl release and the artwork continued using the name under which [[Prince]] recorded both songs, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], with no mention of "[[Prince]]" other than in the "[[Prince]] Estate." | While the digital releases were listed under the name "[[Prince]]", the vinyl release and the artwork continued using the name under which [[Prince]] recorded both songs, [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], with no mention of "[[Prince]]" other than in the "[[Prince]] Estate." | ||
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− | 1. '''[[Rock | + | 1. '''[[Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] ''' (4:34)<br> |
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|format2 = 7" vinyl | |format2 = 7" vinyl | ||
− | |content = A. '''[[Rock | + | |content = A. '''[[Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]] ''' (4:34)<br> |
B. '''[[Calhoun Square]] ''' (4:46)<br> | B. '''[[Calhoun Square]] ''' (4:46)<br> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
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− | |item1 = [[Video: | + | |item1 = [[Video:_Rock_’N’_Roll_Is_Alive!_(And_It_Lives_In_Minneapolis)|Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]]<br>(music video) |
− | |image1 = [[File:RnRIsAlive&ItLivesinMPLS-tb.png|80px|link=Video: | + | |image1 = [[File:RnRIsAlive&ItLivesinMPLS-tb.png|80px|link=Video:_Rock_’N’_Roll_Is_Alive!_(And_It_Lives_In_Minneapolis)]] |
|item2 = [[Single: Gold|Gold]]<br>(single) | |item2 = [[Single: Gold|Gold]]<br>(single) | ||
|image2 = [[File:Gold single.jpg|80px|link=Single: Gold]] | |image2 = [[File:Gold single.jpg|80px|link=Single: Gold]] | ||
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− | |album promotion = Two weeks prior to the | + | |album promotion = Two weeks prior to the single’s release, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves] released a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ivz8lAv78 30-second video] promoting the upcoming vinyl giveaway. |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = |
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