Single: Scandalous!

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Scandalous!

Scandalous single.jpg

Single details


Released: 28 November 1989 (7" single)

1 December 1989 (maxi-single)

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

The Crime (6:24)
The Passion (6:17)
The Rapture (6:39)
Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)
The Crime (Fade) (6:24)
Sex (7:02)

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart, USA 2 Dec. 1989+ 5 15
+ indicates single peaked in the year after it first charted.
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Austria: Singles Top 75 18 Feb. 1990 17 2
Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 30 Dec. 1989 45 3
The Netherlands: Mega Top 50 3 Feb. 1990 21 10
The Netherlands: Top 40 24 Feb. 1990 18 5
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA

See also


Scandalous!
(Music video)
Scandalous!
(Sheet music)
Scandalous-tb-vid.png border

Scandalous! was the fourth single to be released from Prince’s eleventh album Batman. It was released five and a half months after the album, and received a release in the USA, Germany, Australia and Japan, continuing the commercial tie-in with the Batman movie. While the title track on the both the Batman album and on the maxi-single was titled Scandalous, an additional exclamation mark was added to the track’s title and the single title, resulting in the title Scandalous!

Unlike its predecessors from the album, the single artwork did not feature the Batman logo, instead using a still from the Scandalous! video. The b-side of the single, When 2 R In Love, was taken from Prince’s tenth album Lovesexy.

A maxi-single, using the title The Scandalous Sex Suite was released shortly after the single, containing a three-part 19-minute suite of the song Scandalous (with the three parts named The Crime, The Passion and The Rapture), as well as a non-album track, Sex.

The single did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.


Track listing
7" 12"

A. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)
B. When 2 R In Love (4:02)

  • Cat #: US: 7-22824

DE: 922 824-7
AU: MX304585-6

Cassette Single

A. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)
B. When 2 R In Love (4:02)

  • Cat #: US: 4-22824

A1. The Crime (6:24)
A2. The Passion (6:17)
A3. The Rapture (6:39)
B1. Sex (7:02)
B2. When 2 R In Love (4:02)

  • Cat #: US: 0-21422

DE: 927 491-1
AU: MX304581-2

  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" Promo CD
  • (US: 7-22824)

A. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)
B. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)

  • (Spain: 1.216)

A. The Crime (6:24) Fade Version
B. The Crime (6:24) Fade Version


12" Promo

  • (USA:PRO-A-3704)

A. Scandalous! (LP Version) (6:15)
B. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)

  • (UK: SAM 632)

A1. The Crime (6:24)
A2. The Passion (6:17)
B1. The Rapture (6:39)
B2. Sex (7:02)

CD Promo

  • (US: PRO CD 3704)

1. Scandalous! (Edit) (4:12)
2. Scandalous! (LP Version) (6:15)

  • (US: 9 21422-2)

1. The Crime (6:24)
2. The Passion (6:17)
3. The Rapture (6:39)
4. Sex (7:02)
5. When 2 R In Love (4:02)

  • (JAP: WPCP-3199)

1. The Crime (6:24)
2. The Passion (6:17)
3. The Rapture (6:39)
4. Sex (7:02)
5. When 2 R In Love (4:02)
6. Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) (6:02)
7. Partyman (Partyman Music Mix) (4:31)
8. Partyman (The Video Mix) (6:20)
9. Feel U Up (Short Stroke) (3:44)

This single wasn't released on Digital format.


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

USA 7" 7-22824 center center center center
USA Cassette 4-22824 center center center center
USA 12" 0-21422 center center center center

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

None

 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Triva

  • Artwork for the Scandalous Sex Suite:

Thescandaloussexsuite single.jpg


References
Thearmsoforion single.jpg 1989
The Arms Of Orion
All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1989
Trust
Trust single.jpg