Single: Sex Shooter
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Sex Shooter
Single details | |
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Released: | 31 August 1984 (US release) 7 September 1984 (Dutch release) |
Related album: | Apollonia 6 |
Label(s): | Warner Bros. |
Non-album tracks: | Sex Shooter (Edit) (3:00) Sex Shooter (Long Version) (6:45) |
Sex Shooter was the first single to be released from Apollonia 6's first album Apollonia 6. It was released four weeks prior to the album. The b-side, In A Spanish Villa, was also taken from the album. Sex Shooter (Long Version) was unavailable elsewhere. Both Sex Shooter and In A Spanish Villa were written, produced and largely performed by Prince, although his input was uncredited.
The single reached number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 14 on the Billboard Black Chart and number 32 in Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.
The single marked the first release of any kind to be credited to Apollonia 6.
Track listing
7"
(Germany: 929 182-7)
A. Sex Shooter (Edit) (3:00)
B. In A Spanish Villa (2:12)
12"
(US: 9 20274-0)
A. Sex Shooter (Long Version) (6:45)
B. In A Spanish Villa (2:12)
(Europe: 920 256-0)
A. Sex Shooter (3:39)
B. In A Spanish Villa (2:12)
12" promo
(US: PRO-A-2190)
A. Sex Shooter (Edit) (3:00)
B. Sex Shooter (3:39)
Credits
- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
Charts
Entry Date | Chart, Country | Peak Position | Weeks In Chart |
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Billboard Black Singles Chart, USA | 29 Sep. 1984 | 19 | 14 |
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, USA | 20 Oct. 1984 | 85 | 6 |
Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Chart, USA | 3 Nov. 1984 | 32 | 13 |
Releases
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Country | Format | Cat. Number | Comments | Front | Back | Label 1 | Label 2 |
Germany | 7" | 929 182-7 |
Variants, special editions and re-releases
- None.
Single promotion
- The song Sex Shooter had been performed by Apollonia 6 in the movie Purple Rain which was highly successful during Summer 1984, drawing attention to the song and the accompanying single.
Associated videos
Awards, nominations, and certifications
- Information needed.
Quotations and trivia
- Information needed.
References
- http://www.discogs.com/Apollonia-6-Sex-Shooter
- Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
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