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|single name = Sexy M.F. | |single name = Sexy M.F. | ||
|single image = [[Image:SexyMF single.jpg]] | |single image = [[Image:SexyMF single.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_30|30 June | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_30|30 June 1992]] (US release)<br> |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1992]] (UK release) | ||
|album = [[Image:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] | |album = [[Image:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]] | ||
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|next single link = [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] | |next single link = [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>Sexy M.F.</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Sexy M.F.</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]]’s fourteenth album [[Image:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
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− | The single reached only number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart (the | + | A May 1992, configuration of the '''Sexy M.F.''' single (listed in Alternate Configuration section below) contained [[Black M.F. In The House]] which ended up on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s first ’solo' album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]], released in 1993. A third track, called [[You Ain’t Shit, MF]], was also included on a 12" configuration. Nothing is known about [[You Ain’t Shit, MF]] (it could be either a skit, a full song or a remix of [[Sexy M.F.]]). |
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+ | '''Sexy M.F.''' was released three and a half months before the album, and only two weeks after the UK release of the previous album’s final single, [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]]. The single’s b-sides were taken from the previous album, [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], and the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] was underway at the time of release. | ||
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+ | The single reached only number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart (the song’s explicit content restricted its airplay), and number 76 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart. It fared better in the UK, where radio stations created their own edits of the track in order to play it; the single reached number 4 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart. | ||
<!-------FORMAT 1 LIST -------> | <!-------FORMAT 1 LIST -------> | ||
|format1 =7" | |format1 =7" | ||
|tracklisting = | |tracklisting = | ||
A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25)<br> | A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25)<br> | ||
− | B. <b>[[ | + | B. <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46)<br> |
<br> | <br> | ||
<small> | <small> | ||
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|content = | |content = | ||
A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
− | B1. '''[[ | + | B1. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br> |
B2. '''[[Daddy Pop]] ''' (5:16) <br> | B2. '''[[Daddy Pop]] ''' (5:16) <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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|format3 = CD | |format3 = CD | ||
|7 inches = | |7 inches = | ||
− | <small>(UK: W0123CD, DE: 9362-40481-2)</small><br> | + | *<small>(UK: W0123CD, DE: 9362-40481-2)</small><br> |
1. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25) <br> | 1. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25) <br> | ||
− | 2. <b>[[ | + | 2. <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46) <br> |
3. <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (5:16)<br> | 3. <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (5:16)<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
*<small>(JAP: WPDP-6305)</small> | *<small>(JAP: WPDP-6305)</small> | ||
1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | 1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
− | 2. '''[[ | + | 2. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br> |
|format4 =12" Promo | |format4 =12" Promo | ||
− | |12 inches =<small>(US: PRO-A-5570, US Yellow vinyl: L-39777)</small> | + | |12 inches =*<small>(US: PRO-A-5570, US Yellow vinyl: L-39777)</small><br> |
A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
B. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | B. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
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{{Chart-Blank}} | {{Chart-Blank}} | ||
{{ChartLine-3|text= Europe}} | {{ChartLine-3|text= Europe}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 1 Aug. 1992 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Belgium''': Ultratop Flanders | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 10 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 10 | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| Date = 15 Aug. 1992 | | Date = 15 Aug. 1992 | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]]<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]]<br>(Music video) |
|image1 = [[File:Sexymf-vid-thumb.png|x80px|link=Video: Sexy M.F.]] | |image1 = [[File:Sexymf-vid-thumb.png|x80px|link=Video: Sexy M.F.]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Home Video: Sexy MF|Sexy M.F.]]<br>( | + | |item2 = [[Home Video: Sexy MF|Sexy M.F.]]<br>(Home video) |
|image2 = [[File:HomeVideoSexyMF.jpg|x80px|border|link=Home Video: Sexy MF]] | |image2 = [[File:HomeVideoSexyMF.jpg|x80px|border|link=Home Video: Sexy MF]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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− | |album promotion = A [[Home Video: Sexy | + | |album promotion = A [[Home Video: Sexy MF|home video]] single release of [[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]], was released two weeks prior to the single’s release. |
− | * [[Sexy M.F.]] was played nightly on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], underway at the time of the | + | * [[Sexy M.F.]] was played nightly on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], underway at the time of the single’s release. |
− | |trivia = On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_7|7 June | + | |trivia = On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_7|7 June 1992]], [[Prince]]’s 34th birthday, a promo 12" was distributed to DJs, in a similar fashion to the [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] promo on the same date the year before. |
− | * | + | * During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Joe Kelly'') asked, "Since you are obviously opposed to violence and promote peace, what is the positive significance and meaning of your gun microphone [used on the single’s cover and during live shows]?", to which [[Prince]] replied, ''"My words of peace go in2 the gun and nullify its power"''. |
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
{{Alternative| | {{Alternative| | ||
|format = Single | |format = Single | ||
|config = | |config = | ||
− | * '''<u> | + | * '''<u>May 1992 7" configuration</u>''' |
:; Side 1: | :; Side 1: | ||
:A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br> | :A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br> | ||
:; Side 2: | :; Side 2: | ||
:B. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br> | :B. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | * '''<u>?? May 1992 12"configuration</u>''' | ||
+ | :; Side 1: | ||
+ | :A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br> | ||
+ | :; Side 2: | ||
+ | :B1. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br> | ||
+ | :B2. <b>[[You Ain’t Shit, MF]]</b><br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
+ | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | ||
+ | * ''[https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/347512606673558-prince-hand-annotated-memo-on-39-sexy-mf-39-/?cat=392 "Prince Hand-Annotated Memo on 'Sexy MF'" (rrauction.com; may 2003)] | ||
<!-------CATEGORIES -------> | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
|categories = [[Category: 1992]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | |categories = [[Category: 1992]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
}} | }} |
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