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|song name                = Stare
 
|song name                = Stare
|single image              = [[File:Stare_artwork.jpg|100px]]<br><small>artwork posted with [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] stream</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Stare_artwork.jpg|100px]]<br><small>artwork posted with [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] stream and [[Tidall]] download</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 27|27 May, 2015]] - [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XCYeRu125xQS0lqP1YAQw 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account] (snippets only)<br>
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 27|27 May, 2015]] - [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XCYeRu125xQS0lqP1YAQw 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account] (snippets only)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2015]] - [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] stream
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2015]] - [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] stream<br>
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 3|3 December, 2015]] - [[Tidal]] download
 
|album(s)                  = None
 
|album(s)                  = None
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|previous song            = [[Star (Sweet Dreams)]]
 
|previous song            = [[Star (Sweet Dreams)]]
 
|next song                = [[Starfish And Coffee]]
 
|next song                = [[Starfish And Coffee]]
|introduction              = '''Stare''' is a track made available on streaming music service [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2015]] (a few weeks after [[Prince]] removed all his other music from the service in protest to the low royalties paid to artists through the service).  
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|introduction              = '''Stare''' is a track made available on streaming music service [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2015]] (a few weeks after [[Prince]] removed all his other music from the service in protest to the low royalties paid to artists through the service). Months later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 3|3 December, 2015]], [[Tidal]] opened a download store which included '''Stare''' among many other previously-streamed tracks by [[Prince]] (including [[Stones]] (by [[The Golden Hippie]]), [[Pretzelbodylogic|Pretzelbodylogic Reloaded]] and [[If I Could Get Your Attention|If Eye Could Get Ur Attention]] along with the updated version of the album [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]).
  
Two months earlier, three snippets of the track were posted as teaser videos on the [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XCYeRu125xQS0lqP1YAQw 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account].  
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Two months prior to the initial [http://play.spotify.com/album/2qzNTR3brGnweQTOidQiUZ Spotify] stream, three snippets of the track were posted as teaser videos on the [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XCYeRu125xQS0lqP1YAQw 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account].  
  
 
The videos all stated "Buy Now!" and included an iTunes URL, but the link pointed towards the single [[Single: Baltimore|Baltimore]], which went on sale less than 12 hours earlier. The three snippets were removed from the YouTube account around 18 June, 2015.
 
The videos all stated "Buy Now!" and included an iTunes URL, but the link pointed towards the single [[Single: Baltimore|Baltimore]], which went on sale less than 12 hours earlier. The three snippets were removed from the YouTube account around 18 June, 2015.
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*[[Lynn Grissett]] - trumpet (assumed)
 
*[[Lynn Grissett]] - trumpet (assumed)
 
*[[Joey Rayfield]] - trombone (assumed)
 
*[[Joey Rayfield]] - trombone (assumed)
|released versions         = There are no versions of this song released on any 'hard' format.
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|first live appearance    = This track is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
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|first live appearance    = [[09_October,_2015-am|9 October, 2015 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
 
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Revision as of 15:21, 4 December 2015

Star (Sweet Dreams)   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Starfish And Coffee
Stare

Stare artwork.jpg
artwork posted with Spotify stream and Tidall download
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 May, 2015 - 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account (snippets only)

30 July, 2015 - Spotify stream
3 December, 2015 - Tidal download

Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Stare is a track made available on streaming music service Spotify on 30 July, 2015 (a few weeks after Prince removed all his other music from the service in protest to the low royalties paid to artists through the service). Months later, on 3 December, 2015, Tidal opened a download store which included Stare among many other previously-streamed tracks by Prince (including Stones (by The Golden Hippie), Pretzelbodylogic Reloaded and If Eye Could Get Ur Attention along with the updated version of the album The Chocolate Invasion).

Two months prior to the initial Spotify stream, three snippets of the track were posted as teaser videos on the 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account.

The videos all stated "Buy Now!" and included an iTunes URL, but the link pointed towards the single Baltimore, which went on sale less than 12 hours earlier. The three snippets were removed from the YouTube account around 18 June, 2015.

All three teaser videos consisted of a excerpt of the song, over text and images stating "new funk" by Prince would be coming in Summer 2015. An image contained in the video may be a cover for an album titled Free Urself, but there has been no confirmation of an album by that name, and when Stare was available in full on Spotify, a different album, Hitnrun Phase One, had been announced.

In conjunction with Prince's increased presence on Tidal in September 2015 to coincide with the exclusive stream of Hitnrun Phase One, Stare was included as the first Purple Pick of the Week for "new tracks, exclusives, rarities and more from the vault", despite its prior availability.

While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in early 2015 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. The horns present on the full version were not included on the snippets made available in late May, so it is assumed that they were recorded in June or July, 2015.

The track contains a sample from Prince and the Revolution's 1986 hit Kiss and an interpolation of Prince's 1979 song Sexy Dancer.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 2015 Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA Initial tracking
June or July, 2015 Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA Horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Stare 3:44 Tidal download Studio Full studio version after horn overdubs; includes sample of Kiss and interpolation of Sexy Dancer
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Stare 0:21 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account audio stream Snippet Snippet # 2, missing horn overdubs included on final version
Stare 0:27 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account audio stream Snippet Snippet # 3, missing horn overdubs included on final version
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Stare Studio Full version prior to horn overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Star (Sweet Dreams)   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Starfish And Coffee