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| |single image = [[File:Themostbeautiful single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] <br><small>single art for [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]]</small> | | |single image = [[File:Themostbeautiful single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] <br><small>single art for [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]]</small> |
| |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]; [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Eric Leeds]]; [[Brian Gallagher]]; [[Mayte]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] | | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]; [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Eric Leeds]]; [[Brian Gallagher]]; [[Mayte]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] |
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 14|14 February, 1994]] - [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 14|14 February 1994]] - [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] single |
| |album(s) = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (Japan only)<br> | | |album(s) = [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]] (Japan only)<br> |
| [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br> | | [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br> |
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| [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s original version and the remix '''Beautiful''' were also included on [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie. | | [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s original version and the remix '''Beautiful''' were also included on [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie. |
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− | Initial tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September, 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (on the same day as [[Slave 2 The Funk]]). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], and a new version of [[Shhh]]), although specific dates are unknown. | + | Initial tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September 1993]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (on the same day as [[Slave 2 The Funk]]). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]], [[Days Of Wild]], and a new version of [[Shhh]]), although specific dates are unknown. |
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| It was announced at one point that [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was '''Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers''' by French model and actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] (intended for a single, [[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers]]), but this remains unreleased. | | It was announced at one point that [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was '''Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers''' by French model and actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oph%C3%A9lie_Winter Ophélie Winter] (intended for a single, [[Single: Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers|Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers]]), but this remains unreleased. |
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September, 1993]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 20|20 September 1993]] |
| |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| |additional info = Initial tracking | | |additional info = Initial tracking |
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− | |first live appearance = [[13_February,_1994-am|13 February, 1994 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(video premiered during show; no live performance as such)</small> | + | |first live appearance = [[13_February 1994-am|13 February 1994 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(video premiered during show; no live performance as such)</small> |
− | * [[06_March,_1994-am|6 March, 1994 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first live performance)</small> | + | * [[06_March 1994-am|6 March 1994 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first live performance)</small> |
| |performed regularly on = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] | | |performed regularly on = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] |
| *[[Japan '96]] | | *[[Japan '96]] |
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World was released initially on a stand-alone single, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, as the first track to carry the artist credit (although seventeen months after the album), and the first Prince/ to be release independently of Warner Bros. (see The Most Beautiful Girl In The World for more details).
Three months later, multiple remixes of the track were released on the The Beautiful Experience EP.
Later in 1994, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version) was released by Brian Gallagher on his stand-alone single The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (containing 's original version as the b-side).
Around the same time, a gender-reversed recording titled The Most Beautiful Boy In The World sung by Mayte was released as a single which also contained a Spanish version, titled ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?. The Most Beautiful Boy In The World was included as the twelfth and final song on Mayte's first and only album Child Of The Sun, released in 1995.
In 1995, a slightly different recording of the track was included as the seventh track (fifth song) on Prince's 17th album The Gold Experience, his first using the name . By this time, other versions using the same basic tracks had already been released, however.
In March of the same year, an instrumental version (titled Beautiful Girl) was released as a b-side on the New Power Generation's single Get Wild (the first single from Exodus), credited to " and Eric Leeds" (the only time they have shared an artist credit on a track).
's original version and the remix Beautiful were also included on The Beautiful Experience TV movie.
Initial tracking for the original version took place on 20 September 1993 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (on the same day as Slave 2 The Funk). Remixes and overdubs took place in early 1994 (during the same set of sessions as Hate U, Days Of Wild, and a new version of Shhh), although specific dates are unknown.
It was announced at one point that Prince (as ) intended the song to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers by French model and actress Ophélie Winter (intended for a single, Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers), but this remains unreleased.
Kahoru Kohiruimaki (who previously recorded Bliss and Mind Bells) recorded a Japanese-language version of the track as part of this project, but using new music with no input by Prince; as such, it is considered a cover version of the song and is not listed below (her version was released in remixed form on her 1995 compilation album White Kohhy Best '89-'95).
The Beautiful remix uses similar production to New World, which it replaced as the b-side for The Most Beautiful Girl In The World single (Warner Bros. only authorized Prince to release one song independently, causing New World to be removed).
The original version of the track was included as the sixth track (third song) on a March 1994 configuration of The Gold Experience, and kept as the sixth track (third song) on a May 1994 configuration. It was included as the seventh song on a Summer 1994 configuration, and the sixth song on an August 1994 configuration.
The Mustang Mix of the song was also re-recorded in 1996 at Paisley Park Studios, and was planned for inclusion on The Dawn album, and as a single release, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96), both of which remain unreleased. The song's chorus is heavily sampled on the track 2morrow.
Mayte's version, The Most Beautiful Boy In The World, was included as the eleventh track (labeled a "bonus track") on an early version of her first album, which was titled Latino Barbie Doll at the time, with the Spanish version, ¿Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo?, included as the twelfth and final track (also labeled a "bonus track"), before the album underwent some changes prior to release.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Additional info
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20 September 1993
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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Early 1994
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Several remixes, overdubs and additional recording
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1996
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Remix, creating The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)
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Recording Personnel
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version
and Eric Leeds version
Brian Gallagher version
Mayte version
- Mayte - lead vocals
- Prince (as ) - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted
- Ricky Peterson - additional keyboards (as "Ricky P.")
- James Behringer - additional guitar
Ophélie Winter version
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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T.B.C.
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See The Most Beautiful Girl In The World video for more details
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Beautiful
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T.B.C.
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Promotional release only
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Promo video
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See Beautiful video for more details
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title
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Length
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Released
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix)
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T.B.C.
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Delayed studio TV performance
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Live in studio
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Top Of The Pops UK TV broadcast, recorded in-studio at Gregory McClatchy Films, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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T.B.C.
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The Beautiful Experience TV movie
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Studio
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Same as original video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
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Beautiful
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T.B.C.
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The Beautiful Experience TV movie
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Studio
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Same as Beautiful video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L'Univers
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Alternate version
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Version using 1993 backing tracks with Ophélie Winter vocal overdubs
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Remix
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Early 1994 medley of remixes later included on The Beautiful Experience EP; contains sample from Shoop later re-recorded for Staxowax' version
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Remix
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Saxophone Version) including vocals, a clip of which was played on the 1-800 New Funk phone service recorded message in 1994
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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96)
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Remix/re-recording
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1996 remix intended for The Dawn album and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix '96) single; some additional lyrics
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