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|Current video name    = I Wish U Heaven
 
|Current video name    = I Wish U Heaven
 
|Video Image            = IWishUHeaven-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = IWishUHeaven-vid5in1.png
|Date                  = October 1988 (?)
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|Date                  = October 1988
 
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]]
 
|Director              = Jean-Baptiste Mondino
 
|Director              = Jean-Baptiste Mondino
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In style it is not too far removed from the [[Video: Alphabet St.|Alphabet St.]] video. It features [[Prince]] singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title ''I Wish U Heaven'' floats through the images, in the font made by [[Margo Chase]] as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines [[Prince]] had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the [[Tourbook:_Lovesexy|Lovesexy Tourbook]].  
 
In style it is not too far removed from the [[Video: Alphabet St.|Alphabet St.]] video. It features [[Prince]] singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title ''I Wish U Heaven'' floats through the images, in the font made by [[Margo Chase]] as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines [[Prince]] had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the [[Tourbook:_Lovesexy|Lovesexy Tourbook]].  
  
It has the girls in the band ([[Sheila E.]], [[Cat]] And [[Boni Boyer]]) singing back up. While Sheila is also hitting a snare drum. In some shots [[Prince]] is over-imposed in a close-up, when he is also shown in the background. There are also images of a blueish green apple on a branch, and a humming bird, the deeper meaning of which (if any) is uncertain.  
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It has the girls in the band ([[Sheila E.]], [[Cat]] and [[Boni Boyer]]) singing back up. While Sheila is also hitting a snare drum. In some shots [[Prince]] is over-imposed in a close-up, when he is also shown in the background. There are also images of a blueish green apple on a branch, and a humming bird, the deeper meaning of which (if any) is uncertain.
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Extra footage was also shot for this video in the Met Center, Bloomington, MN on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 15|15 September 1988]] at 11 AM before the second [[Lovesexy Tour]] show in that venue, although it is unclear if any of it was used in the end product.
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Two versions of this video were made. The initial one did not have [[Boni Boyer]] in it and some of the objects floating in and out of the scene are different.
 
|recording info        =
 
|recording info        =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June, 1988]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]]
 
|studio                = SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA  
 
|studio                = SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA  
 
|additional info        =  
 
|additional info        =  
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_15|15 September 1988]]
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|studio                = Met Center, Bloomington, MN, USA
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|additional info        = additional footage
 
}}
 
}}
 
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]  
 
|cast                  = * [[Prince]]  
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* [[Sheila E.]]
 
* [[Sheila E.]]
 
* [[Boni Boyer]]  
 
* [[Boni Boyer]]  
|crew                  = * Maury Rosenfled - Special Effects
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|crew                  =* Jean-Baptiste Mondino - Director
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* Mark Plummer - Cinematography
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* Maury Rosenfled - Special Effects
 
* Fred Raimondi - Special Effects
 
* Fred Raimondi - Special Effects
 
|released versions      =
 
|released versions      =
|broadcasts, streaming  =
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{{SongReleased|
{{SongBroadcast|
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|released versions      =
|broadcasts, streaming  =  
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{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
 
|line =
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= <b> I Wish U Heaven</b>
 
|1= <b> I Wish U Heaven</b>
|2= 2:43
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|2= 2:48
|3= ''promo only''
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|3= ''promo only''<br>
|4= A version
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[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
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Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
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|4= B version
 
|5=
 
|5=
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|broadcasts, streaming  =
 
|sampled in            =
 
|sampled in            =
 
|unreleased versions    =  
 
|unreleased versions    =  
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= <b> I Wish U Heaven</b>
 
|1= <b> I Wish U Heaven</b>
|2= 2:46
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|2= 2:51
 
|3= ''unreleased''
 
|3= ''unreleased''
|4= B version
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|4= A version
 
|5= slightly different images
 
|5= slightly different images
 
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<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION -->
 
<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION -->
 
|see also        = [[I Wish U Heaven]]
 
|see also        = [[I Wish U Heaven]]
* [[Single: I Wish U Heaven| I Wish U Heaven]] (Single)<br>[[File:Iwishuheaven single.jpg|100px]]
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* [[Single: I Wish U Heaven| I Wish U Heaven]] (Single)<br>
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[[File:Iwishuheaven single.jpg|100px]]
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
|Quotations & trivia    = An unreleased slightly alternate version of this video exist. Its colors seem to have more of a green hue and there are less lyrics and objects floating through the screen, which are sometimes also in a different color. Instead there are more close-up shots of [[Prince]] singing, but at no point the alternate take is spectacularly different. The alternate also runs three seconds longer, but this is mostly the fade out at the end which is slightly extended.
 
|Quotations & trivia    = An unreleased slightly alternate version of this video exist. Its colors seem to have more of a green hue and there are less lyrics and objects floating through the screen, which are sometimes also in a different color. Instead there are more close-up shots of [[Prince]] singing, but at no point the alternate take is spectacularly different. The alternate also runs three seconds longer, but this is mostly the fade out at the end which is slightly extended.

Revision as of 06:06, 19 June 2019

1988: Glam Slam Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1989: Batdance
I Wish U Heaven

I Wish U Heaven music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: October 1988
Producer(s): Prince
Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Related home video/DVD: none
First (Commercially) Released: n/a (never released commercially)

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

I Wish U Heaven is the thirtieth Prince video to have been released for broadcast.

It was filmed at SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA before the Lovesexy Tour commenced. It was directed by Jean Baptiste Mondino, who had also shot the cover for Lovesexy, and whom had previously directed Jill Jones' video for Mia Boca.

In style it is not too far removed from the Alphabet St. video. It features Prince singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title I Wish U Heaven floats through the images, in the font made by Margo Chase as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines Prince had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the Lovesexy Tourbook.

It has the girls in the band (Sheila E., Cat and Boni Boyer) singing back up. While Sheila is also hitting a snare drum. In some shots Prince is over-imposed in a close-up, when he is also shown in the background. There are also images of a blueish green apple on a branch, and a humming bird, the deeper meaning of which (if any) is uncertain.

Extra footage was also shot for this video in the Met Center, Bloomington, MN on 15 September 1988 at 11 AM before the second Lovesexy Tour show in that venue, although it is unclear if any of it was used in the end product.

Two versions of this video were made. The initial one did not have Boni Boyer in it and some of the objects floating in and out of the scene are different.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
2 June 1988 SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA
15 September 1988 Met Center, Bloomington, MN, USA additional footage
Cast
Crew
  • Jean-Baptiste Mondino - Director
  • Mark Plummer - Cinematography
  • Maury Rosenfled - Special Effects
  • Fred Raimondi - Special Effects

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Wish U Heaven 2:48 promo only

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

B version


Unreleased Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Wish U Heaven 2:51 unreleased A version slightly different images
 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Iwishuheaven single.jpg

  • An unreleased slightly alternate version of this video exist. Its colors seem to have more of a green hue and there are less lyrics and objects floating through the screen, which are sometimes also in a different color. Instead there are more close-up shots of Prince singing, but at no point the alternate take is spectacularly different. The alternate also runs three seconds longer, but this is mostly the fade out at the end which is slightly extended.
  • The video was nominated for Best Special Effects in a Video at 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.

References
1988
Glam Slam
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1989
Batdance