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|Current video name    = Thieves In The Temple  
 
|Current video name    = Thieves In The Temple  
 
|Video Image            = ThievesInTheTemple-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = ThievesInTheTemple-vid5in1.png
|Date                  = August 1990
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|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_27|27 July 1990]]
|producer(s)            =  
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|producer(s)            = ''Information needed''
 
|Director              = [[Craig Rice]]
 
|Director              = [[Craig Rice]]
|Related                = [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|''Graffiti Bridge'']] (SE DVD release)
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|Related                = [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] ''(DVD release)''
 
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]]
 
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]]
 
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
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|Next Video link        = [[Video:_New_Power_Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
|Next Video link        = [[Video:_New_Power_Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
<!-------SHOOTING TEXT ------->
 
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|Introduction          = '''Thieves In The Temple''' is the thirty-fourth [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast.
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|Introduction          = '''Thieves In The Temple''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: Thieves In The Temple|single]].  
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The video mixes the performance of the song from the [[Film:_Graffiti_Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie and miscellaneous footage from the film.
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Two versions of the video were created for broadcast : the full 8:37 version (with [[Robin Power]] making her first appearance in a [[Prince]] video) and an edited 4:08 minute version (the latter with a slightly remixed audio).
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The extended version of the video has some extra lyrics run over the screen but not sung:
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:<i>LOVE (A thief’s definition)
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:A. 2 swear allegiance then back out like a punt when another offer comes along
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:B. 2 speak of loyalty only until some bucks are placed on the table, then sucking up to the highest bidder
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:C. 2criticize 4 the sake of personal gain or 4 the actual enjoyment of it
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:D. 2 make lobe like an animal while swearing up and down your partner is the best all the while thinking of your next conquest
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:E. 2 speak of a new world without first knowing how to fix your own</i>
  
Of note this is the first appearance of [[Ingrid Chavez]] in a [[Prince]] video.
 
 
|recording info        =
 
|recording info        =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date            = ??
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|date            = mid February - March 1990
|studio          = ''more information needed''
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|studio          = Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info =  
 
|additional info =  
 
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* [[Damon Dickson]] ''with Mosley and Johnson collectively known as [[The Game Boyz]]''  
 
* [[Damon Dickson]] ''with Mosley and Johnson collectively known as [[The Game Boyz]]''  
 
* [[Kirky J.]] ''with Mosley and Dickson collectively known as [[The Game Boyz]]''  
 
* [[Kirky J.]] ''with Mosley and Dickson collectively known as [[The Game Boyz]]''  
* [[Anna Garcia]] (unconfirmed)
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* [[Robin Power]] - dancer
* [[Robin Power]] (unconfirmed)
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* [[Kimberly Arland]] - dancer
|crew                   = * Steve Purcell - editor
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|crew                   = * [[Craig Rice]] - director
* ''More information needed''
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* Steve Purcell - editor
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*see crew for [[Film:_Graffiti_Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]
 
|released versions      =
 
|released versions      =
 
{{SongReleased|
 
{{SongReleased|
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|1= <b>Thieves In The Temple</b>
 
|1= <b>Thieves In The Temple</b>
 
|2= 4:08
 
|2= 4:08
|3= [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|''Graffiti Bridge'']] (SE DVD release, 2005, before that ''promo only'') <br>
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|3= [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (2004 DVD release)<br>
[[You_Tube_Official_Prince_channel|Official YouTube/Prince channel]])
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[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)
 
|4= ''short version''
 
|4= ''short version''
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
 
}}
 
}}
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|sampled in                =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
{{SongBroadcast|
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
 
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= <b>Thieves In The Temple</b>
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|1= <b>Thieves In The Temple (Extended Version)</b>
 
|2= 8:37
 
|2= 8:37
|3= <br>
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|3= [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
[[You_Tube_Official_Prince_channel|Official YouTube/Prince channel]] (2017 before that ''promo only'')
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Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
 
|4= ''long version''
 
|4= ''long version''
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|unreleased versions    =  
 
|unreleased versions    =  
 
<!-------AWARDS ----------->
 
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<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
 
<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
 
|see also              = [[Thieves In The Temple]]
 
|see also              = [[Thieves In The Temple]]
* [[Single: Thieves In The Temple|Thieves In The Temple]] (single)<br>[[Image:Thievesinthetemple single.jpg|100px]]
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* [[Single: Thieves In The Temple|Thieves In The Temple]] (single)<br>
|Quotations & trivia    = The extended version of the video has some extra lyrics run over the screen but not sung:
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[[Image:Thievesinthetemple single.jpg|100px]]
:<i>LOVE
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|Quotations & trivia    = Footage of '''Thieves In The Temple''' was later included in the [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] and [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] videos.
:(A thief's definition)
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:A. 2 swear allegiance
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:then back out like a
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:punt when another
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:offer comes along
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:B. 2 speak of loyalty
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:Only until some bucks
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:Are placed on the table
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:Then sucking up to the highest bidder
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:C. 2criticize 4 the sake of personal gain
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:or 4 the actual enjoyment of it
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:D. 2 make lobe like am
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:animal while swearing
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:up and down your partner
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:is the best all the while
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:thinking of your next conquest
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:E. 2 speak of a new world
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:without first knowing
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:how to fix your own</i>
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<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
|References            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|References            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''

Revision as of 18:48, 17 October 2022

1989: Scandalous! Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1990: New Power Generation
Thieves In The Temple

Thieves In The Temple music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: 27 July 1990
Producer(s): Information needed
Director: Craig Rice
Related home video/DVD: Graffiti Bridge (DVD release)
First (Commercially) Released: 24 August 2004

Awards


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

Thieves In The Temple is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

The video mixes the performance of the song from the Graffiti Bridge movie and miscellaneous footage from the film.

Two versions of the video were created for broadcast : the full 8:37 version (with Robin Power making her first appearance in a Prince video) and an edited 4:08 minute version (the latter with a slightly remixed audio).

The extended version of the video has some extra lyrics run over the screen but not sung:

LOVE (A thief’s definition)
A. 2 swear allegiance then back out like a punt when another offer comes along
B. 2 speak of loyalty only until some bucks are placed on the table, then sucking up to the highest bidder
C. 2criticize 4 the sake of personal gain or 4 the actual enjoyment of it
D. 2 make lobe like an animal while swearing up and down your partner is the best all the while thinking of your next conquest
E. 2 speak of a new world without first knowing how to fix your own

Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
mid February - March 1990 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
Crew

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Thieves In The Temple 4:08 Graffiti Bridge (2004 DVD release)

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)

short version
Thieves In The Temple (Extended Version) 8:37 Prince streaming video platforms (2017)

Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

long version


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Thievesinthetemple single.jpg


References
1989
Scandalous!
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1990
New Power Generation