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Wall Of Berlin is the ninth track on Prince's 33rd studio album Lotusflow3r.
Recording dates and studio are unknown. Prince has stated that some tracks on the Lotusflow3r date back to 3121 recording sessions - as this song features Michael B. and Sonny T., it is possible that at least the musical backdrop of this track comes from their late 2005 recording session, or one of the subsequent sessions, but no information has been verified. The phrase used in the title, "wall of Berlin", was also used in the track 3121, also recorded with Michael B. and Sonny T., so it is possible these tracks were recorded during the same set of sessions. The track was premiered on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103 on 18 December, 2008, along with Crimson And Clover, Colonized Mind and 4ever. The party noises heard at the end of the track are, in fact, the beginning of the album's following track, $, for which recording details are listed in its respective song entry.
The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the Berlin Wall, which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989.
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