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|performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | |performer = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 26|26 September 1995]] - [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 26|26 September 1995]] - [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | ||
− | |album(s) = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Nona Gaye]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Nona Gaye]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [[Ricky Peterson]] (co-producer), [[Kirk Johnson]] (co-producer) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [[Ricky Peterson]] (co-producer), [[Kirk Johnson]] (co-producer) | ||
|previous song = [[We Live (2 Get Funky)]] | |previous song = [[We Live (2 Get Funky)]] | ||
|next song = [[We Would Like To See You Again]] | |next song = [[We Would Like To See You Again]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''We March''' is the fifth track (fourth song) on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''We March''' is the fifth track (fourth song) on [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], his first using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. Around the same time as the album’s release, an edit of the track was included as the third and final track (second song) on a promo cassette of [[Single: Dolphin|Dolphin]] available in the UK only. In 2001, a 1995 live version was released as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_2|NPG Music Club Edition # 2]]. In 2005, the same live version was included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|Live From Paisley Park]] download EP. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between May-July 1994, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, [https://www.guillaumetell.com/ Guillaume Tell], Suresnes, France or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant], Los Angeles, California. The track was included as the fourth track (third song) on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 13|13 October 1994]] configuration of [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]. In a mid-July 1995, interview with Uptown Magazine, [[Mayte]] stated that [[Prince]] had "changed the music" on '''We March''' for the final release. |
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+ | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Arthur'') asked: | ||
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+ | :''"In creating the song, "[[We March]]," did you have the then-upcoming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Man_March Million Man March] in mind? While at the march, I remember hearing several positive references to you and that song; in that it conveyed the spirit of the March."'' | ||
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+ | To which [[Prince]] confirmed its earlier recording date: | ||
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+ | :''""[[We March]]" was indeed played at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Man_March Million Man March] over the loudspeakers, but in fact was written b4 eye had heard about the event."'' | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = May-July 1994 | |date = May-July 1994 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA;<br> [https://www.guillaumetell.com/ Guillaume Tell],<br>Suresnes, France<br>or<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA (uncertain) |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = Early-mid 1995 | |date = Early-mid 1995 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
|additional info = Additional recording and re-working | |additional info = Additional recording and re-working | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''We March''' | |1= '''We March''' | ||
|2= 4:49 | |2= 4:49 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] | + | |3= [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|Live From Paisley Park]] download EP | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_26|Live From Paisley Park]] download EP | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 | + | |5= [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[25_November 1994-am|25 November 1994 ( | + | |first live appearance = [[25_November 1994-am|25 November 1994 (a.m.): Tränenpalast, Berlin, Germany]]<br> |
+ | * [[09 January 1996|9 January 1996: Nippon Budokan (日本武道館), Tokyo, Japan]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Japan '96]] | |performed regularly on = [[Japan '96]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1994|1994]], [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]] | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = [[We March]] contains screams lifted from ''The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library: The Premier Edition – 13'' called ''Three Female Screams'' (also used on [[P. Control]]) and ''Man Yells And Screams In Anger''. |
|see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category: | + | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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