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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]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>
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[[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)
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|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.
 
|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, basic tracking took place between May-July 1994, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Guillaume Tell, Paris, 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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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.
  
 
During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Arthur'') asked:
 
During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Arthur'') asked:
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|date                      = May-July 1994
 
|date                      = May-July 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA;<br> Guillaume Tell,<br>Paris, France<br>or<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant Record Plant],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA (uncertain)
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|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          = Tracking
 
|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|1= '''We March'''
 
|1= '''We March'''
 
|2= 4:49
 
|2= 4:49
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|3= [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>
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|5= [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
|5= [[22_October 1995-am|22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
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|1= [[1999]]/[[We March]]/[[Emancipation]]
 
|2= ?:??
 
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
 
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|5= [[24 February 1997|24 February 1997, BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England]]; contains [[We March]] interpolation; live singing over pre-recorded performance
 
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|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                    = [[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''.  
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|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)]] ''
 
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]''
 
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]''
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Revision as of 15:50, 6 August 2022

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We March

Thegoldexperience.jpg
from the album The Gold Experience
Song details
Performer: SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 26 September 1995 - The Gold Experience album
Album(s): The Gold Experience

Anthology: 1995-2010

Writer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) and Nona Gaye
Producer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), Ricky Peterson (co-producer), Kirk Johnson (co-producer)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

We March is the fifth track (fourth song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, his first using the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png. 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 Dolphin available in the UK only. In 2001, a 1995 live version was released as part of NPG Music Club Edition # 2. In 2005, the same live version was included on the Live From Paisley Park download EP.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between May-July 1994, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France or Record Plant, Los Angeles, California. The track was included as the fourth track (third song) on a 13 October 1994 configuration of 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.

During a Love4oneanother.com "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name Arthur) asked:

"In creating the song, "We March," did you have the then-upcoming 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."

To which Prince confirmed its earlier recording date:

""We March" was indeed played at the Million Man March over the loudspeakers, but in fact was written b4 eye had heard about the event."

Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
May-July 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA;
Guillaume Tell,
Suresnes, France
or
Record Plant,
Los Angeles, CA, USA (uncertain)
Tracking
Early-mid 1995 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Additional recording and re-working
Recording Personnel

Studio version


Live version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
We March 4:49 The Gold Experience

Anthology: 1995-2010

Studio
We March (Edit) ?:?? Dolphin promo Edit
We March (Live) 3:28 NPG Music Club Edition # 2 mp3 download

Live From Paisley Park download EP

Live 22 October 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
We March Studio Original 1994 version before musical changes
 
Additional Information

See also 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.

References
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