Sex

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Sex


single art for The Scandalous Sex Suite

included on the album Precious

single art for Sex
Song details
Performer: Prince; Loïs Lane
First Released: 1 December 1989 - The Scandalous Sex Suite single (Prince version)

11 May 1992 - Precious (Loïs Lane version)

Album(s): Precious (Loïs Lane version)

Live At The Arena
Hit Singles 86/96
The Universal Masters Collection
Het Mooiste Van Loïs Lane

Writer(s): Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr.
Producer(s): Prince; Prince and Keith "K.C." Cohen
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This song is not known to have been performed by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Sex was released as the b-side on The Scandalous Sex Suite, the maxi-single of Scandalous!, the fourth single from Prince’s eleventh album Batman, the companion album to the hit movie Batman.

While specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in Summer 1989, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Additional recording for Loïs Lane’s version took place in early 1992 at Paisley Park Studios (during the same set of sessions that produced The Continental, Damn U, The Flow, Born 2 B.R.E.E.D., With This Tear and Qualified).

Prince later gave a remixed version of the track to Dutch band Loïs Lane, who released it on their 1992 album Precious (and as the album’s final single in March 1993). Their version was included as the ninth track on the Hit Singles 86/96 compilation, and as the fourteenth track on both The Universal Masters Collection and Het Mooiste Van Loïs Lane.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Summer 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Early 1992 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Remix and vocal overdubs (Loïs Lane version)
Spring 1992 (assumed) Larrabee Sound Studios,
North Hollywood, CA, USA
Additional Production and Mix by Keith "K.C." Cohen
Recording Personnel

Prince version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Loïs Lane version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sex 7:02 The Scandalous Sex Suite Studio Prince version
Sex 5:46 Precious

Sex single
Hit Singles 86/96
The Universal Masters Collection
Het Mooiste Van Loïs Lane

Remix/Studio Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix
Sex (Dark Dub Remix) 7:01 Sex single Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix
Sex (Remix Single Edit) 4:31 Sex single

Qualified promo single

Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix
Sex (Street Remix) 5:46 Sex single Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix
Sex 8:47 Live At The Arena Live Recorded live on 23 or 24 August 1993, (Hotel) Arena, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Performed by Loïs Lane.
Sex (Remix Single Edit) 4:28 Precious (Expanded Edition)
Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix. Remastered in 2024.
Sex (Dark Dub Remix) 6:59 Precious (Expanded Edition)
Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix. Remastered in 2024.
Sex (Street Remix) 5:44 Precious (Expanded Edition)
Remix Loïs Lane version. Michael Koppelman - engineer, Keith "K.C." Cohen - additional production and mix. Remastered in 2024.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sex 4:28 Lois Lane: 20 Years DVD Promo video Loïs Lane version official music video
Sex 5:20 Lois Lane: 20 Years DVD Live TV performance Performed live on the Dutch TV show Music City, broadcast by RTL 4


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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