View source for Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold

{{video|
|Current video name     = 3 Chains O’ Gold
|Video Image            = 3Chainsofgold_vhs.jpg
|Video link             = 
|Date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_16|16 August 1994]] (USA)<br>
|Director               = Paisley Park ( presumably [[Prince]]), [[Sotera Tschetter]], [[Parris Patton]], [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas]
|Related                = [[File:Symbolblue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] (album)
|Label                  = Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US)
|length                 = 73 minutes
|Previous year          = 1994
|Next year              = 1995
|Previous image         = File:CDRomInteractive.jpg
|Next image             = File:Sacrificeofvictor_vhs.jpg
|Previous video         = CD Rom: Interactive
|Next Video             = Home_Video:_The_Sacrifice_Of_Victor
|Previous video name    = Interactive
|Next video name        = The Sacrifice Of Victor
|Introduction           = '''3 Chains O’ Gold''' is collection of videos of songs from the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] album, loosely following the story told in the albums [[Symbol_segues|segues]], albeit they were shortened and some omitted on the album as it was released, resulting  the narrative being less clear on it. The video uses the same narrative as the [[TV Film: Act I|Act I]] TV-special and attempts to present the fuller story of the Princess of Cairo ([[Mayte]]) whose father is assassinated by [[7]] men and left with [[3 Chains O’ Gold]]. She seeks [[Prince]]’s help by sending him a video. Upon seeing it he falls in love with her, but is reluctant to commit. After dating  other women and sowing his wild oats he realizes his heart belongs to [[Mayte]]. 

Footage for some of the videos were filmed in Egypt, where [[Mayte]] traveled there with [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas] in late 1991, quite some time before the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] album was released. The rest of the videos were mostly shot at [[Paisley Park Studios]].

It was released on VHS and Laser Video format in the USA, Europe and Japan.
|format1                 = VHS 
|Tracklisting            = 
* NTSC, PAL
# <b>Prologue ([[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]])</b>  (1:02)
# Segue (3:30) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]]</b> (3:52)
# Segue  (2:46) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]]</b> (4:37)
# Segue  (2:55) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]]</b> (3:32)
# Segue  (0:27) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]]</b> (4:01)
# Segue  (1:17) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Max|The Max]]</b> (4:49)
# Segue  (0:47) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Blue Light|Blue Light]]</b> (3:07)
# Segue  (0:31) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U|Eye Wanna Melt With U]]</b> (3:49)
# Segue (0:36) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]]</b> (4:03)
# Segue  (2:04) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Continental|The Continental]]</b>  (2:24)
# Segue (4:20) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Damn U|Damn U]]</b>  (4:08)
# Segue (4:00) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: 7|7]]</b>  (4:32)
# <b>Epilogue ([[3 Chains O’ Gold]])</b> (2:37)
# Segue  (0:48) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Call]]</b> (3:01) <small> (unlisted)</small>
<small>
:References: <br>
:USA: 38399-3<br>
:EUR: 7599 38399-3 <br>
</small>
|format2                 =  
|Content                 =
|Credits                 = 
|format3                 = Laserdisc 
|Laserdisc               = NTSC, PAL
# <b>Prologue ([[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]])</b>  (1:02)
# Segue (3:30) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]]</b> (3:52)
# Segue  (2:46) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]]</b> (4:37)
# Segue  (2:55) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Love 2 The 9’s|Love 2 The 9’s]]</b> (3:32)
# Segue  (0:27) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]]</b> (4:01)
# Segue  (1:17) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Max|The Max]]</b> (4:49)
# Segue  (0:47) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Blue Light|Blue Light]]</b> (3:07)
# Segue  (0:31) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U|Eye Wanna Melt With U]]</b> (3:49)
# Segue (0:36) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]]</b> (4:03)
# Segue  (2:04) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: The Continental|The Continental]]</b>  (2:24)
# Segue (4:20) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: Damn U|Damn U]]</b>  (4:08)
# Segue (4:00) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[Video: 7|7]]</b>  (4:32)
# <b>Epilogue ([[3 Chains O’ Gold]])</b> (2:37)
# Segue  (0:48) <small> (unlisted)</small>
# <b>[[The Call]]</b>  <small> (unlisted)</small> (3:01) 
<small>
:References: <br>
US: 9 38399-6<br>
JP: WPLR-5
</small><br>
<br>
|format4                 = DVD
|DVD                     = This feature was not released on dvd
|Other                   = Digital
:This collection hasn’t been released in digital format
|Charts                  = 
|see also                = 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1   = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] <br>(Album)
|image1  = [[File:symbolalbum.jpg|80px|Link= Album: Symbol]]
|item2   = [[TV Film: Act I|Act I]] <br>(TV-special)
|image2  = [[File:ActI-TVspecial_PV.png|80px|link=TV Film: Act I]]
}}
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|Country = USA 
|Format  = VHS, NTSC
|CatNr   = xxx
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|Back    = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelA  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelB  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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|Quotations & trivia     = 
|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|Categories              = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]]
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