Single: 6

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Single details Released: 14 January 1987 (USA) Related album: 8 Label(s): Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Six (Edit) (3:37) 6 (End Of The World Mix) (6:20) Six And ½ (2:36) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart 7 Feb. 1987 5 13 USA: Billboard Hot Black Singles Airplay 14 Feb. 1987 5 10 USA: Billboard Hot Dance / Disco 12-inch Singles Sales 14 Feb. 1987 24 8 USA: Billboard Hot Black Singles Sales 21 Feb. 1987 10 9 USA: Billboard Hot Crossover 30 7 Mar. 1987 14 4 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere See also 8 (album)

6 was the first and only single to be released from Madhouse’s first album 8. It was released one week before the album, marking the first official release of any kind by Madhouse. The single also contained an edit and an extended version of Six, as well as a non-album track, Six And ½. As with the accompanying album, the single’s name is written numerically (6), while the title track is written in full (Six), although the extended version (6 (End Of The World Mix)) is written numerically. The single failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart, number 14 on the Billboard Crossover 30 Chart and number 24 on the 12-inch Singles Sales Chart. Track listing 7" 12" A. Six (Edit) (3:37) B. Six And ½ (2:36) Cat #: USA: 7-28485 A1. 6 (End Of The World Mix) (6:20) * B1. Six (Edit) (3:37) B2. Six And ½ (2:36) Cat #: USA: 0-20608  UK: W 8485  GER: 920 608-0) *listed as 8 (End Of The World Mix) on the label of US 12" in error; listed as 5:45 on label of UK 12" in error See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo A. Six (Edit) (3:37) B. Six (Edit) (3:37) Cat #: USA: 7-28485-A This record wasn’t issued in any other format (cassette, CD, digital).

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" 7-28485-A promo USA 7" 7-28485 USA 12" 0-28485 United Kingdom 7" W 8485 United Kingdom 12" W 8485 T Germany 7" 928 485-7 Germany 12" 928 485-0 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva When 6 reached its peak position on the Billboard Black Chart on 28 March 1987, two other singles released by Paisley Park Records were on the top ten of that same chart : Sign O’ The Times by Prince (number 9) and Hold Me by Sheila E. (number 3). Three others songs written and produced by former Prince associates were also highly charted at the same time: Jody Watley’s Looking For A New Love (Andre Cymone co-wrote the track with Jody Watley produced it with David Z.) topped the Billboard Black Chart, Let’s Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson and Keep Your Eye On Me by Herb Alpert, both co-written and produced by former The Time members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were at the 7th and 8th spot respectively. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff (Uptown, 2004) Discogs Charts: Billboard Vol.99, No. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 17. Charts Timeline: Expand this section to see the timeline > > >  Year 1987 7 Feb 14 Feb 21 Feb 28 Feb 7 Mar 14 Mar 21 Mar 28 Mar 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 Apr 2 May USA Billboard Hot Black Singles (100 pos) 69 47 37 25 18 9 6 5 12 24 33 64 ?? USA Billboard Hot Black Singles Airplay (40 pos) - 40 32 21 15 7 5 5 18 ?? ?? - - USA Billboard Hot Black Singles Sales (40 pos) - - 40 32 26 20 12 11 10 ?? - - - USA Billboard Hot Dance / Disco 12-inch Singles Sales (50 pos) - 41 44 33 24 33 23 25 28 - - - - USA Billboard Hot Crossover (30 pos) - - - - 27 20 14 14 - - - - -

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