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|next song                = [[I Want U]]
|introduction              = '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U''' is the eighth track (seventh song) on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].
|introduction              = '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U''' is the eighth track (seventh song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in mid-July 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (within days of the final [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] shows in Europe). It was originally planned for the maxi-single of [[Single: 7|7]], but [[Prince]] liked the track, and wanted to include it on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album. It initially replaced one [[Symbol segues#Unreleased Segue # 2|segue]] on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration of the album, but to make the album fit on a single CD for release, several of the album's [[Symbol segues|segues]] were later removed, eliminating some of the story elements of the album.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in Spring 1992, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was registered as '''7 Hours (I Wanna Melt With U)''' on 7 July 1992 at the Library of Congress. It was originally planned for the maxi-single of [[Single: 7|7]], but [[Prince]] liked the track, and wanted to include it on the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album. A sample of [[7]] is still part of the song. It initially replaced one [[Symbol segues#Unreleased Segue # 2|segue]] on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration of the album, but to make the album fit on a single CD for release, several of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were later removed, eliminating some of the story elements of the album.
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|recording info            =
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|date                      = Mid-July 1992
|date                      = Spring 1992
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U'''  
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U'''  
|2= ?:??
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O' Gold|3 Chains O' Gold]] VHS/laserdisc
|3= [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] VHS/laserdisc
|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[File:Eye.png|link=Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] video for more details
|5= See [[File:Eye.png|link=Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] video for more details
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U / [[3 Chains O' Gold]] '''
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Wanna Melt With U / [[3 Chains O’ Gold]] '''
|2= ?:??
|2= ?:??
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|17 December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
|5= [[17 December 1992|17 December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine| The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
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|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
|first live appearance    = [[17 December 1992|17 December 1992: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small> (Only known full performance , all other renditions are a lyrical interpolation in [[And God Created Woman]]/[[3 Chains O' Gold]] only)</small>
|first live appearance    = [[17 December 1992|December 1992: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small> (Only known full performance, all other renditions are a lyrical interpolation in [[And God Created Woman]]/[[3 Chains O’ Gold]] only)</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[Act I]] tour <small> (lyrical interpolation in [[And God Created Woman]]/[[3 Chains O' Gold]] only)</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[Act I]] tour <small> (lyrical interpolation in [[And God Created Woman]]/[[3 Chains O’ Gold]] only)</small>
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live other than on the [[Act I]] tour
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live other than on the [[Act I]] tour
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The song has a call back to [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]] after [[Prince]] sings ''“Just like a dog”'' and then sings ''‘ohw-ohw-oh-hoo’'' in the same way as in the chorus to [[La, La, La, He, He, Hee]].
*The song was regitered as '''7 Hours (I Wanna Melt With U)'''. An other similarly-titled song, [[7 Hours]], was recorded in 2011/2013.
|see also                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
|see also                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
* [[File:Eye.png|link=Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] video
* [[File:Eye.png|link=Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U]][[Video: Eye Wanna Melt With U| Wanna Melt With U]] video
|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:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1992]]
|categories                = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Recorded 1992]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 15 June 2024

I Wanna Be Your Lover   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I Want U
Wanna Melt With U

from the album
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 13 October 1992 - album
Album(s):
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • This song is not known to have been performed live other than on the Act I tour

Wanna Melt With U is the eighth track (seventh song) on Prince’s 14th album , the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in Spring 1992, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was registered as 7 Hours (I Wanna Melt With U) on 7 July 1992 at the Library of Congress. It was originally planned for the maxi-single of 7, but Prince liked the track, and wanted to include it on the album. A sample of 7 is still part of the song. It initially replaced one segue on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration of the album, but to make the album fit on a single CD for release, several of the album’s segues were later removed, eliminating some of the story elements of the album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 1992 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Wanna Melt With U 3:50 Studio
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Wanna Melt With U ?:?? 3 Chains O’ Gold VHS/laserdisc Promo video See Wanna Melt With U video for more details
Wanna Melt With U Playboy’s Hot Rocks TV broadcast Promo video More explicit version played on Playboy’s Hot Rocks; See Wanna Melt With U video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Wanna Melt With U / 3 Chains O’ Gold ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 17 December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see The Ryde Dyvine for details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
2 Whom It May Concern 4:02 My Name Is Prince single

7 single
Damn U single

Studio medley See 2 Whom It May Concern for more details
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The song has a call back to La, La, La, He, He, Hee after Prince sings “Just like a dog” and then sings ‘ohw-ohw-oh-hoo’ in the same way as in the chorus to La, La, La, He, He, Hee.
  • The song was regitered as 7 Hours (I Wanna Melt With U). An other similarly-titled song, 7 Hours, was recorded in 2011/2013.
References
I Wanna Be Your Lover   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I Want U
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