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{{song-2|
{{song-2|
|song name                = Baby I'm A Star
|song name                = Baby I’m A Star
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain.jpg|100px|link=Album: Purple Rain]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
|performer                = [[Prince and the Revolution]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 25|25 June 1984]] - [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] <br>
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|previous song            = [[Baby Go-Go]]
|previous song            = [[Baby Go-Go]]
|next song                = [[Baby Knows]]
|next song                = [[Baby Knows]]
|introduction              = '''Baby I'm A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the B-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album's fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].
|introduction              = '''Baby I’m A Star''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and, seven months after the album’s release, an edited version was also included as the B-side of [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]], the album’s fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].


[[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981 or early 1982 at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. And (with [[I Would Die 4 U]]) it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. And again on  
[[Prince]] first recorded a studio version of the song possibly on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1981]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. And (with [[I Would Die 4 U]]) it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. And again on  
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]], in a rehearsal session with the band that also included [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Possessed]].  
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]], in a rehearsal session with the band that also included [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Possessed]].  


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This [[03 August 1983|First Avenue]] live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some track list changes to the album.  
This [[03 August 1983|First Avenue]] live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the eighth track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some track list changes to the album.  


In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I'm A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]].
In 1989, Tim Burton used '''Baby I’m A Star''' in a rough draft of the ''Batman'' movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once [[Prince]] was brought in to provide the music, he provided [[200 Balloons]] as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by [[Trust]].
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'''81/82 solo version'''
'''1981 solo version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
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{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 4:20
|2= 4:20
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 4:20
|2= 4:20
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] <br>
|4=  
|4=  
|5= Remastered 2015
|5= Remastered 2015
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star (Edit)'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star (Edit)'''
|2= 2:55
|2= 2:55
|3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: Take Me With U|Take Me With U]] single
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br>
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5= a.k.a. '''7" B-Side Edit'''
|5= a.k.a. '''7" B-Side Edit'''
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star (7" B-Side Edit)'''
|2= 2:55
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br>
|4= Edit
|5= Remastered 2017
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 10:57
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 11:33
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[1999]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)'''
|2= 9:12
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''  
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 4:23
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film
|4= Live version with overdubs
|5= Slightly longer version. Released on [[Home_Video:_Purple_Rain|VHS and DVD]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''  
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
|3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
|4= Live concert promo video
|4= Live concert promo video
|5= 20 November 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See [[Video: Baby I'm A Star|Baby I'm A Star]] video for more details
|5= [[20 November 1984|20 November 1984, Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA]]; See [[Video: Baby I’m A Star|Baby I’m A Star]] video for more details
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 10:00
|2= 10:00
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= 1:39
|2= 1:39
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
|3= [[Home Video: Rave Un2 The Year 2000|Rave Un2 the Year 2000]] VHS/DVD
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
|5= [[18_December 1999|18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[1999]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)'''
|2= 9:12
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray
|4= Live
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991 Soundcheck)'''
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray
|4= Live
|5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star / [[Push]] (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991) '''
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray
|4= Live
|5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN]]
}}
}}
}}
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{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|5= [[26_February_1985|26 February 1985, Grammy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live concert radio broadcast
|3= Live concert radio broadcast
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
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}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Let's Go Crazy]] / Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|4= Live
|5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] / Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[20_July 1991-m|20 July 1991 (matinee), Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|5= [[20_July 1991|20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live radio broadcast
|3= Live radio broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]  
|5= [[07_September 1993-m|07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[1999]] / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[America]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[Pope]] / [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]  
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
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}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''[[1999]]/Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast
|3= Live awards performance TV broadcast
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream
|4= Live medley
|4= Live medley
|5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let's Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / [[Proud Mary]] / [[All Along The Watchtower]] / [[Best Of You]] / [[Purple Rain]]
|5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let’s Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / [[Proud Mary]] / [[All Along The Watchtower]] / [[The Best Of U]] / [[Purple Rain]]
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= '81/'82 studio recording
|3= '81/'82 studio recording
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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= rehearsal recording
|2= rehearsal recording
|3= [[The Warehouse]] band version
|3= [[The Warehouse]] band version
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|1= '''Baby I'm A Star'''
|1= '''Baby I’m A Star'''
|2= Live recording
|2= Live recording
|3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; non-overdubbed live recording
|3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; non-overdubbed live recording
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|1= '''[[Purple Medley]] '''
|2= 11:03
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single
|4= Studio medley
|5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Purple Medley]] (Edit)'''
|2= 3:14
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single<br>
|4= Edit
|5= See [[Purple Medley]] for more details
}}
}}
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|first live appearance    = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br>
|first live appearance    = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br>
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]]  
* [[14_April_2016-2|14 April 2016 (Show 2): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]]  
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* [[Prince Live 2010]]
* [[Prince Live 2010]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1997|1997]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
* In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Baby I'm A Star''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.
|trivia = In a notebook where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[Purple Rain]] and included in [[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]] book (released posthumously in 2019), [[Baby I’m A Star]] is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film (along with [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Moonbeam Levels]], [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got|I Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], [[Too Tough]], [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t U Love To Love Me]], [[I Just Wanna Be Rich]] and [[New Power Generation|Bold Generation]]).
* The main of the song hook to the song bears a remarkable resemblance to (the intro of a 1979 live rendition of) Disco Child by Mind & Matter, [[Jimmy Jam]]’s first band.
* During the posthumous 2022 edition of the ''Prince Celebration'' at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]], lyric sheets for [[Funky 4 No Reason]], '''Free The Slave''' (possibly an alternative title for either [[Slave]] or [[Slave 2 The System]]), and a note titled '''Spy''' were displayed. '''Spy''' only contained lyrics from [[Baby I’m A Star]] and is therefore not considered as a different song (until further information, if any, becomes available).
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]  
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]  
* [[Video: Baby I'm A Star|Baby I'm A Star]] video
* [[Video: Baby I’m A Star|Baby I’m A Star]] 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)]]''
* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019)
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1981]]
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 5 August 2024

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Baby I’m A Star

from the album Purple Rain
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 25 June 1984 - Purple Rain album
Album(s): Purple Rain

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Prince And The Revolution: Live
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Baby I’m A Star is the eighth track on Prince’s sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and, seven months after the album’s release, an edited version was also included as the B-side of Take Me With U, the album’s fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.

Prince first recorded a studio version of the song possibly on 7 December 1981 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. And (with I Would Die 4 U) it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on 15 June 1983 at The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. And again on 21 June 1983, in a rehearsal session with the band that also included I Would Die 4 U and Possessed.

It was recorded in rehearsal once more on 12 July 1983, before it was cut live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain were also recorded).

This First Avenue live version was eventually released, albeit with considerable overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the 7 November 1983 configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the 23 March 1984 configuration, but became the eighth track on the final 14 April 1984 configuration after some track list changes to the album.

In 1989, Tim Burton used Baby I’m A Star in a rough draft of the Batman movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once Prince was brought in to provide the music, he provided 200 Balloons as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by Trust.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Possibly 7 December 1981 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Preliminary version
21 June 1983 The Warehouse,
St. Louis Park, MN, USA 		rehearsal recording
12 July 1983 The Warehouse,
St. Louis Park, MN, USA 		rehearsal recording
3 August 1983 First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN, USA 		Live recording
18 August 1983; 1 September 1983-7 September 1983; 9 September 1983- 12 September 1983 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdubs, mix
Recording Personnel

1981 solo version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Warehouse rehearsal version


First Avenue live versions


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Baby I’m A Star 4:20 Purple Rain

Strange Tales From The Rain promo

 Live with overdubs 3 August 1983, First Avenue version; (as recorded) from I Would Die 4 U
Baby I’m A Star 4:20 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Remastered 2015
Baby I’m A Star (Edit) 2:55 Take Me With U single Edit a.k.a. 7" B-Side Edit
Baby I’m A Star (7" B-Side Edit) 2:55 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides
Edit Remastered 2017
Baby I’m A Star 10:57 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Baby I’m A Star 11:33 Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
1999 / Baby I’m A Star / Push (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 9:12 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Baby I’m A Star 4:23 Purple Rain film Live version with overdubs Slightly longer version. Released on VHS and DVD
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Live concert promo video 20 November 1984, Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA; See Baby I’m A Star video for more details
Baby I’m A Star 10:00 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)
Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Baby I’m A Star 1:39 Rave Un2 the Year 2000 VHS/DVD Live 18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
1999 / Baby I’m A Star / Push (Medley) (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 9:12 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Let’s Go Crazy / Baby I’m A Star / Push (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991 Soundcheck) ?:?? Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Let’s Go Crazy / Baby I’m A Star / Push (Medley) (Special Olympics 1991) ?:?? Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 26 February 1985, Grammy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Let’s Go Crazy / Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 20 July 1991, Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live radio broadcast Live 07 September 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England; part of medley containing 1999 / Baby I’m A Star / America / D.M.S.R. / Pope / It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
1999/Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 17 October 2003, Támar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong, China; 1999 intro only
1999/Baby I’m A Star T.B.C. Live awards performance TV broadcast Live 8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California; with Beyonce; 1999 intro only
The Superbowl 11:52 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Live medley 4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; medley of We Will Rock You / Let’s Go Crazy / 1999 intro / Baby I’m A Star / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / The Best Of U / Purple Rain
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details
Purple Medley (Edit) 3:14 Purple Medley single
 Edit See Purple Medley for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Baby I’m A Star Studio '81/'82 studio recording
Baby I’m A Star rehearsal recording The Warehouse band version
Baby I’m A Star Live recording 3 August 1983, First Avenue version; non-overdubbed live recording
 
Additional Information
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References
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