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|song name = 200 Balloons | |song name = 200 Balloons | ||
|album image = [[File:Batdance single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Batdance]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]]</small> | |album image = [[File:Batdance single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Batdance]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]]</small> | ||
|single image = [[File:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|border|link=Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides]] <br> <small> included on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | |single image = [[File:thehitsthebsides.jpg|117px|border|link= Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides]] <br> <small> included on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 9|9 June 1989]] - [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 9|9 June 1989]] - [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single | ||
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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[1010]] | |previous song = [[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]] | ||
|next song = [[319]] | |next song = [[319]] | ||
|introduction = '''200 Balloons''' was released as the b-side on the single [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s album [[Album: Batman|Batman]], the companion album to the hit movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]. In 1993, it was included as the second track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | |introduction = '''200 Balloons''' was released as the b-side on the single [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]], the first single from [[Prince]]’s album [[Album: Batman|Batman]], the companion album to the hit movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]. In 1993, it was included as the second track on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | ||
Basic tracking for [[200 Balloons]] took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 1989]] (just two days after the end of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in Japan, on the same day as [[19 (Jailbait)|Batman Theme]] (a revamp of the track previously recorded as [[19 (Jailbait)]]), at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song was one of the first that [[Prince]] submitted for inclusion in the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] | Basic tracking for [[200 Balloons]] took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 1989]] (just two days after the end of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in Japan, on the same day as [[19 (Jailbait)|Batman Theme]] (a revamp of the track previously recorded as [[19 (Jailbait)]]), at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The song was one of the first that [[Prince]] submitted for inclusion in the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] and is the only b-side linked thematically with its storyline. [[200 Balloons]] was planned for use during [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics) The Joker]’s balloon parade ([[Baby I’m A Star]] had been used by the filmmakers to suggest what they wanted), but the filmmakers didn’t think it worked in the scene, and it was later replaced by [[Trust]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_15|15 February 1989]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_15|15 February 1989]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = The phrase "get your house in order" appears as a sample in [[200 Balloons]], possibly sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], and reduced to "house" on [[Batdance]]. Since these tracks were recorded in 1989, it is not clear if this was sampled from an earlier version of [[House In Order]] (only known to have been recorded in 1992) or not. | ||
|see also = [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single | |see also = [[Single: Batdance|Batdance]] single | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
*<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PA0000426579 / 1989-08-02]; | *<b>Copyright(s)</b>: [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office PA0000426579 / 1989-08-02]; | ||
|categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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