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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Clouds
|song name                = Clouds
|album image              = [[File:Artofficialage_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Art Official Age]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] </small>
|album image              = [[File:Artofficialage_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: Art Official Age]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Clouds single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Clouds]] <br><small> promo single art for [[Single: Clouds|Clouds]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Clouds single.jpg|100px|link= Single: Clouds]] <br><small> promo single art for [[Single: Clouds|Clouds]] </small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 2014]] - [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album pre-order download
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 2014]] - [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] album pre-order download
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]
|previous song            = [[Closer 2 My Heart]]
|previous song            = [[Closer 2 My Heart]]
|next song                = [[Coca-Cola]]
|next song                = [[Coca-Cola]]
|introduction              = '''Clouds''' is the second track on [[Prince]]'s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]], and was released five weeks earlier as a pre-order download for the album when it was announced on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 2014]] (along with [[Breakdown]], which had previously been released as a single). A [[Single: Clouds|Clouds]] promo CD was also made available in Europe the week before the album.
|introduction              = '''Clouds''' is the second track on [[Prince]]’s 37th album [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]], and was released five weeks earlier as a pre-order download for the album when it was announced on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 2014]] (along with [[Breakdown]], which had previously been released as a single). A [[Single: Clouds|Clouds]] promo CD was also made available in Europe the week before the album.


While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. British folk/soul singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas Lianne La Havas], who appears as a vocalist on the track, gave an interview in [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ late February 2014], in which she stated she had not yet recorded with [[Prince]] but would love to, indicating that the track, or at least her portion of the track, had not yet been recorded. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas La Havas] appeared live with [[Prince]] in [[08_March 2014|March]] and [[04_July 2014|July 2014]], and it is possible they worked together on the track then (along with [[Affirmation I & II]], [[Way Back Home]] and [[Affirmation III]]), but this is purely speculative.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. British folk/soul singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas Lianne La Havas], who appears as a vocalist on the track, gave an interview in [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ late February 2014], in which she stated she had not yet recorded with [[Prince]] but would love to, indicating that the track, or at least her portion of the track, had not yet been recorded. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lianne_La_Havas La Havas] appeared live with [[Prince]] in [[08_March 2014|March]] and [[04_July 2014|July 2014]], and it is possible they worked together on the track then (along with [[Affirmation I & II]], [[Way Back Home]] and [[Affirmation III]]), but this is purely speculative.


A snippet of the track was premiered over the PA prior to a live show, [[26_July 2014|26 July 2014, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]], along with snippets of several other songs from [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]].
A snippet of the track was premiered over the PA prior to a live show, [[26_July 2014|26 July 2014, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]], along with snippets of several other songs from [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]].


[[Joshua Welton]] remixed the track in 2014 or early 2015 but the remix was developed into a distinct track, [[Mr. Nelson]], which was then included on [[Prince]]'s next album, [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]].
[[Joshua Welton]] remixed the track in 2014 or early 2015 but the remix was developed into a distinct track, [[Mr. Nelson]], which was then included on [[Prince]]’s next album, [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]].


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|date                      = Spring / Summer 2014
|date                      = Spring / Summer 2014
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
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|first live appearance    = [[18 October 2014-am|18 October 2014 (am): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br>
|first live appearance    = [[18 October 2014-am|18 October 2014 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br>
* [[09 April 2015|9 April 2015: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA]]  
* [[09 April 2015|9 April 2015: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA]]  
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|performed regularly on    = none
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|references                = [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ Lianne La Havas pushing for Prince collaboration: ‘I’ve given him enough hints’]
|references                = [http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/19/lianne-la-havas-pushing-for-prince-collaboration-ive-given-him-enough-hints-4310043/ Lianne La Havas pushing for Prince collaboration: ‘I’ve given him enough hints’]
* [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Prince/CLOUDS-s33563.html Charts In France Prince / Clouds]
* [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Prince/CLOUDS-s33563.html Charts In France Prince / Clouds]
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 10 October 2024

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Clouds

from the album Art Official Age
promo single art for Clouds
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 25 August 2014 - Art Official Age album pre-order download
Album(s): Art Official Age
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince and Joshua Welton
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Clouds is the second track on Prince’s 37th album Art Official Age, and was released five weeks earlier as a pre-order download for the album when it was announced on 25 August 2014 (along with Breakdown, which had previously been released as a single). A Clouds promo CD was also made available in Europe the week before the album.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in Spring or Summer 2014 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. British folk/soul singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas, who appears as a vocalist on the track, gave an interview in late February 2014, in which she stated she had not yet recorded with Prince but would love to, indicating that the track, or at least her portion of the track, had not yet been recorded. La Havas appeared live with Prince in March and July 2014, and it is possible they worked together on the track then (along with Affirmation I & II, Way Back Home and Affirmation III), but this is purely speculative.

A snippet of the track was premiered over the PA prior to a live show, 26 July 2014, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, along with snippets of several other songs from Art Official Age.

Joshua Welton remixed the track in 2014 or early 2015 but the remix was developed into a distinct track, Mr. Nelson, which was then included on Prince’s next album, Hitnrun Phase One.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring / Summer 2014 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Clouds 4:34 Art Official Age

Clouds promo

Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Clouds ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 1 November 2014, Saturday Night Live, NBC-TV Studios, GE building (Studio 8H), New York, NY, USA; with Lianne La Havas
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Mr. Nelson 2:27 Hitnrun Phase One album stream Studio Developed from Clouds remix; see Mr. Nelson for more details
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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