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|song name                = Pheromone
|song name                = Pheromone
|single image              = [[File:come.jpg|100px|link=Album: Come]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Come|Come]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:come.jpg|100px|link= Album: Come]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Come|Come]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August 1994]] - [[Album: Come|Come]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 16|16 August 1994]] - [[Album: Come|Come]] album
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Pearls B4 The Swine]]
|previous song            = [[People Without]]
|next song                = [[Pickle]]
|next song                = [[Pickle]]
|introduction              = '''Pheromone''' is the third track on [[Prince]]'s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. In April 1993, however, an instrumental version of the track was used as the theme music for BET's ''Video LP'' show. [[Pheromone]] was also included in the 1993 [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled "Circe" (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 1994, four months before the album's release, the promotional video of [[Pheromone]] was included in [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie (again credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).
|introduction              = '''Pheromone''' is the third track on [[Prince]]’s fifteenth album [[Album: Come|Come]]. An instrumental version of the track was used as the theme music for BET’s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_LP Video LP]'' show and premiered on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 27|27 April 1993]]. [[Pheromone]] was also included in the 1993 [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] stage-show, during the segment titled “Circe” (credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 1994, four months before the album’s release, the promotional video of [[Pheromone]] was included in [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV movie (again credited, as was the whole project, to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]).


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Papa]] and [[Dance Of Desperation]]). After an instrumental version was used for BET's ''Video LP'' show in April 1993, the full studio version was premiered at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1993]], where a listening booth was set up for people to listen to '''Pheromone''' and another unidentified track on headphones ([[2gether]] was premiered the same day at a party in Detroit). Lyric sheets for both songs were also present, but they were stolen, causing the planned after-party at [[Paisley Park Studios]] to be canceled. The song was premiered on European radio on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 4|4 March 1994]], along with several other new studio and live tracks. The track was originally included as the fourth track on a March 1993 configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. It was also included on a configuration mentioned by [[Mayte]] in a letter to the fan magazine [[Magazine: Controversy|Controversy # 42]] dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 29|29 May 1993]]. It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_11|11 March 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Race]], [[Dark]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds).
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1993 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Papa]] and [[Dance Of Desperation]]). After an instrumental version was used for BET’s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_LP Video LP]'' show in April 1993, the full studio version was premiered at [[Club: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1993]], where a listening booth was set up for people to listen to '''Pheromone''' and another unidentified track on headphones ([[2gether]] was premiered the same day at a party in Detroit). Lyric sheets for both songs were also present, but they were stolen, causing the planned after-party at [[Paisley Park Studios]] to be canceled. The song was premiered on European radio on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 4|4 March 1994]], along with several other new studio and live tracks. The track was originally included as the fourth track on a March 1993 configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. It was also included on a configuration mentioned by [[Mayte]] in a letter to the fan magazine [[Magazine: Controversy|Controversy # 42]] dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 29|29 May 1993]]. It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_11|11 March 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Come|Come]]. The album version begins with a segment of [[Orgasm|Poem]] which was edited out when the track became [[Orgasm]] ([[Race]], [[Dark]] and [[Letitgo]] include other segments in their opening seconds).


During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''CTM'') asked where the story/lyrics for the song came from, to which [[Prince]] replied:
During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''CTM'') asked where the story/lyrics for the song came from, to which [[Prince]] replied:


:''"[[Carmen Electra]] and The Crazy Horse."''
:''"[[Carmen Electra]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret) The Crazy Horse]."''


An alternate version was created, presumably in 1998 and used in the Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris. It was subsequently featured on a 2006 DVD: '''Le Crazy Horse: Le Show'''.
An alternate version was created, presumably in 1998 and used in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret) Crazy Horse Saloon] in Paris, France. It was subsequently featured on a 2006 DVD: '''Le Crazy Horse: Le Show'''.


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|date                      = January 1993
|date                      = January 1993
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]''
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]''
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 10 October 2024

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Pheromone

from the album Come
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 16 August 1994 - Come album
Album(s): Come
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 2012 (instrumental clip during sampler set) , , 2013 (instrumental clip only during sampler set)

Pheromone is the third track on Prince’s fifteenth album Come. An instrumental version of the track was used as the theme music for BET’s Video LP show and premiered on 27 April 1993. Pheromone was also included in the 1993 Glam Slam Ulysses stage-show, during the segment titled “Circe” (credited, as was the whole project, to ). In 1994, four months before the album’s release, the promotional video of Pheromone was included in The Beautiful Experience TV movie (again credited, as was the whole project, to ).

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1993 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Papa and Dance Of Desperation). After an instrumental version was used for BET’s Video LP show in April 1993, the full studio version was premiered at Glam Slam in Minneapolis on 5 June 1993, where a listening booth was set up for people to listen to Pheromone and another unidentified track on headphones (2gether was premiered the same day at a party in Detroit). Lyric sheets for both songs were also present, but they were stolen, causing the planned after-party at Paisley Park Studios to be canceled. The song was premiered on European radio on 4 March 1994, along with several other new studio and live tracks. The track was originally included as the fourth track on a March 1993 configuration of Come. It was also included on a configuration mentioned by Mayte in a letter to the fan magazine Controversy # 42 dated 29 May 1993. It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the 11 March 1994 configuration of Come. The album version begins with a segment of Poem which was edited out when the track became Orgasm (Race, Dark and Letitgo include other segments in their opening seconds).

During a Love4oneanother.com "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name CTM) asked where the story/lyrics for the song came from, to which Prince replied:

"Carmen Electra and The Crazy Horse."

An alternate version was created, presumably in 1998 and used in the Crazy Horse Saloon in Paris, France. It was subsequently featured on a 2006 DVD: Le Crazy Horse: Le Show.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
January 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
1998 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Remix
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pheromone 5:08 Come Studio
Pheromone 2:55 DVD: Le Crazy Horse: Le Show Remix
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pheromone 4:36 Promotional release only Promo video See Pheromone video for more details
Pheromone 3:19 Promotional release only Le Crazy Horse Version See Pheromone video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Pheromone ?:?? BET Video LP theme music Instrumental Instrumental version
Pheromone 4:36 The Beautiful Experience TV movie Studio Same as video version above; see The Beautiful Experience for details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Pheromone Instrumental Instrumental edit, slightly different to the BET Video LP theme version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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