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{{song-3|
{{song-2|
|song name                = Electric Intercourse
|song name                = Electric Intercourse
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Purple Rain Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]] ([[Prince and the Revolution]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_28|28 April 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] preview download
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]  
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Electric Chair]]
|previous song            = [[Electric Chair]]
|next song                = [[Electrocution]]
|next song                = [[Electric Rush]]
|introduction              = '''Electric Intercourse''' is an unreleased song recorded live on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA (during the same concert where live versions of [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded).  
|introduction              = '''Electric Intercourse''' was released posthumously in 2017, as the fourth track on the second disc (titled ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'') of [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]. Six weeks before the album’s release, the track was released for download as a preview of the album.


A 'studio version' of it also exists, but it remains unclear when this was made. [[Prince]] used the live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. It is either possible the 'studio version' is based on the live version, but has no distinguishable parts of it left, or it was created at a different date, possibly in June or July and thus preceding the [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] live version.
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1983]] in Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California.


It is likely the track was originally planned to be included on the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (and in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]) as either the 'studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]]. A few days after recording overdubs however, [[Prince]] recorded [[The Beautiful Ones]], which replaced '''Electric Intercourse'''.  
A live version was recorded seven months later on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same concert where live versions of [[Let’s Go Crazy]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I’m A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded). [[Prince]] used this live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.


Although the recording is a solo performance by [[Prince]] it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] recording as this is how it would have been credited upon release on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album.
It is likely the track was originally planned to be included on the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (and in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]) as either the ’studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I’m A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]]. A few days after recording overdubs however, [[Prince]] recorded [[The Beautiful Ones]], which replaced '''Electric Intercourse'''.  


During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Electric Intercourse''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.  
During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Electric Intercourse''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.
 
While a solo recording, it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] track as it was released as a bonus track on the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album, which is credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]].
|recording personnel      =
'''Released version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
'''Live version'''
*[[Prince]] - vocals and piano
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and vocals
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = June/July 1983 (tentative)
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1983]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (tentative)
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking  (tentative)
|additional info          = Tracking, overdubs
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]]
|date                      = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]]
|studio                    = [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
|studio                    = [[First Avenue|First Avenue,<br>Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|additional info          = Live recording
|additional info          = Live recording
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-September 1983
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_12|12 September 1983]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and overdubs
|additional info          = Overdubs, mix
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 26|26 May 1985]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Mix
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|released versions        =
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
'''Live version'''
{{Songline|
*[[Prince]] - vocals and piano
|1= '''Electric Intercourse''' (Studio Version)
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
|2= 4:57
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br>
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and vocals
|4= Studio
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
|5=
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards
}}
}}
|unreleased versions      =
{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
{{Unreleased|
{{Unreleased|
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{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|2= Studio
|2= Live
|3= not clear if this is different from the 'final version after studio overdubs' based on the live version.
|3= Live version before studio overdubs
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|2= Live
|2= Live with overdubs
|3= Live version before studio overdubs
|3= Final version of live recording after studio overdubs
}}
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
|2= Live with overdubs
|2= Live with overdubs or Studio version
|3= Final version after studio overdubs
|3= 1986 mix
}}
}}
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}}
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|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
|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>
* [[15 May 2014|15 May 2014: LG Arena, Birmingham, England]]
* [[04 June 2014-2|4 June 2014 (show 2): Roundhouse, London, England]]  
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] album
* [[Film: Purple Rain |Purple Rain]] movie
* [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]] unreleased album
|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:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
|categories                = [[Category:2017]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 13:26, 10 October 2024

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Electric Intercourse

from the album Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince (Prince and the Revolution)
First Released: 28 April 2017 - Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition preview download
Album(s): Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Electric Intercourse was released posthumously in 2017, as the fourth track on the second disc (titled From The Vault & Previously Unreleased) of Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition. Six weeks before the album’s release, the track was released for download as a preview of the album.

Basic tracking took place on 14 January 1983 in Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California.

A live version was recorded seven months later on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same concert where live versions of Let’s Go Crazy, Computer Blue, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I’m A Star and Purple Rain were also recorded). Prince used this live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California.

It is likely the track was originally planned to be included on the album Purple Rain (and in the movie Purple Rain) as either the ’studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as I Would Die 4 U, Baby I’m A Star and Purple Rain. A few days after recording overdubs however, Prince recorded The Beautiful Ones, which replaced Electric Intercourse.

During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Electric Intercourse was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

While a solo recording, it is listed here as a Prince and the Revolution track as it was released as a bonus track on the Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition album, which is credited to Prince and the Revolution.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
14 January 1983 Sunset Sound - Studio 2,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Tracking, overdubs
3 August 1983 First Avenue,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 		Live recording
12 September 1983 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdubs, mix
26 May 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
Recording Personnel

Released version

  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Live version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Electric Intercourse (Studio Version) 4:57 Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)
 Studio


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Electric Intercourse Live Live version before studio overdubs
Electric Intercourse Live with overdubs Final version of live recording after studio overdubs
Electric Intercourse Live with overdubs or Studio version 1986 mix
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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