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{{song-3|
|song name                = Take This Beat
|song name                = Take This Beat
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|Link= Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|previous song            = [[Take Me With U]]
|previous song            = [[Take Me With U]]
|next song                = [[Tamborine]]
|next song                = [[Tamborine]]
|introduction              = '''Take This Beat''' is an unreleased song recorded in early October 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[When 2 R In Love]] and [[U]]). It is not known if the song was intended for [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] or any other project at the time of recording. The next year, lyrics from the track were incorporated into the final "part" of the extended version of [[I Wish U Heaven]], titled [[I Wish U Heaven]] (Part 1, 2 & 3). The full track remains unreleased, however.
|introduction              = '''Take This Beat''' is an unreleased song recorded in early October 1987 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[When 2 R In Love]] and [[U]]). It is not known if the song was intended for [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] or any other project at the time of recording. The next year, lyrics from the track were incorporated into the final "part" of the extended version of [[I Wish U Heaven]], titled [[I Wish U Heaven]] (Part 1, 2 & 3). The full track remains unreleased, however.


The lyrical structure of the track, including the "Take this..." opening of many lines, was largely reused for [[What’s My Name]], though the tracks are distinct in every other way.
The lyrical structure of the track, including the "Take this..." opening of many lines, was largely reused for [[What’s My Name]], though the tracks are distinct in every other way.
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|date                      = Early October 1987
|date                      = Early October 1987
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
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|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
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*[[I Wish U Heaven]]
*[[I Wish U Heaven]]
|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:1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1987]]
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 11 October 2024

Take Me With U   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Tamborine
Take This Beat
Song details
Performer: Prince
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Take This Beat is an unreleased song recorded in early October 1987 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced When 2 R In Love and U). It is not known if the song was intended for “The Black Album” or any other project at the time of recording. The next year, lyrics from the track were incorporated into the final "part" of the extended version of I Wish U Heaven, titled I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 & 3). The full track remains unreleased, however.

The lyrical structure of the track, including the "Take this..." opening of many lines, was largely reused for What’s My Name, though the tracks are distinct in every other way.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early October 1987 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Take This Beat Studio Recorded early October 1987


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 & 3) 10:13 I Wish U Heaven single Remix Extended version remix, incorporating Take This Beat lyrics
Eye Wish U Heaven (Part 2 & 3) 7:30 3121.com Jam of the Week stream Remix edit Edit of I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 & 3) above
I Wish U Heaven ?:?? Lovesexy Live 1 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany; includes Part 3 (a.k.a. Take This Beat)
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Take Me With U   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Tamborine
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