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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = The Dopamine Rush
|song name                = The Dopamine Rush
|album image              = [[File:Timessquared_album.jpg|100px|Times Squared|link=Album: Times Squared]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] </small>
|album image              = [[File:Timessquared_album.jpg|100px|Times Squared|link= Album: Times Squared]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Thedopaminerush single.jpg|100px|The Dopamine Rush|link=Single: The Dopamine Rush]] <br> <small> promo single art for [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Thedopaminerush single.jpg|100px|The Dopamine Rush|link= Single: The Dopamine Rush]] <br> <small> promo single art for [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] </small>
|performer                = [[Madhouse]]; [[Eric Leeds]]
|performer                = [[Madhouse]]; [[Eric Leeds]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February, 1991]] - [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1991]] - [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Don't You Wanna Ride?]]
|previous song            = [[Don’t You Wanna Ride?]]
|next song                = [[Dos]]
|next song                = [[Dos]]
|introduction              = '''The Dopamine Rush''' (a.k.a. '''23''') is the eighth track on [[Eric Leeds]]' first album [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]], and, around the time of the album's release, [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] was available as the album's first promotional release in the USA (with no commercial release).
|introduction              = '''The Dopamine Rush''' (a.k.a. '''23''') is the eighth track on [[Eric Leeds]]’ first album [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] (on the CD release, seventh track on other formats). Around the time of the album’s release, [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] was available as the album’s first promotional release in the USA (with no commercial release).
 
The track is made up of portions of '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)''', an instrumental track recorded during sessions for [[Madhouse]]’s third album [[Album: 24 (1989)|24]]. The suite is made up of four pieces ('''21 (The Dopamine Rush)''', '''22 (Amsterdam)''', '''23 (Spanish Eros)''' and '''24 (Orgasm)'''), but was intended as one continuous track. The original suite contains spoken parts in French by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] (on '''21 (The Dopamine Rush)'''), in Dutch by model [[Anna Garcia]] (on '''22 (Amsterdam)''') and in Swedish and English, likely by engineer [[Heidi Hanschu]] (on '''24 (Orgasm)'''). The last piece also includes various moans by [[Vanity]] lifted from the unreleased [[Vanity 6]]’ song [[Vibrator]] (also previously sampled on [[Seven]] and later on the similarly-titled [[Orgasm]]). The salsa-flavoured '''23 (Spanish Eros)''' samples [[Apollonia]] speaking in Spanish lifted from [[Apollonia 6]]’s [[In A Spanish Villa]]. Only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May]’s vocals were kept for the released version.
 
Basic tracking took place in late July 1988 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios], London, England, while on the [[Lovesexy Tour]]. [[Prince]] worked on the track further between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 23|23]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 1988]] at [http://www.medleystudios.dk/ Medley Studios] in Copenhagen, Denmark, before [[Prince]] asked engineer [[Chuck Zwicky]] to extend the track by repeating the underlying drum pattern over four separate pieces. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|10]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December 1988]], [[Prince]] added further instrumentation and vocal samples, with [[Eric Leeds]] adding saxophone and flute on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|11 December 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was included as the fifth and final track on the album [[Album: 24 (1989)|24]], before the album was abandoned. In August 1989, [[Prince]] asked [[Eric Leeds]] to compile tracks from the vault for a third [[Madhouse]] album. A track was compiled by [[Eric Leeds]] using portions of '''21 (The Dopamine Rush)''' and '''24 (Orgasm)''', and, in keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases, tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]] (the album would be titled [[Album: Times Squared|26]]) - this track was given the title of '''23''' as the seventh track on the album at the time. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as '''The Dopamine Rush''' and the album became known as [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]].


The track is made up of portions of '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)''', an instrumental track recorded during sessions for [[Madhouse]]'s third album [[Album: 24|24]]. The suite is made up of four pieces ('''21 (The Dopamine Rush)''', '''22 (Amsterdam)''', '''23 (Spanish Eros)''' and '''24 (Orgasm)'''), but was intended as one continuous track. Initial tracking took place in late July, 1988 at Townhouse Studios, London, England, while on the [[Lovesexy Tour]]. [[Prince]] worked on the track further on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 23|23 August, 1988]] at Medley Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, before [[Prince]] asked engineer Chuck Zwicky to extend the track by repeating the underlying drum pattern over four separate pieces. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|10]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December, 1988]], [[Prince]] added further instrumentation and vocal samples, with [[Eric Leeds]] adding saxophone and flute on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|11 December, 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The track was included as the fifth and final track on the album [[Album: 24|24]], before the album was abandoned. In August, 1989, [[Prince]] asked [[Eric Leeds]] to compile tracks from the vault for a third [[Madhouse]] album. A track was compiled by [[Eric Leeds]] using portions of '''21 (The Dopamine Rush)''' and '''24 (Orgasm)''', and, in keeping with previous [[Madhouse]] releases, tracks were given tentative numerical titles of [[Andorra|17]] to [[Once Upon A Time|26]] (the album would be titled [[Album: Times Squared|26]]) - this track was given the title of '''23''' as the seventh track on the album at the time. When [[Prince]] suggested the album should be released as a solo album by [[Eric Leeds]], Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as '''The Dopamine Rush''' and the album became known as [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]].


'''The Dopamine Rush''' includes some phrases spoken in Dutch, but the full suite contains segments spoken in French, Dutch and Swedish, as well as a part in Spanish that was not newly recorded, but in fact [[Apollonia]] speaking in Spanish lifted from [[Apollonia 6]]'s [[In A Spanish Villa]], as well as various moans by [[Vanity]] lifted from the unreleased [[Vanity 6]] song [[Vibrator]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late July, 1988
|date                      = Late July 1988
|studio                    = Townhouse Studios, London, England
|studio                    = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios Townhouse Studios],<br> London, England
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 23|23 August, 1988]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 23|23]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 23|24]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 25|25 August 1988]]
|studio                    = Medley Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
|studio                    = [http://www.medleystudios.dk/ Medley Studios],<br> Copenhagen, Denmark
|additional info          = Additional recording
|additional info          = Additional recording
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|10 December, 1988]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_10|10 December 1988]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and voice samples
|additional info          = Additional recording and voice samples
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December, 1988]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_11|11 December 1988]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and voice samples, saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]]
|additional info          = Additional recording and voice samples, saxophone and flute overdubs by [[Eric Leeds]]
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = August - September, 1989
|date                      = August - September 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Editing and overdubs
|additional info          = Editing and overdubs
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''The Dopamine Rush'''
'''The Dopamine Rush'''
*[[Eric Leeds]] - flute
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone and flute
*[[Prince]] - drum programming, bass guitar, guitar
*[[Prince]] - synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion programming
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string arrangement
*[[Clare Fischer]] - string arrangement
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - French spoken phrases (credited for "vocals")
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - French spoken phrases (credited for "vocals")
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone, flute and spoken phrases
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone, flute and spoken phrases
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - French spoken phrases
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_May Mathilda May] - French spoken phrases on '''21 (The Dopamine Rush)'''
*[[Anna Garcia]] - Dutch spoken phrases
*[[Anna Garcia]] - Dutch spoken phrases on '''22 (Amsterdam)'''
* ''unidentified woman'', likely [[Heidi Hanschu]] - Swedish spoken phrases
*[[Apollonia]] - Spanish spoken phrases on '''23 (Spanish Eros)''' <small>(sampled from [[In A Spanish Villa]])</small>
*[[Apollonia]] - Spanish spoken phrases <small>(sampled from [[In A Spanish Villa]])</small>
* ''unidentified woman'', likely [[Heidi Hanschu]] - Swedish and English spoken phrases on '''24 (Orgasm)'''
*[[Vanity]] - moans <small>(sampled from [[Vibrator]])</small>
*[[Vanity]] - moans on '''24 (Orgasm)''' <small>(sampled from [[Vibrator]])</small>
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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{{Unreleased|
{{Unreleased|
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|1= '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)'''
|2= Studio
|3= [[Prince]] vocal version
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{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)'''
|1= '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)'''
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|1= '''[[Uncle Sam]]'''
|1= '''[[Uncle Sam]]'''
|2= 3:51
|2= 3:51
|3= [[Album: I'm Ready|I'm Ready]]
|3= [[Album: I’m Ready|I’m Ready]]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= Samples saxophone hook from [[The Dopamine Rush]]
|5= Samples saxophone hook from [[The Dopamine Rush]]
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|3=
|3=
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= Samples Gregorian chant from '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)'''
|5= Samples Gregorian chant from '''21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)'''
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = This song uses the LinnDrum (a.k.a. LM-2), the successor of the Linn LM-1 usually utilized by [[Prince]].
* The intro melody appears to have a striking similarity with the intro of ‘Se E Tarde Me Pardoa (Forgive Me If I’m Late)’ by Quincy Jones, from his 1962 ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ album. It is unknown if this is an intentional homage or a coincidence.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album
* [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] promo
* [[Single: The Dopamine Rush|The Dopamine Rush]] promo
* [[Eric Leeds]]
* [[Eric Leeds]]
* [[Madhouse]]
* [[Madhouse]]
* [[Album: 24|24]] unreleased album
* [[Album: 24 (1989)|24]] 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:1991]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1988]]
|categories                = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Madhouse)]][[Category:Instrumental Songs]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
}}
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The Dopamine Rush
Times Squared
from the album Times Squared 		The Dopamine Rush
promo single art for The Dopamine Rush
Song details
Performer: Madhouse; Eric Leeds
First Released: 19 February 1991 - Times Squared album
Album(s): Times Squared
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

The Dopamine Rush (a.k.a. 23) is the eighth track on Eric Leeds’ first album Times Squared (on the CD release, seventh track on other formats). Around the time of the album’s release, The Dopamine Rush was available as the album’s first promotional release in the USA (with no commercial release).

The track is made up of portions of 21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite), an instrumental track recorded during sessions for Madhouse’s third album 24. The suite is made up of four pieces (21 (The Dopamine Rush), 22 (Amsterdam), 23 (Spanish Eros) and 24 (Orgasm)), but was intended as one continuous track. The original suite contains spoken parts in French by actress Mathilda May (on 21 (The Dopamine Rush)), in Dutch by model Anna Garcia (on 22 (Amsterdam)) and in Swedish and English, likely by engineer Heidi Hanschu (on 24 (Orgasm)). The last piece also includes various moans by Vanity lifted from the unreleased Vanity 6’ song Vibrator (also previously sampled on Seven and later on the similarly-titled Orgasm). The salsa-flavoured 23 (Spanish Eros) samples Apollonia speaking in Spanish lifted from Apollonia 6’s In A Spanish Villa. Only Mathilda May’s vocals were kept for the released version.

Basic tracking took place in late July 1988 at Townhouse Studios, London, England, while on the Lovesexy Tour. Prince worked on the track further between 23 and 25 August 1988 at Medley Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, before Prince asked engineer Chuck Zwicky to extend the track by repeating the underlying drum pattern over four separate pieces. On 10 and 11 December 1988, Prince added further instrumentation and vocal samples, with Eric Leeds adding saxophone and flute on 11 December 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The track was included as the fifth and final track on the album 24, before the album was abandoned. In August 1989, Prince asked Eric Leeds to compile tracks from the vault for a third Madhouse album. A track was compiled by Eric Leeds using portions of 21 (The Dopamine Rush) and 24 (Orgasm), and, in keeping with previous Madhouse releases, tracks were given tentative numerical titles of 17 to 26 (the album would be titled 26) - this track was given the title of 23 as the seventh track on the album at the time. When Prince suggested the album should be released as a solo album by Eric Leeds, Leeds came up with titles for each track, in Spring 1990; this track became known as The Dopamine Rush and the album became known as Times Squared.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late July 1988 Townhouse Studios,
London, England 		Tracking
23, 24 and 25 August 1988 Medley Studios,
Copenhagen, Denmark 		Additional recording
10 December 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional recording and voice samples
11 December 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional recording and voice samples, saxophone and flute overdubs by Eric Leeds
August - September 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Editing and overdubs
Recording Personnel

The Dopamine Rush


21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Dopamine Rush 7:36 Times Squared Studio
The Dopamine Rush (Edit) 4:05 The Dopamine Rush promo Edit


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Uncle Sam 3:51 I’m Ready Studio Samples saxophone hook from The Dopamine Rush
Uncle Sam Studio Original unreleased 1992 version with Prince vocals; samples saxophone hook from The Dopamine Rush
Dance With The Devil Studio Samples Gregorian chant from 21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite) Studio Prince vocal version
21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite) Studio Full-length Madhouse suite
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • This song uses the LinnDrum (a.k.a. LM-2), the successor of the Linn LM-1 usually utilized by Prince.
  • The intro melody appears to have a striking similarity with the intro of ‘Se E Tarde Me Pardoa (Forgive Me If I’m Late)’ by Quincy Jones, from his 1962 ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ album. It is unknown if this is an intentional homage or a coincidence.
References
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