The Sacrifice Of Victor: Difference between revisions

From Prince Vault
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 13|13 October 1992]] - [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 13|13 October 1992]] - [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
|album(s)                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]
|album(s)                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]]<br>
[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|previous song            = [[S.S.T.]]
|previous song            = [[S.S.T.]]
|next song                = [[Sad Puppet Dance]]
|next song                = [[Sad Puppet Dance]]
|introduction              = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]]'s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].
|introduction              = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].


While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Love 2 The 9's]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[And God Created Woman]] and [[Arrogance]]). It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album's [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[And God Created Woman]] and [[Arrogance]]). The song was originally recorded with [[Rosie Gaines]] but her vocal parts were removed before release.
 
It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release.
 
The song’s semi-autobiographical lyrics caused some confusion after [[Prince]] changed his name to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] eight months after the album’s release.
 
Since the album began with [[My Name Is Prince]] and ended with [[Prince]] stating: ''"...my name will be Victor"'', many media outlets reported that "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" could be referred to as "Victor", some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R.
 
[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commented regularly on the [[Act II]] tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "[[Prince]]" songs, making comments such as: ''"my name ain’t [[Prince]]; and it damn well ain’t Victor"''.


The song's semi-autobiographical lyrics caused some confusion after [[Prince]] changed his name to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] eight months after the album's release. Since the album began with [[My Name Is Prince]] and ended with [[Prince]] stating "...my name will be Victor", many media outlets reported that "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" could be referred to as Victor, some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commented regularly on the [[Act II]] tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "[[Prince]]" songs, making comments such as "my name ain't [[Prince]]; and it damn well ain't Victor."<br>
Strangely, the home video release [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commenting on the name as above.
Strangely, the home video release [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commenting on the name as above.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early December 1991
|date                      = Early December 1991
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
Line 44: Line 52:
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992)'''
|2= 10:05
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
Line 67: Line 82:
{{Unreleased|
{{Unreleased|
|line=
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor'''
|2= Studio
|3= With [[Rosie Gaines]] vocals
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor'''
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor'''
Line 75: Line 95:
}}
}}
|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
{{SongVideo|
|video versions            =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992)'''
|2= 10:05
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] blu-ray
|4= Live
|5= [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|broadcasts, streaming    =
{{SongBroadcast|
{{SongBroadcast|
Line 81: Line 114:
|line =
|line =
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''''
|1= '''The Sacrifice Of Victor'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|3= Delayed performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|December 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine|The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
|5= [[17 December 1992|December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]; see [[TV Film: The Ryde Dyvine| The Ryde Dyvine]] for details
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
|first live appearance    = [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, USA]]<br>
|first live appearance    = [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, USA]]<br>
* [[07 June 2014|7 June 2014: Wiener Stadthalle (Halle D), Vienna, Austria]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[What's My Name]]) </small>
* [[07 June 2014|7 June 2014: Wiener Stadthalle (Halle D), Vienna, Austria]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[What’s My Name]]) </small>
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[What's My Name]])</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[What’s My Name]])</small>
|trivia                    = In 1994, the same name was used for [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] home video release.
|trivia                    = The song contains a sample of ''God made Me Funky'' performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album ''Survival Of The Fittest'', also sampled in [[2 Whom It May Concern]]).
* In 1994, the same name was used for [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] home video release.
|see also                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album
|see also                  = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] 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:1992]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1991]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LwwIuVNKlw '''Interview: Michael Bland''' by ''Funkatopia'' (16 october 2024)]
|categories                = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT: Sacrifice Of Victor (The)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT: Sacrifice Of Victor (The)}}

Latest revision as of 19:19, 16 October 2024

S.S.T.   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Sad Puppet Dance
The Sacrifice Of Victor

from the album
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 13 October 1992 - album
Album(s):

Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Sacrifice Of Victor is the 18th and final track (16th song) on Prince’s 14th album , the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Sexy M.F., The Morning Papers, And God Created Woman and Arrogance). The song was originally recorded with Rosie Gaines but her vocal parts were removed before release.

It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s segues were removed for release.

The song’s semi-autobiographical lyrics caused some confusion after Prince changed his name to eight months after the album’s release.

Since the album began with My Name Is Prince and ended with Prince stating: "...my name will be Victor", many media outlets reported that "" could be referred to as "Victor", some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R.

commented regularly on the Act II tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "Prince" songs, making comments such as: "my name ain’t Prince; and it damn well ain’t Victor".

Strangely, the home video release The Sacrifice Of Victor does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with commenting on the name as above.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early December 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor 5:41 Studio
The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 10:05 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 10:05 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor T.B.C. Delayed performance TV broadcast Live December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see The Ryde Dyvine for details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
2 Whom It May Concern 4:02 My Name Is Prince single

7 single
Damn U single

Studio medley See 2 Whom It May Concern for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Sacrifice Of Victor Studio With Rosie Gaines vocals
The Sacrifice Of Victor Studio Slightly longer version, edited for release
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • album
  • The song contains a sample of God made Me Funky performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album Survival Of The Fittest, also sampled in 2 Whom It May Concern).
  • In 1994, the same name was used for The Sacrifice Of Victor home video release.
References
S.S.T.   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Sad Puppet Dance
Retrieved from "https://princevault.com/index.php?title=The_Sacrifice_Of_Victor&oldid=253424"