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from the album Controversy single art for Sexuality Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 14 October 1981 - Controversy album Album(s): Controversy Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 5 October 1981, Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota 29 August 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO2, London, England (as "Spirituality") Performed regularly on tour: Controversy Tour 1999 Tour Per4ming Live 3121 (as "Spirituality") Performed occasionally in shows: 1982, 1985, 2007

Sexuality is the second track on Prince’s fourth album Controversy, and, in 1982, Sexuality was released as the album’s fourth single (available only in Germany and Australia). In 1982, it was included as the fifth and final track on the Australian 12" of 1999, the first single from Prince’s fifth album 1999. While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at at Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota and Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California. The album was completed at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, between 14 and 23 August 1981. When performed live in 2006-7 during the Las Vegas residency, Prince changed the title and main lyric of the song to "Spirituality", which caused some debate amongst the online fan community. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Spring-Summer 1981 Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA or Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA (unverified) Tracking 14 - 23 August 1981 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Overdubs, mixing Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sexuality 4:20 Controversy Sexuality single 1999 single Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Sexuality 4:20 Promo release only Promo video See Sexuality video for more details Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Rainbow Children 10:02 The Rainbow Children Studio "Reproduction of the New Breed, Leaders, stand up! Organize!" quotation. See Rainbow Children for more details Rainbow Children 11:45 One Nite Alone... Live! Live 31 March 2002, Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA; "Reproduction of the New Breed, Leaders, stand up! Organize!" quotation. See Rainbow Children for more details

Additional Information See also Trivia Controversy album Sexuality single Sexuality video The lyric, Reproduction of the new breed. Leaders, stand up, organise! was later adapted for inclusion in the unrelated song, Rainbow Children The New Breed was a name later used by Prince for his first official fan club References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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