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|song name = Chocolate Box | |song name = Chocolate Box | ||
|single image = [[File:Mplsound_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: MPLSound]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Mplsound_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: MPLSound]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] - [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album download | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_24|24 March 2009]] - [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album download | ||
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A clip of the song was first streamed on [[Lotusflow3r.com]] when the first preview of the site was open, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 4|4 January 2009]]. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 16|16 January 2009]], the instrumental track '''Disco Jellyfish''' (in essence an instrumental remix of '''Chocolate Box''') was streamed in its entirety on [[Lotusflow3r.com]], but that track was not available for purchase at any point. | A clip of the song was first streamed on [[Lotusflow3r.com]] when the first preview of the site was open, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 4|4 January 2009]]. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 16|16 January 2009]], the instrumental track '''Disco Jellyfish''' (in essence an instrumental remix of '''Chocolate Box''') was streamed in its entirety on [[Lotusflow3r.com]], but that track was not available for purchase at any point. | ||
Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded | Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded between September 2008 and January 2009 at either [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota or [[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills, California. It is unclear which track, '''Chocolate Box''' or '''Disco Jellyfish''', came first; it is possible, given the presence of discoball jellyfish on the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album cover and their use in 2009 stage sets, that '''Disco Jellyfish''' was originally intended for the album (perhaps replaced by [[Chocolate Box]]), but this is unverified. | ||
'''Chocolate Box''' is notable as the only track on the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album to feature any musical input from anyone other than [[Prince]]; a rap by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip]. | '''Chocolate Box''' is notable as the only track on the [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album to feature any musical input from anyone other than [[Prince]]; a rap by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 2008 - | |date = September 2008 - January 2009 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills,<br>CA, USA (unconfirmed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills,<br>CA, USA (unconfirmed) | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking (of both '''Chocolate Box''' and '''Disco Jellyfish''') | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 2008 - | |date = September 2008 - January 2009 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills,<br>CA, USA (unconfirmed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills,<br>CA, USA (unconfirmed) | ||
|additional info = Rap overdub by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] | |additional info = Rap overdub by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip] | ||
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|1= '''Chocolate Box''' | |1= '''Chocolate Box''' | ||
|2= 6:14 | |2= 6:14 | ||
|3= [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] | |3= [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|1= '''Chocolate Box''' | |1= '''Chocolate Box''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Original shorter version before addition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip]’s vocals | |3= Original version before addition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip]’s vocals | ||
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|3= Shorter original shorter version before addition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper) Q-Tip]’s vocals | |||
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|first live appearance = [[11_October 2008-am|11 October 2008 (a.m.), Hotel Gansevoort (Rooftop Loft Lounge), New York, NY, USA]] <small>(lyrical clips during [[I Want To Be Free]], only known performance)</small> | |first live appearance = [[11_October 2008-am|11 October 2008 (a.m.), Hotel Gansevoort (Rooftop Loft Lounge), New York, NY, USA]] <small>(lyrical clips during [[I Want To Be Free]], only known performance)</small> | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>(lyrical clips during [[I Want To Be Free]])</small> | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album | |see also = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album | ||
|references = | |references = | ||
|categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category:Recorded 2008]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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