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from the album MPLSound Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 24 March 2009 - MPLSound album download Album(s): MPLSound Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 11 October 2008 (a.m.), Hotel Gansevoort (Rooftop Loft Lounge), New York, NY, USA (lyrical clips during I Want To Be Free, only known performance) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2008 (lyrical clips during I Want To Be Free)

Chocolate Box is the second track on Prince’s 34th studio album MPLSound. Although the track was not released as a single, a promotional video was available at the time of the album’s release, and streamed on Lotusflow3r.com (see Chocolate Box for details). A clip of the song was first streamed on Lotusflow3r.com when the first preview of the site was open, on 4 January 2009. On 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 between September 2008 and January 2009 at either Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota or 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 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 MPLSound album to feature any musical input from anyone other than Prince; a rap by Q-Tip. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info September 2008 - January 2009 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA or 77 Beverly Park Ln. in Beverly Hills, CA, USA (unconfirmed) Tracking (of both Chocolate Box and Disco Jellyfish) September 2008 - January 2009 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA or 77 Beverly Park Ln. in Beverly Hills, CA, USA (unconfirmed) Rap overdub by Q-Tip Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Q-Tip - rap Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Chocolate Box 6:14 MPLSound Studio Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Chocolate Box 4:16 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Promo video See Chocolate Box video for more details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Disco Jellyfish 3:34 Lotusflow3r.com audio stream Studio Instrumental remix (or possibly original instrumental track) of Chocolate Box Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Chocolate Box Studio Original version before addition of Q-Tip’s vocals Chocolate Box Studio Shorter original shorter version before addition of Q-Tip’s vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia MPLSound album References

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