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{{song| | {{song| | ||
|song name = Pop Life | |song name = Pop Life | ||
|album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link=Album: Around The World In A Day]]<br><small>from the album<br>[[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link= Album: Around The World In A Day]]<br><small>from the album<br> | ||
|single image = [[File:Poplife_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Pop Life]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]]</small> | [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|single image = [[File:Poplife_single.jpg|100px|link= Single: Pop Life]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]]</small> | |||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br> | ||
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | |||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]) | ||
|previous song = [[Poorgoo]] | |previous song = [[Poorgoo]] | ||
|next song = [[Pop My Clutch]] | |next song = [[Pop My Clutch]] | ||
|introduction = '''Pop Life''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''Pop Life''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s seventh album [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]], and three months after the album’s release, [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] was released as the album’s third single (second in North America). In 1993, it was also included as the second track on [[Prince]]’s first compilation album [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] (also included as the first disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). In 2006, '''Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)''' was included as the fourth track on the second disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (after completing overdubs on [[Another Lonely Christmas]]). The recording session lasted until around 6:15 a.m. the following morning, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 20|20 February 1984]]. <!-- String overdubs were added later the same day. [[Prince]] worked on the track further in mid-April 1984, most likely also at [[Sunset Sound]]. --><br> | |||
[[Sheila E.]]’s remix of the track was mixed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]], most likely also at [[Sunset Sound]]. | |||
In 1994, [[Kirk Johnson]] remixed the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and the remix, while unreleased, was partially included in the [[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]] medley. | |||
'''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US and | Rumors have suggested incorrectly that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]’s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981. The samples actually come from a Jac Holzman’s 1964 sound effects album titled ''Authentic Sound Effects Volume 4'' (namely “Prize Fight, Large Arena” and “Barroom Brawl”). During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] “? of the week” in 1999, a fan asked what the significance of “the interspersion of (what sounds like) a boxing match”, saying they have wondered about this for years, to which [[Prince]] replied, ''“Good ? - Me 2 :)”'' | ||
'''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]]), while the UK, received [[Pop Life]] (Extended Version), which was [[Prince]]’s own original version. | |||
Like [[A Love Bizarre]], the '''Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)''', remixed by [[Sheila E.]], contains an interpolation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques Frère Jacques]. | |||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 20|20 February 1984]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking (19th); Overdubs, including string overdubs (20th) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 25|25 May 1985]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Edits | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Remix by [[Sheila E.]] (22th); overdubs, edits (23rd) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = | |date = 1994 | ||
|studio = [[ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Remix by [[ | |additional info = Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] | ||
}} | }}|recording personnel = | ||
|recording personnel = | |||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> | ||
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums (and uncredited additional vocals on the ''Fresh Dance Mix'') | |||
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums | |||
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
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*[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine | *[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Orchestral Players''' on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) | '''Orchestral Players''' <!-- on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) --> | ||
*Violins - [ | *Violins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Page Sid Page] and [[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] | ||
*Violas - [[Denyse | *Violas - [[Denyse Buffum]] and [[Laury Woods]] | ||
*Stand-up bass - [[Tim Barr]] and [[Annette Atkinson]] | *Stand-up bass - [[Tim Barr]] and [[Annette Atkinson]] | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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[[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single<br> | [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]<br> | [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]<br> | ||
[[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] | [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br> | ||
[[Album: My Name Was Prince|My Name Was Prince]] promotional album <br> | |||
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] | |||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|1= '''Pop Life (Extended Version)''' | |1= '''Pop Life (Extended Version)''' | ||
|2= 9:07 | |2= 9:07 | ||
|3= [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | |3= [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: His Majesty’s Pop Life|His Majesty’s Pop Life]]<br> | |||
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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|2= 6:16 | |2= 6:16 | ||
|3= [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
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|3= [[Single: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] promo | |3= [[Single: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] promo | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[15 December | |5= [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|line = | |line = | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''[[Kirk | |1= '''[[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]]''' | ||
|2= 7:00 | |2= 7:00 | ||
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single | |3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single | ||
|4= Studio medley | |4= Studio medley | ||
|5= See [[Kirk | |5= See [[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]] for more details<br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | |3= [[Home Video: Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas|Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas]] DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[15 December | |5= [[15 December 2002|15 December 2002, Aladdin Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|3= Live concert TV broadcast | |3= Live concert TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[07_June | |5= [[07_June 1986|7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''Pop Life''' | |1= '''Pop Life''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February | |3= [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] recording before overdubs | ||
}} | |||
{{Unreleasedline| | |||
|1= '''Pop Life''' | |||
|2= Studio | |||
|3= [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] after band overdubs, before string overdubs | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Pop Life''' | |1= '''Pop Life''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= | |3= Different mix/edit | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Pop Life''' | |1= '''Pop Life''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
|3= Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] heard in part on [[Kirk | |3= Remix by [[Kirk Johnson]] heard in part on [[Kirk J’s B Sides Remix]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|first live appearance = [[03_March | |first live appearance = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br> | ||
* [[14_April_2016-1|14 April 2016 (Show 1): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | |||
|performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | ||
* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] <small>(European and Japanese legs only)</small> | * [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] <small>(European and Japanese legs only)</small> | ||
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* [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] | * [[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]] | ||
* [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | * [[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set only)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set only)</small> , [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1998|1998]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set only)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set only)</small> , [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album | |see also = [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] album | ||
* [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | * [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
* ''Prince: The Studio Sessions | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | |||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | |||
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