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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1995]] - [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo (Remix version)<br>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1995]] - [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo (Remix version)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] - [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]] - [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]  
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]]<br>
[[Sampler:_The_Versace_Experience_(Prelude_2_Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]]  
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [[Ricky Peterson]] (co-producer)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [[Ricky Peterson]] (co-producer)
|previous song            = [[I Guess It's All Over]]
|previous song            = [[I Guess It’s All Over]]
|next song                = [[I Hear Your Voice]]
|next song                = [[I Hear Your Voice]]
|introduction              = '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U''' (often known as '''I Hate U''' or '''Eye Hate U''') is the 16th track (eleventh song) on [[Prince]]'s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, two weeks before the album's release, [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] was released as the album's first single ([[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] had been released the previous year, but it was not connected with the album release at the time). Two months earlier, however, a remix containing a portion of the album version along with a portion of the '''Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds''' was included as the fourth track on [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette given to attendees of the Versace collection of Paris Fashion Week.
|introduction              = '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U''' (often known as '''I Hate U''' or '''Eye Hate U''') is the 16th track (eleventh song) on [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and, two weeks before the album’s release, [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] was released as the album’s first single ([[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] had been released the previous year, but it was not connected with the album release at the time). Two months earlier, however, a remix containing a portion of the album version along with a portion of the '''Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds''' was included as the fourth track on [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette given to attendees of the Versace collection of Paris Fashion Week.


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early 1994 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Days Of Wild]], a new version of [[Shhh]], and new versions of [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]]). The studio version of the song was premiered at a party at [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_16|16 March 1994]] (along with [[Billy Jack Bitch]], [[Days Of Wild]], [[Now]] and a remix of [[Pope]], hours after recording [[Letitgo]]). It is likely that the remixes and additional recording for the maxi-single versions took place in mid-1995, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], but this is unverified.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early 1994 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Days Of Wild]], a new version of [[Shhh]], and new versions of [[The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]]). The studio version of the song was premiered at a party at [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_16|16 March 1994]] (along with [[Billy Jack Bitch]], [[Days Of Wild]], [[Now]] and a remix of [[Pope]], hours after recording [[Letitgo]]). It is likely that the remixes and additional recording for the maxi-single versions took place in mid-1995, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], but this is unverified.
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Early 1994
|date                      = Early 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-1995 (assumed)
|date                      = Mid-1995 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Remixes and additional recording
|additional info          = Remixes and additional recording
}}
}}
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*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - additional keyboards (as "Ricky P.")
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - additional keyboards (as "Ricky P.")
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone and flute on the ''Quiet Night Mix'' version
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U (Album Version)'''
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U (Album Version)'''
|2= 6:07
|2= 6:07
|3= [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single
|3= [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single<br>
[[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= Full-length version without [[NPG Operator#NPG Operator # 6|NPG Operator]] segue overlaid on finale
|5= Full-length version without [[NPG Operator#NPG Operator # 6|NPG Operator]] segue overlaid on the intro and finale
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] I Hate U (Remix)'''
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] I Hate U (Remix)'''
|2= 3:24
|2= 3:24
|3= [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]] promo cassette
|3= [[Sampler:_The_Versace_Experience_(Prelude_2_Gold)|The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]]
|4= Remix
|4= Remix
|5= Remix edit combining the ''Quiet Night Mix'' with the 'vocal' version.
|5= Remix edit combining the ''Quiet Night Mix'' with the 'vocal' version.
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U'''  
|1= '''[[File:Eye.png]] Hate U'''  
|2=  
|2= 4:36
|3= not released in full until 2018
|3= not released in full until 2018
|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
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|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[15_January 1995-am|15 January 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br>
|first live appearance    = [[03_May 1994-am|3 May 1994 (a.m.): Stars ‘N’ Bars, (Monte-Carlo) Monaco, Monaco]] <small>(Lyrics clip only as an interpolation in [[Dark]])</small>;<br>[[15_January 1995-am|15 January 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br>
* [[18 February 1996|18 February 1996: Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Arena), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA]]
* [[18 February 1996|18 February 1996: Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Arena), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA]]
|performed regularly on    = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] <small>(as part of medley of [[Billy Jack Bitch]] / [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] / [[319]])</small>
|performed regularly on    = [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] <small>(as part of medley of [[Billy Jack Bitch]] / [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] / [[319]])</small>
*[[Japan '96]] <small>(usually as part of medley of [[Billy Jack Bitch]] / [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] / [[319]])</small>
*[[Japan '96]] <small>(usually as part of medley of [[Billy Jack Bitch]] / [[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] / [[319]])</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1995|1995]], [[All Concerts#1996|1996]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The song was reportedly inspired by [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s relationship with [[Carmen Electra]]. The lyrics of the "extended remix" version tend to confirm this with the line ''"U owe me about a million 8 or more''", which more or less corresponds to the budget spent by Warner between 1992 and 1993 for the promotion of her [[Album: Carmen Electra|album]].
* The "extended remix" contains a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis]'s 1994 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump Forrest Gump] with the line ''"It’s like that feather in Forrest Gump floatin’ thru the air...Until the bus comes''" .
|see also                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album
* [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single
* [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] single
* [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Video: Eye_Hate_U]] [[Video: Eye_Hate_U| Hate U]] video
|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:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1994]]
|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 12 April 2025

I Guess It’s All Over   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I Hear Your Voice
Hate U

from the album The Gold Experience 		Eye Hate U
single art for Hate U
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 8 July 1995 - The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) promo (Remix version)

12 September 1995 - Hate U single

Album(s): The Gold Experience

Anthology: 1995-2010
The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)

Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as ), Ricky Peterson (co-producer)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Hate U (often known as I Hate U or Eye Hate U) is the 16th track (eleventh song) on Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first to be credited to , and, two weeks before the album’s release, Hate U was released as the album’s first single (The Most Beautiful Girl In The World had been released the previous year, but it was not connected with the album release at the time). Two months earlier, however, a remix containing a portion of the album version along with a portion of the Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds was included as the fourth track on The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) promo cassette given to attendees of the Versace collection of Paris Fashion Week.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Days Of Wild, a new version of Shhh, and new versions of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World). The studio version of the song was premiered at a party at Glam Slam in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 16 March 1994 (along with Billy Jack Bitch, Days Of Wild, Now and a remix of Pope, hours after recording Letitgo). It is likely that the remixes and additional recording for the maxi-single versions took place in mid-1995, also at Paisley Park Studios, but this is unverified.

The finale of the album version of the song is overlaid with the final NPG Operator segue; the full track without the overlaid segue is available as Hate U (Album Version) on the Hate U maxi-single.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Mid-1995 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Remixes and additional recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hate U 5:54 The Gold Experience Studio
Hate U (Album Version) 6:07 Hate U single

Anthology: 1995-2010

Studio Full-length version without NPG Operator segue overlaid on the intro and finale
Hate U (7" Edit w/o Guitar) 3:50 Hate U single Edit
Hate U (Album Edit) 4:26 Hate U single Edit
Hate U (Extended Remix) 6:17 Hate U single

Gold single (UK)

Remix Remix with entirely new lyrics by
Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) 3:55 Hate U single Remix Instrumental remix; saxophone and flute by Eric Leeds
I Hate U (Remix) 3:24 The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) Remix Remix edit combining the Quiet Night Mix with the 'vocal' version.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hate U 4:36 not released in full until 2018 Promo video Promotional video, premiered at Paisley Park Studios party on 25 November 1995; see Hate U for details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hate U ?:?? Live awards TV performance Lip-synch 30 January 1995, 22nd annual American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California; as part of lip-synched medley of Billy Jack Bitch / Hate U / 319
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Hate U Studio Raw mix with longer ending
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The song was reportedly inspired by Prince/’s relationship with Carmen Electra. The lyrics of the "extended remix" version tend to confirm this with the line "U owe me about a million 8 or more", which more or less corresponds to the budget spent by Warner between 1992 and 1993 for the promotion of her album.
  • The "extended remix" contains a reference to Robert Zemeckis's 1994 film Forrest Gump with the line "It’s like that feather in Forrest Gump floatin’ thru the air...Until the bus comes" .
References
I Guess It’s All Over   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   I Hear Your Voice
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