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|Current video name    = 1999
|Current video name    = 1999
|Video Image            = 1999-vid5in1.png
|Video Image            = 1999-vid12in1.png
|Date                  = December 1982
|Date                  = December 1982
|producer(s)            = ''Information needed''
|producer(s)            = ''Information needed''
|Director              = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gowers Bruce Gowers]
|Director              = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gowers Bruce Gowers]
|Related                = [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]]
|Related                = [[Home Video: The Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]]<br>
[[Home_Video: Nothing Compares 2 Him|Nothing Compares 2 Him]]<br>
[[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]]
|ReleaseDate          = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]]
|ReleaseDate          = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]]
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The '''1999''' video was shot at the Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the last week of rehearsals for the [[1999 Tour]] together with videos for [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] and [[Video: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]. All of them were directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gowers Bruce Gowers], who also directed [[Video: Controversy|Controversy]] and [[Video: Sexuality|Sexuality]] the previous year.
The '''1999''' video was shot at the Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the last week of rehearsals for the [[1999 Tour]] together with videos for [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] and [[Video: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]]. All of them were directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gowers Bruce Gowers], who also directed [[Video: Controversy|Controversy]] and [[Video: Sexuality|Sexuality]] the previous year.


The '''1999''' video was broadcast sporadically on MTV from December 16, 1982. This channel was reluctant to regularly play videos of black artists. The initial release of the [[Single: 1999|1999]] only got to 44 on the Pop Chart, showing Prince’s cominued
The '''1999''' video was broadcast sporadically on MTV starting 16 December 1982. This channel was reluctant to regularly play videos of black artists. The initial release of the [[Single: 1999|1999]] only got to 44 on the Pop Chart, showing Prince’s continued difficulty to cross the racial barriers. It was not until March 1983, with the [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] that [[Prince]] was played regularly on this channel after an editorial change. To capitalise on his new crossover appeal, the [[Single: 1999|1999 single]] was re-serviced to US radio stations in April. It also helped the video to gain more airplay and the single entered the Pop Chart for the second time, this time climbing to number 12.
difficulty to cross the racial barriers. It was not until March 1983, with the [[Video: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] that [[Prince]] was played regularly on this channel after an editorial change. To capitalise on his new crossover appeal, the [[Single: 1999|1999]] was re-serviced to US radio stations in April. It also helped the video to gain more airplay and the single entered the Pop Chart for the second time, this time climbing to number 12.


The video was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993.
The video was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993.
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|3= [[Home Video: The Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] (1986)<br>
|3= [[Home Video: The Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] (1986)<br>
[[Home_Video: Nothing Compares 2 Him|Nothing Compares 2 Him]] (1990)<br>
[[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] (1993)<br>
[[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] (1993)<br>
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
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[[Image:1999 single.jpg|100px]]
[[Image:1999 single.jpg|100px]]
|Quotations & trivia    = Something went wrong with shooting Dez’s lead vocal line and that footage was actually re-shot by a local camera crew the afternoon prior to the first show of the [[1999 Tour]] in Chattanooga on [[11 November 1982]].
|Quotations & trivia    = Something went wrong with shooting Dez’s lead vocal line and that footage was actually re-shot by a local camera crew the afternoon prior to the first show of the [[1999 Tour]] in Chattanooga on [[11 November 1982]].
* Bruce Gowers has directed the following videos for [[Prince]] : [[Video: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Video: Sexuality|Sexuality]], [[Video: 1999|1999]], [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] and [[Video: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]].
* Bruce Gowers has directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Video: Sexuality|Sexuality]], [[Video: 1999|1999]], [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] and [[Video: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]].
* Footage of '''1999''' was later included in the [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] video.
* Footage of '''1999''' was later included in the [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] video.



Latest revision as of 14:24, 8 May 2025

1981: Sexuality Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1982: Little Red Corvette
1999

1999 music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: December 1982
Producer(s): Information needed
Director: Bruce Gowers
Related home video/DVD: The Story So Far...

Nothing Compares 2 Him
The Hits Collection

First (Commercially) Released: 14 September 1993

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

1999 is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

The 1999 video was shot at the Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the last week of rehearsals for the 1999 Tour together with videos for Automatic and Let’s Pretend We’re Married. All of them were directed by Bruce Gowers, who also directed Controversy and Sexuality the previous year.

The 1999 video was broadcast sporadically on MTV starting 16 December 1982. This channel was reluctant to regularly play videos of black artists. The initial release of the 1999 only got to 44 on the Pop Chart, showing Prince’s continued difficulty to cross the racial barriers. It was not until March 1983, with the Little Red Corvette that Prince was played regularly on this channel after an editorial change. To capitalise on his new crossover appeal, the 1999 single was re-serviced to US radio stations in April. It also helped the video to gain more airplay and the single entered the Pop Chart for the second time, this time climbing to number 12.

The video was included on The Hits Collection in 1993.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
Early November 1982 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, MN, USA
11 November 1982 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN,USA additional shooting
Cast
Crew

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
1999 3:46 The Story So Far... (1986)

Nothing Compares 2 Him (1990)
The Hits Collection (1993)
Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva


References
1981
Sexuality
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1982
Little Red Corvette