Single: Uptown

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Uptown

Single details Released: 10 September 1980 (USA) Related album: Dirty Mind Label(s): Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Uptown (Mono) (4:09) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard Hot Soul Singles 4 Oct. 1980 5 18 USA: Billboard Disco Top 100 (Listed with Dirty Mind, Head & Partyup) 11 Oct. 1980 5 30 USA: Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 25 Oct. 1980 101 6 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere See also Uptown (Music video)

Uptown was the first single from Prince’s third album Dirty Mind. It was released a month before the album, in the USA, Japan, The Netherlands and New Zealand. The b-side, Crazy You, was taken from Prince’s first album For You. The single failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 101 in the Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. Track listing 7" 12" A. Uptown (Edit) (4:09) B. Crazy You (2:15) Cat #: US/NZ: WBS 49559 NL: WB 17700 JP: P-638W A. Uptown (5:30) B. Crazy You (2:17) Cat #: NL: WB 26155 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo 12" Promo (US: WBS 49559) A. Uptown (Short Version) (Stereo) (4:09) B. Uptown (Short Version) (Mono) (4:09) Back To Back Hits (US: 7-21981 - 1988 reissue) A. Uptown (Edit) (4:09) AA. Controversy (Edit) (3:35) (US: PRO-A-904) A. Uptown (Short Version) (4:09) B. Uptown (Long Version) (5:30) (FRA: PRO 524) A1. Uptown (5:30) A2. Head (4:40) B1. Uptown (5:30) B2. Dirty Mind (4:11) This record hasn’t been released in any other format.

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 US 7" WBS 49559 Pink Lettering US 7" WBS 49559 Red Lettering US 7" WBS 49559 promo US 12" PRO-A-904 promo [show]► See more  ► See more  Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 New Zealand 7" WBS 49559 The Netherlands 7" WB 17700 The Netherlands 12" WB 26155 Japan 7" P-638W France 12" PRO 524 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 US 7" 7-21981 1988 Back To Back Hits re-release

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva Billboard Hot Soul Single chart progression: Entry position 56 (4 Oct. 1980), 38 (11 Oct. 1980), 29 (18 Oct. 1980), 20 (25 Oct. 1980), 15 (1 Nov. 1980), 9 (8 Nov. 1980), 8 (15 Nov. 1980), 7 (22 Nov. 1980), 6 (29 Nov. 1980), 5 (6 Dec. 1980), 5 (13 Dec. 1980), 6 (20 Dec. 1980), 30 (27 Dec. 1980), 30 (3 Jan. 1981), 42 (10 Jan. 1981), 44 (17 Jan. 1981), 83 (24 Jan. 1981), exit position 95 (31 Jan. 1981). Weeks in Top 10: 7. Weeks in Top 40: 13. The single remained 18 weeks in the Hot Soul Singles chart. Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart progression: Entry position 106 (25 Oct. 1980), 102 (1 Nov. 1980), 102 (8 Nov. 1980), 102 (15 Nov. 1980), 104 (22 Nov. 1980), exit position 101 (29 Nov. 1980). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-162-4) The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0) Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5) Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)

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