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{{coversong|
{{song-3|
|Song Name                    = Nine Million Bicycles
|song name                = Nine Million Bicycles
|First appeared on            = Katie Melua: ''Piece by Piece'' (2005). Also released as a single in 2005
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|border|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|Other relevant version      =
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|Relevant version text        =  
|writer(s)                = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt]
|Composed by                  = Mike Batt
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|First known live performance = [[30 December 2006-am|30 December 2006 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]] <br>
|previous song            = [[Next To Me]]
{{pad|19.9em}}[[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
|next song                = [[No Can Do|No Can Do (Remix)]]
|Played live in               = [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]]
|introduction              = ''' Nine Million Bicycles''' is an unreleased cover version of the 2005 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Million_Bicycles track] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Katie Melua] (the first single released from her album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_by_Piece_(Katie_Melua_album) Piece By Piece]). [[Prince]] performed the song on few occasions in late 2006 and 2007 with slightly altered lyrics, but it is not known if his studio version was recorded in late 2006 or later with two other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Melua] songs he also covered ([[If You Were A Sailboat]] and [[The Closest Thing To Crazy]], all written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt]).  
|Categories                  = [[Category:2006]][[Category:2007]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]]
 
It is also unknown if these recordings were intended for any project at that time, but [[Prince]] was most likely not involved in the original songs. More information will be added if it becomes available.
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                    = Late 2006- 2007 (assumed)
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info        = Tracking
}}
|recording personnel      =
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
|released versions      =
|broadcasts, streaming  =
|video versions          =
|sampled in             =
|unreleased versions    =
{{Unreleased|
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Nine Million Bicycles'''
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded in 2006 or 2007 (assumed)
}}
}}
|first live appearance    = [[30 December 2006-am|30 December 2006 (a.m.): 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]
* [[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]]
|performed regularly on    = none
|trivia                    = Whether intentionally or not, the three [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Katie Melua] songs known to have been covered by [[Prince]] were also the lead singles of the three albums she released in 2003 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Closest_Thing_to_Crazy The Closest Thing To Crazy] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Off_the_Search Call Off The Search]), 2005 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Million_Bicycles Nine Million Bicycles] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_by_Piece_(Katie_Melua_album) Piece By Piece]) and 2007 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Were_a_Sailboat If You Were A Sailboat] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_(Katie_Melua_album) Pictures]).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt] posted [[Prince]]’s version of [[If You Were A Sailboat]] on his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_FiRdbtcU YouTube channel] in April 2022 with the following description:''"[[Prince]]’s recording of my song [[If You Were A Sailboat]], which I wrote for Katie Melua, of whom Prince was a big fan. He sang three of my songs for her ([[The Closest Thing To Crazy]], [[Nine Million Bicycles]] and this one). Before recording it he asked me if he could change "If you were a cowboy" to "If you were a gypsy" to fit the male POV better. I agreed, but when I approved the final version that he sent (as here) he snuck in "If you were a Witness" for "if you were a preacher"!!! (He was a Jehovah’s Witness). I hadn’t noticed that! I’m sure he wouldn’t mind my posting it now, so the world can hear it. Very nice of him to ask permission to make that word change."'' This description may be confusing as it implies that [[Prince]] recorded these three tracks in the studio, and therefore contradicts a post by Batts on [https://twitter.com/Mike_Batt/status/1094362882702299141 Twitter] in 2019 that reads ''"[[Prince]] did 3 of my songs on stage but only recorded one of them and that’s unreleased"''. It has been confirmed that [[Prince]] also recorded a studio version of [[Nine Million Bicycles]] however.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
*[[If You Were A Sailboat]]
*[[The Closest Thing To Crazy]]
|references                = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_FiRdbtcU Mike Batt Youtube channel]''
|categories                = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Recorded 2007]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 15:49, 26 June 2022

Next To Me   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   No Can Do (Remix)
Nine Million Bicycles
Song details
Performer: Prince
Writer(s): Mike Batt
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Nine Million Bicycles is an unreleased cover version of the 2005 track by Katie Melua (the first single released from her album Piece By Piece). Prince performed the song on few occasions in late 2006 and 2007 with slightly altered lyrics, but it is not known if his studio version was recorded in late 2006 or later with two other Melua songs he also covered (If You Were A Sailboat and The Closest Thing To Crazy, all written by Mike Batt).

It is also unknown if these recordings were intended for any project at that time, but Prince was most likely not involved in the original songs. More information will be added if it becomes available.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 2006- 2007 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Nine Million Bicycles Studio Recorded in 2006 or 2007 (assumed)


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Next To Me   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   No Can Do (Remix)
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