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By Alien Means

Song details Performer: Prince Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

By Alien Means is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (the song was filed for copyright registration on 12 October 1988). Prince submitted the track to Madonna for inclusion on her fourth album Like A Prayer (which featured Prince on other tracks), but she turned it down, and it is unlikely that she ever recorded vocals for the track. The track is ambitious, alternating between a slow, wistful melody and a monotonous vamp. The lyrics ask young people not to commit suicide, saying "don’t go out by alien means". The song remains unreleased. In 1991 Prince re-used its music to update the also unreleased song Crystal City Cry intended for Ingrid Chavez. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1988 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Other recording personnel (if any) not known. Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info By Alien Means Studio Recorded 1988 Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Version Additional Info Crystal City Cry Studio Revised 1991 version containing music from By Alien Means

Additional Information See also Trivia Like A Prayer album Unreleased Songs References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) ASCAP Work ID: 320643596 ISWC: T0721007448 US Copyright Office PAu001152963 (12 Dec. 1988)

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