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from the home video Beautiful Strange included on the album Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic Song details Performer: First Released: 24 August 1999 - Beautiful Strange home video 30 April 2001 - Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic album Album(s): Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic Writer(s): Prince (as ) Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 8 March 2002 (am), The Tralf, Buffalo, NY, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014

Beautiful Strange was first available as a video of a studio recording ending the Beautiful Strange home video, with a short segment of the recording session included as a prologue to the home video (the home video was broadcast in full almost a year earlier, however, on the UK TV channel Channel 4). In 2001, a remixed version was included as the eleventh track on Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic, the companion album to Prince's 23rd album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (his sixth album using the name ). It was the only track on the album not to have been included on Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic. While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking likely took place in mid-1998 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Remixing likely took place in late 1999 or 2000, also at Paisley Park Studios. The song was included as the title track on the 1998-9 album Beautiful Strange, but little is known about the album, which remains unreleased. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Mid-1998 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking Late 1999 - 2000 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Remixing Recording Personnel Beautiful Strange version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Kirk Johnson - additional percussion (as "Kirk A. Johnson") Mike Scott - guitar Marva King - background vocals Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Beautiful Strange 4:55 Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic Remix Remix of the original version (released only on video) Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Beautiful Strange 1:29 Beautiful Strange home video Session clip of recording session; See Beautiful Strange video for more details Beautiful Strange 4:48 Beautiful Strange home video Promo video See Beautiful Strange video for more details

Additional Information See also Trivia Beautiful Strange home video Beautiful Strange video Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic Beautiful Strange unreleased album In May 1999, Madonna released the similarly-titled track Beautiful Stranger (from the soundtrack and motion picture Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me). During a Love4oneanother.com "? of the week" soon afterwards, a fan (using the name npgshy) asked when Beautiful Strange might be released, which prompted Prince to include in his reply: "And tell that girl 2 stop stealing my titles! :)" References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) PrinceOnlineMuseum.com

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