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|5= [[17_September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.), 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]; incorporates renditions of [[The Entertainer]], [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]], [[Music! Music! Music!]], and [[D.M.S.R.]]
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|5= [[29 April 2007-am|29 April 2007 (am), 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]; incorporates renditions of [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]] and [[Music! Music! Music!]]; initially offered as 1:55 clip
|5= [[29 April 2007-am|29 April 2007 (a.m.), 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]; incorporates renditions of [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]] and [[Music! Music! Music!]]; initially offered as 1:55 clip
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|first live appearance    = [[24_March 2006-am|24 March 2006 (am), Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(first confirmed performance, but likely performed earlier in 2006 or 2005)</small>
|first live appearance    = [[24_March 2006-am|24 March 2006 (a.m.), Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(first confirmed performance, but likely performed earlier in 2006 or 2005)</small><br>
* [[07 July 2007-m|7 July 2007 (mat.): Macy's 8th Floor Auditorium, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
|performed regularly on    = [[Per4ming Live 3121]]
|performed regularly on    = [[Per4ming Live 3121]]
*[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]]
*[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]]

Revision as of 21:58, 11 December 2016

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3121

from the album 3121
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 21 March 2006 - 3121 album
Album(s): 3121

Indigo Nights

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

3121 is the first track on Prince's 31st studio album 3121. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on Prince's fourth live album Indigo Nights, incorporating renditions of The Entertainer (Scott Joplin's 1902 composition), Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin's 1911 composition), Music! Music! Music! (by Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss, from Teresa Brewer's 1949 single Music! Music! Music!), and Prince's own D.M.S.R. (from 1999).

While exact recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in November 2004, at either Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, or 3121 (Mulholland), West Hollywood, CA, USA. The track was recorded with Michael B. on drums and Sonny T. on bass (their first appearance together on a released Prince recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the New Power Generation), and in an August 2006 interview, Michael B. confirmed the recording date. Prince wore a jacket with the "3121" logo (as on the album cover) when performing at the 36th NAACP Image Awards on 19 March 2005, and his rented mansion in Beverly Hills, CA, USA, was known as 3121 (the name may have come from the track or vice versa - this is unclear). The track was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of 3121, where it remained for release.

Of note is that the intro of 3121 contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower..." and are also used on ...Back 2 The Lotus (although not From The Lotus...), also recorded with Michael B. and Sonny T., indicating that these tracks may have come from the same sessions. Prince also ends the song stating "It's going down... like the wall of Berlin" (indicating that Wall Of Berlin, also featuring Michael B. and Sonny T., may have been recorded during the same set of sessions). The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the Berlin Wall, which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 2004 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, or 3121 (Mulholland), West Hollywood, CA, USA (unconfirmed) Initial tracking (see notes above)
Recording Personnel

Studio version


Indigo Nights version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3121 4:31 3121 Studio
3121 7:43 Indigo Nights Live 17 September 2007 (a.m.), 3121 at The IndigO2, London, England; incorporates renditions of The Entertainer, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Music! Music! Music!, and D.M.S.R.
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3121 T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 27 June 2006, 6th annual BET Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA; includes freestyle rap by Will.i.am
3121 3:30 3121.com audio stream Live edit 29 April 2007 (a.m.), 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA; incorporates renditions of Alexander's Ragtime Band and Music! Music! Music!; initially offered as 1:55 clip


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The name "3121" has been used in many ways, but it is unclear whether the song was recorded before Prince's rented mansion in Beverly Hills was named (see above).
  • Prince named his website from 2006-8 3121.com.
  • Prince released a perfume in 2007 titled 3121.
References
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