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single art for Purple Rain included on The Hits / The B-Sides Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 10 September 1984 - Purple Rain UK single Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides Purple Rain Deluxe Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 4 November 1984, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA 1 September 2004: Rose Garden, Portland, OR, USA (Love Theme From Purple Rain) version as an interlude) Performed regularly on tour: Purple Rain Tour Hit N Run Tour A Celebration Musicology Live 2004ever Performed occasionally in shows: 2002, 2003, 2004

God was released as the b-side of Purple Rain, the third single from Prince's seventh album Purple Rain. The UK 12" release of the single contained God (Love Theme From Purple Rain), a 7:54 instrumental version heard in the movie Purple Rain, but other worldwide releases contained a completely re-recorded vocal version, simply titled God. In 1993, the vocal version was included as the 18th track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides). Initial tracking for God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) took place on 7 February 1984 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (six days before Noon Rendezvous). It is not known if this was a solo recording, although this is likely. The vocal version, God, was recorded on 20 August 1984, at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA. Prince recorded the track on his own. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 7 February 1984 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking of God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) 20 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Initial tracking of God Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info God 4:02 Purple Rain single Strange Tales From The Rain promo The Hits / The B-Sides Purple Rain Deluxe Studio a.k.a. God (Vocal) God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) 7:54 Purple Rain single Purple Rain Deluxe - Single Edits & B-Sides Studio a.k.a. God (Instrumental) Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info God 8:30 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc Purple Rain Deluxe – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD) Live Vocal version; 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA

Additional Information See also Trivia Purple Rain single References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl (2017)

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