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Big Fun

	Song details
from the album Exodus
	Performer:	New Power Generation
	First Released:	27 March 1995 - Exodus album
	Album(s):	Exodus
	Writer(s):	Prince (credited to the New Power Generation)
	Producer(s):	Prince (credited to the New Power Generation)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	22 March 1995 (a.m.): The Emporium, London, England 4 July 2014: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA interpolation in Days Of Wild)
	Performed regularly on tour:
	none
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	1995, 2013 (chant, interpolation in Days Of Wild) , 2014 (chant, interpolation in Days Of Wild)

Big Fun is the fifteenth track (seventh song) on the New Power Generation's second 'solo' album Exodus.

While specific recording dates are now known, basic tracking took place between December 1994 - early January 1995, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as The Good Life, Return Of The Bump Squad and Cherry, Cherry). Eric Leeds recorded saxophone and flute overdubs on 16 January 1995, also at Paisley Park Studios (on the same day as recording horn overdubs on Good Pussy, I'm A DJ and Return Of The Bump Squad).

Music from the track was later reused on Poom Poom. Some lyrics from the track were also reused on Newpower Soul.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
December 1994 - early January 1995	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)	Basic tracking
16 January 1995	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Horn overdubs by Eric Leeds
Recording Personnel
Sonny T. - lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Tommy Barbarella - keyboards Mr. Hayes - keyboards Eric Leeds - saxophone and flute

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Big Fun	7:26	Exodus	Studio

Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Free The Music	1:47	The Good Life single	Studio
Free The Music	3:24	The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience promo	Extended version	Original full-length version with James Brown samples
Poom Poom	4:32	Crystal Ball	Studio	Reuses some backing music from Big Fun
Newpower Soul	5:00	Newpower Soul	Studio	Reuses some lyrics from Big Fun

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Big Fun	Studio	Recorded December 1994 - early January 1995, before horn overdubs

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Exodus album New Power Generation

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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 |introduction              = '''Big Fun''' is the fifteenth track (seventh song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second 'solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]].
-While specific recording dates are now known, basic tracking took place between December 1994 - early January 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[The Good Life]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]] and [[Cherry, Cherry]]). [[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone and flute overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_16|16 January 1995]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (on the same day as recording horn overdubs on [[Good Pussy]], [[I'm A DJ]] and [[Return Of The Bump Squad]]).
+While specific recording dates are now known, basic tracking took place between December 1994 - early January 1995, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[The Good Life]], [[Return Of The Bump Squad]] and [[Cherry, Cherry]]). [[Eric Leeds]] recorded saxophone and flute overdubs on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_16|16 January 1995]], also at [[Paisley Park Studios]] (on the same day as recording horn overdubs on [[Good Pussy]], [[I'm A DJ]] and [[Return Of The Bump Squad]]).
 Music from the track was later reused on [[Poom Poom]]. Some lyrics from the track were also reused on [[Newpower Soul]].