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NPG Music Club Edition # 1 - no official artwork created Song details Performer: First Released: 18 February 2001 - NPG Music Club Edition # 1 download Album(s): None Writer(s): Prince (as ) (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (as ) (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 22 March 1995 (a.m.): The Emporium, London, England (chants and excerpts); 23 March 1995 (a.m.): The Emporium, London, England (more complete performance) 9 September 1995 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1995

Funky Design was offered (as The Funky Design) as an mp3 download as part of NPG Music Club Edition # 1 (along with Mad, Peace, Splash, When Lay My Hands On U and NPG Ahdio Show #1). The track originates from 1994, however, and the studio version was played at the New Power Generation Store in Minneapolis in November 1994 (along with Mad and Snow Man). An excerpt of the track had also been streamed on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 17 July 2000 (as Funky Design), before the full track was released in 2001. Despite being released after Prince reverted to using the his own name, rather than , the track was credited to , as it was recorded while using that name. Specific recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that basic tracking took place in November 1994 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesotoa. Sonny T. also overdubbed vocals (replacing Prince's) for a version placed as the sixteenth and final track (twelfth song) on a 2 December 1994 configuration of the New Power Generation's second album Exodus. This version remains unreleased, however. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info November 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking November - December 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Sonny T. vocal overdubs Recording Personnel version Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments (assumed) New Power Generation version Sonny T. - lead vocals Prince (as ) - background vocals and all instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Funky Design 3:46 NPG Music Club Edition # 1 mp3 download Studio Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Funky Design Studio New Power Generation version with Sonny T. vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia NPG Music Club Edition # 1 NPG Music Club New Power Generation Funky Design is often paired with Mad, which was recorded, streamed, and released at the same time. Both songs were also considered for Exodus, and have only rarely been played live. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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