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from the album Batman single art for Batdance Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 9 June 1989 - Batdance single Album(s): Batman 4Ever Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 30 April 1990, Rupert’s, Golden Valley, MN, USA 10 September 1990: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan Performed regularly on tour: Nude Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1990

Batdance is the ninth and final track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Batman), and, two weeks prior to the album’s release, Batdance was released as the album’s first single, becoming Prince’s fourth number one hit. Basic tracking took place in mid-late March 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the last song recorded for the album, replacing Dance With The Devil. The song contains samples from The Future, Electric Chair, 200 Balloons and We Got The Power (the latter was briefly considered for the album but left unreleased). Prince would later make regular use of mentioning or sampling tracks from an album within one of the album’s final tracks. Of Note, remixes of Batdance also contain samples from Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (planned for the Batman album and replaced by Partyman, the song was only released in 1999). The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if Prince is singing on their behalf. The lines on Batdance are attributed to different characters from the movie and to Gemini, a character half-Batman, half-Joker created by Prince. Perhaps because the track contains several samples from the movie Batman (which are covered by their own copyright permissions), and since the track can be seen as a promotional tie-in more than a song in any traditional sense, it had not been included on any of Prince’s compilation albums, despite its commercial success. After Prince’s passing it was however included on 4Ever. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Mid-late March 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking Spring 1989 Guerilla Studios, London, England (assumed) Remix by William Orbit and Mark Moore Spring 1989 Studio information needed Remix and additional production by John Luongo Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Sounds of Blackness - background vocals (uncertain involvement) Jack Nicholson - sampled vocals (as The Joker, sampled from Batman) (credited for "special guest presence") Michael Keaton - sampled vocals (as Batman, ampled from Batman) (credited for "special guest presence") Kim Basinger - sampled vocals (as Vicki Vale, sampled from Batman) (credited for "special guest presence") Matthew Larson - sampled vocals (credited for "special guest presence") Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Batdance 6:13 Batman Batdance single Studio a.k.a. Batdance (LP Version) Batdance (Edit) 3:28 Nothing Compares 2 Him promo Edit Batdance (Edit) 4:06 Batdance single 4Ever Edit Batdance (The Batmix) 7:15 Batdance single Remix Batdance (The Batmix Edit) 4:09 Batdance single Remix Edit a.k.a. Batdance (The Batmix Radio Edit) Batdance (The Batmix Edit) 4:14 The Crown Jewels promo Remix Edit a.k.a. Batdance (The Batmix Radio Edit) Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) 5:55 Batdance single Remix Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit) 4:13 Batdance single Remix Edit a.k.a. Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit) Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Batdance 6:48 Batman 2004 DVD Long version Batdance 4:49 Promo only Short version Batdance (The Batmix Edit) 4:10 Promo only Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit) 4:12 Promo only Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Batdance T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 Jul. 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain Batdance T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain Batdance T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 Aug. 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Thieves In The House Mix 6:50 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Contains Joker laughing (sampled from Batman); see Thieves In The Temple for more details Temple House Dub 5:06 Thieves In The Temple single Remix Contains Joker laughing (sampled from Batman); see Thieves In The Temple for more details Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details Purple Medley (Edit) 3:14 Purple Medley single Edit See Purple Medley for more details All The Critics Love U In London 7:05 Indigo Nights Live Played in background as audience talk about Prince; See All The Critics Love U In London for details Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Batdance Studio Original full-length recording with additional segments Batdance (John Luongo Remix) Remix Remix featuring additional rap by Big Daddy Kane

Additional Information See also Trivia Batman album Batdance single Batdance video References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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