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from the album Emancipation promo single art for Face Down Song details Performer: First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album Album(s): Emancipation Writer(s): Prince (as ) and Ninety-9 (uncredited) Producer(s): Prince (as ) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 26 October 1996 (a.m.): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA 31 May 1999 (a.m.): Studio 54 @ MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA Performed regularly on tour: Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Jam Of The Year World Tour Performed occasionally in shows: 1996, 1997, 1998

Face Down is the fourth track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to , and, two and a half months after the album’s release, a live version of Face Down was included as the second track on the NYC cassette. Five months after the album’s release, Face Down was available as a promo single, but soon afterwards the division of EMI Records that handled the promotion of Emancipation was shut down as part of a restructuring of the whole entertainment conglomerate, and the commercial single was canceled as a result. Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is very possible the track was recorded in 1993-4, though, based on the use of the sampled phrase "Dead like Elvis" by Ninety-9 from her song Stained Glass (Prince used other sampled phrases by Ninety-9 on Space, Days Of Wild, Mad, Big Fun and from the very same song on Love Sign, all recorded in 1993-4, although samples also appear on The Good Life (Bullets Go Bang Remix) and Right Back Here In My Arms, possibly recorded later). Remixes for the Face Down single were likely recorded in late 1996. The song furthermore seems to sample the Clare Fischer orchestration for the unreleased (Jill Jones song) Killin’ At The Soda Shop. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Late 1995 - early 1996 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Basic tracking Late 1996 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Remixes Recording Personnel Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Ninety-9 - vocal sample ("Dead like Elvis") Steve Parke - jeep horn Jacqui Thompson - vocal sample (on the (X-tended Rap Money Mix)) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Face Down 3:16 Emancipation Studio Face Down (Clean Version) 3:16 Emancipation (clean version) Edit Edited to delete curse words Face Down (A Capella) 2:21 Face Down promo Remix vocals, vocal samples and guitar only Face Down (Instrumental Mix) 3:58 Face Down promo Remix Instrumental version of X-tended Rap Money Mix Face Down (X-tended Rap Money Mix) 4:56 Face Down promo Remix Rap includes sections of 18 & Over Face Down (Live) 8:26 NYC single Live 11 January 1997, Roseland, New York, NY, USA Face Down (Per4mance) 3:08 NPG Music Club Edition # 12 .mp3 download Live remix 11 January 1997, Roseland, New York, NY, USA edited, with new audience noise from 7 February 1997, Chris Rock Show, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York, NY, USA Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Face Down 3:18 Promotional release only Studio Slightly alternate mix with a vocal intro. See Face Down for more details Face Down (Per4mance) 3:08 NPG Music Club Edition # 12 .mov download Live 7 February 1997, Chris Rock Show, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York, NY, USA performance (lip-synched to 11 January 1997, Roseland, New York, NY, USA edited recording)

Additional Information See also Trivia Emancipation album NYC single Face Down single Face Down video References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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