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|Video Image            = UGotTheLook-vid5in1.png
|Video Image            = UGotTheLook-vid5in1.png
|Date                  = August 1987
|Date                  = August 1987
|producer(s)            =  
|producer(s)            = [[Bob Cavallo|Robert Cavallo]], [[Steve Fargnoli|Steven Fargnoli]], [[Joe Ruffalo|Joseph Ruffalo]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fields Simon Fields], Tim Clawson and Graham Cottle
|Director              = David Hogan
|Director              = David Hogan
|Related                = [[Home_Video:_Sign_O’_The_Times|Sign O’ The Times]] (Home Video)
|Related                = [[Home_Video:_Sign_O’_The_Times|Sign O’ The Times]] (Home Video)
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|Introduction          = '''U Got The Look''' is the twenty-sixth [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast.
|Introduction          = '''U Got The Look''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: U Got The Look|single]].  


Around 150 invitations to participate as extras in the video were given out to attendants of the June, 15th 1987 concert. A note with a lipstick trace stamp as well as handwritten info on the shooting date, time and entrance door was distributed to the front row concerts-goers.  
Around 150 invitations to participate as extras in the video were given out to attendants of the June, 15th 1987 concert. A note with a lipstick trace stamp as well as handwritten info on the shooting date, time and entrance door was distributed to the front row concerts-goers.  


Shooting started around 6:00 p.m. and lasted until around 3:00 a.m. with a food break in the middle for which tables were set up. During the break Prince performed a 10 minute drums solo.  
Shooting started around 6:00 p.m. on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 1987]] at Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France and lasted until around 3:00 a.m. with a food break in the middle for which tables were set up. During the break [[Prince]] performed a 10 minute drums solo.  


|recording info        =
The video was incorporated into the [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] film. Of note, the version of the song is an edit of the '''Long Look''' remix.
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 1987]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 16|16 June 1987]]
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* [[Greg Brooks]]
* [[Greg Brooks]]
* Sheena Easton
* Sheena Easton
|crew              = * [[Cat Glover]] - choreography
* ± 20 'audience' dancers, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Frye Mya Frye]
* Charley Randazzo - editor
* 150 ''audience''
* Steve Purcell - editor
|crew              = * David Hogan - director
* [[Cat Glover]] - choreography
* Charley Randazzo - editor
* Steve Purcell - editor
* ''More information needed''
* ''More information needed''
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* The video was also nominated in ''Best Choreography in a Video'' and ''Best Editing in a Video'' categories at the 1988 MTV Music Awards.
* The video was also nominated in ''Best Choreography in a Video'' and ''Best Editing in a Video'' categories at the 1988 MTV Music Awards.
* The video was nominated in ''Production/Music Video'' at the 8th Minnesota Music Awards (on 16 May 1988).
* The video was nominated in ''Production/Music Video'' at the 8th Minnesota Music Awards (on 16 May 1988).
* This is one of the rare videos released by [[Prince]] shot outside of the United States, the others being : [[Video: America|America]], [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]], [[Video: Mountains|Mountains]], (also in France), [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] (Japan),[[Video: Chelsea Rodgers|Chelsea Rodgers]] and [[The NPG]]'s [[Video: Come On|Come On]] (UK), [[Video: Te Amo Corazón|Te Amo Corazón]] (Morroco) and [[Video: Somewhere Here On Earth|Somewhere Here On Earth]] (Czech Republic).
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|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''

Revision as of 17:54, 23 December 2021

1987: Sign O’ The Times ◄ Music Videos
(Prince) 		Music Videos
(Related Artists) 		► 1987: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
U Got The Look
U Got The Look music video selected snapshots

Music Video details

First aired: August 1987
Producer(s): Robert Cavallo, Steven Fargnoli, Joseph Ruffalo, Simon Fields, Tim Clawson and Graham Cottle
Director: David Hogan
Related home video/DVD: Sign O’ The Times (Home Video)

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition

First (Commercially) Released: 5 May 1988

Awards

Date Institution, Country Award
MTV Video Music Awards, USA 7 Sep. 1988 Best Male Video
MTV Video Music Awards, USA 7 Sep. 1988 Best Stage Performance in a Video

U Got The Look is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

Around 150 invitations to participate as extras in the video were given out to attendants of the June, 15th 1987 concert. A note with a lipstick trace stamp as well as handwritten info on the shooting date, time and entrance door was distributed to the front row concerts-goers.

Shooting started around 6:00 p.m. on 16 June 1987 at Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France and lasted until around 3:00 a.m. with a food break in the middle for which tables were set up. During the break Prince performed a 10 minute drums solo.

The video was incorporated into the Sign O’ The Times film. Of note, the version of the song is an edit of the Long Look remix.

16 June 1987 Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France From 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. (17 June 1987)

Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info

{{{recording info}}}

Cast
Crew
  • David Hogan - director
  • Cat Glover - choreography
  • Charley Randazzo - editor
  • Steve Purcell - editor
  • More information needed

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
U Got The Look 5:32 Sign O’ The Times Home Video (1988)

Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD


 
Additional Information
See Also Quotation & triva

References
◄ 1987
Sign O’ The Times 		Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1987
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 		►
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