The Gold Standard

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The Gold Standard

from the album Art Official Age Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 30 September 2014 - Art Official Age album Album(s): Art Official Age Writer(s): Prince Producer(s): Prince and Joshua Welton Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 2 February 2015: Koko, London, England (clip during sampler set; this track is not known to have been performed in full) 15 October 2015 (a.m.), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (clip during sampler set) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2015 (clip during sampler set)

The Gold Standard is the fourth track on Prince’s 37th album Art Official Age. The track was first mentioned in a 23 June 2014 article by Jon Bream in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (along with This Could Be Us, a remix of Funknroll and an unnamed duet with Rita Ora). It was mentioned as the opening track of an untitled album (which later evolved into Art Official Age), and was described as: "Percolating electro-funk, an update of classic Prince with a lyric that referenced the notions of “wild and rude” from his previous days." A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists it as 27 October 2013 alluding the exact date for the recording at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 27 October 2013 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Joshua Welton - unidentified instruments Marcus Anderson - saxophone Adrian Crutchfield - saxophone unidentified hornplayers Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info The Gold Standard 5:53 Art Official Age Studio

Additional Information See also Trivia Art Official Age album References A late-night taste of Prince’s new music

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