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single art for Purple Rain included on The Hits / The B-Sides Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 10 September 1984 - Purple Rain UK single Album(s): The Hits / The B-Sides Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition Prince And The Revolution: Live Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 23 September 1984, Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH, USA 1 September 2004: Rose Garden, Portland, OR, USA (Love Theme From Purple Rain) version as an interlude) Performed regularly on tour: Purple Rain Tour Hit N Run Tour A Celebration Musicology Live 2004ever Performed occasionally in shows: 2002, 2003, 2004

God was released as the b-side of Purple Rain, the third single from Prince’s seventh album Purple Rain. The UK 12" release of the single contained God (Love Theme From Purple Rain), a 7:54 instrumental version heard in the movie Purple Rain, but other worldwide releases in 1984 contained a completely re-recorded vocal version, simply titled God. In 1993, the vocal version was included as the 18th track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides). The instrumental “Love Theme From Purple Rain” version was included on Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition Single Edits & B-Sides. Basic tracking for God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) took place on 7 February 1984 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the same day as the version of Father’s Song and Wendy & Lisa ’rehearsal' version of Purple Rain used in Purple Rain). The vocal version, God, was recorded six months later, on 19 August 1984, at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 7 February 1984 Sunset Sound - Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, USA Tracking of God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) 19 August 1984 Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA Tracking of God Recording Personnel God a.k.a. God (Vocal) Prince - all vocals and instruments God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted Sheila E. - drums (uncredited) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info God 4:02 Purple Rain single Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album The Hits / The B-Sides Studio a.k.a. God (Vocal) & 7" B-Side Edit God (7" B-Side Edit) 4:02 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides Studio Remastered 2017 God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) 7:54 Purple Rain single Studio a.k.a. God (Instrumental) & Instrumental U.K. 12" B-Side God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) (UK 12" B-Side Edit) 7:54 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides Studio Remastered 2017 God 7:46 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA God 7:43 Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) ?:?? Purple Rain film Studio God 8:30 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD) Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA

Additional Information See also Trivia Purple Rain single The outro of the "vocal version" of God contains the line "Wake up, children, dance the electric dance, there's not much time" which echoes the intro The Dance Electric recorded two days earlier ("Good morning children / Take a look out your window / Our world is falling / It's almost time to go / Dance the Dance Electric / The rhythm is love and love is blind / Love your enemies / There isn't much time, there isn't much"). A variation of this phrase will be used for Rosario: 1999 ("Open your mind, there’s not much time) recorded in 1998 and released in 1999. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)

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