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|introduction              = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].
|introduction              = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]].


While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[And God Created Woman]] and [[Arrogance]]).  
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[And God Created Woman]] and [[Arrogance]]). The song was originally recorded with [[Rosie Gaines]] but her vocal parts were removed before release.  


It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release.
It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release.
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Revision as of 17:49, 16 October 2024

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The Sacrifice Of Victor
Link= Album: Symbol
from the album Link= Album: Symbol
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: 13 October 1992 - Link= Album: Symbol album
Album(s): Link= Album: Symbol

Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Sacrifice Of Victor is the 18th and final track (16th song) on Prince’s 14th album Link= Album: Symbol, the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Sexy M.F., The Morning Papers, And God Created Woman and Arrogance). The song was originally recorded with Rosie Gaines but her vocal parts were removed before release.

It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the Link= Album: Symbol album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s segues were removed for release.

The song’s semi-autobiographical lyrics caused some confusion after Prince changed his name to Link= Alias: Symbol eight months after the album’s release.

Since the album began with My Name Is Prince and ended with Prince stating: "...my name will be Victor", many media outlets reported that "Link= Alias: Symbol" could be referred to as "Victor", some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R.

Link= Alias: Symbol commented regularly on the Act II tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "Prince" songs, making comments such as: "my name ain’t Prince; and it damn well ain’t Victor".

Strangely, the home video release The Sacrifice Of Victor does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with Link= Alias: Symbol commenting on the name as above.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early December 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor 5:41 Link= Album: Symbol Studio
The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 10:05 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor (Live At Glam Slam 1992) 10:05 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray Live 11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Sacrifice Of Victor T.B.C. Delayed performance TV broadcast Live December 1992, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; see The Ryde Dyvine for details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
2 Whom It May Concern 4:02 My Name Is Prince single

7 single
Damn U single

Studio medley See 2 Whom It May Concern for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Sacrifice Of Victor Studio With Rosie Gaines vocals
The Sacrifice Of Victor Studio Slightly longer version, edited for release
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Link= Album: Symbol album
  • The song contains a sample of God made Me Funky performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album Survival Of The Fittest, also sampled in 2 Whom It May Concern).
  • In 1994, the same name was used for The Sacrifice Of Victor home video release.
References
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