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|introduction              = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]]’s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] was releases as the album’s first single. As such, the song is the first to be credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. '''Sex Shooter''' was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. A performance of the song is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].
|introduction              = '''Sex Shooter''' is the second track on [[Apollonia 6]]’s first and only album [[Album: Apollonia 6|Apollonia 6]], and, four weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: Sex Shooter|Sex Shooter]] was releases as the album’s first single. As such, the song is the first to be credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. '''Sex Shooter''' was written by [[Prince]], but credited to [[Apollonia 6]]. A performance of the song is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].


Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as [[Promise To Be True]], and the track was originally planned for a [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|second album]] by [[Vanity 6]]. It is unclear however if [[Vanity]] cut vocals for the song on this day or at a later occasion.  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 30|30 April 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as [[Promise To Be True]], and the track was originally planned for a [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|second album]] by [[Vanity 6]]. It is unclear however if [[Vanity]] cut vocals for the song on this day or at a later occasion.  


At a later session [[Brenda Bennett]] and possibly [[Susan Moonsie]] replaced [[Prince]]'s backing vocals. When [[Vanity]] decided not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie and left the group and, [[Prince]] restructured the group as [[Apollonia 6]], after casting [[Apollonia]] for the project in September or October 1983. New lead vocals were recorded by her and [[Prince]] worked on the track further in October and November.
At a later session [[Brenda Bennett]] and possibly [[Susan Moonsie]] replaced [[Prince]]'s backing vocals. When [[Vanity]] decided not to participate in the [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] movie and left the group and, [[Prince]] restructured the group as [[Apollonia 6]], after casting [[Apollonia]] for the project in September or October 1983. New lead vocals were recorded by her and [[Prince]] worked on the track further in October and November.

Latest revision as of 17:17, 7 March 2025

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Sex Shooter

from the album Apollonia 6
Originals album artwork
from the album Originals
single art for Sex Shooter
Song details
Performer: Apollonia 6; Prince
First Released: 31 August 1984 - Sex Shooter single
7 June 2019 - Originals album (Prince version)
Album(s): Apollonia 6
Originals
Writer(s): Prince (credited to Apollonia 6)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to The Starr* Company and Apollonia 6 on Apollonia 6)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Sex Shooter is the second track on Apollonia 6’s first and only album Apollonia 6, and, four weeks before the album’s release, Sex Shooter was releases as the album’s first single. As such, the song is the first to be credited to Apollonia 6. Sex Shooter was written by Prince, but credited to Apollonia 6. A performance of the song is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.

Basic tracking took place on 30 April 1983 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the same day as Promise To Be True, and the track was originally planned for a second album by Vanity 6. It is unclear however if Vanity cut vocals for the song on this day or at a later occasion.

At a later session Brenda Bennett and possibly Susan Moonsie replaced Prince's backing vocals. When Vanity decided not to participate in the Purple Rain movie and left the group and, Prince restructured the group as Apollonia 6, after casting Apollonia for the project in September or October 1983. New lead vocals were recorded by her and Prince worked on the track further in October and November.

In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the first track on the posthumous album Originals.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
30 April 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Summer 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Vocal overdubs by Brenda Bennett, Jill Jones and possibly Susan Moonsie
Mid-October 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, first attempt
6 November 1983 (estimate) Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Apollonia lead vocal overdubs, second attempt
6 February 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
22 March 1984 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Edit for 7"
Recording Personnel

Apollonia 6 version


Prince version (on Originals)

  • Prince - all instruments and vocals


Vanity 6 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sex Shooter 3:39 Apollonia 6

Sex Shooter promo

Studio
Sex Shooter (Edit) 3:00 Sex Shooter single

Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album

Edit
Sex Shooter (Long Version) 6:45 Sex Shooter single

Blue Limousine single

Extended version a.k.a. Sex Shooter (Dance Remix)
Sex Shooter 3:06 Originals Prince vocal version released in 2019
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sex Shooter ?:?? Purple Rain film Studio Released on VHS and DVD
Sex Shooter 4:36 Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Promo video See Sex Shooter video for more details
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
She’s Always In My Hair 3:27 Raspberry Beret single

Paisley Park single
Girls & Boys single
The Hits / The B-Sides

Studio See Trivia
She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) 6:31 Raspberry Beret single

Ultimate

Extended Version Original full-length recording; a.k.a. She’s Always In My Hair (12" Version)
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Sex Shooter Studio Original Vanity 6 version, Prince background vocals
Sex Shooter Studio Vanity 6 version with different backing music from before
Sex Shooter Studio Original Vanity 6 version with Prince vocals replaced.
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The title is a wordplay on "Six Shooter", another name for a revolver (gun) that holds six cartridges.
  • Prince took the four-note riff heard at 0:09 from Sex Shooter and slowed it down to create a sequence that comes between “she’s always there” and “telling me how much she cares” at the 0:43 mark of She’s Always In My Hair; that song was listed as Sex Shooter on the studio work order.
References
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