Underneath The Cream was released initially as the second track of a stand-alone single, Supercute, sold only at concerts on Prince's Hit N Run Tour, beginning with the 14 April 2001 show at the Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA, USA. Seven months later it was included in NPG Music Club Edition # 10 as an mp3 download. In 2004, it was included as the fourth track on the compilation album The Chocolate Invasion.
Recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded in early 2000 (most likely at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA) during remix sessions for the single The Hot X-perience which contained multiple remixes of Hot Wit U ("underneath the cream" is a phrase mentioned on the original recording of Hot Wit U). It was included on the 12" single, which was later abandoned. It was then included as the second track on the aborted High, announced by NPGOnlineLtd.com to be complete (in rough form) on 8 August 2000.
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