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from the album Batman
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Song details
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Performer:
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Prince
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First Released:
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20 June 1989 - Batman album
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Album(s):
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Batman
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Writer(s):
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Prince
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Producer(s):
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Prince
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Live Appearances
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First and last live appearance:
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Performed regularly on tour:
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Performed occasionally in shows:
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Electric Chair is the second track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Batman). Eleven months after the album’s release, a remix of the track by William Orbit and Mark Moore was included as the b-side of The Future, the album’s fifth and final commercially-released single (available in Europe only).
The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if Prince is singing on their behalf. Electric Chair, like Partyman and Trust, is attributed to The Joker.
Basic tracking took place on 6 June 1988 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (three days before Pink Cashmere, Pickle and Times Squared (recorded as Sticky Wicked)).
Prince’s performance on a special 10th anniversary edition of the TV show Saturday Night Live is notable for being the first live performance to feature Michael B. on drums, and Candy Dulfer on saxophone, both of whom would play regularly with Prince over the coming years. It was also the only time Patrice Rushen performed with him on stage.
The shooting of a music video for the song was reportedly planned in 1989 but ultimately abandoned during the early stages of development.
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Electric Chair
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Studio
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Full-length version edited for release; includes extended instrumental sections
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| Electric Chair
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Remix
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Instrumental remix, possibly intended for a single release
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| Electric Chair
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Remix /Edit
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Instrumental remix, possibly intended for a single release
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Additional Information
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See also
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Trivia
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References
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