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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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| Charts
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| America
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| USA: Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
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30 Nov. 1996
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31
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8
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| USA: Billboard Hot R&B Airplay
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30 Nov. 1996
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10
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14
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| USA: Billboard Top Adult 40
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21 Dec. 1996
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38
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1
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| Europe
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| Belgium: Ultratop Ultratip Flanders
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14 Dec. 1996
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5
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4
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| The Netherlands: Dutch Top 40
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21 Dec. 1996
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31
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3
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| UK: Gallup Singles Chart
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14 Dec. 1996
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11
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7
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| Certifications
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| This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere
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| Awards
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| This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere
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Betcha By Golly Wow! was the first commercially-available single to be released from Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third credited to  (Slave had been available almost a year before, but only as a cassette giveaway at a Paisley Park Studios show).
It was released two weeks after the album, and was released commercially only in the UK and Australia, while in the US it was only released as a promo.
It marked the first time that Prince had released a cover version as a single. The b-side, Right Back Here In My Arms, was also taken from Emancipation.
The single was also released with an orange slipcover sleeve in the UK containing a fold-out poster of Prince (as ), although the tracks and inside artwork were exactly the same.
The single reached number 11 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart. In the US, it reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart, and number 10 on the Billboard R&B Airplay Chart.
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Releases
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| 7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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Additional Information
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Promotion (at time of release)
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Triva
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- This single marked the first time that Prince had released a cover version as a single.
- In his review of the single, in Billboard Magazine issue of 7 dec. 1997 (page 26), Datu Faison reported that:
"The single received 2,349 spins for the week ending 24 Nov. 1997, according to Broadcast Data Systems."
- The artwork represents Prince with the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in the background. This is actually a montage made by Steve Parke using a Photoshop stock photo. This artwork would be reused for the Emancipation lyric book.
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References
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1996: Dinner With Delores ◄
