Single: Melody Cool

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Melody Cool

Single details Released: 10 August 1990 (NET) 4 December 1990 (USA) Related album: Graffiti Bridge (and later The Voice) Label(s): Warner Bros. / Paisley Park Records Non-Album track(s): Melody Cool (Deep House Vocal) (6:22) Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) Melody Cool (Mellow Dub Mix) (4:33) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard R&B Chart 22 Dec. 1990+ 36 11   Europe Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart The Netherlands: Nederlandse Top 40 18 Aug. 1990 2 5 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere See also Graffiti Bridge (Album) The Voice (Album)

Melody Cool was the second single to be released from Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge in Europe and the fourth single in the USA (after Thieves In The Temple, Round And Round and New Power Generation). Like the song Melody Cool, the single was credited only to Mavis Staples (Melody Cool was later included, in a slightly different mix, on Staples’ 1993 album The Voice). The single was released ten days before the album in Europe and three and a half months after in the USA. Melody Cool was featured in the movie Graffiti Bridge, which had been released a few weeks prior in the US. The b-side, Time Waits For No One, was taken (in edited form) from Mavis Staples’ 1989 album Time Waits For No One, and the single also contained remixes of the title track. The single reached number 36 on the US Billboard R&B Chart, but failed to enter the Billboard Pop Chart. Track listing 7" 12" A. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) B. Time Waits For No One (Edit) (4:18) Cat #: UK: W9728  GER: 5439-19728-7 A1. Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) A2. Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) B1. Melody Cool (Deep House Vocal) (6:22) B2. Melody Cool (Mellow Dub Mix) (4:33) B3. Time Waits For No One (Edit) (4:18) Cat #: USA: 9 21748-0 A. Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) B1. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) B2. Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) Cat #: UK: W9728T  GER: 7599 21720-0) See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 5" CD 12" Promo 1. Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) 2. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) 3. Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) Cat #: UK: W9728CD  GER: 7599-21720-2 A. Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) B1. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) B2. Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) Cat #: UK: SAM 686 A. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) B. Melody Cool (3:39) Cat #: USA: PRO-A-4397 Cassette A. Melody Cool (Edit) (3:16) B. Time Waits For No One (Edit) (4:18) Cat #: USA: 4-19728 A1. Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) (4:42) A2. Melody Cool (Extended Remix) (6:05) B1. Melody Cool (Deep House Vocal) (6:22) B2. Melody Cool (Mellow Dub Mix) (4:33) B3. Time Waits For No One (Edit) (4:18) Cat #: USA: 4-21748

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7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 UK 7" W9728 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Discogs

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