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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
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25 Jul. 1992
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66
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4
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| USA: Billboard Hot R&B Singles
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25 Jul. 1992
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76
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7
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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 Flanders
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1 Aug. 1992
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10
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10
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| France: Nielsen & Ipsos Top 50
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15 Aug. 1992
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19
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10
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| Germany: MusikWoche Top 100 Singles
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20 Jul. 1992
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11
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17
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| Ireland: IRMA Singles Chart
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9 Jul. 1992
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5
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7
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| The Netherlands: Dutch Top 40
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18 July 1992
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4
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8
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| UK: Gallup Singles Chart
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18 Jul. 1992
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4
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7
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| Pacific
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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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| Australia: ARIA Top 50 Singles
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19 Jul. 1992
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5
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9
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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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Sexy M.F. was the first single to be released from Prince’s fourteenth album  , the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation.
A May 1992, configuration of the Sexy M.F. single (listed in Alternate Configuration section below) contained Black M.F. In The House which ended up on the New Power Generation’s first ’solo' album Gold Nigga, released in 1993. A third track, called You Ain’t Shit, MF, was also included on a 12" configuration. Nothing is known about You Ain’t Shit, MF (it could be either a skit, a full song or a remix of Sexy M.F.).
Sexy M.F. was released three and a half months before the album, and only two weeks after the UK release of the previous album’s final single, Thunder. The single’s b-sides were taken from the previous album, Diamonds And Pearls, and the Diamonds And Pearls Tour was underway at the time of release.
The single reached only number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart (the song’s explicit content restricted its airplay), and number 76 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart. It fared better in the UK, where radio stations created their own edits of the track in order to play it; the single reached number 4 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart.
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Track listing
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| 7"
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12"
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A. Sexy M.F. (5:25)
B. Strollin’ (3:46)
References:
US: 7-18817
UK: W0123
DE: 5439-18817-7
UK Shaped picture disc: W0123P
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A. Sexy M.F. (5:25)
B1. Strollin’ (3:46)
B2. Daddy Pop (5:16)
References:
DE/AU: 9362-40481-0
UK: 9362-40481-0 (2007 reissue)
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- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
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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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- On 7 June 1992, Prince’s 34th birthday, a promo 12" was distributed to DJs, in a similar fashion to the Gett Off promo on the same date the year before.
- During a Love4oneanother.com "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name Joe Kelly) asked, "Since you are obviously opposed to violence and promote peace, what is the positive significance and meaning of your gun microphone [used on the single’s cover and during live shows]?", to which Prince replied, "My words of peace go in2 the gun and nullify its power".
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References
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1992: Thunder ◄
