Difference between revisions of "3121"
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|single image = [[File:3121_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: 3121]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 3121|3121]] | |single image = [[File:3121_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: 3121]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 3121|3121]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 21|21 March 2006]] - [[Album: 3121|3121]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: 3121|3121]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: 3121|3121]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | ||
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|introduction = '''3121''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 31st studio album [[Album: 3121|3121]]. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]]'s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]], incorporating renditions of [[The Entertainer]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin Scott Joplin]'s 1902 composition), [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin]'s 1911 composition), [[Music! Music! Music!]] (by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Baum Bernie Baum] and Stephan Weiss, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer Teresa Brewer]'s 1949 single ''Music! Music! Music!''), and [[Prince]]'s own [[D.M.S.R.]] (from [[Album: 1999|1999]]). | |introduction = '''3121''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 31st studio album [[Album: 3121|3121]]. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on [[Prince]]'s fourth live album [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]], incorporating renditions of [[The Entertainer]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin Scott Joplin]'s 1902 composition), [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin]'s 1911 composition), [[Music! Music! Music!]] (by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Baum Bernie Baum] and Stephan Weiss, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer Teresa Brewer]'s 1949 single ''Music! Music! Music!''), and [[Prince]]'s own [[D.M.S.R.]] (from [[Album: 1999|1999]]). | ||
| − | While exact recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in November | + | While exact recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in November 2004, at either [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, or [[3121 (Mulholland)]], West Hollywood, CA, USA. The track was recorded with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass (their first appearance together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]), and in an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] confirmed the recording date. [[Prince]] wore a jacket with the "3121" logo (as on the album cover) when performing at the 36th NAACP Image Awards on [[19 March 2005]], and his rented mansion in Beverly Hills, CA, USA, was known as [[3121 (Mulholland)|3121]] (the name may have come from the track or vice versa - this is unclear). The track was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of [[Album: 3121|3121]], where it remained for release. |
Of note is that the intro of [[3121]] contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower..." and are also used on [[...Back 2 The Lotus]] (although not [[From The Lotus...]]), also recorded with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], indicating that these tracks may have come from the same sessions. [[Prince]] also ends the song stating "It's going down... like the wall of Berlin" (indicating that [[Wall Of Berlin]], also featuring [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], may have been recorded during the same set of sessions). The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall], which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989. | Of note is that the intro of [[3121]] contains some disguised spoken words that say "From the lotus flower..." and are also used on [[...Back 2 The Lotus]] (although not [[From The Lotus...]]), also recorded with [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], indicating that these tracks may have come from the same sessions. [[Prince]] also ends the song stating "It's going down... like the wall of Berlin" (indicating that [[Wall Of Berlin]], also featuring [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]], may have been recorded during the same set of sessions). The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall], which divided the cities of West Berlin and East Berlin (and the countries of West Germany and East Germany, respectively) until its fall in 1989. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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| − | |date = November | + | |date = November 2004 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, or [[3121 (Mulholland)]], West Hollywood, CA, USA (unconfirmed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, or [[3121 (Mulholland)]], West Hollywood, CA, USA (unconfirmed) | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking (see notes above) | |additional info = Initial tracking (see notes above) | ||
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|3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | |3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[17_September | + | |5= [[17_September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (am), 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]; incorporates renditions of [[The Entertainer]], [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]], [[Music! Music! Music!]], and [[D.M.S.R.]] |
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast | |3= Live performance TV broadcast | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[27 June | + | |5= [[27 June 2006|27 June 2006, 6th annual BET Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA]]; includes freestyle rap by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am Will.i.am] |
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|3= [[3121.com]] audio stream | |3= [[3121.com]] audio stream | ||
|4= Live edit | |4= Live edit | ||
| − | |5= [[29 April | + | |5= [[29 April 2007-am|29 April 2007 (am), 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]; incorporates renditions of [[Alexander's Ragtime Band]] and [[Music! Music! Music!]]; initially offered as 1:55 clip |
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = [[24_March | + | |first live appearance = [[24_March 2006-am|24 March 2006 (am), Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(first confirmed performance, but likely performed earlier in 2006 or 2005)</small> |
|performed regularly on = [[Per4ming Live 3121]] | |performed regularly on = [[Per4ming Live 3121]] | ||
*[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | *[[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]] | ||
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