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|song name                = 3121
 
|song name                = 3121
|single image           = [[File:3121_album.jpg|100px|border|link=Album: 3121]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 3121|3121]]  
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|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 2006]] - [[Album: 3121|3121]] album
 
|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]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Sonny T.]] and [[Michael B.]] (credited to [[Prince]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|previous song            = [[2045: Radical Man]]
 
|previous song            = [[2045: Radical Man]]
 
|next song                = [[777-9311]]
 
|next song                = [[777-9311]]
|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]]). <br>
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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]]).
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While an exact recording date is not known, initial tracking took place in November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA that also yielded [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]] and [[Guitar]]. In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] confirmed the recording date and said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. <br>
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Colonized Mind]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]] and a song titled [[Shameless]] as well as two or three others. A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists [[Wall Of Berlin]] as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions. In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] confirmed the recording date and said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. Much like [[Ripopgodazippa]], [[3121]] was based around a bass line and a beat created by [[Sonny T.]] and [[Michael B.]] during that session, although they are uncredited.
[[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 Los Angeles at the time was at [[3121 Antelo Rd.]], the address of which inspired the track's title. It was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of [[Album: 3121|3121]], where it remained for release. <br>
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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 on [[From The Lotus...]]).  [[Prince]] also ends the song stating "It's going down... like the wall of Berlin", all referring to songs recorded during the same session. <br>
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[[Prince]] allegedly wrote the song inspired by the 3121 address of the house, in the week he hired it, so it is likely an early version of the song was recorded in October 2004.
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[[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 Los Angeles at the time was at [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], the address of which inspired the track’s title. It was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of [[Album: 3121|3121]], where it remained for release.
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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 on [[From The Lotus...]]).  [[Prince]] also ends the song stating "It’s going down... like the wall of Berlin", all referring to songs recorded during the same session.
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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.
 
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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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = November 2004
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|date                      = October 2004 (estimate, assumed)
|studio                 = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = unknown studio
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = initial recording
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]]
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|studio                   = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = late 2004 (assumed)
 
|date                      = late 2004 (assumed)
|studio                 = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                   = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = horn overdubs
 
|additional info          = horn overdubs
 
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|3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]]
 
|3= [[Album: Indigo Nights|Indigo Nights]]
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[17_September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.), 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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|5= [[17_September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.), 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= [[3121.com]] audio stream
 
|3= [[3121.com]] audio stream
 
|4= Live edit
 
|4= Live edit
|5= [[29 April 2007-am|29 April 2007 (a.m.), 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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|5= [[29 April 2007-am|29 April 2007 (a.m.), 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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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[24_March 2006-am|24 March 2006 (a.m.), Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA, USA]] <small>(first confirmed performance, but likely performed earlier in 2006 or 2005)</small><br>
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|first live appearance    = [[28 February 2005-am|28 February 2005 (a.m.): , Beverly Hills, CA, USA]] <small>(although potentially also performed earlier in 2005)</small> <br>
 
* [[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
 
* [[17 September 2007-am|17 September 2007 (a.m.): 3121 at The IndigO<sub>2</sub>, London, England]]
 
|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]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]]
|trivia                    = The name "3121" has been used in many ways, but it is unclear whether the song was recorded before [[Prince]]'s rented mansion in Beverly Hills was named (see above).
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|trivia                    = The name "3121" has been used in many ways, It is believed [[Prince]] wrote the song around the time he moved into a rented mansion on [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]] in Los Angeles, California.
 
*[[Prince]] named his website from 2006-8 [[3121.com]].
 
*[[Prince]] named his website from 2006-8 [[3121.com]].
 
* The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
* The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
*[[Prince]] released a perfume in 2007 titled 3121.
 
*[[Prince]] released a perfume in 2007 titled 3121.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 3121|3121]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 3121|3121]] album
*[[3121 (Mulholland)|3121 (Mulholland), West Hollywood, CA, USA]]
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*[[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
*[[Product: 3121|3121]]
 
*[[Product: 3121|3121]]
 
*[[3121.com]]
 
*[[3121.com]]

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3121

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from the album 3121
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 21 March 2006 - 3121 album
Album(s): 3121

Indigo Nights

Writer(s): Prince, Sonny T. and Michael B. (credited to Prince)
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

3121 is the first track on Prince’s 31st studio album 3121. In 2008, a 2007 live recording of the track was included as the first track on Prince’s fourth live album Indigo Nights, incorporating renditions of The Entertainer (Scott Joplin’s 1902 composition), Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin’s 1911 composition), Music! Music! Music! (by Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss, from Teresa Brewer’s 1949 single Music! Music! Music!), and Prince’s own D.M.S.R. (from 1999).

Basic tracking took place on 19 November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with Michael B. on drums and Sonny T. on bass at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded From The Lotus..., ...Back 2 The Lotus, Colonized Mind, Love Like Jazz, Wall Of Berlin, Planet Earth, Guitar and a song titled Shameless as well as two or three others. A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists Wall Of Berlin as 19 November 2004, which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions. In an August 2006 interview, Michael B. confirmed the recording date and said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. Much like Ripopgodazippa, 3121 was based around a bass line and a beat created by Sonny T. and Michael B. during that session, although they are uncredited.

Prince allegedly wrote the song inspired by the 3121 address of the house, in the week he hired it, so it is likely an early version of the song was recorded in October 2004.

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 Los Angeles at the time was at 3121 Antelo Rd., the address of which inspired the track’s title. It was included as the first track on a late 2005 configuration of 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 on From The Lotus...). Prince also ends the song stating "It’s going down... like the wall of Berlin", all referring to songs recorded during the same session.

The "wall of Berlin" is a reference to the 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 Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
October 2004 (estimate, assumed) unknown studio initial recording
19 November 2004 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
late 2004 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

Studio version


Indigo Nights version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3121 4:31 3121 Studio
3121 7:43 Indigo Nights Live 17 September 2007 (a.m.), 3121 at The IndigO2, London, England; incorporates renditions of The Entertainer, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Music! Music! Music!, and D.M.S.R.
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
3121 T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 27 June 2006, 6th annual BET Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA; includes freestyle rap by Will.i.am
3121 3:30 3121.com audio stream Live edit 29 April 2007 (a.m.), 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


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The name "3121" has been used in many ways, It is believed Prince wrote the song around the time he moved into a rented mansion on 3121 Antelo Rd. in Los Angeles, California.
  • Prince named his website from 2006-8 3121.com.
  • The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of Michael B. and Sonny T. together on a released Prince recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the New Power Generation
  • Prince released a perfume in 2007 titled 3121.

References
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