7
{{song|
|song name = 7
|album image =
from the album
|single image =
single art for 7
|performer = Prince and the New Power Generation
|first released = 13 October 1992 - album
|album(s) =
The Hits 1
The Hits / The B-Sides
Ultimate
4Ever
|writer(s) = Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
|producer(s) = Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
|previous song = 5 Women
|next song = 9-5 People
|introduction = 7 is the 14th track (13th song) on Prince's 14th album , the second to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation, and, five weeks after the album's release, 7 was released as the album's third single (on the same day as the Damn U single). In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides). In 2006, the track was included as the 15th track on the first disc of Ultimate.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between September 1991, and March 1992, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was included as the 19th track (twelfth song) on a March 1992, configuration of the album, and the 19th track (13th song) on a late-Summer 1992, configuration, before many of the album's segues were removed for release. The track is a solo recording by Prince, but the drum loop is sampled from Tramp, a 1967 song written by Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCraklin, as performed by Lowell Fulson (from Tramp 1967, also released as a single; also performed by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas).
|recording info =
|- align="left"
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|December 1990
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Basic tracking (early version)
|- align="left"
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|September 1991 - March 1992
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
|style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Basic tracking or adding to December 1990 version
|recording personnel =
- Prince - all vocals and instruments
- Chuck Thomas - drums (uncredited, sampled loop from Tramp by Lowell Fulson)
|released versions =
Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 5:13 | album |
Studio | |
7 (Album Version) | 5:13 | 7 single |
Edit | Same as album version without the opening sound effect |
7 (Album Edit) | 4:23 | 7 single |
Edit | |
7 (Acoustic Version) | 3:54 | 7 single |
Remix | Remix to enhance acoustic sound; not an acoustic recording |
7 (After 6 Long Version) | 5:15 | 7 single |
Remix | |
7 (After 6 Edit) | 4:20 | 7 single |
Remix edit | |
7 (Mix 5 Long Version) | 4:56 | 7 promo |
Remix | |
7 (Mix 5 Edit) | 4:06 | 7 promo |
Remix edit |
|sampled in = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
|- | valign="top"|
Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 Whom It May Concern | 4:02 | My Name Is Prince single |
Studio medley | See 2 Whom It May Concern for more details |
|video versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Video Versions
|- | valign="top"|
Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 5:11 | The Hits Video Collection VHS/DVD | Promo video | See 7 video for more details |
7 | 4:40 | 3 Chains O' Gold VHS/laserdisc | Promo video | Edited version of 7 above |
|broadcasts, streaming = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Broadcasts/streaming (only)
|- | valign="top"|
Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 2:52 | Act I TV-special | Video version | Edited version using the album version and the acoustic version of the song. See Act I TV-special for details. | ||||
7 / Come Together | 13:47 | Lotusflow3r.com video stream |
Live | 26 April 2008, Coachella Music Festival, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA, USA | {{{2}}} | {{{3}}} | {{{4}}} | {{{5}}} |