Baby I'm A Star is the eighth track on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and, seven months after the album's release, an edited version was also included as the b-side of Take Me With U, the album's fifth and final single. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.
Prince first recorded a studio version of the song in late 1981-1982 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Prince and the Revolution later recorded the song live on 3 August, 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (at the same concert where I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain were also recorded).
This live version was released with slight overdubs. It was included as the eighth track on the 7 November, 1983 configuration of the album, and the seventh track on the 23 March, 1984 configuration, but became the eighth track on the final 14 April, 1984 configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
In 1989, Tim Burton used Baby I'm A Star in a rough draft of the Batman movie, during a scene where The Joker leads a parade of large balloons, to indicate the kind of music he wanted in that scene. Once Prince was brought in to provide the music, he provided 200 Balloons as a replacement, which was eventually replaced itself by Trust.
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T.B.C.
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Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD
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Live concert promo video
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20 November, 1984, Landover, MD, USA; See Baby I'm A Star video for more details
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Baby I'm A Star
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10:00
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Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc
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Live
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30 March, 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Baby I'm A Star
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T.B.C.
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Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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18 December, 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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22 July, 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
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Baby I'm A Star
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29 July, 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
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Baby I'm A Star
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31 August, 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
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Let's Go Crazy / Baby I'm A Star
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Live performance TV broadcast
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20 July, 1991 (matinee), Special Olympics, The Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Baby I'm A Star
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07 September, 1993 (mat.), Simon Bates Show, BBC Broadcasting House, London, England; part of medley containing 1999 / Baby I'm A Star / America / D.M.S.R. / Pope / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
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1999/Baby I'm A Star
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17 October, 2003, Támar Site, Admiralty, Hong Kong, China; 1999 intro only
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1999/Baby I'm A Star
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Live awards performance TV broadcast
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8 February, 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; with Beyonce; 1999 intro only
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The Superbowl
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11:52
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Lotusflow3r.com video stream
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Live medley
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4 February, 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; medley of We Will Rock You / Let's Go Crazy / 1999 intro / Baby I'm A Star / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / Purple Rain
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