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| *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> | | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] - background vocals | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] - background vocals (uncertain involvement) |
| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics) The Joker]'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") | | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics) The Joker]'', sampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") |
| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton Michael Keaton] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]'', ampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") | | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton Michael Keaton] - sampled vocals (as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Batman]'', ampled from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman]) (credited for "special guest presence") |
Batdance is the ninth and final track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Batman), and, two weeks prior to the album’s release, Batdance was released as the album’s first single, becoming Prince’s fourth number one hit.
Basic tracking took place in mid-late March 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the last song recorded for the album, replacing Dance With The Devil. The song contains samples from The Future, Electric Chair, 200 Balloons and We Got The Power (the latter was briefly considered for the album but left unreleased). Prince would later make regular use of mentioning or sampling tracks from an album within one of the album’s final tracks. Of Note, remixes of Batdance also contain samples from Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (planned for the Batman album and replaced by Partyman, the song was only released in 1999).
The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if Prince is singing on their behalf. The lines on Batdance are attributed to different characters from the movie and to Gemini, a character half-Batman, half-Joker created by Prince.
Perhaps because the track contains several samples from the movie Batman (which are covered by their own copyright permissions), and since the track can be seen as a promotional tie-in more than a song in any traditional sense, it had not been included on any of Prince’s compilation albums, despite its commercial success. After Prince’s passing it was however included on 4Ever.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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Mid-late March 1989
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Basic tracking
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Spring 1989
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Guerilla Studios, London, England (assumed)
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Remix by William Orbit and Mark Moore
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Spring 1989
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Studio information needed
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Remix and additional production by John Luongo
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Batdance
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6:13
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Batman
Batdance single
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Studio
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a.k.a. Batdance (LP Version)
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Batdance (Edit)
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3:28
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Nothing Compares 2 Him promo
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Edit
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Batdance (Edit)
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4:06
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Batdance single
4Ever
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Edit
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Batdance (The Batmix)
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7:15
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Batdance single
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Remix
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Batdance (The Batmix Edit)
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4:09
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Batdance single
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Remix Edit
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a.k.a. Batdance (The Batmix Radio Edit)
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Batdance (The Batmix Edit)
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4:14
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The Crown Jewels promo
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Remix Edit
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a.k.a. Batdance (The Batmix Radio Edit)
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Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix)
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5:55
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Batdance single
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Remix
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Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit)
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4:13
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Batdance single
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Remix Edit
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a.k.a. Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit)
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Batdance
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6:48
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Batman 2004 DVD
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Long version
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Batdance
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4:49
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Promo only
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Short version
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Batdance (The Batmix Edit)
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4:10
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Promo only
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Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Edit)
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4:12
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Promo only
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Batdance
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Studio
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Original full-length recording with additional segments
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Batdance (John Luongo Remix)
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Remix
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Remix featuring additional rap by Big Daddy Kane
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