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|single image = [[File:3rdeye_artwork.jpeg|100px|link=3rdEyeGirl.com]] | |single image = [[File:3rdeye_artwork.jpeg|100px|link=3rdEyeGirl.com]] | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 2013]] - [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website |
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Boy’s Club]] |
|next song = [[Boytrouble]] | |next song = [[Boytrouble]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Boyfriend''' was first available for download from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Boyfriend''' was first available for download from [[Prince]]’s [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 2013]]; the track was initially only available briefly, before being taken down. it returned an hour later, now as '''Boyfriend Demo'''. |
− | Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry] | + | Blogger [http://www.drfunkenberry.com/ Dr. Funkenberry] tweeted that a longer version would be available in the future, but this has not been confirmed and could simply be speculation, although the "demo" addendum to the title suggests the existence of another version. He later reported in an [http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] that three versions of the song exist, of which the released version was the second. |
− | It is | + | '''Boyfriend''' was included as the third track on a CD found at [[Paisley Park Studios]] following [[Prince]]’s death, labeled "Live Band Trax". The other tracks ([[Ain’t Gonna Miss U When U’re Gone]], [[Screwdriver]], [[When She Comes]], [[Shade Of Umber]], and [[The Secret Text]]) mostly stem from 2012 or early 2013, suggesting that this CD was compiled around that time. It is not known if the version included on the CD was a live in-studio take with the then-nascent [[3rdEyeGirl]] line-up, or the original studio recording for the band members to learn. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | It was rumored in 2014 that this song was going to be included on an album to be released under the [[Band: New Power Generation|NPG]] moniker (along with [[Shade Of Umber]], [[Screwdriver]], [[Big City]], [[Xtraloveable]], [[Groovy Potential]] and [[2 Y. 2 D.]], most of them ending up on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]), but this was never confirmed. |
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+ | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking is believed to have taken place in August 2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = August 2012 (assumed) | |date = August 2012 (assumed) | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Boyfriend''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= First take; recorded in August 2012 (assumed, see notes above) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Boyfriend''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Third take; recorded in August 2012 (assumed, see notes above) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
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|references = [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/boyfriend/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | |references = [http://3rdeyegirl.com/product/boyfriend/ 3rdEyeGirl.com] | ||
*[http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] | *[http://www.spreecast.com/events/prince-2013-new-songs-wdoc-f online video chat] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2013]][[Category:Recorded 2012]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 12 November 2022
Boy’s Club < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Boytrouble |
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Boy’s Club < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Boytrouble |