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|song name                = Electric Intercourse
 
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[Electric Chair]]
 
|next song                = [[Electrocution]]
 
|introduction              = '''Electric Intercourse''' is an unreleased song possibly recorded in the spring of 1983. A live version of it was recorded on [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA (during the same concert where live versions of [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] were also recorded).
 
 
[[Prince]] used this live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. It is likely the track was originally planned to be included on the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (and in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]) as either the 'studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]]. A few days after recording overdubs however, [[Prince]] recorded [[The Beautiful Ones]], which replaced '''Electric Intercourse'''.
 
 
Although the studio recording is a solo performance by [[Prince]] it is listed here as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] recording as this is how it would have been credited upon release on the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album.
 
 
During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Electric Intercourse''' was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Spring 1983 (tentative)
 
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (tentative)
 
|additional info          = Initial tracking 
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983]]
 
|studio                    = [[First Avenue|First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
 
|additional info          = Live recording
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Mid-September 1983
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Additional recording and overdubs
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
 
 
'''Live version'''
 
*[[Prince]] - vocals and piano
 
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
 
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar
 
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and vocals
 
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and vocals
 
*[[Matt Fink]] - keyboards
 
|unreleased versions      =
 
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|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
 
|2= Studio
 
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|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
 
|2= Live
 
|3= Live version before studio overdubs
 
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{{Unreleasedline|
 
|1= '''Electric Intercourse '''
 
|2= Live with overdubs
 
|3= Final version of live recording after studio overdubs
 
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|video versions            =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|first live appearance    = [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <br>
 
* [[15 May 2014|15 May 2014: LG Arena, Birmingham, England]]
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]]
 
|trivia                    =
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
* ''Prince  and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984'', Duane Tudahl (2017)
 
|categories                = [[Category:1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
 
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Revision as of 15:21, 13 May 2017

Electric Chair   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Electrocution
Electric Intercourse

Purplerain Deluxe.jpg
from the album Purple Rain Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince (Prince and the Revolution)
First Released: 28 April 2017 - Purple Rain Deluxe Electric Intercourse (digital single)
Album(s): Purple Rain Deluxe
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Electric Intercourse was most likely recorded in the spring of 1983. A live version of it was recorded on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (during the same concert where live versions of Let's Go Crazy, Computer Blue, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain were also recorded).

Prince used this live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. It is likely the track was originally planned to be included on the album Purple Rain (and in the movie Purple Rain) as either the 'studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain. A few days after recording overdubs however, Prince recorded The Beautiful Ones, which replaced Electric Intercourse.

During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Electric Intercourse was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned.

In 2017 Electric Intercourse was released as the fourth track on the From The Vault & Previously Unreleased disc of a Deluxe release of Purple Rain.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Recording Personnel

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Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Electric Intercourse 4:57 Purple Rain Deluxe Studio


Title Version Additional Info
Electric Intercourse Live Live version before studio overdubs
Electric Intercourse Live with overdubs Final version of live recording after studio overdubs
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Electric Chair   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Electrocution