Difference between revisions of "F.U.N.K."
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[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_20|20 November 2007]] - [[Single: F.U.N.K.|F.U.N.K.]] download single | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_20|20 November 2007]] - [[Single: F.U.N.K.|F.U.N.K.]] download single | ||
|album(s) = None | |album(s) = None | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|previous song = [[Extraordinary]] | |previous song = [[Extraordinary]] | ||
|next song = [[Face 2 Face]] | |next song = [[Face 2 Face]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''F.U.N.K.''' | + | |introduction = '''F.U.N.K.''' is a track originally believed to be recorded in 2003. Both this song and an early version of [[Life ‘O’ The Party]] use the same Camille-like voice. The song originally went into the vault, but in November 2007 [[Prince]] saw it fit to debut it online. |
| − | Initial recording dates are unknown, but engineer Jesse Sutcliffe says this song was recorded around the time the [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album was conceived which places its initial recording around 2003 | + | Earlier that month, a group of fans had started an initiative called Prince Fans United (the acronym of which, not entirely incidentally, could also be read as P, f.u.!). This was in response to [[Prince]] wanting to have control over the content of fan-sites. Thus the website PrinceFansUnited.com was born. But in an unexpected turn of events, within two days of the site’s opening, [[Prince]] sent them the song F.U.N.K., cleverly renamed by him as '''PFUnk''' to stream on the site. |
| − | It is believed [[Prince]] updated the lyrics and re-recorded the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 2007]], the day before it was sent to PrinceFansUnited.com. | + | |
| + | At the time is was believed [[Prince]] had written or at least updated the song to address the fans grievances, but in hindsight it seems much more logical that [[Prince]] sent the 2003 song unchanged, with the lyrics in the context of the PFU situation seemingly fitting the issues at hand. | ||
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| + | Two days after offering the song to stream on the fan-collective’s website, it was also featured on PrinceFamsUnited.com, a url the [[Prince]] camp had hastily registered. Within a week after that the song was featured as the ''Jam Of The Week'' on [[3121.com]] — where the PrinceFamsUnited.com url now also redirected to, now under its original title '''F.U.N.K.'''. And within a few days, [[Single: F.U.N.K.|F.U.N.K.]] was available as a stand-alone download single on iTunes. [[Shelby J.]] also streamed the track on her MySpace page, along with a brief spoken intro by her (without any known [[Prince]] input). | ||
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| + | Initial recording dates are unknown, but engineer Jesse Sutcliffe says this song was recorded around the time the [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album was conceived, which places its initial recording around late 2003. | ||
| + | <!-- It is believed [[Prince]] updated the lyrics and re-recorded the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 2007]], the day before it was sent to PrinceFansUnited.com. --> | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = 2003 | + | |date = 2003 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{RecordingLine| | + | <!--{{RecordingLine| |
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 2007]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 2007]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Re-recording | |additional info = Re-recording | ||
| − | }} | + | }} --> |
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | ||
| − | *[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards<br> | + | <!-- *[[Renato Neto]] - keyboards<br> |
*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals<br> | *[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals<br> | ||
*[[Mike Phillips]] - saxophone (assumed) | *[[Mike Phillips]] - saxophone (assumed) | ||
*[[Greg Boyer]] - trombone (assumed) | *[[Greg Boyer]] - trombone (assumed) | ||
| − | *[[Lee Hogans]] - trumpet (assumed) | + | *[[Lee Hogans]] - trumpet (assumed) --> |
| − | '''Unreleased version''' | + | * Unidentified horn players, possibly [[Candy Dulfer]] or [[Maceo Parker]] |
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | + | * Unidentified female vocalist |
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| + | <!--'''Unreleased version''' | ||
| + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) --> | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
| − | {{SongUnreleased| | + | <!--{{SongUnreleased| |
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|1= '''F.U.N.K.''' | |1= '''F.U.N.K.''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= Original 2003 | + | |3= Original 2003 recording |
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}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | }} --> | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[06 July 2013|6 July 2013: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[06 July 2013|6 July 2013: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]<br> | ||
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|see also = [[Single: F.U.N.K.|F.U.N.K.]] single | |see also = [[Single: F.U.N.K.|F.U.N.K.]] single | ||
|references = | |references = | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2007]][[Category:Recorded | + | |categories = [[Category:2007]][[Category:Recorded 2003]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 27 June 2023
| Extraordinary < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Face 2 Face |
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