Difference between revisions of "F.U.N.K."
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| − | |introduction = '''F.U.N.K.''' is a track originally believed to be recorded in 2003. | + | |introduction = '''F.U.N.K.''' is a track originally believed to be recorded in 2003. 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. Also, both this song and an early version of [[Life ‘O’ The Party]] use the same Camille-like voice, which would seem to indicate they're from the same era. The song originally went into the vault, but in November 2007 [[Prince]] saw it fit to debut it online. |
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. | 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. | ||
| − | + | [[Prince]] updated the songs lyrics to address the fans grievances, but in hindsight it seems possible that the lyrics weren't changed that much, and simply seem to the point in the context of the PFU situation. | |
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). | 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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<!-- 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. --> | <!-- 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. --> | ||
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|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|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 | ||
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|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[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> --> |
| − | *[[ | + | * Unidentified horn players, possibly [[Candy Dulfer]] or [[Maceo Parker]] (in 2003) or [[Mike Phillips]], [[Greg Boyer]] - trombone and/or [[Lee Hogans]] (in 2007) |
| − | + | * Unidentified female vocalist, possibly [[Shelby J.]] (in 2007)<br> | |
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| − | * Unidentified | + | |
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| − | + | '''Unreleased version''' | |
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except horns if any (assumed) |
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|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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