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− | |introduction = '''Free Urself''' (stylized as '''FREE URSELF''') is the title track of the stand- | + | |introduction = '''Free Urself''' (stylized as '''FREE URSELF''') is the title track of the stand-alone single [[Single: Free Urself|Free Urself]], made available on iTunes on a track made available on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 2015]] (which became [[Prince]]’s final single to be released during his lifetime). Two days before the single’s release the song was made available on the streaming music service [[Tidal]] as part of its ''Purple Pick of the Week'' series of "new tracks, exclusives, rarities and more from the vault, curated personally by [[Prince]]". The track was the fourth offering in the series, and the first previously-unreleased track with [[Prince]] as the credited artist. |
The artwork used with the track had been previously shown (with the words "Free Urself") in three teaser videos for the track [[Stare]] four months earlier. All three teaser videos consisted of an excerpt of [[Stare]], over text and images stating "new funk" by [[Prince]] would be coming in Summer 2015. | The artwork used with the track had been previously shown (with the words "Free Urself") in three teaser videos for the track [[Stare]] four months earlier. All three teaser videos consisted of an excerpt of [[Stare]], over text and images stating "new funk" by [[Prince]] would be coming in Summer 2015. | ||
− | + | During an exchange on Twitter with [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG] exchange, a fan asked if [[Ruff Enuff]] was the first track to be recorded in 2016, to which [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG] replied: <blockquote>''"YES, IT'S ALREADY GOT A SISTER: ON THE SAME ALBUM AS "[[Free Urself|FREE URSELF]]"...THEY SOUND GREAT 2GETHER!"''</blockquote> | |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in early 2015 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | This information caused confusion as '''Free Urself''' was released using the artist credit [[Prince]], while [[Ruff Enuff]] was credited to [[MonoNeon|Mono Neon]]. It has been speculated that '''Free Urself''' is the title of an album [[Prince]] was working on, but this has not been confirmed. [[Ruff Enuff]] has since been confirmed by band members [[MonoNeon]] and [[Adrian Crutchfield]] by being a song from [[MonoNeon]]’s [[Album: Black Is The New Black (2016)|Black Is The New Black]] album, so it is safe to assume that '''Free Urself''' was also planned (possibly with overdubs or a re-recording) for the same album. |
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+ | While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in early 2015 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
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+ | On 21 May 2016, a month after [[Prince]]’s passing, singer Natalya posted a cover of '''Free Urself''' (spelled '''FREEURSELF''') on her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW6VLODzsOI Youtube account] with the following message: ''"In November, Prince asked me to cover his song and create a visual for it. I am sharing the video that I made for him in honor of the inspiration that so many of us have found in him and through his music. My dear friend, here it is...May you remain eternally free. (: "''. It is not known for sure if this recording took place before of after [[Prince]]’s passing. This version is not listed below as it is considered as a cover with no known direct involvment from [[Prince]]. | ||
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|date = Early 2015 | |date = Early 2015 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|see also = [[Single:_Free_Urself|Free Urself]] single | |see also = [[Single:_Free_Urself|Free Urself]] single | ||
+ | *[[Album:_Black_Is_The_New_Black_(2016)|Black Is The New Black]] unreleased album | ||
|references = [http://listen.tidal.com/album/51844379 '''Tidal''': "Free Urself"] | |references = [http://listen.tidal.com/album/51844379 '''Tidal''': "Free Urself"] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2015]][[Category: | + | *[http://blog.kexp.org/2016/05/06/interview-with-bassist-mononeon-one-of-the-last-people-to-play-with-prince/ '''Interview with bassist MonoNeon, one of the last people to play with Prince''' by ''Trent Moorman'' (KEXP.org: 6 May 2016)]. |
+ | *[https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2016/06/princes-last-bassist-mononeon/ '''Prince’s Last Bassist… MonoNeon''' by ''Kilian Duarte'' (Bassmusician The Face Of Bass: 1 June 2016)]. | ||
+ | *<b>Podcast</b>: [https://soundcloud.com/drfunkpodcast/episode-30-adrian-crutchfield-part-2 '''Adrian Crutchfield interview''' by ''Dr Funkenberry'' (Soundcloud: 17 November 2016)]. | ||
+ | |categories = [[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 2015]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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