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|single image = [[Image:Fun single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Fun]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Fun|Fun]]</small> | |single image = [[Image:Fun single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Fun]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Fun|Fun]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Carmen Electra]] | |performer = [[Carmen Electra]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 9|9 February | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 9|9 February 1993]] - [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]<br> | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Carmen Electra]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Carmen Electra]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]; executive producer credit only); co-produced by [[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]; executive producer credit only); co-produced by [[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] | ||
|previous song = [[Fuck D Press]] | |previous song = [[Fuck D Press]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Fun Love]] |
− | |introduction = '''Fun''' is the ninth track (eighth song) on [[Carmen Electra]] | + | |introduction = '''Fun''' is the ninth track (eighth song) on [[Carmen Electra]]’s only album [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. [[Single: Fun|Fun]] was planned as the album’s first single in 1991 (with the artist credit "[[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]"), and promotional copies were pressed, but the single was left unreleased when the album was postponed; the pressed promotional copies of the single were released through the [[1-800 New Funk]] phone service in 1998, however. The track was written by [[Prince]] and [[Carmen Electra]], and produced by [[Prince]] (although no producer credit was given, other than [[Prince|Paisley Park]] as executive producer). |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early Spring 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]],Chanhassen, MN, USA, as one of the first tracks recorded for the album. It was included as the fourth track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]] configuration of the album, then titled [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] (with the artist credit "[[Carmen Electra|Carmen]]"). |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = Early Spring | + | |date = Early Spring 1991 |
− | |studio = [[Larrabee Sound Studios | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Early Spring 1991 | ||
+ | |studio = [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios],<br>North Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Additional Production and Mix by [[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals | *[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals | ||
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals | *[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals | ||
+ | *Brian "B Quick" Crisp - scratches | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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|2= 3:42 | |2= 3:42 | ||
|3= [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]<br> | |3= [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]<br> | ||
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|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|2= 5:39 | |2= 5:39 | ||
|3= [[Single: Fun|Fun]] single | |3= [[Single: Fun|Fun]] single | ||
− | |4= Extended version | + | |4= Extended version. |
− | |5= | + | |5= The additional 2-minute instrumental portion is also known as '''Mo’ Fun''' |
− | }} | + | <!-- }} |
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Mo' Fun''' | |1= '''Mo' Fun''' | ||
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|3= [[Single: Fun|Fun]] single | |3= [[Single: Fun|Fun]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Extended portion from '''Fun (Final Long Version)''' | + | |5= Extended portion from '''Fun (Final Long Version)'''--> |
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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[25 May | + | |first live appearance = [[25 May 1992|25 May 1992, Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium]] <small>(during [[Carmen Electra]] opening act; no [[Prince]] involvement)</small> |
|performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(during [[Carmen Electra]] opening act on European leg only; no [[Prince]] involvement)</small> | |performed regularly on = [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(during [[Carmen Electra]] opening act on European leg only; no [[Prince]] involvement)</small> | ||
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live other than by [[Carmen Electra]] on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed live other than by [[Carmen Electra]] on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. | ||
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* [[Carmen Electra]] | * [[Carmen Electra]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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