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|Video link            =  
 
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|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_10|10 September 1991]] (USA)<br>
 
|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_10|10 September 1991]] (USA)<br>
|Director              = [[Randee St. Nicholas]], [[Prince|Paisley Park]]
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|Director              = [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas], [[Prince|Paisley Park]]
 
|Related                = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off (maxi-single)]]  
 
|Related                = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off (maxi-single)]]  
 
|Label                  = Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US)
 
|Label                  = Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US)
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|Previous video name    = Graffiti Bridge
 
|Previous video name    = Graffiti Bridge
 
|Next video name        = Sexy MF
 
|Next video name        = Sexy MF
|Introduction          = '''Gett Off''' is a video EP, basically providing music videos for all versions found on the [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] maxi-single, released five months prior. The feature lasts around 30 minutes.
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|Introduction          = '''Gett Off''' is a video EP, basically providing music videos for most of the tracks found on the [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] maxi-single, released four weeks prior. The feature lasts around 30 minutes.
  
The footage for the videos was filmed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] and [[Prince]]'s Galpin Blvd. House.
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The footage for the videos was filmed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] and [[Prince]]’s Galpin Blvd. House.
  
 
The home video reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart and number 6 on the Top Video Sales chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.
 
The home video reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart and number 6 on the Top Video Sales chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.
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# <b>[[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]] </b> (4:58)
 
# <b>[[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]] </b> (4:58)
 
# <b>[[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]</b> (6:11)
 
# <b>[[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]</b> (6:11)
# <b>[[Video: Clockin' The Jizz|Clockin' The Jizz]]</b> (4:54)
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# <b>[[Video: Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]]</b> (4:54)
 
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# <b>[[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]] </b> (4:58)
 
# <b>[[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]] </b> (4:58)
 
# <b>[[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]</b> (6:11)
 
# <b>[[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]</b> (6:11)
# <b>[[Video: Clockin' The Jizz|Clockin' The Jizz]]</b> (4:54)
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# <b>[[Video: Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]]</b> (4:54)
 
|format4                = DVD
 
|format4                = DVD
|DVD                    = This video EP wasn't released on DVD
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|DVD                    = This video EP wasn’t released on DVD
 
|Other                  = Digital
 
|Other                  = Digital
:This program hasn't been released in digital format
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:This program hasn’t been released in digital format
 
|Charts                  =  
 
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{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] <br>(maxi-single)
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|item1  = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] <br>(Maxi-single)
 
|image1  = [[File:Gettoff single.jpg|x80px|link=Single: Gett Off]]
 
|image1  = [[File:Gettoff single.jpg|x80px|link=Single: Gett Off]]
|item2  = [[Sheet_Music:_Gett_Off|Gett Off]]<br>(sheet music)
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|item2  = [[Sheet_Music:_Gett_Off|Gett Off]]<br>(Sheet music)
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-GettOff.png|x80px|link=Sheet Music: Gett Off]]
 
|image2  = [[File:SheetMusic-GettOff.png|x80px|link=Sheet Music: Gett Off]]
 
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|Video promotion        =  
 
|Video promotion        =  
|Quotations & trivia    = The long form video '''Gett Off''' was awarded gold (50.000 copies sold) by the RIAA in November 1991
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|Quotations & trivia    = The long form video '''Gett Off''' was awarded Gold (50.000 copies sold) by the RIAA in November 1991.
 
|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)]]''
 
* <b>Certification</b>: [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH http://www.riaa.com/]
 
* <b>Certification</b>: [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH http://www.riaa.com/]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 28 January 2024

1991: border Graffiti Bridge Home Videos Promotional Home Videos 1992: border Sexy MF
Gett Off

Gett Off artwork

Video details


Released: 10 September 1991 (USA)
Director: Randee St. Nicholas, Paisley Park
Related: Gett Off (maxi-single)
Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US)
Lenghth: 30 minutes


Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Billboard Top Music Videos, USA 28 Sept. 1991 1 15
Billboard Top Videos Sales, USA 5 Oct. 1991 6 15
Certifications
RIAA, USA 13 Nov. 1991 Gold
Awards
This video has not received any awards in the USA

See also


Gett Off
(Maxi-single)
Gett Off
(Sheet music)
Gettoff single.jpg SheetMusic-GettOff.png

Gett Off is a video EP, basically providing music videos for most of the tracks found on the Gett Off maxi-single, released four weeks prior. The feature lasts around 30 minutes.

The footage for the videos was filmed at Paisley Park Studios and Prince’s Galpin Blvd. House.

The home video reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart and number 6 on the Top Video Sales chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.

It was released only on VHS and Laser Video format.


Track listing
VHS
  • NTSC, PAL/SECAM
  1. Gett Off (5:32)
  2. Gett Off (Houstyle) (8:35)
  3. Violet The Organ Grinder (4:58)
  4. Gangster Glam (6:11)
  5. Clockin’ The Jizz (4:54)


References:
USA: 38259
UK/FR: 7599 38259-3
AUS: 759938259-3
JAP: WPVP-9069


Other Formats
Laserdisc DVD
  • NTSC

References:
JP: WPLP-9069


  1. Gett Off (5:32)
  2. Gett Off (Houstyle) (8:35)
  3. Violet The Organ Grinder (4:58)
  4. Gangster Glam (6:11)
  5. Clockin’ The Jizz (4:54)
  • This video EP wasn’t released on DVD
Others
  • Digital
This program hasn’t been released in digital format

Releases
VHS, Laserdiscs, DVD and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

USA Betamax NTSC 5-38102 center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None


 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Quotation & triva

  • The long form video Gett Off was awarded Gold (50.000 copies sold) by the RIAA in November 1991.

References
HomeVideoGraffitiBridge.jpg 1991

Graffiti Bridge

Home Videos Promotional Home Videos 1992

Sexy MF

HomeVideoSexyMf.jpg