Difference between revisions of "Hot Thing"
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|single image = [[File:Hotthing singleA.jpg|100px|link=Single: Hot Thing]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] </small> | |single image = [[File:Hotthing singleA.jpg|100px|link=Single: Hot Thing]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] </small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
| − | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br> | [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br> | ||
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|introduction = '''Hot Thing''' is the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], and, seven months after the album's release, it was included as the b-side for the album's fourth single, [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], and two remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] were included on the 12" (marking the first release of remixes by an outside producer on a [[Prince]] release). At around the same time, [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] was available as a promo-only single, containing the edit of the track for radio play. In 1996, the song was also included as the eighth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)''' was also included on the 2006 compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | |introduction = '''Hot Thing''' is the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], and, seven months after the album's release, it was included as the b-side for the album's fourth single, [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], and two remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] were included on the 12" (marking the first release of remixes by an outside producer on a [[Prince]] release). At around the same time, [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] was available as a promo-only single, containing the edit of the track for radio play. In 1996, the song was also included as the eighth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)''' was also included on the 2006 compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
| − | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August | + | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]] (the day before the recording of [[Forever In My Life]] which follows it on the album), at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It was placed as the eighth and final track on the first disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. |
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| − | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]] |
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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|3= [[Andy Allo Facebook Streams|Andy Allo Facebook]] video stream | |3= [[Andy Allo Facebook Streams|Andy Allo Facebook]] video stream | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[12 August | + | |5= [[12 August 2011|12 August 2011: Slottsskogen, Gothenburg, Sweden (Way Out West Festival)]]; includes ending of [[777-9311]], sampled clip of [[Alphabet St.]], [[(Eye Like) Funky Music|(]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=(Eye Like) Funky Music]][[(Eye Like) Funky Music| Like) Funky Music]] chant, and beginning of [[I Would Die 4 U]] |
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|3= Live concert online stream | |3= Live concert online stream | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
| − | |5= [[10 May | + | |5= [[10 May 2015|10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena]]; sampler set version |
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| − | |first live appearance = [[21 March | + | |first live appearance = [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | ||
* [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | * [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | ||
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