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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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|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Hot Summer]] |
|next song = [[Hot Wit U]] | |next song = [[Hot Wit U]] | ||
|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]]. | ||
− | + | Basic 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]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. 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]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''Hot Thing''' | |1= '''Hot Thing''' | ||
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|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | |3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
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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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|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[21 March | + | |first live appearance = [[09 September 1986|9 September 1986: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>; [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br> |
+ | * [[22 March 2016-am|22 March 2016 (a.m.): Muzique, Montreal, QC, Canada]] <small> (during sampler set) </small> | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | |performed regularly on =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]] | ||
* [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | * [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | ||
* [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small> | * [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small> | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(during sampler set, often with band backing)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small> | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(during sampler set, often with band backing)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small> |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album |
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