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|song name                = Housequake
 
|song name                = Housequake
|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
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|single image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]  
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March, 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|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]]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>
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[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Housebangers]]
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|previous song            = [[House In Order]]
|next song                = [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]]
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|next song                = [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]]
|introduction              = '''Housequake''' is the third track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. '''Housequake''' was also included as the b-side for the album's third single, [[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]]. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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|introduction              = '''Housequake''' is the third track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. '''Housequake''' was also included as the b-side for the album’s third single, [[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]]. A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
  
Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October, 1986]] (the day after the public announcement of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]'s disbanding), at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. Overdubs, including the party-style vocals, were added on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October, 1986]] (the day before [[Feel U Up]]), also at [[Sunset Sound]].  
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October 1986]] (the day after the public announcement of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]]’s disbanding), at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. Overdubs, including the party-style vocals, were added on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October 1986]] (the day before [[Feel U Up]]), also at [[Sunset Sound]].  
  
The track was initially placed as the second track on the album [[Album: Camille|Camille]] (to be credited to [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), and was planned as the b-side of the single [[Single: Shockadelica|Shockadelica]] (also to be credited to [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), but the single and the album were both aborted. It was then included as the third track on the first disc on the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down to become [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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The track was initially placed as the second track on the album [[Album: Camille|Camille]] (to be credited to [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), and was planned as the b-side of the single [[Single: Shockadelica|Shockadelica]] (also to be credited to [[Alias: Camille|Camille]]), but the single and the album were both aborted. It was then included as the third track on the first disc on the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]], which was eventually pared down to become [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
  
'''Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)''' contains a sample from ''Crazay'' (written and performed by [[Jesse Johnson]], featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone Sly Stone], from the 1986 album ''Shockadelica'', after which [[Prince]]'s [[Shockadelica]] was named).
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'''Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)''' contains a sample from ''Crazay'' (written and performed by [[Jesse Johnson]], featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone Sly Stone], from the 1986 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockadelica ''Shockadelica''], after which [[Prince]]’s [[Shockadelica]] was named).
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October, 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 18|18 October 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October, 1986]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 26|26 October 1986]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Overdubs
 
|additional info          = Overdubs
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = 1987 (assumed)
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|studio                    = Unknown studio
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|additional info          = Remix, overdubs, additional production for the '''Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)''' mix
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = 1987 (assumed)
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|studio                    = Unknown studio
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|additional info          = Remix by Joseph Watt for the '''Housequake (Razormaid Mix)'''
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''Housequake'''
 
|1= '''Housequake'''
 
|2= 4:38
 
|2= 4:38
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br>
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>
 
[[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single
 
[[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Housequake'''
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|2= 4:34
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Housequake (Edit)'''
 
|1= '''Housequake (Edit)'''
 
|2= 3:24
 
|2= 3:24
|3= [[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single
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|3= [[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single<br>
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[[Collection: Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎]]
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
|5=  
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|5= Slightly different (partially censored) than the version later included on the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)'''
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|2= 7:15
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
 
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|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''Housequake (Razormaid Remix)'''
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|1= '''Housequake (Edit)'''
|2= 7:22
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|2= 3:24
|3= Various Artists ‎– The Very Best Of Razormaid! 10  
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Housequake (Razormaid Mix)'''
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|2= 7:41
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|3= Various Artists ‎– ''The Very Best Of Razormaid! 10''
 
|4= Remix by Joseph Watt
 
|4= Remix by Joseph Watt
|5= Commissioned by [[Prince]] in 1987; he did not like the results, however
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|5= Commissioned by [[Prince]] in 1987; he did not like the results, however. Also called '''Housequake (It’s Not My Fault mix)'''.
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Housequake'''
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|2= 4:52
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands]]
 
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}}
 
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{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
 
|line =
 
|line =
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''[[I Wish U Heaven]] (Part 1, 2 & 3)'''
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|2= 10:13
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|3= [[Single: I Wish U Heaven|I Wish U Heaven]] single
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|4= Remix
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|5= Remix by [[Femi Jiya]]; Includes lyrics borrowed form '''Housequake'''
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}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''[[Partyman]] (The Purple Party Mix)'''
 
|1= '''[[Partyman]] (The Purple Party Mix)'''
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|3= [[Single: Partyman|Partyman]] single
 
|3= [[Single: Partyman|Partyman]] single
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
|5= Remix by [[Femi Jiya]] and [[Prince]]; Includes sampled clips of [[Sexy Dancer]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]], [[Head]], [[Partyup]], [[Let's Work]], [[1999]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Erotic City]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]], [[Housequake]] and [[Alphabet St.]]
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|5= Remix by [[Femi Jiya]] and [[Prince]]; Includes sampled clips of [[Sexy Dancer]], [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]], [[Head]], [[Partyup]], [[Let’s Work]], [[1999]], [[Raspberry Beret]], [[Erotic City]], [[Kiss]], [[U Got The Look]], [[Housequake]], [[Alphabet St.]], [[The Future]] and a chant from [[Batdance]]
 
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|3= [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP
 
|3= [[Single: Scandalous!|The Scandalous Sex Suite]] EP
 
|4= Remix edit
 
|4= Remix edit
|5= As above, missing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joker The Joker]'s opening dialogue by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson]
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|5= As above, missing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joker The Joker]’s opening dialogue by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson]
 
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{{Songline|
 
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{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Housequake'''  
 
|1= '''Housequake'''  
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 3:59
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD
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|3= [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] VHS/DVD
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= See [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] for details
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|5= See [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Housequake'''
 
|1= '''Housequake'''
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 5:02
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
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|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany]]
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download
 
|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download
 
|4= Awards Show performance video
 
|4= Awards Show performance video
|5= [[19 March, 2005|19 March, 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, USA]]; part of medley containing [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[We're A Winner]] / [[I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)]] / [[Satisfied]] / [[I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)]] / Housequake / [[The Jam]] / [[The Bird]] / [[The Glamorous Life]] / [[Santana Medley]]
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|5= [[19 March 2005|19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California]]; part of medley containing [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[We’re A Winner]] / [[I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)]] / [[Satisfied]] / [[I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself)]] / Housequake / [[The Jam]] / [[The Bird]] / [[The Glamorous Life]] / [[Santana Medley]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Housequake'''
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|2=  T.B.C.
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
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|4= Live
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|5= [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
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|3= Live concert radio broadcast
 
|3= Live concert radio broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[22_July,_1990|22 July, 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]
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|5= [[22_July 1990|22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain]]
 
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[29_July,_1990|29 July, 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]]
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|5= [[29_July 1990|29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain]]
 
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|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[31_August,_1990|31 August, 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
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|5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
 
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|first live appearance    = [[21 March, 1987|21 March, 1987, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>
|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
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* [[22 March 2016-am|22 March 2016 (a.m.): Muzique, Montreal, QC, Canada]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>
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|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
 
*[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
*[[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
*[[Nude Tour]]
 
*[[Nude Tour]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[1+1+1 Is 3]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]] and [[Musicology]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]]) </small>, [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[1+1+1 Is 3]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2004|2004]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2008|2008]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2009|2009]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]] and [[Musicology]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2010|2010]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]]) </small>, [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only, as part of [[Controversy]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]]
 
|trivia                    = '''Housequake''' inspired a popular fan-site, www.housequake.com, which ran from 1997-2008. The title of the remix, '''7 Minutes MoQuake''', inspired a follow-up fan-site, [http://www.moquake.com www.moquake.com], which opened in 2010, but closed a year later.
 
|trivia                    = '''Housequake''' inspired a popular fan-site, www.housequake.com, which ran from 1997-2008. The title of the remix, '''7 Minutes MoQuake''', inspired a follow-up fan-site, [http://www.moquake.com www.moquake.com], which opened in 2010, but closed a year later.
* "The penguin" as credited was a plush toy penguin that would lie around in the studio; because of the sometimes long hours people would fall asleep and others would place the penguin with them and take a Polaroid picture. The crew brought the penguin on the [[Sign O' The Times Tour]] as a crew mascot, and in Rotterdam (while shooting for the [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] movie), the crew placed it behind the big mirror heart where [[Prince]] and [[Cat]] would lie against at the end of [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], when it was lowered down. The penguin was facing [[Prince]] as the heart came down, to the crew's enjoyment.
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* "The penguin" as credited was a plush toy penguin that would lie around in the studio; because of the sometimes long hours people would fall asleep and others would place the penguin with them and take a Polaroid picture. The crew brought the penguin on the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] as a crew mascot, and in Rotterdam (while shooting for the [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] movie), the crew placed it behind the big mirror heart where [[Prince]] and [[Cat]] would lie against at the end of [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]], when it was lowered down. The penguin was facing [[Prince]] as the heart came down, to the crew’s enjoyment.
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
 
*[[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single
 
*[[Single: U Got The Look|U Got The Look]] single
 
*[[Album: Camille|Camille]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Camille|Camille]] unreleased album
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*[[Alias: Camille|Camille]]
 
*[[Alias: Camille|Camille]]
 
|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)]] ''
* ''Prince: The Studio Sessions'' (Duane Tudahl, early unpublished draft)
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* Additional info from Duane Tudahl, author of ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538105497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511110969&sr=8-1&keywords=duane+tudahl+prince&dpID=51jJZJCGZoL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984]''
 
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
 
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Revision as of 17:26, 21 February 2021

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Housequake

Sott.jpg
from the album Sign O’ The Times
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O’ The Times album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times

Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Housequake is the third track on the first disc of Prince’s ninth album Sign O’ The Times. Housequake was also included as the b-side for the album’s third single, U Got The Look. A live version was also included in the concert movie Sign O’ The Times.

Basic tracking took place on 18 October 1986 (the day after the public announcement of the Revolution’s disbanding), at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Overdubs, including the party-style vocals, were added on 26 October 1986 (the day before Feel U Up), also at Sunset Sound.

The track was initially placed as the second track on the album Camille (to be credited to Camille), and was planned as the b-side of the single Shockadelica (also to be credited to Camille), but the single and the album were both aborted. It was then included as the third track on the first disc on the triple-album Crystal Ball, which was eventually pared down to become Sign O’ The Times.

Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) contains a sample from Crazay (written and performed by Jesse Johnson, featuring Sly Stone, from the 1986 album Shockadelica, after which Prince’s Shockadelica was named).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
18 October 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
26 October 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Overdubs
1987 (assumed) Unknown studio Remix, overdubs, additional production for the Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) mix
1987 (assumed) Unknown studio Remix by Joseph Watt for the Housequake (Razormaid Mix)
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Housequake 4:38 Sign O’ The Times

U Got The Look single

Studio
Housequake 4:34 Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Housequake (Edit) 3:24 U Got The Look single

Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎

Edit Slightly different (partially censored) than the version later included on the Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) 7:15 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) 7:15 U Got The Look single Remix
Housequake (Edit) 3:24 Sign O’ The Times (Super) Deluxe Edition
Studio Remastered in 2020
Housequake (Razormaid Mix) 7:41 Various Artists ‎– The Very Best Of Razormaid! 10 Remix by Joseph Watt Commissioned by Prince in 1987; he did not like the results, however. Also called Housequake (It’s Not My Fault mix).
Housequake 4:52 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Housequake 3:59 Sign O’ The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O’ The Times for details
Housequake 5:02 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany
Vanguard Jam 12:18 NPG Music Club .wmv download Awards Show performance video 19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California; part of medley containing D.M.S.R. / We’re A Winner / I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) / Satisfied / I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) / Housequake / The Jam / The Bird / The Glamorous Life / Santana Medley
Housequake T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Housequake T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Housequake T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
Housequake T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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I Wish U Heaven (Part 1, 2 & 3) 10:13 I Wish U Heaven single Remix Remix by Femi Jiya; Includes lyrics borrowed form Housequake
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) 6:02 Partyman single Remix Remix by Femi Jiya and Prince; Includes sampled clips of Sexy Dancer, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, Partyup, Let’s Work, 1999, Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, Kiss, U Got The Look, Housequake, Alphabet St., The Future and a chant from Batdance
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) 5:58 The Scandalous Sex Suite EP Remix edit As above, missing The Joker’s opening dialogue by Jack Nicholson
Girl 6 4:04 Girl 6

Girl 6 single

Studio See Girl 6 for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Housequake Studio Original version before overdubs
 
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See also Trivia

  • Housequake inspired a popular fan-site, www.housequake.com, which ran from 1997-2008. The title of the remix, 7 Minutes MoQuake, inspired a follow-up fan-site, www.moquake.com, which opened in 2010, but closed a year later.
  • "The penguin" as credited was a plush toy penguin that would lie around in the studio; because of the sometimes long hours people would fall asleep and others would place the penguin with them and take a Polaroid picture. The crew brought the penguin on the Sign O’ The Times Tour as a crew mascot, and in Rotterdam (while shooting for the Sign O’ The Times movie), the crew placed it behind the big mirror heart where Prince and Cat would lie against at the end of If I Was Your Girlfriend, when it was lowered down. The penguin was facing Prince as the heart came down, to the crew’s enjoyment.

References
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