Housequake
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|song name = Housequake
|single image = 
from the album Sign O' The Times
|performer = Prince
|first released = 30 March, 1987 - Sign O' The Times album
|album(s) = Sign O' The Times
|writer(s) = Prince
|producer(s) = Prince
|previous song = Housebangers
|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 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.
Initial tracking took place on 18 October, 1986 (the day after the public announcement of the Revolution's disbanding), at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. 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 info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|18 October, 1986 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Initial tracking |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|26 October, 1986 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Overdubs |recording personnel =
- Prince - all vocals (as Camille) and instruments, except where noted
- Eric Leeds - saxophone
- Atlanta Bliss - trumpet
- Gilbert Davison - party voice
- Coke Johnson - party voice
- Todd Herreman (as Todd H.) - party voice
- Susan Rogers - party voice
- Mike Soltys (as Mike S.) - party voice
- Brad Marsh (as Brad M.) - party voice
- The Penguin (a plush prop, not an actual person) - party voice
|released versions =
| Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housequake | 4:38 | Sign O' The Times U Got The Look single |
Studio | |||||||
| Housequake (Edit) | 3:24 | U Got The Look single | Edit | |||||||
| Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) | 7:15 | U Got The Look single | Remix | style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;" | - style="background:white;color:black;" | Housequake (Razormaid Remix) | 7:22 | Various Artists – The Very Best Of Razormaid! 10 | Remix by Joseph Watt | Commissioned by Prince in 1987; he did not like the results, however |
|sampled in = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
|- | valign="top"|
| Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and Alphabet St. |
| 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 |
|video versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Video Versions
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| Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housequake | T.B.C. | Sign O' The Times VHS/DVD | Live | See Sign O' The Times for details |
| Housequake | T.B.C. | 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, 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 |
|broadcasts, streaming = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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| 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 |
|unreleased versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Unreleased Versions
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| Title | Version | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Housequake | Studio | Original version before overdubs |
