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| * [[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#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] , [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</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>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]] , [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(clip only during sampler set)</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>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> |
− | |trivia = | + | * In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''I Would Die 4 U''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. |
| |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album | | |see also = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album |
| * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] |
I Would Die 4 U is the seventh track on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Five months after the album's release, I Would Die 4 U was released as the album's fourth single. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.
In 1993, the track was included as the eighth track on the compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).
In 2001, the track was included as the seventh track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince.
In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate.
Together with Baby I'm A Star it was (possibly first) rehearsed with the band on 15 June 1983 at The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A rehearsal take of the song was then recorded with the band on 21 June 1983 at The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, which remains unreleased.
The song was then cut live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain were also recorded). The song dated back to at least 18 months earlier when it was tried out in soundcheck on 15 February 1982 at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA, during a Controversy Tour show.
It was included as the seventh track on a tentative 7 November 1983 configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the 23 March 1984 configuration, but became the seventh track on the final 14 April 1984 configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
A tour rehearsal jam version of the song was recorded on 25 October 1984 for release on the single's 12". The full take lasted over 30 minutes, but was edited down by two-third before release.
The 12" single version of the track was included as the eleventh track on the first disc of an early configuration of the compilation album Ultimate before the album was reworked for release.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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21 June 1983
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The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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rehearsal recording
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3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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First Avenue Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Live recording
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31 August 1983-3 September 1983
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Overdubs, Mix
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25 October 1984
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Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN,USA
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Rehearsal recording
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Recording Personnel
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Warehouse rehearsal and Purple Rain (album) version
Tour Rehearsal Recording
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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I Would Die 4 U
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Live recording
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3 August 1983, First Avenue version; contains instrumental break edited from release
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I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version)
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Rehearsal recording
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Version edited for release on 12"; features Sheila E. and members of her band
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