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In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | In 2006, the track was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
− | Together with [[Baby I’m A Star]] | + | The song dates back to at least 1982 when it was tried out in soundcheck during a [[Controversy Tour]] show (on [[15 February 1982|15 February 1982]] at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA). Together with [[Baby I’m A Star]], it was (possibly first) rehearsed with [[The Revolution]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 15|15 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A rehearsal take of the track was then recorded with the band on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, which remains unreleased. |
− | The song was then cut live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|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 was then cut live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|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). |
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+ | In September the 2-minute [[First Avenue]] live -recording song was extended in the studio with edited in extra bars after where the song originally segued into [[Baby I’m A Star]]. It then included an instrumental break, that was eventually edited out before release. | ||
It was included as the seventh track on a tentative [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the seventh track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album. | It was included as the seventh track on a tentative [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of the album, and the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration, but became the seventh track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album. | ||
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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 [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] before the album was reworked for 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 [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] before the album was reworked for release. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 1982 (assumed) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Sunset Sound]] <br>Hollywood, CA, USA (assumed) | ||
+ | |additional info = Tracking (assumed) | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 21|21 June 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | |studio = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Rehearsal recording |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 2:51 |
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album<br> | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album<br> | ||
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br> | [[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br> | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 2:51 |
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U (Single Version)''' | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U (Single Version)''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 2:57 |
|3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br> | |3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br> | ||
[[Album: Prince Sampler|Prince Sampler]] promotional album<br> | [[Album: Prince Sampler|Prince Sampler]] promotional album<br> | ||
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[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]] album<br> | [[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]] album<br> | ||
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] album<br> | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] album<br> | ||
− | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album | + | [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album |
− | + | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
|5= Slightly alternate ending avoiding segue. a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit''' | |5= Slightly alternate ending avoiding segue. a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U (7" Single Edit)''' | ||
+ | |2= 2:57 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] album<br> | ||
+ | |4= Edit | ||
+ | |5= Remastered | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U ''' | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U ''' | ||
− | |2= | + | |2= 2:57 |
|3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] UK promo single<br> | |3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] UK promo single<br> | ||
|4= Edit | |4= Edit | ||
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[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | ||
|4= Rehearsal recording | |4= Rehearsal recording | ||
− | |5= with [[Sheila E.]] and members of her band | + | |5= with [[Sheila E.]] and members of her band. A.k.a '''7" Single Extended Version''' |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U (7" Single Extended Version)''' | ||
+ | |2= 10:15 | ||
+ | |3= [[Single: I Would Die 4 U|I Would Die 4 U]] single<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: His Majesty’s Pop Life|His Majesty’s Pop Life]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Single: Erotic City|Erotic City]] reissue single<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br> | ||
+ | |4= Rehearsal recording | ||
+ | |5= with [[Sheila E.]] and members of her band. Remastered | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:26 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|2= 3:50 | |2= 3:50 | ||
|3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | |3= [[Home_Video: Double_Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br> | ||
− | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] | + | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br> |
+ | [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release) | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | |5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]] | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
|line= | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Possible 1982 studio version (unverified) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
+ | |2= Live recording | ||
+ | |3= [[03_August 1983|3 August 1983, First Avenue]] version; without overdubs | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | |1= '''I Would Die 4 U''' | ||
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | * ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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