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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
 
|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: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 11|11 May 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 11|11 May 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, mix, overdubs, instrumental mix
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''It'''
 
|1= '''It'''
 
|2= 5:10
 
|2= 5:10
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe| Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5= Remastered in 2020
 
|5= Remastered in 2020
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
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|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[28_June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] <small>(clip only, included in [[Forever In My Life]])</small><br>
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|first live appearance    = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987, Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small> <br>
* [[28 February 2016-1|28 February 2016 (show 1): Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA]]
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*[[28_June 1987|28 June 1987: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands]] <small>(lyrics included in [[Forever In My Life]])</small><br>
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*[[04 March 2016 |4 March 2016: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA]]
 
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*This track is not known to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]]. <br> -->
 
*This track is not known to have been performed live in full by [[Prince]]. <br> -->
|performed regularly on    =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])''</small>
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|performed regularly on    = [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]] and lyrics (occasional) in [[Forever In My Life]])</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Forever In My Life]])''</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>''(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])''</small> [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>(''(solo piano'')</small>
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*[[Lovesexy Tour]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small>
|trivia                    = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer.
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*[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]]) </small>
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]] and lyrics in [[Forever In My Life]] )</small>, [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(instrumental interpolation in [[When Doves Cry]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(interpolation in [[Thieves In The Temple]])</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>('’solo piano'')</small>
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|trivia                    = The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of '''It''' was utilized in the live version of [[When Doves Cry]] as played on the [[Parade Tour]]. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer. It also features the infamous Fairlight ORCH5 sample, taken from the 1965 Josef Krips and Philharmonia Orchestra rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s ''Firebird Suite/ Song of the Nightingale: IV - ‘Infernal Dance of All the Subjects of Kastchei’'', also used in [[Sign O’ The Times]], [[Koo Koo]], [[If I Could Get Your Attention]] and [[Ten]].
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album.
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
|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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 10 January 2024

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It

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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 Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition

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

It is the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s ninth album Sign O’ The Times.

Basic tracking took place on 11 May 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the day after Frustration and If I Could Get Your Attention and the same day as Boy U Bad).

The track was initially included as the fifth track on the first disc on the 3 June 1986 and 18 July 1986 configurations of Dream Factory.

It was kept for inclusion as the fifth track on the first disc as the album developed into the triple-album Crystal Ball on the 30 November 1986 configuration, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O’ The Times.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 May 1986 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Tracking, mix, overdubs, instrumental mix
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
It 5:10 Sign O’ The Times Studio
It 5:10 Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Forever In My Life T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O’ The Times for details; incorporates It (uncredited)


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
It Studio Full version
It (Instrumental) Studio Instrumental Mix
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • The (Fairlight CMI) drum beat of It was utilized in the live version of When Doves Cry as played on the Parade Tour. It was triggered on stage by a Simmons SDS-6 sequencer. It also features the infamous Fairlight ORCH5 sample, taken from the 1965 Josef Krips and Philharmonia Orchestra rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite/ Song of the Nightingale: IV - ‘Infernal Dance of All the Subjects of Kastchei’, also used in Sign O’ The Times, Koo Koo, If I Could Get Your Attention and Ten.

References
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