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|introduction = '''My Name Is Prince''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], and, two weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] was released as the album’s second single. In 2006, the track was included as the 17th and final track on the first disc of [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | |introduction = '''My Name Is Prince''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], and, two weeks before the album’s release, [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] was released as the album’s second single. In 2006, the track was included as the 17th and final track on the first disc of [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]. | ||
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 18|18 September 1991]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 18|18 September 1991]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions that produced songs and remixes for the [[Single: Cream|Cream]] maxi-single (notable since some of the tracks on the maxi-single contain musical elements used also in [[My Name Is Prince]]). The track is essentially a solo recording by [[Prince]], with [[Tony M.]] adding a rap. It contains brief repeated samples of [[I Wanna Be Your Lover]], [[Partyup]] and [[Controversy]] before [[Prince]]’s vocals begin. |
The track was not initially intended for an album, but was added as the second track (first song) on a March 1992, configuration of [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], displacing [[Sexy M.F.]] as the opening song. It was kept as the second track (first song) on a late Summer configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release, making '''My Name Is Prince''' the opening track. Remixes by outside producers were made in Summer 1992, for use on the [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single. | The track was not initially intended for an album, but was added as the second track (first song) on a March 1992, configuration of [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], displacing [[Sexy M.F.]] as the opening song. It was kept as the second track (first song) on a late Summer configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol segues|segues]] were removed for release, making '''My Name Is Prince''' the opening track. Remixes by outside producers were made in Summer 1992, for use on the [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 18|18 September 1991]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 18|18 September 1991]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|3= [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] single | |3= [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] single | ||
|4= Remix | |4= Remix | ||
− | |5= Remix by [[Keith "K.C." Cohen]]; | + | |5= Remix by [[Keith "K.C." Cohen]]; a.k.a. Original 12" Mix Edit on an in house promo-cassette. |
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
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|1= '''My Name Is Prince''' | |1= '''My Name Is Prince''' | ||
|2= Full-length version | |2= Full-length version | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Original full-length track, edited for release |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''My Name Is Prince (Alternative Club Mix)''' | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Alternative Club Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Remix intended for [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''My Name Is Prince (Extended Mix)''' | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Extended Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Remix intended for [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''My Name Is Prince (Remix Edit - Dirty)''' | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Remix Edit - Dirty)''' | ||
|2= Remix edit | |2= Remix edit | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Remix intended for [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single. A.k.a ''' Radio Remix''' on an in house promo-cassette |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''My Name Is Prince (Techno Club Mix)''' | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Techno Club Mix)''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Remix intended for [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] maxi-single |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Radio Remix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Contemporary Hit Radio Mix #1)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Contemporary Hit Radio Mix #2)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Contemporary Hit Radio Mix #3)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Contemporary Hit Radio Mix #4)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''My Name Is Prince (Original 12" Mix)''' | ||
+ | |2= Remix | ||
+ | |3= On an in house promo-cassette | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''My Name Is Bart''' | |1= '''My Name Is Bart''' | ||
|2= Remix | |2= Remix | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Version intended for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons The Simpsons]' ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Album The Yellow Album]'', with [[Prince]]’s vocals replaced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart Simpson]’s ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Cartwright Nancy Cartwright]) with new lyrics |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |first live appearance = | + | |first live appearance = [[22_April 1992-am|22 April 1992 (a.m.): The Palace, St. Kilda, Australia]] |
* [[07 September 1993|7 September 1993: Wembley Arena, London, England]] <small>(last full performance, 'My Name Is Prince' chants used were interpolated in other songs since)</small><br> | * [[07 September 1993|7 September 1993: Wembley Arena, London, England]] <small>(last full performance, 'My Name Is Prince' chants used were interpolated in other songs since)</small><br> | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(as rap included in [[Gett Off]])</small> | |performed regularly on =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(as rap included in [[Gett Off]])</small> | ||
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|trivia = It was rumored at the time of this song’s release that it was written in response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] proclaiming himself "the king of pop" in 1991 (especially the line "U must become a Prince before U’re king anyway"). [[Tony M.]] refuted this, but it is open to interpretation. | |trivia = It was rumored at the time of this song’s release that it was written in response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] proclaiming himself "the king of pop" in 1991 (especially the line "U must become a Prince before U’re king anyway"). [[Tony M.]] refuted this, but it is open to interpretation. | ||
*[[My Name Is Prince]] was performed as the opening song on the [[Act II]] tour, shortly after the announcement that [[Prince]] was changing his name to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], causing some confusion. [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] sang the song from backstage while [[Mayte]] was onstage dressed liked him with the chain-hat mouthing the words to the song. | *[[My Name Is Prince]] was performed as the opening song on the [[Act II]] tour, shortly after the announcement that [[Prince]] was changing his name to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], causing some confusion. [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] sang the song from backstage while [[Mayte]] was onstage dressed liked him with the chain-hat mouthing the words to the song. | ||
− | * The "Prince and the New Power Generation!" in the intro is the voice of television announcer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Richardson Burton Richardson], sampled from him introducing | + | * The "Prince and the New Power Generation!" in the intro is the voice of television announcer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Richardson Burton Richardson], sampled from him introducing [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] when they performed on The Arsenio Hall Show, taped at Paramount Studios Stage 29 in Hollywood, California on [[04 September 1991|4 September 1991]] and first broadcast on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 9|9 September 1991]]. This introduction was also used for the [[Cream|Cream ''N.P.G. Mix'']] |
+ | * A repeated sample of a moan was initially attributed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Basinger Kim Basinger], but is actually from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeep Indeep]’s 1982 song ''When Boys Talk'' (also heavily sampled on numerous songs by other acts in the eighties and nineties). [[Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap)]], [[2 The Wire (Creamy Instrumental)]], [[Get Some Solo]] and [[However Much U Want]] also use the same sample. | ||
|see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album<br> | |see also = [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album<br> | ||
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* [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] video | * [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] video | ||
|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: | + | |categories = [[Category:1992]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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