Single: Dirty Mind

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Dirty Mind

Single details Released: 26 November 1980 Related album: Dirty Mind Label(s): Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Dirty Mind (Edit) (3:54) Dirty Mind (Edit) (Mono) (3:54) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard Disco Top 100 (Listed with Uptown, Head & Partyup) 11 Oct. 1980 5 30 USA: Billboard Hot Soul Singles 17 Jan. 1981 65 6 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA See also  Dirty Mind (Music video)

Dirty Mind was the second commercially-released single from Prince’s third album Dirty Mind (although both Head and When You Were Mine had been available as promotional releases prior to this). It was released seven weeks after the album’s release, in the USA only. The b-side, When We’re Dancing Close And Slow, was taken from Prince’s second album Prince. The single did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 in the Billboard Disco Top 100 and number 65 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. Track listing 7" A. Dirty Mind (Edit) (3:54) B. When We’re Dancing Close And Slow (5:18) Cat #: US: WBS 49638 A. Dirty Mind (Alternate Edit) (3:23) B. Partyup (Edit) (3:04) Cat #: PH: WB-77-225 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo 12" Promo (US: WBS 49638) A. Dirty Mind (Edit) (Stereo) (3:54) B. Dirty Mind (Edit) (Mono) (3:54) (US: PRO-A-929) A. Dirty Mind (4:11) B. Dirty Mind (Edit) (3:54) This single wasn’t released in any other format (Cassette, CD, Digital).

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7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" WBS 49638 promo USA 7" WBS 49638 USA 12" PRO-A-929 promo Philppines 7" WB-77-225 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva Billboard Hot Soul Single chart progression: Entry position 88 (17 Jan. 1981), 81 (24 Jan. 1981), 73 (31 Jan. 1981), 66 (7 Feb. 1981), 65 (14 Feb. 1981), exit position 95 (21 Feb. 1981). The single remained 6 weeks in the Hot Soul Singles chart. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5) Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)

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