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|single name            = Dolphin
 
|single name            = Dolphin
 
|single image          = [[Image:Dolphin_single.png]]
 
|single image          = [[Image:Dolphin_single.png]]
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|date                  = Late Summer, 1995 (promotional release)
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|date                  = Late Summer 1995 (promotional release)
 
|album                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]
 
|album                  = [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
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|tracks                = [[Dolphin]] (Edit) (?:??)<br>[[We March]] (Edit) (?:??)
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|tracks                = [[Dolphin]] (Edit) (?:??)<br>
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[[We March]] (Edit) (?:??)
 
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
|previous year          = 1995
 
|previous year          = 1995
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|next single link      = [[Single: Endorphinmachine|Endorphinmachine]]
 
|next single link      = [[Single: Endorphinmachine|Endorphinmachine]]
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
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|introduction          = <b>Dolphin</b> was available as a promotional cassette single from [[Prince]]'s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and was available around the time of the album's release.  
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|introduction          = <b>Dolphin</b> was available as a promotional cassette single from [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], the first album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], and was available around the time of the album’s release.  
  
 
The single contains edits of [[Dolphin]] and [[We March]] (which was also taken from the album), as well as an [[NPG Operator]] segue between the tracks. Unusually, the release did not include any artwork.
 
The single contains edits of [[Dolphin]] and [[We March]] (which was also taken from the album), as well as an [[NPG Operator]] segue between the tracks. Unusually, the release did not include any artwork.
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<!-------Other formats----------->
 
<!-------Other formats----------->
 
|format3                = 7"
 
|format3                = 7"
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|7 inches                = This single wasn't released on 7" format.
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|7 inches                = This single wasn’t released in 7" format.
 
|format4                = 12"
 
|format4                = 12"
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|12 inches              = This single wasn't released on 12" format.
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|12 inches              = This single wasn’t released in 12" format.
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|other                  = This single wasn't released on CD or Digital format.
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|other                  = This single wasn’t released in CD or Digital format.
 
<!-------CHARTS ----------->
 
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|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]]<br>(music video)
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|item1  = [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]]<br>(Music video)
 
|image1  = [[File:Dolphin-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Dolphin]]
 
|image1  = [[File:Dolphin-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Dolphin]]
 
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|album promotion        = None, although [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] had performed [[Dolphin]] on The Late Show with David Letterman the previous year (see [[13_December,_1994-m|here]] for details), and the [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] video had been used to launch VH-1 Europe in late 1994 as the first video to be shown on the channel.
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|album promotion        = None, although [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] had performed [[Dolphin]] on The Late Show with David Letterman the previous year (see [[13_December 1994-m|here]] for details), and the [[Video: Dolphin|Dolphin]] video had been used to launch VH-1 Europe in late 1994 as the first video to be shown on the channel.
 
|trivia                  =  
 
|trivia                  =  
 
|alternative            =
 
|alternative            =
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
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|references              = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
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|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
 
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|categories              = [[Category: 1995]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]]
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|categories              = [[Category: 1995]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Symbol)]][[Category:Promo-only release]][[Category:NPG Records releases]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 27 June 2022

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Dolphin
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Single details

Released: Late Summer 1995 (promotional release)
Related album: The Gold Experience
Label(s): NPG Records / Warner Bros.
Non-Album track(s):

Dolphin (Edit) (?:??)
We March (Edit) (?:??)

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
This record was not released on the commercial market and therefore not eligible for the charts
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA

See also

Dolphin
(Music video) 		 
Dolphin-tb-vid.png

Dolphin was available as a promotional cassette single from Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to SymbolSmallerBlue.png, and was available around the time of the album’s release.

The single contains edits of Dolphin and We March (which was also taken from the album), as well as an NPG Operator segue between the tracks. Unusually, the release did not include any artwork.

The single did not enter the charts, and no commercial release was available.


Track listing
Cassette Promo

A1. Dolphin (Edit) (?:??)
A2. NPG Operator (?:??)
A3. We March (Edit) (?:??)
B1. Dolphin (Edit) (?:??)
B2. NPG Operator (?:??)
B3. We March (Edit) (?:??)

References:
US: Cat. number needed

  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" 12"

This single wasn’t released in 7" format.

This single wasn’t released in 12" format.

This single wasn’t released in CD or Digital format.


Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA MC tbc center center center center

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
  • None, although SymbolSmallerBlue.png had performed Dolphin on The Late Show with David Letterman the previous year (see here for details), and the Dolphin video had been used to launch VH-1 Europe in late 1994 as the first video to be shown on the channel.
References
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P. Control 		All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1995
Endorphinmachine 		Endorphinmachine single.jpg
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