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| |introduction = <b>Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b> was a single released posthumously in April 2019. A 7" vinyl single was distributed to all attendees at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves] NBA basketball game in Minneapolis' [[Target Center]] against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat Miami Heat] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 2019]]. The distribution took place as part of the last in a [[Prince]]-themed series of special events throughout the season (the posthumous formation of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] performed during the game’s half-time show). Paired with the title track, the inclusion on the vinyl single of [[Calhoun Square]], which was named after the [http://www.calhounsquare.com/ Calhoun Square] shopping district, highlighted [[Prince]]’s love for Minneapolis. | | |introduction = <b>Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b> was a single released posthumously in April 2019. A 7" vinyl single was distributed to all attendees at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves] NBA basketball game in Minneapolis' [[Target Center]] against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Heat Miami Heat] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_5|5 April 2019]]. The distribution took place as part of the last in a [[Prince]]-themed series of special events throughout the season (the posthumous formation of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] performed during the game’s half-time show). Paired with the title track, the inclusion on the vinyl single of [[Calhoun Square]], which was named after the [http://www.calhounsquare.com/ Calhoun Square] shopping district, highlighted [[Prince]]’s love for Minneapolis. |
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− | On the same day, the single was made available in all usual digital outlets, without the b-side. The track had not previously been available on digital outlets (although the [[Video:_Rock_’N’_Roll_Is_Alive!_(And_It_Lives_In_Minneapolis)|video]] had been officially added to Youtube five months earlier). | + | On the same day, the single was made available in all usual digital outlets, without the b-side. The track had not previously been available on digital outlets (although the [[Video: Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)|video]] had been officially added to Youtube five months earlier). |
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| The title track was originally released as the b-side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], and was written and recorded as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]’s hit song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead]. | | The title track was originally released as the b-side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]], the second commercial single to be released from [[Prince]]’s 17th album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], and was written and recorded as a response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz Lenny Kravitz]’s hit song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Is_Dead Rock And Roll Is Dead]. |