View source for Single: Sexy M.F.

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|single name            = Sexy M.F.
|single image           = [[Image:SexyMF single.jpg]]
|date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_30|30 June 1992]] (US release)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1992]] (UK release)
|album                  = [[Image:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]]
|label                  = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] / [[Paisley Park Records]]
|tracks                 = [[Sexy M.F.]] (5:25)
<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
|previous year          = 1992
|next year              = 1992
|previous image         = Image:Thunder single.jpg
|previous single        = Single: Thunder
|next image             = Image:Mynameisprince single.jpg
|next single            = Single: My Name Is Prince
|previous single link   = [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]]
|next single link       = [[Single: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]]
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|introduction           = <b>Sexy M.F.</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]]’s fourteenth album [[Image:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|Link= Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. 


A May 1992, configuration of the '''Sexy M.F.''' single (listed in Alternate Configuration section below) contained [[Black M.F. In The House]] which ended up on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s first ’solo' album [[Album: Gold Nigga|Gold Nigga]], released in 1993. A third track, called [[You Ain’t Shit, MF]], was also included on a 12" configuration. Nothing is known about [[You Ain’t Shit, MF]] (it could be either a skit, a full song or a remix of [[Sexy M.F.]]).

'''Sexy M.F.''' was released three and a half months before the album, and only two weeks after the UK release of the previous album’s final single, [[Single: Thunder|Thunder]]. The single’s b-sides were taken from the previous album, [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], and the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] was underway at the time of release.

The single reached only number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart (the song’s explicit content restricted its airplay), and number 76 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart. It fared better in the UK, where radio stations created their own edits of the track in order to play it; the single reached number 4 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart.
<!-------FORMAT 1 LIST ------->
|format1                 =7"
|tracklisting            = 
A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25)<br>
B. <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46)<br>
<br>
<small>
References: <br>
US: 7-18817<br>
UK: W0123<br>
DE: 5439-18817-7<br>
UK Shaped picture disc: W0123P
</small>
<!-------FORMAT 2 LIST ------->
|format2                 =12"
|content                 = 
A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br>
B1. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br>
B2. '''[[Daddy Pop]] ''' (5:16) <br>
<br>
<small>
References: <br>
DE/AU: 9362-40481-0<br>
UK: 9362-40481-0 (2007 reissue)<br>
|credits                 = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
<!-------Other formats----------->
|format3                 = CD
|7 inches                = 
*<small>(UK: W0123CD, DE: 9362-40481-2)</small><br>
1. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25) <br>
2. <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46) <br>
3. <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (5:16)<br>
<br>
*<small>(JAP: WPDP-6305)</small>
1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br>
2. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br>
|format4                 =12" Promo
|12 inches               =*<small>(US: PRO-A-5570, US Yellow vinyl: L-39777)</small><br>
A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br>
B. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br>
<br>
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">CD Promo</div></big><br>
*<small>(DEU: SEXY 1)</small>
1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br>
|other                   =
<!-------CHARTS ----------->
|charts                  = 
{{Charts|
|charts           = 
{{ChartLine-3|text= America}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 25 Jul. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Hot 100
| Peak Position   = 66
| Weeks in chart  = 4
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 25 Jul. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Hot R&B Singles
| Peak Position   = 76
| Weeks in chart  = 7
}}
{{Chart-Blank}}
{{ChartLine-3|text= Europe}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 1 Aug. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''Belgium''': Ultratop Flanders
| Peak Position   = 10
| Weeks in chart  = 10
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 15 Aug. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''France''': Nielsen & Ipsos Top 50
| Peak Position   = 19
| Weeks in chart  = 10
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 9 Jul. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''Ireland''': IRMA Singles Chart
| Peak Position   = 5
| Weeks in chart  = 7
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 18 Jul. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''U.K.''': Gallup Singles Chart
| Peak Position   = 4
| Weeks in chart  = 7
}}
{{Chart-Blank}}
{{ChartLine-3|text= Pacific}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 19 Jul. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''Australia''': ARIA Top 50 Singles 
| Peak Position   = 5
| Weeks in chart  = 9
}}
|awards           = 
{{NoAwards|
|format  = single
|Country = the USA
}}
|certifications   = 
{{NoCertification|
|format  = single
|Country = the USA
}}
}}
|see also               = 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1   = [[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]]<br>(Music video)
|image1  = [[File:Sexymf-vid-thumb.png|x80px|link=Video: Sexy M.F.]]
|item2   = [[Home Video: Sexy MF|Sexy M.F.]]<br>(Home video)
|image2  = [[File:HomeVideoSexyMF.jpg|x80px|border|link=Home Video: Sexy MF]]
}}
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|releases                = 
{{SingleReleases|
|ReleaseLine = 
{{SingleLine|
|Country = USA
|Format  = 7"
|CatNr   = US: 7-18817
|Comment = 
|Front   = SexyMF single.jpg
|Back    = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelA  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelB  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
}}
| VariantLine =
{{NoSingleLine}}
| Courtesy    = &nbsp;
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<!-------ALBUM PROMOTION -->
|album promotion         = A [[Home Video: Sexy MF|home video]] single release of [[Video: Sexy M.F.|Sexy M.F.]], was released two weeks prior to the single’s release.
* [[Sexy M.F.]] was played nightly on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], underway at the time of the single’s release.
|trivia                  = On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_7|7 June 1992]], [[Prince]]’s 34th birthday, a promo 12" was distributed to DJs, in a similar fashion to the [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] promo on the same date the year before.
* During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan (using the name ''Joe Kelly'') asked, "Since you are obviously opposed to violence and promote peace, what is the positive significance and meaning of your gun microphone [used on the single’s cover and during live shows]?", to which [[Prince]] replied, ''"My words of peace go in2 the gun and nullify its power"''.
|alternative             =
{{Alternative|
|format = Single
|config = 
* '''<u>May 1992 7" configuration</u>'''
:; Side 1:
:A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br>
:; Side 2:
:B. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br>
<br> 
* '''<u>?? May 1992 12"configuration</u>'''
:; Side 1:
:A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br>
:; Side 2:
:B1. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br>
:B2. <b>[[You Ain’t Shit, MF]]</b><br>
<br> 
}}
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' 
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]''
* ''[https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/347512606673558-prince-hand-annotated-memo-on-39-sexy-mf-39-/?cat=392 "Prince Hand-Annotated Memo on 'Sexy MF'" (rrauction.com; may 2003)]
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|categories              = [[Category: 1992]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]]
}}