Difference between revisions of "Single: Sexy M.F."
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− | |introduction = <b>Sexy M.F.</b> was the first single to be released from [[Prince]] | + | |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]]. |
− | It was released three and a half months before the album, and only two weeks after the UK release of the previous | + | It 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 | + | 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. |
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A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25)<br> | A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25)<br> | ||
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A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | A. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
− | B1. '''[[ | + | B1. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br> |
B2. '''[[Daddy Pop]] ''' (5:16) <br> | B2. '''[[Daddy Pop]] ''' (5:16) <br> | ||
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<small>(UK: W0123CD, DE: 9362-40481-2)</small><br> | <small>(UK: W0123CD, DE: 9362-40481-2)</small><br> | ||
1. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25) <br> | 1. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b> (5:25) <br> | ||
− | 2. <b>[[ | + | 2. <b>[[Strollin’]]</b> (3:46) <br> |
3. <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (5:16)<br> | 3. <b>[[Daddy Pop]]</b> (5:16)<br> | ||
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*<small>(JAP: WPDP-6305)</small> | *<small>(JAP: WPDP-6305)</small> | ||
1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | 1. '''[[Sexy M.F.]] ''' (5:25) <br> | ||
− | 2. '''[[ | + | 2. '''[[Strollin’]] ''' (3:46) <br> |
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− | |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 | + | |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 | + | * [[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]] | + | |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. |
− | * A May 1992, configuration of the '''Sexy M.F.''' single (listed in Alternate Configuration section above) contained [[Black M.F. In The House]] which ended up on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] | + | * A May 1992, configuration of the '''Sexy M.F.''' single (listed in Alternate Configuration section above) 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. |
− | * 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 | + | * 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"''. |
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