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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]]. | |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]]. | ||
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+ | 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.]]). | ||
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+ | '''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. | 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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* [[Sexy M.F.]] was played nightly on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]], underway at the time of 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. | |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. | ||
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* 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"''. | * 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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|format = Single | |format = Single | ||
|config = | |config = | ||
− | * '''<u> | + | * '''<u>May 1992 7" configuration</u>''' |
:; Side 1: | :; Side 1: | ||
:A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br> | :A. <b>[[Sexy M.F.]]</b><br> | ||
:; Side 2: | :; Side 2: | ||
:B. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br> | :B. <b>[[Black M.F. In The House]]</b><br> | ||
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+ | * '''<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> | <br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | * ''[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]] | |categories = [[Category: 1992]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]] | ||
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