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The Bird

Single details Released: 11 January 1985 (US release) 29 March 1985 (Dutch release) Related album: Ice Cream Castle Label(s): Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): The Bird (Edit) (3:41) The Bird (Remix) (6:25) My Drawers (Edit) (3:42) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Billboard Black Singles Chart, USA 19 Jan. 1985 33 11 Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Chart, USA 9 Feb. 1985 6 10 Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, USA 23 Feb. 1985 36 13 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA

The Bird was the third and final single to be released from The Time’s third album Ice Cream Castle, and was released about six months after the album. The single contained an edit of the track. The b-side, My Drawers, was also an edited version of a track taken from the album. The 12" single also included a remix of The Bird. The single was released in North America, the UK, and Germany. Oddly, the release is credited to "Morris Day & The Time" on the sleeve (with a picture of the original incarnation of the band with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and without Jerome Benton) and to "The Time" on the labels. The single reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 33 on the Billboard Black Chart and number 6 in the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart. Track listing 7" 12" A. The Bird (Edit) (3:41) B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42) Cat #: US: 7-29094 UK: K1790, GER: 929094-7 A. The Bird (Remix) (6:25) B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42) Cat #: US: 0-20315 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo 12" Promo (US: 7-29094) A. The Bird (Edit) (3:41) B. The Bird (Edit) (3:41) ((USA: PRO-A-2242) A1. The Bird (LP Version) (7:40) A2. The Bird (Edit) (3:41) B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42) This record wasn’t issued in any other format (cassette, CD, digital).

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7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" 7-29094 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 Ironically, The Bird is the first song on which all the members of The Time actually play, but the group was already disbanded when the single was released. Incidentally, the b-side My Drawers would also become the b-side of Chocolate in 1990, their last single before the group disbanded once again. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) http://www.discogs.com/Time-The-Bird/master/27159 Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)

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