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{{song-2|
 
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|song name                = Superfunkycalifragisexy
 
|song name                = Superfunkycalifragisexy
|single image              = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Black Album]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Black Album]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November, 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|previous song            = [[Supercute]]
 
|previous song            = [[Supercute]]
 
|next song                = [[Surprise]]
 
|next song                = [[Surprise]]
|introduction              = '''Superfunkycalifragisexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]]'s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988]] live TV broadcast, as part of a medley of [[Controversy]], [[Dirty Mind]], '''Superfunkycalifragisexy''' and a [[Controversy]] coda. In 2001, an instrumental version of the track was included as part of the [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] download.
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|introduction              = '''Superfunkycalifragisexy''' is the sixth song on [[Prince]]’s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast, as part of a medley of [[Controversy]], [[Dirty Mind]], '''Superfunkycalifragisexy''' and a [[Controversy]] coda. In 2001, an instrumental version of the track was included as part of the [[NPG Ahdio Show 3|NPG Ahdio Show # 3]] download.
  
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in mid-September, 1986 at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Koo Koo]], [[One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)]] and [[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]]), making the earliest-recorded track on [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]. He worked on the track further in January, 1987, at the [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA.
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1987 at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He worked on the track later that month, at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota.
  
 
The title is spoof of the song ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]'', a song sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews Julie Andrews] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke Dick Van Dyke] in the 1964 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film) Mary Poppins]''.
 
The title is spoof of the song ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]'', a song sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews Julie Andrews] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke Dick Van Dyke] in the 1964 movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film) Mary Poppins]''.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-September, 1986
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|date                      = January 1987
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = January, 1987
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|date                      = January 1987
|studio                    = [[Crosstown Circle Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA
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|studio                    = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Additional recording / overdubs
 
|additional info          = Additional recording / overdubs
 
}}
 
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|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''
 
|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''
 
|2= 5:55
 
|2= 5:55
|3= [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']]
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|3= [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''  
 
|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''  
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 1:49
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS
 
|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[09_September,_1988|9 September, 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany]]
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|5= [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany]]
 
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|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''
 
|1= '''Superfunkycalifragisexy'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3=  Original September, 1986 recording; some musical differences and passages edited out for release
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|3=  Original September 1986 recording; some musical differences and passages edited out for release
 
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|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =
 
|sampled in                =
 
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[08_July,_1988|8 July, 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]
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|first live appearance    = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br>
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* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[Lovesexy Tour]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]]
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|references                =  
|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Revision as of 16:47, 25 June 2022

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Superfunkycalifragisexy

Blackalbum.jpg
from the album “The Black Album”
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 November 1994 - “The Black Album” album
Album(s): “The Black Album”
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Superfunkycalifragisexy is the sixth song on Prince’s sixteenth album “The Black Album” (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the Lovesexy Live 2 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast, as part of a medley of Controversy, Dirty Mind, Superfunkycalifragisexy and a Controversy coda. In 2001, an instrumental version of the track was included as part of the NPG Ahdio Show # 3 download.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in January 1987 at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He worked on the track later that month, at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota.

The title is spoof of the song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, a song sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in the 1964 movie Mary Poppins.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
January 1987 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
January 1987 Washington Avenue Warehouse,
Edina, MN, USA
Additional recording / overdubs
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Superfunkycalifragisexy 5:55 “The Black Album” Studio
Superfunkycalifragisexy 3:37 NPG Ahdio Show # 3 mp3 (not available as a separate track) Instrumental Instrumental version, faded in and out, with some musical differences
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Superfunkycalifragisexy 1:49 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen (Halle 1), Dortmund, West Germany


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Superfunkycalifragisexy Studio Original September 1986 recording; some musical differences and passages edited out for release
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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