The Best Of U

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The Howard Stern Show logo Song details Performer: Prince First Released: 29 January 2007 - The Howard Stern Show broadcast Album(s): None Writer(s): Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 4 February 2007: Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA 12 September 2007: The O2 Arena, London, England Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2007

The Best Of U is a cover version of "Best Of You" by Foo Fighters, which was released as the lead-off single from their 2005 album In Your Honor. The song is written by the band’s members, Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins. Prince’s version of the song is in a medley with All Along The Watchtower by Bob Dylan (popularized by The Jimi Hendrix Experience). Prince recorded a studio version of it on 28 December 2006, before incorporating it into a medley with All Along The Watchtower, for use during Prince’s performance at the Pepsi Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show. This medley version, recorded to use as a back up for the live performance, in case something were to go wrong during the actual performance, was debuted on The Howard Stern Show on 29 January 2007, a few days before The Super Bowl. Prince sent the medley to the show the day after he recorded it The broadcast, however, contained only snippets of the track, with the host talking over the track declaring his excitement. It has been performed live a number of times since, but the version played on The Howard Stern Show has not been released. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 28 December 2006 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) January 2007 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Studio/rehearsal recording Recording Personnel Prince - vocals and guitar Cora Coleman-Dunham - drums Josh Dunham - bass guitar Morris Hayes - keyboards Renato Neto - keyboards Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info All Along The Watchtower / The Best Of U n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on 'hard-format'. Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info All Along The Watchtower / The Best Of U T.B.C. Studio/rehearsal radio broadcast Studio/rehearsal Broadcast on The Howard Stern Show on 29 January 2007 The Superbowl 11:52 Lotusflow3r.com video stream Live medley 4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; medley of We Will Rock You / Let’s Go Crazy / 1999 intro / Baby I’m A Star / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / The Best Of U / Purple Rain Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info The Best Of U Studio recorded as stand-alone song

Additional Information See also Trivia All Along The Watchtower References

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