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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 27|27 March 1995]] - [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] album
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 27|27 March 1995]] - [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] album
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]])
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|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Michael B.]], [[Mr. Hayes]] and [[Tommy Barbarella]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]])
 
|previous song            = [[Evolsidog]]
 
|previous song            = [[Evolsidog]]
 
|next song                = [[Exploding All Over Europe]]
 
|next song                = [[Exploding All Over Europe]]
|introduction              = '''The Exodus Has Begun''' is the twentieth track (ninth song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second 'solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]].
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|introduction              = '''The Exodus Has Begun''' is the twentieth track (ninth song) on the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]’s second 'solo' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]].
  
Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Slave 2 The System]], [[Count The Days]] and [[It Takes 3]]).  
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Get Wild]], [[New Power Soul]], [[Hallucination Rain]], [[Slave 2 The System]], [[Count The Days]] and [[It Takes 3]]).  
  
 
Some slight remixing took place in late May or early June 1994, and this version was included as the second track (first song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_19|19 June 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]].  
 
Some slight remixing took place in late May or early June 1994, and this version was included as the second track (first song) on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_19|19 June 1994]] configuration of [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]].  
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 15|15 May 1994]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Late May - early June 1994
 
|date                      = Late May - early June 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = Remixing
 
|additional info          = Remixing
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = December 1994 - January 1995
 
|date                      = December 1994 - January 1995
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = Remixing
 
|additional info          = Remixing
 
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*[[Prince]]  (as [[Tora Tora]]) - vocals, all other instruments, except where noted  (credited for "Double Bass, Vox and Other Shit")
 
*[[Prince]]  (as [[Tora Tora]]) - vocals, all other instruments, except where noted  (credited for "Double Bass, Vox and Other Shit")
 
*[[Michael B.]] - drums and vocals
 
*[[Michael B.]] - drums and vocals
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - piano, purpleaxxe and vocals
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*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - piano, Purpleaxxe™ and vocals
 
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - organ, synths and vocals
 
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - organ, synths and vocals
 
*[[Mayte]] - background vocals, "Spanish vibe and hallucinations"
 
*[[Mayte]] - background vocals, "Spanish vibe and hallucinations"
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|4= Studio
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''The Exodus Has Begun'''
 
|1= '''The Exodus Has Begun'''
 
|2= 9:41
 
|2= 9:41
 
|3= [[Single: The Exodus Has Begun]] promo single
 
|3= [[Single: The Exodus Has Begun]] promo single
|4= Studio
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|1= '''[[Free The Music]] '''
 
|1= '''[[Free The Music]] '''
 
|2= 3:24
 
|2= 3:24
|3= [[Single: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo
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|3= [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]] promo
 
|4= Extended version
 
|4= Extended version
|5= Original full-length version with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown] samples
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|5= Original full-length version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard Little Richard] samples
 
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|video versions            =  
 
|video versions            =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
|first live appearance    = [[26_June 1994|26 June 1994, Glam Slam, Los Angeles, CA, USA]] <small>(lyric interpolation in [[Days Of Wild]])</small><br>
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|first live appearance    = [[26_June 1994|26 June 1994, Glam Slam, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(lyric interpolation in [[Days Of Wild]])</small><br>
 
* [[22 March 1995|22 March 1995 (a.m.): The Emporium, London, England]] <small>(interpolation in [[Get Wild]])</small>
 
* [[22 March 1995|22 March 1995 (a.m.): The Emporium, London, England]] <small>(interpolation in [[Get Wild]])</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
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* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
* [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
|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)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1994]]
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*[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/350807193 ASCAP Work ID: 350807193 / ISWC: T0726245266]
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|categories                = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (New Power Generation)]][[Category:Released Songs (New Power Generation)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 17 September 2022

Evolsidog   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Exploding All Over Europe
The Exodus Has Begun

Exodus album.jpg
from the album Exodus
Song details
Performer: New Power Generation
First Released: 27 March 1995 - Exodus album
Album(s): Exodus
Writer(s): Prince, Sonny T., Michael B., Mr. Hayes and Tommy Barbarella (credited to the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Exodus Has Begun is the twentieth track (ninth song) on the New Power Generation’s second 'solo' album Exodus.

Basic tracking took place on 15 May 1994, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Get Wild, New Power Soul, Hallucination Rain, Slave 2 The System, Count The Days and It Takes 3).

Some slight remixing took place in late May or early June 1994, and this version was included as the second track (first song) on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus.

It was also included as the fifteenth track (eleventh song) on the 2 December 1994 configuration. Some slight remixing took place in December 1994 - January 1995 for the final release.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
15 May 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Tracking
Late May - early June 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Remixing
December 1994 - January 1995 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Remixing
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Exodus Has Begun 10:05 Exodus Studio


Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Free The Music 1:47 The Good Life single Studio
Free The Music 3:24 The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience promo Extended version Original full-length version with Little Richard samples
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
The Exodus Has Begun Studio Raw version before some overdubs
The Exodus Has Begun Studio Remixed studio version included on early configurations of Exodus
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Evolsidog   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Exploding All Over Europe