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from the album Batman
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promo art for Trust
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Song details
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Performer:
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Prince
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First Released:
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20 June 1989 - Batman album
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Album(s):
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Batman
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Writer(s):
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Prince
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Producer(s):
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Prince
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Live Appearances
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First and last live appearance:
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- This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
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Performed regularly on tour:
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Performed occasionally in shows:
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Trust is the sixth track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Batman). In late 1989, a promotional single (with no commercial release) of Trust was available in Hong Kong only. A larger scale release may have been planned since remixes have been made by Shep Pettibone, but it has not been confirmed. Pettibone’s remixes remain unreleased.
The vocals on the album are credited to a character from the movie, as if Prince is singing on their behalf. Trust, like Electric Chair and Partyman, is attributed to The Joker. The line ("Who do ya trust if you can’t trust God? Who can you trust - who can ya? Nobody.") is attributed to Prince.
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in March 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Partyman and Batdance). The song was submitted to replace 200 Balloons in the Batman movie, during The Joker’s balloon parade (Baby I’m A Star had initially been used by the filmmakers to suggest what they wanted), and the filmmakers thought it worked better in the scene than the previously-submitted song, so it was included in the movie and on the album.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Studio
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Additional info
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| March 1989
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| August 1989
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Studio information needed
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Remix by Shep Pettibone
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
- Eric Leeds - saxophone (Horn part may be sampled from an unknown other song)
- Atlanta Bliss - trumpet (Horn part may be sampled from an unknown other song)
- Robert Wuhl - sampled vocals (uncredited, as Alexander Knox, sampled from Batman)
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Trust
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4:23
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Batman
Trust promo
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Studio
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Trust
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Studio
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Longer version with additional vocals and saxophone parts
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| Trust (7" With Intro Clap)
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone, possibly intended for a single release
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| Trust (7" With New Vocal EQ Mix)
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone, possibly intended for a single release
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| Trust (12" Dub)
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone, possibly intended for a single release
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| Trust (12"Extended Remix)
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Remix
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Remix by Shep Pettibone, possibly intended for a single release
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Additional Information
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See also
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Trivia
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References
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