Unreleased Songs

Unreleased Songs

Definition

The below list includes all unreleased songs known to have been written by Prince in the studio regardless of credits registered at the Library Of Congress. Prince had a penchant for recording music without necessarily any plans for release, and little is known about the exact amount of songs recorded, although a few figures have circulated in the press. This enormous unreleased catalog of songs was stored in a safe vault in Paisley Park Studios In 2017, the tapes were moved from Paisley Park Studios to the Iron Mountain facility in Los Angeles, California for cataloging, digitization and storage.

Recording information on unreleased songs is not always available, or not accurate enough to state a specific year of recording. In this case, the year will be followed by a *.

This list purposely doesn’t include unreleased songs known to contain a Prince participation as a musician and/or producer. Unreleased studio cover of another artists song by Prince are not included either: these categories of songs are not reputed as having being written or co-written by Prince and therefore are not entitled to belong this category. You will find a list of these songs in our Contribution and Cover songs page.

a full list of songs written by Prince, can be found here.

List of songs

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Title	Project	Year of Recording
2 Nickels And A Dime	-	2005
2nd Thoughts	Dale Bozzio	1987-1988
3 Nigs Watchin’ A Kung Fu Movie	Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album	1987
4 Lust	Jill Jones: Untitled 1990 album	1985
7 Hours	-	2011-2013
12:01	(performed live on the Musicology Tour)	2004
12 Keys	see The Question Of U	1985
18 (R U Legal Yet?)	Madhouse: 24 (1989)	1988
20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)	Madhouse: 24 (1989)	1988
21 Guns	-	1987
40 Ounces (also known as The Boom)	Ninety-9 unreleased project	1993
2020	New World / Emancipation	1995
A Couple Miles	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
A Positive Place (also known as U Want Me 2 What?)	Robin Power: New Power Generation maxi-single	1990
ABC, 123	-	1976
Aces	1976 demo tape	1976
All I Want (Just a Little Love)‎	-	1979
All The King’s Horses	-	2002
Am I Without U?	Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (1988)	1988
Am I Wrong	-	1979
Amber Eyes	For You	1976-1977
American In Paris	-	1989
American Jam	-	1980
Angel Wish	-	2012
Another Girl	-	2000-2006
The Arabic Intro	(performed live in 1992)	1992
Baby, Baby, Baby	-	1978
Baby Doll	intended for Kylie Minogue	1992
Baby Doll House	Madhouse	1986
Back In The Day	-	2010
Backwards Woman	Purple Rain film’'	1984
Bada Boom	Graham Central Station: GCS 2000	2000
Be My Hero	-	1984
Be My Mirror	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
Beatown	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Bed Of Roses	Flash: Untitled album	1989
Best Of Me	Támar Davis: Wild Child	2005
Betrayer	-	2004/2005
Big Brass Bed	Dirty Mind	1980
Big House	Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (1988)	1988
Bill Collector Blues	(performed live between 2002 and 2004)	2002
Billie Holiday	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1988
Billy (evolved into Wally)	-	1983
Black Is The New Black	MonoNeon: Black Is The New Black	2016
Blackberry Jam	-	1986
Bloody Mouth	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Blue Boy	Ingrid Chavez	1987
Blue Diamonds & Sunday Pearls	-	1976-1977
Blue Love	-	1983
Blueberry Jam	-	1986
Bodyfreeze	For You	1977
Boom Box	Brass Monkey	1991
Born Free	Graffiti Bridge (1987)	1987
Boy U Bad	-	1986
Brand New Boy	Flash: Untitled album	1989
Breathless (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Bridge Of Graffiti	Graffiti Bridge	1987
Broken	(performed live on the Dirty Mind Tour)	1981
Bulgaria	Dirty Mind	1980
Bump This	For You	1977
Burns 1	see Simlac	1993
By Alien Means	intended for Madonna	1988
Calabama	-	2003
Call Of The Wild	-	1985
Camille	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Can’t Keep Living Alone	Támar Davis: Milk & Honey	2006
Cat And Mouse	Cat: Untitled album	1988
Cat Attack	Cat: Untitled album	1988
Check It Out	-	1992
Closer 2 My Heart	Támar Davis: Milk & Honey	2006
Coca-Cola	Theme for the Coca-Cola Company	1992
Come Back 2 Me	intended for Sheena Easton	1988
Come Elektra Tuesday	-	1985
Commercial	-	1981
Conversation Piece	-	1986
Cornbread Rappers	-	1988
Country Player	Milenia	2001
Cross The Line	Ingrid Chavez	1987
Crystal City Cry	Ingrid Chavez	1991
Curious Blue	Flash: Untitled album	1988
Dance Of Desperation	-	1993
Dance To The Beat	(performed live by The Time)	1982
Dance With Power (Dance With Soul)	see We Got The Power	1988
Dance With The Devil	Batman	1989
Dancin’ Flu	-	1981
Dancing Room Only	Támar Davis: Wild Child	2005
Darlene Marie	Prince	1978-1979
The Dawn	(performed live during the Piano And A Microphone Tour)	1984
Dear Uncle George (evolved into Private Joy)	Controversy	1981
Deliverance	Lotusflow3r	2007
Delivery Boy	Controversy	1981
Della Blackheart	Lotusflow3r	2006
Diamond Eyes	1976 demo tape	1976
Die	-	1995
Difficult Situation	-	2007
Divaliciousuperstar	-	2006
The Divine	Emancipation	1996
Divinity	-	1984
Do It Again	-	1978
Do U Wanna Get Funky?	Larry Graham: Man O’ War NPG Records Sampler	1997-1998
Do U Wanna Rock?	intended for The New Power Generation’'	1991
Do Unto Others	(performed live in 1999)	1999
Do You Feel Like Dancing?	Grand Central	1973
Donna	-	1978
Don’t Forget	1976 demo tape	1976
Don’t Hold Back	1976 demo tape	1976
Don’t Play With Love	Prince & John L. Nelson	1985
Don’t Say No	Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic	1999
Don’t You Wanna Ride?	-	1976
Dos	Madhouse	1988
Down	Tevin Campbell: I’m Ready	1992
Down A Long Lonely Road	-	1978
Drawers Burnin’	(performed live in 1985)	1985
Dream	-	1992
"Duet with Dad"	Prince & John L. Nelson	1986
E-Pluribus Funk	-	1977
The Egyptian Intro	(performed live between 1993 and 1996)	1993
Electric Rush	-	2001
Electrocution (instrumental)	-	1983
Emotional Crucifixion	-	1993
Eros	Dirty Mind	1980
Esther	Támar Davis: Wild Child	2005
Euphoria Highway	intended for Vanessa Williams	1986
Everybody Dance	(performed live on the Dirty Mind Tour)	1981
Everything But U	-	1988
Everything Could Be So Fine	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Evolsidog	-	1985
Face 2 Face	-	1992
Famous	intended for Sheila E.	1987
Fantasy	1976 demo tape	1977
Feel Good (evolved into Reconsider (U Betta))	New World / Emancipation	1995
Feline	The Family: The Family	1984
First Love	Támar Davis: Milk & Honey	2006
First Time I Saw U	Prince & John L. Nelson	1985
Fish Fries (instrumental)	Sheila E.: Romance 1600	1984
Flesh And Blood	Jill Jones: Untitled 1990 album	1989
Fox Trap	-	1982
Friction	-	1981
Frida	-	2015
Frustration	-	1986
Fuchsia Light	intended for Tony LeMans	1988
Fuck D Press	-	1993
Fun Love	-	1986
Funk It Up	Grand Central	1973
Funk Radio	-	1997
Funky	intended for Miles Davis	1989
Funky 4 No Reason	-	2000
Gett Off’s Cousin	-	1991
Gingerbread Man	(performed live in 2010 and 2012)	2010
Girl Power	Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album	1988
Girls Will Be Girls	Flash: Untitled album	1989
Glam Slam Boogie	(performed live between 1994 and 1997)	1994
Glas O’ Cola	-	2009
Glory Bound	-	2006
Glue	-	2006
Go	-	1985
Go-Getter	-	1994
God Is Alive	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1988
God Is Everywhere	-	1985
Good Body Every Evening	Flash: Untitled album	1989
Good Dick And A Job	-	1995
Good Pussy	-
Goodbye	-	1991
Grace	-	2015
Grand Central	Grand Central	1976
The Grand Progression	Graffiti Bridge	1987
Groove In C Minor	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
Groove In G♭ Minor	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
Groove In G Flat Minor	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
The Guilty Ones	-	2007
Gypsy	-	1978
Happy Tears	Happy Tears	1979
Hard To Get	The Rebels: Untitled album	1979
Heart Attack	-	1981
Heart In My Hand	Emancipation	1995
Heaven	-	1985
Heaven Is Keeping Score	New Power Generation maxi-single	1990
Hello, My Love	-	1977
Hey, Louie Louie	intended for Louie Louie	1991
Hey Lover	-	1976
High Calonic (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Hotel Blues	Marva King: Untitled album	1997
Hump You	-	1981
I Ain’t Gonna Run	Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic	1999
I Am	Planet Earth	2006
I Am Five	-	1983
I Am You	(performed live in 1979)	1979
I Believe I Love U	-	1987
I Hope We Work It Out	see We Can Work It Out	1977
I Can’t Love U Anymore	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
I Just Wanna Be Rich	-	1982
Kinda Like U	Natalya	2015
I Know What To Say To You	intended for Stevie Nicks	1983
I Like What You’re Doing	-	1977
I Met A Virgin Queen	-	1978
I Spend My Time Loving You	For You	1976
I Wanna Be Held 2 Night	-	1993
I Wonder	-	1989
I’ll Do Anything	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
I’m A DJ	New World / Emancipation	1995
I’m Leaving L.A.	-	1978
I’m Saving It Up	Sue Ann Carwell: Suzie Stone album	1978
I’m So Confused	1984/1985 Purple Rain Tour	1984
(If It Ain’t) Gutbucket	Emancipation	1995
If U Let Me Undress U	(performed live on the Lovesexy Tour)	1988
If You Wanna Dance	Elisa Fiorillo	1989
In A Winter Mood (instrumental)	-	1987
Interlude (All Things Just)	Lotusflow3r	2007
In The Middle Of The Night	-	1992
It Takes 3	New Power Generation: Exodus	1994
Jana Jade’s Army	Jana Anderson	1990
Jelly Jam	see Just As Long As We’re Together	1976
Joyful Sound	Diamonds And Pearls	1991
The Juice	Carmen Electra: Carmen Electra	1991
Junk Music (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
Just One Night With You	-	1979
Killin’ At The Soda Shop	Jill Jones: first album	1985
Kiss Me Quick	-	1981
Keep On Loving U	-	ca. 2006	-	-	ca. 2006
Knucklehead	Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album	1987
Lady Pleasure	Grand Central	1976
Latino Barbie Doll	Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album	1987
Leaving For New York	1976 demo tape	1976
Let Me Touch You	For You	1977
Life Is So Neat	-	1977
The Line	Lovesexy	1987
Lisa	Dirty Mind	1980
Livin’ 2 Die	-	1995
Living Doll	Jill Jones: first album	1985
The Loser (mistakenly known as Turn Me On)	The Rebels: Untitled album	1979
Love 2 U	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Love Affair	-	1978
Love In The Morning	For You	1977
Love Is Everywhere	-	1989
Love Of Mine	-	1978
Lust U Always	-	1982
Luv Sexy	Lovesexy	1987
Machine	Grand Central	1975
The Mad Pope	-	1993
Madrid (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Make Believe	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
Make That Move	Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Supernova	2000
Make U Mine	-	1981
Married Man	Jill Jones: first album	1985
The Max (different from released song)	-	1988
May I Introduce My Sex To Yours?	see My Sex	1983
Maybe	-	1994
Me Touch Myself	-	1989
Milk & Honey	Támar Davis: Milk & Honey	2006
Mink Kitty Cat	The Hookers: Untitled album	1981
Mind Blo	-	1995-1996
Miss Understood	The Family: The Family	1984
Miss You	-	1978
Mobile (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Money	-	1983
Moneyapolis	Emancipation	1996
The Mood For Love (also known as It’s Our Music)	Ninety-9 unreleased project	1993
Moral Majority	Vanity 6: Untitled 1984 album	1983
Most Likely 2	-	1984
Move Da Crowd	-	2007
Move Me	-	1990
Muhammad Ali	Emancipation	1996
My Baby Knows	Jill Jones: Untitled 1990 album	1982
My Love Belongs To You	The Time	1983
My Pony	George Clinton: Hey Man... Smell My Finger	1990
My Sex	Jill Jones: first album	1985
My Tree	New Power Generation maxi-single	1990
Nadara	-	1978
Neurotic Lover’s Bedroom	-	1977
Never Really Fell Out Of Love With You	For You	1977
New Position	Vanity 6: -	1982
Nightingale	-	1976
Nine	Madhouse	1986
Nine Lives	Cat: Untitled album (later reworked by The Time)	1988
No Changes	-	1987
No Cones Allowed	intended for "Coneheads" movie	1993
No One Else	Planet Earth	2006
Nothing Left 2 Give	see Stone	1995
On Your Own	Támar Davis	1994
The One (Intro)	(performed live between 1998 and 2001)	1998
Only Heaven Knows	(performed live during the Welcome 2 America: Euro 2011 Tour)	2011
Oobey Doop	Elisa Fiorillo: New Power Generation maxi-single	1989
Oobey Doop Be Shoo Doo Loo Fly Me Doo Koo Shoo Ooh	see Oobey Doop	1990
Ooh Bee Shoo Bee Doo Koo Shoo Ooh	see Oobey Doop	1990
Others Here With Us	Parade	1985
The P	Tevin Campbell: I’m Ready	1992
Palomino Pleasure Ride	-	1985
Pangaea	-	2015
Parlor Games	Madhouse: 24 (1994)	1993
People Without	(performed live in 1988)	1988
Pickle (instrumental)	-	1988
Pizza	The Hookers: Untitled album	1981
Plastic Love Affair	-	1980
Play	New Power Generation maxi-single	1990
Player	-	1991
Playtime	Playtime By Versace	1995
Polka-Dotted Tiger	-	1985
Ponyride	-	1986
Poor Little Bastard	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
Poppa Grooves	-	1981
Pour Me A Cup	Milenia	2001
Power From Above	Carmen Electra: Carmen Electra	1991
Prince And The Band	(performed live between 2002 and 2012)	2002
Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel Theme Song	Theme for the Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel TV-Show	1997
Pulla Wagon	-	2012
R U Ready?	Graham Central Station: GCS 2000	1999
R U There?	Flash: Untitled album	1989
Rain	-	1981
The Rain And You	-	1981
Realize	-	1994
Reason Enough	Ingrid Chavez	1987
Red Scarlet	-	1993
Remember Me	-	1992
Rhythm Angel	intended for Sheila E.	1987
Rock Me, Lover	-	1976
The Rock That Keeps Rolling	-	1988
Rocking Chair	-	1978
Rumeta	3rdEyeGirl: Untitled 2015 album	2015
Rough	-	1980
Run Amok (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Ruthie Washington Jet Blues	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Sad Puppet Dance	Ingrid Chavez	1987
Schoolyard	Diamonds And Pearls	1990
Scorpio	Mayte: Scorpio	1997/1998
The Second Coming	The Second Coming (played as intro on Controversy Tour)	1981
The Secret Text	-	2012-2013
See U Dead	-	1981
Seven Corners	Ingrid Chavez	1989
Shade Of Umber	(performed live between 2013 and 2014)	2012
Shameless	-	2004
She Pony	-	1985
She’s Just A Baby	-	1981
Shine Your Light/Red Zone	-	1977
Simlac	Ninety-9 unreleased project	1993
Since We’ve Been Together	Sue Ann Carwell: Suzie Stone album	1976/1978
The Single Most Amazing	Rita Ora	2013
Slaughterhouse (instrumental)	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
Slave 2 The Funk	-	1993
Slave 2 The System	New Power Generation: Exodus	1994
Sleazin’	-	2004
Sleazy	The Time: Ice Cream Castle	1984
Slow Groove In G Major	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
“Slow jam”’' (no known title)	-	2007
Small Bright Light	-	1991
Snow Man	Nona Gaye	1993
Someone 2 Call	-	1985
Son Of Sexy M.F.	-	1992
Soul Company	Sheila E.: Untitled 1989 album	1988
Soul Patch	MonoNeon: Black Is The New Black	2015
Soul Psychodelicide	Graffiti Bridge	1989
The Spiritual World	-	1989
Stained Glass (also known as Give God A Try)	Ninety-9 unreleased project	1993
Star (Sweet Dreams)	-	2010
Stay Cool	-	2016
Stella And Charles	-	1985
Stimulation	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Stone	Playtime By Versace	1995
Stoned Flower	Plectrumelectrum	2012-2014
Stop Using My Name	-	2006
Strange Way	-	1981
Strawberries	-	1993
Streets Of Panama	3121	2004
Strength	The Gold Experience	1994
Strike Up The Band	intended for DVS and Kip Blackshire/The Fonky Bald Heads	2000/2001
Stroke	-	1991
Sunday	-	1984
Sunrise Sunset	Planet Earth	2006
Surprise	1976 demo tape	1976
Susan	-	1981
Susannah’s Blues (instrumental)	(performed live in 1986)	1986
Synasthesia	New World (unreleased album)	1995
Take This Beat (eventually incorporated in I Wish U Heaven Pt 3)	(performed live during the Lovesexy Tour)	1987
The Teacher	Robin Power And The Uptown Dames: Untitled album	1990
Thank U Just The Same	see My Medallion	2000
Then	-	1993-1994
There	-	1992
This Is Your Life	Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic	1998
Three Shots	Ninety-9 unreleased project	1993
Tibet (instrumental)	-	1985
Touch Me	Planet Earth	2006
Too Much	Vanity 6: Vanity 6	1982
Too Tough	-	1980
Traffic Jam (instrumental)	-	1984
Tres	Madhouse	1988
The Trouble With Emma	-	2004
Twosday	-	1986
(U Got The) Good Drawers	-	1985
U Gotta Shake Something	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
U Just Can’t Stop	The Flesh: Untitled album	1985
U Should Be Mine	see You Should Be Mine	1982
Uh Huh	-	1991
Unbeknownst 2 U	-	1988-2001
Undercover Lover	Robin Power And The Uptown Dames: Untitled album	1989
Uno	Madhouse	1988
Up From Below	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
U’re Such A Tease	-	2006
Venus De Milo (Instrumental)	Under The Cherry Moon	1986
Vibrator	Vanity 6: Untitled 1984 album	1983
The Vine	-	2004
The Voice Inside	Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (1988)	1988
Waiting	-	2010
Waiting 4 Your Love	-	1991
Waiting For You	-	1977
Wanderlust	-	2004
Warden In The Prison Of Love	Flash: Untitled album	1988
Watcha Doin’ Wit Your Time	Valerie Carter	1977
We Can (Get It On)	-	1993-1994
We Can Hang	Flash: Untitled album	1988
We Can Work It Out	-	1977
We Got The Power	Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (1988)	1988
We Would Like To See You Again	-	1978
Wet Dream Cousin	Vanity 6	1982
What Did I Do?	(performed live in 1987)	1987
What It Is	-	1994
What Should B Souled	-	1999
When Darkness Comes	Támar Davis: Wild Child	2005
When The Shit Comes Down	-	1980
Whenever	Grand Central	1976
Wild Child	Támar Davis: Wild Child	2005
Wintersong	Ingrid Chavez	1987
With God As My Witness	Emancipation	1995
Wow	Various Artists: I’ll Do Anything soundtrack	1992
Wud	-	2010
Xylophone	Xpectation	2001-2003
XYZ	Graffiti Bridge (1988)	1987
Y'All Want Some More?	The Flesh: Untitled album	1986
You Are Everything To Me	For You	1977
You Know How	-	1979
Your Love Is So Hard	-	1989
You’re Such A Fox	Grand Central	1976
You Really Get To Me	-	1977
You Should Be Mine	-	1982
Zebra With The Blonde Hair (instrumental)	-	1985