Video: Baby I’m A Star

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Baby I’m A Star

Music Video details

First aired:	Late 1984
Producer(s):	Information needed
Director:	Paul Becher
Related home video/DVD:	Purple Rain (DVD release - 20th Anniversary Collector Edition)
First (Commercially) Released:	24 August 2004

Awards
Date	Institution, Country	Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Baby I’m A Star is a Prince and the Revolution video released for broadcast and the first which was not created to promote a single.

The live footage was shot during the 20 November 1984 concert at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland. The video for I Would Die 4 U is from the same Landover show. There have been no audio-only releases of this performance. With no corresponding single, it be also seen as promotional tools for the Purple Rain Tour.

Shooting Information

Shooting Sessions
Date	Location	Additional info
20 November 1984	Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA	Live performance
Cast
Prince Bobby Z. Brownmark Wendy Melvoin Matt Fink Lisa Coleman Sheila E. Miko Weaver Eddie M. Juan Escovedo Susie Davis
Crew
See Purple Rain Tour crew

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Baby I’m A Star	13:02	Purple Rain (2004 DVD release) Prince streaming video platforms (2017) Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

Additional Information

	See Also	Quotation & triva

	Baby I’m A Star	The release on the Purple Rain (SE DVD) is in conjunction with I Would Die 4 U, they were originally taped at the same concert in continuous segue, but later edited for this video. Footage of Baby I’m A Star was later included in the Purple Medley video.

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)