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+ | <!------ ALBUM TABLE --------> | ||
+ | |Current video name = Face Down | ||
+ | |Video Image = FaceDown-vid5in1.png | ||
+ | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 5|5 June 1997]] | ||
+ | |producer(s) = ''Information needed'' | ||
+ | |Director = [[Prince]] (as Azifwecare) | ||
+ | |Related = | ||
+ | |ReleaseDate = 9 November 2018 | ||
+ | <!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY --------> | ||
+ | |Previous year = 1997 | ||
+ | |Next year = 1999 | ||
+ | |Previous video link = [[Video: The Holy River|The Holy River]] | ||
+ | |Next Video link = [[Video: Beautiful Strange|Beautiful Strange]] | ||
+ | <!-------SHOOTING TEXT -------> | ||
+ | |Introduction = '''Face Down''' is a [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) video released for broadcast. The song was released as a [[Single:_Face_Down|promotional single]] three months before the first airing of the video, shortly before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Records EMI Records]' closure. | ||
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+ | '''Face Down''' is the most (if not only) playful and joyous video from the [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] era, being a pure comedy despite its angry and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. It was likely shot in late Winter - early Spring 1997 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
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+ | The video features three different settings. The first is a funeral, with a figure dressed as [[Prince]] (wearing clothes from the [[Act II]] tour face down in an open casket. A mourner in a large black hat and holding [[Mayte]]'s dog is shown crying over the body and accepting condolences. At the end of the video, the mourner is revealed to be [[Prince]] and not [[Mayte]]. The second setting is an amusing scene in which [[Prince]] is telling a psychotherapist (played by [[Kat Dyson]]) his story while she listens with disinterest. The third setting is a performance with [[The NPG]]. Humour is also added to the performance when [[Prince]] yells "horns" or "orchestra" : he is shown playing saxophone next to two other members of [[The NPG]] and then playing a fiddle with a huge grin on his face (and for the first time in public wearing boots with no high heels). | ||
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+ | The version of [[Face Down]] used for the video is an alternate mix with a vocal intro. A slightly censored ('clean version') of the video also exists. | ||
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+ | |recording info = | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Late Winter - Early Spring 1997 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |cast= * [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) | ||
+ | * [[Kirk Johnson]] | ||
+ | * [[Kat Dyson]] | ||
+ | * [[Rhonda Smith]] | ||
+ | * [[Morris Hayes]] | ||
+ | * [[Mike Scott]] | ||
+ | * four unidentified dancers | ||
+ | * ± 10 extras | ||
+ | * Hena the dog | ||
+ | |crew = * [[Prince]] (as Azifwecare) | ||
+ | * ''More information needed'' | ||
+ | |released versions = | ||
+ | {{SongReleased| | ||
+ | |released versions = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= <b> Face Down</b> | ||
+ | |2= 3:17 | ||
+ | |3= [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2018)<br> | ||
+ | Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2018) | ||
+ | |4= | ||
+ | |5= before release in 2018 streaming only | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
+ | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= <b> Face Down</b> | ||
+ | |2= 3:17 | ||
+ | |3= | ||
+ | |4= | ||
+ | |5= Clean album version with additional vocal intro | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |sampled in = | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!-------AWARDS -----------> | ||
+ | |awards = | ||
+ | {{NoAwards| | ||
+ | | format = music video | ||
+ | | Country = the USA | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | <!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --> | ||
+ | |see also = [[Face Down]] | ||
+ | * [[Single:_Face_Down|Face Down]] (promotional single) | ||
+ | [[File:Facedown_single.jpg|100px]] | ||
+ | |Quotations & trivia = | ||
+ | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
+ | |References = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
+ | <!-- * <b>Awards</b>: --> | ||
+ | <!-------CATEGORIES -------> | ||
+ | |Categories = [[Category:1997]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1996]] | ||
+ | }} |
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