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Awards
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Award
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| This music video has not received any awards in the USA
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The Continental is a Prince and the New Power Generation video that was first aired as part of the Act I TV-special.
The performance by Prince and The NPG, was largely shot at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, interspersed with concert- and other footage from Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, shot during the Diamonds And Pearls Tour. The scene with an unidentified actress and Prince likely took place at the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo, Japanhe part with Carmen Electra was shot around that time or later in the year.
The full 4:56 (album version with Carmen Electra) was aired on the Act I TV-special only in December 1992. During the sung part of the song, Prince is seducing both an unidentified girl in his bedroom and Carmen Electra over the phone. An edit from the video was released on the 3 Chains O’ Gold home video with a completely different second part. After the main stage performance, the music ends abruptly. Alternate scenes of Prince and the unidentified girl having sex in the bedroom are included interspersed with footage of Mayte dancing wildly during an Arabic ceremony until she goes into a trance and faints (this part was most likely filmed in Egypt with Randee St. Nicholas in late 1991). At the end of both versions, Prince is seen thoughtful and visibly unwilling to pursue his sex affair with the unidentified girl, who leaves the room disappointed.
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Shooting Information
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Shooting Sessions
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Location
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Additional info
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| Early 1992
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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stage performance and Carmen Electra by Sotera Tschetter
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| April 1992
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Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan,
New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, Japan,
Glam Slam, Yokohama, Japan
Shinkansen/Bullet Train, Japan
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| April 1992
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New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
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hotel room scene (Randee St. Nicholas)
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| April 1992
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Glam Slam, Yokohama, Japan
Shinkansen/Bullet Train, Japan
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additional scene (Randee St. Nicholas)
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Cast
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Crew
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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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| The Continental
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2:24
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3 Chains O’ Gold (1994)
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edit, uncredited as such
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The second part of the song The Continental is replaced by Egyptians playing tambourines and percussions
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Length
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Additional info
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| The Continental
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5:05
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Act I TV-special
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Full lenght version
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Full version of the video using an edit of the album version.
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Additional Information
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See Also
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Quotation & triva
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- This is one of the rare videos released by Prince shot outside of the United States, the others being : America, Girls & Boys, Mountains, U Got The Look (France), Chelsea Rodgers and The NPG’s Come On (UK), Te Amo Corazón (Morroco) and Somewhere Here On Earth (Czech Republic).
- Sotera Tschetter has directed the following videos for Prince: Willing And Able, Sexy M.F., 7, The Continental, Sweet Baby and a version of Money Don’t Matter 2 Night.
- Footage of The Continental was later included in the 2 Whom It May Concern, Letitgo and Purple Medley videos.
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References
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