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Uptown

Music Video details First aired: Late 1980 Producer(s): Information needed Director: Information needed Related home video/DVD: The Hits Collection First (Commercially) Released: 14 September 1993 Awards Date Institution, Country Award This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Uptown is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single. Shooting took place in Los Angeles, California on 24 October 1980 in the afternoon in front of a local audience. Similar to the Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? visual promo, this video shows Prince and his band lip-syncing to a live performance. The band plays on stripped down version of the Dirty Mind Tour concert stage, that was used for both this video and Dirty Mind, shot the same day. Wardrobe wise, a significant change is made from the I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version) and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? videos as Prince wears the same outfit seen on Dirty Mind album cover. This marks an additional Prince trademark for videos: the distinctive look he adopts for albums and single covers and/or while on tour will be systematically used for videos. Of note, Uptown features the first appearance of Lisa Coleman in a Prince video. The video was included on The Hits Collection in 1993. Shooting Information Shooting Sessions Date Location Additional info 24 October 1980 Producer’s Studios – Stage 9, Los Angeles, CA, USA Cast Prince Bobby Z. André Cymone Dez Dickerson Matt Fink Lisa Coleman Crew More information needed Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Uptown 4:14 The Hits Collection (1993) Prince streaming video platforms (2017) Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Uptown 4:14 slightly different audio with some audience noise heard

Additional Information See Also Quotation & triva Uptown Uptown (single) The Hohner Telecaster, Prince’s classic guitar, appears for the first time in a video. The shoot was done with a studio audience that was made aware of the 2 PM shoot via the means of flyers distributed in the neighborhood. Matt Fink wears a surgeon outfit for the first time in a Prince video. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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1979 Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?

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