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|Date                  = 1980 (assumed)
 
|Date                  = 1980 (assumed)
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|ReleaseDate            = 14 July 2017
 
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|Previous year          = 1979
 
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|Introduction          = '''Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?''' is the second [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast to promote the release of a single.  
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|Introduction          = '''Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|single]].
  
Contrary with [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]], but quite similar to the (unreleased) ''band version'' of the of [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] visual promo, this video shows [[Prince]] and his band lip-syncing to a live performance. The band plays on a concert stage, which is a notably different from the [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version)]], shot in a rehearsal space/studio.  
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Contrary to [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]], but quite similar to the (unreleased) ''band version'' of the same song, this video shows [[Prince]] and his band lip-syncing to a live performance. The band plays on a concert stage, which is a notably different from the [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version)]], shot in a rehearsal space/studio.
  
Of note, this is the last appearance of [[Gayle Chapman]] in a [[Prince]] music video (she also appears in the unreleased [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version)]] video.
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Of note, this is the only appearance of [[Gayle Chapman]] in a [[Prince]] music video (she also appears in the unreleased version of the [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version)]] video).
 
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|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
 
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|1= <b>Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?</b>
 
|1= <b>Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?</b>
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|2= 3:51
|3= ''promo only''
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|3= [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
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Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
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|see also        = [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]
 
|see also        = [[Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]]
* [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] (single)<br>[[Image:Whyyouwannatreatmesobad_single.jpg|100px]]  
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* [[Single: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] (single)<br>
|Quotations & trivia    = The video features [[Prince]] playing his ''Orr guitar'', (named after its luthier Charley Orr), an instrument rarely seen during his career; it was also used in [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna be Your Lover (band version)]] video. In [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]] video, it's been included in the lot of guitars suspended above the band.  
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[[Image:Whyyouwannatreatmesobad_single.jpg|100px]]
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|Quotations & trivia    = The video features [[Prince]] playing his ''Orr guitar'', (named after its luthier Charley Orr), an instrument rarely seen during his career; it was also used in [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna be Your Lover (band version)]] video. In [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]] video, it’s been included in the lot of guitars suspended above the band.
 
* The video also features a ''Knut Kouppee Cloud Bass'' guitar (named after Knut Koupee music store), played by [[Andre Cymone]]. This bass also appears in [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (band version) and [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (played by [[Sonny T.]]).
 
* The video also features a ''Knut Kouppee Cloud Bass'' guitar (named after Knut Koupee music store), played by [[Andre Cymone]]. This bass also appears in [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover-band|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (band version) and [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (played by [[Sonny T.]]).
 
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Revision as of 17:22, 23 December 2021

1979: I Wanna Be Your Lover Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1980: Uptown
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: 1980 (assumed)
Producer(s): Information needed
Director: Information needed
Related home video/DVD:
First (Commercially) Released: 14 July 2017

Awards


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

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

Contrary to I Wanna Be Your Lover, but quite similar to the (unreleased) band version of the same song, this video shows Prince and his band lip-syncing to a live performance. The band plays on a concert stage, which is a notably different from the I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version), shot in a rehearsal space/studio.

Of note, this is the only appearance of Gayle Chapman in a Prince music video (she also appears in the unreleased version of the I Wanna Be Your Lover (band version) video).


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
Late 1979 Information needed
Cast
Crew
  • More information needed

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 3:51 Prince streaming video platforms (2017)

Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Whyyouwannatreatmesobad single.jpg


References
1979
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1980
Uptown