"Dirty Mind" | |||||||||||
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U.S. 7" single cover
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Single by Prince | |||||||||||
from the album Dirty Mind | |||||||||||
B-side | "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" | ||||||||||
Released | November 26, 1980 | ||||||||||
Format | 7" single | ||||||||||
Recorded | Minneapolis, May–June 1980 | ||||||||||
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Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||
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Producer(s) | Prince | ||||||||||
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"Dirty Mind" is the follow-up single in the U.S., and title track to Prince's third album, released in 1980. The song is built around a keyboard riff created by Doctor Fink, which dominates the song. The demo-like song lacks a chorus, and is a stark departure of the smooth R&B sound of Prince's first two albums. The lyrics concern sexual thoughts, which are fairly representative of the other songs from the album. The single's B-side is the ballad "When We're Dancing Close and Slow", from the previous year's Prince. "Dirty Mind" reached number sixty-five on the soul chart. Along with the tracks "Uptown" and "Head", "Dirty Mind" reached number five on the dance chart.