My Name is Prince
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UK 7" single
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| Single by Prince and The New Power Generation | ||||
| from the album Love Symbol Album | ||||
| B-side | "Sexy Mutha" "2 Whom It May Concern" (UK) "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) (maxi-single) "Sexy M.F." (Clean version) (Japan maxi-single) |
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| Released | September 29, 1992 | |||
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| Recorded | Paisley Park Studios, September 1991 - March 1992 | |||
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| Length | 7" edit: 4:05 Album: 6:37 12" Club Mix: 8:11 House Mix: 7:18 Original Mix Edit: 8:06 Hard Core 12" Mix: 7:55 |
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| Producer(s) | Prince | |||
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"My Name Is Prince" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the 1992 Love Symbol album. The song is about Prince himself, and his musical prowess.The rap sequence is performed by NPG member Tony M.
The B-sides were "Sexy Mutha", a clean remix of "Sexy MF", and "2 Whom It May Concern", a preview of songs from the then-upcoming Love Symbol album.
"My Name Is Prince" returned Prince and The NPG to radio and the Top 40 in the US after their previous single, the provocative "Sexy MF" failed to chart on any airplay charts. "My Name Is Prince" received modest airplay on Mainstream Urban and Rhythmic radio stations, earning respectable positions of number 25 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, number 20 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and number 36 on the Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "My Name Is Prince" was another Top 10 hit for Prince and The NPG, peaking at number 7.
The remixes single also charted, hitting number 51 in the UK.
The music video features Kirstie Alley as Vanessa Bartholomew, a news reporter.
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