"Purple Medley" | |||||||||||
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US 12" single
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Single by Prince | |||||||||||
B-side | "Kirk J's B-Sides Remix" | ||||||||||
Released | March 14, 1995 | ||||||||||
Format | 7" single 12" single Cassette single CD single |
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Recorded | Paisley Park Studios, 1989–1995 | ||||||||||
Genre | Pop, funk, rock | ||||||||||
Length | 7" edit: 3:14 12" full version: 11:00 |
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Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Prince | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Prince | ||||||||||
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"Purple Medley" is a song by American musician Prince from 1995. There is no album accompanying the single. The track is a mix of many hits and well-known songs from Prince's career. Some of the pieces of music are samples, while others are re-recorded for the mix. Some of the additional instrumentation is credited to The New Power Generation. The "Purple Medley" consists of snippets from the songs: "Batdance", "When Doves Cry", "Kiss", "Erotic City", "Darling Nikki", "1999", "Baby I'm a Star", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Purple Rain" and "Let's Go Crazy" and fades for the edit. The full version continues with "Sexy Dancer", "Let's Work", "Irresistible Bitch" (with the music of "Sexy MF"), "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "Alphabet St.", "Thieves in the Temple", the bassline to The Time's "777-9311", Sheila E.'s "A Love Bizarre", "If I Was Your Girlfriend", "Raspberry Beret", "Little Red Corvette", "Cream" and "Peach".