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My Name Is Prince

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Released
  
September 29, 1992

Genre
  
New jack swinghip hop

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)

Format
  
7" single12" singlepicture disccassette singleCD singleCD maxi single

Recorded
  
Paisley Park Studios, September 1991 - March 1992

Length
  
7" edit: 4:05Album: 6:3712" Club Mix: 8:11House Mix: 7:18Original Mix Edit: 8:06Hard Core 12" Mix: 7:55

"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. Prince's vocal range from the low note of C3 to the high note of C6.

Contents

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.

UK 7"

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
  2. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

US 7"

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
  2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55

UK 12" picture disc

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (LP version) – 6:38
  2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
  3. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

UK CD1

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
  2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
  3. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02
  4. "My Name Is Prince" (LP version) – 6:38

UK CD2

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
  2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
  3. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34

US CD

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
  2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
  3. "My Name Is Prince" (House Mix) – 7:18
  4. "My Name Is Prince" (Hard Core 12" Mix) – 7:55
  5. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34

Japan CD maxi single

  1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
  2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
  3. "My Name Is Prince" (House Mix) – 7:18
  4. "My Name Is Prince" (Hard Core 12" Mix) – 7:55
  5. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34
  6. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
  7. "Sexy M.F." (Clean version) – 5:24
  8. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

Chart performance

"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.

Music Video

The music video features Kirstie Alley as Vanessa Bartholomew, a news reporter.

Cover versions

  • "My Name Is Bart", a parody cover version performed by Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) was recorded in 1993 for inclusion on The Yellow Album, an album by the Simpsons. The song appeared on early promo copies of the album, but when The Yellow Album was eventually given a commercial release in 1998, "My Name Is Bart" was removed from the album.
  • Around the time of its release in Australia, Channel 9 made a Christmas parody entitled "My Name Is Santa" on A Current Affair.
  • Jamie Foxx, as Prince, sang a parody version on an episode of the sketch show In Living Color titled "Prince of Munchkin Land", which made jokes directed at the artist's height.

    • References

    My Name Is Prince Wikipedia
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