Released November 28, 1989 | Genre Soul | |
B-side "When 2 R in Love"
"Sex" (12") Format 7" single, 12" single, maxi single Recorded Paisley Park Studios, October, 1988 Length 7" edit: 4:12
Album: 6:15
Long version: 19:15 | ||
"Scandalous" is the eighth track on Prince's soundtrack album Batman and was released as the album's fourth single, five months after the album was released. The music is attributed to Prince and his father, John L. Nelson. A maxi-single was released after the single, titled The Scandalous Sex Suite, which contained a three part 19 minute suite of the song Scandalous, the three parts named The Crime, The Passion and The Rapture. Kim Basinger, who played the character Vicki Vale in Batman, also appeared on the maxi-single.
As Prince's final single released in the 1980s, "Scandalous!" reached number five on the US R&B singles chart.
Due to licensing issues with the Batman franchise, Prince was not allowed to include songs from this album on any compilations. Even on concert T-shirts listing Prince's albums, the Batman title was replaced by the song "Scandalous!".
Track listings
- "Scandalous!" (edit) – 4:12
- "When 2 R in Love" – 3:58
- "The Crime" – 6:25
- "The Passion" – 6:20
- "The Rapture" – 6:30
- "Sex "the ’80s are over and the time has come 4 monogamy and trust"" – 6:56
- "When 2 R in Love" – 3:58
- "Partyman" (The Purple Party Mix) – 6:02 (Japan EP bonus track)
- "Partyman" (Partyman Music Mix Remix) – 4:31 (Japan EP bonus track)
- "Partyman" (The Video Mix) – 6:20 (Japan EP bonus track)
- "Feel U Up" (Short Stroke) – 3:42 (Japan EP bonus track)