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Dirty Mind (Prince song)

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"Dirty Mind"
Philippines 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Dirty Mind
B-side"When We're Dancing Close and Slow"
ReleasedNovember 26, 1980
RecordedMinneapolis, May–June 1980
Genre
Length3:49 (7" edit)
4:11 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Uptown"
(1980)
"Dirty Mind"
(1980)
"Do It All Night"
(1981)

"Dirty Mind" is the follow-up single in the US, and title track to Prince's third album, released in 1980.[2] The song is built around a keyboard riff created by Doctor Fink, which dominates the song. The demo-like[who?] 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.[3] Along with the tracks "Uptown" and "Head", "Dirty Mind" reached number five on the dance chart.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Dirty Mind" (7" edit) – 3:49
  2. "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" – 5:18

Personnel

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Credits sourced from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dirty Mind - Prince." AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-01.
  2. ^ "Prince – Dirty Mind at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 471.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 208.
  5. ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
  6. ^ "Dirty Mind". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.