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“I Would Die 4 U” was the fourth single in the U.S. from Prince and The Revolution’s 1984 album, Purple Rain, released on 28 November 1984. The up-tempo dance song is thought by some Prince fans to be sung from the viewpoint of Jesus. Regardless, it was a popular dance song of late 1984 and a top 10 hit (the last from the album) in the U.S.
The extended version of the song is actually a studio jam on the song with The Revolution and musicians from Sheila E. ’s band, Eddie M (on sax) and Miko Weaver (guitar), along with Sheila E. herself; most of this version was often performed live, preceding “Baby I’m a Star”. The jam features some overdubbing and fades at the end; a longer version, nearly 31 minutes long, was never released officially, but has been bootlegged.
The B-side, “Another Lonely Christmas”, is a sad account of a man’s mourning over his lover’s death on Christmas Day. The UK 12” single release also included the 1999 track “Free”.
On the 12”, and in Purple Rain Tour concerts, Prince changes the lyrics from “I’m your messiah” to “He’s your messiah”, pointing to the sky as he sings the line.
The extended version of the song is actually a studio jam on the song with The Revolution and musicians from Sheila E. ’s band, Eddie M (on sax) and Miko Weaver (guitar), along with Sheila E. herself; most of this version was often performed live, preceding “Baby I’m a Star”. The jam features some overdubbing and fades at the end; a longer version, nearly 31 minutes long, was never released officially, but has been bootlegged.
The B-side, “Another Lonely Christmas”, is a sad account of a man’s mourning over his lover’s death on Christmas Day. The UK 12” single release also included the 1999 track “Free”.
On the 12”, and in Purple Rain Tour concerts, Prince changes the lyrics from “I’m your messiah” to “He’s your messiah”, pointing to the sky as he sings the line.
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XavierViolet9 wrote:
my favorite Prince song!!! :)
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mizblack96 wrote:
luv_damusic4201, DAMN RIGHT PRINCE WON! Only cos, MJ kinda went a bit crazy. I can't really choose a favourite out of the two.
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stimpyaw wrote:
One of my FAVORITES!!
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luv_damusic4201 wrote:
Prince won
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Madvillain626 wrote:
the extended version is siiiick
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sozahab wrote:
i agree
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postpunknewwave wrote:
Prince...a master of pop.
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blain147 wrote:
Love this song, and the musician
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pinknblu wrote:
There are no word's PrInCe is FoReveR in my BooK!!!
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love_is_a_verb wrote:
so good.
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Tnshane wrote:
one of his best
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Deltona2781 wrote:
I always give prince a 10
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Bunglechunk wrote:
One of my favourites! Love it!
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rosebudz wrote:
love this sooooooo much!
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XGT wrote:
Love this song, finally got all his records onto the computer. Took me ages.
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Deefoxy wrote:
"...All I need is to know that you believe... Yeah, Ow!"
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Deefoxy wrote:
"Darling if you want me to!"
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Jemiea wrote:
my favorite prince song
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Deefoxy wrote:
I'm not your lover, I'm not you friend... I'm something that you'll never comprehend... No need to worry, I'm your messiah and here's the reason why... I would die 4 u!
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JNez wrote:
damn this is the ish!! still gets the party up after 25 years! so good prince....1984 baby!
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