Cream (Prince song)

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"Cream"
the New Power Generation
from the album Diamonds and Pearls
B-side
  • "Horny Pony"
  • "Gangster Glam"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1991 (1991-09-09)[1]
RecordedDecember 3, 1990[2]
StudioPaisley Park (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre
Length4:12
Label
the New Power Generation
singles chronology
"Gett Off"
(1991) 		"Cream"
(1991) 		"Insatiable"
(1991)
Music video
"Cream" on
YouTube

"Cream" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Warner as the second single from Prince's 13th studio album, Diamonds and Pearls (1991). In a 2004 MTV special, Prince joked that he wrote the song while looking at himself in the mirror.[7][8] "Cream" became Prince's fifth and last number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, staying at the top for two weeks. The song entered the top 10 in 15 other countries worldwide, peaking within the top three in Australia, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland. Its music video was directed by Rebecca Blake.[9]

The single's

maxi-single EP with remixes
and songs/raps loosely based on "Cream". The EP is notable for including several prank telephone conversations. In the UK, "Gangster Glam" is an additional B-side on the 12-inch maxi maxi-CD single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the US maxi single, and four tracks from the US "Gett Off" maxi single.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Cream" hit number one for two weeks on the

Eurochart Hot 100, "Cream" climbed to number six,[10] while reaching number two on the European Dance Radio Chart.[11]
It was also a top-10 hit in Australia, and New Zealand, peaking at number two and five, respectively.

Critical reception

Upon the single release,

glam-rock".[19] Neil McKay from Sunday Life
complimented it as "irresistible pop".

Retrospective response

In an 2016 retrospective review, Patrick Corcoran from Albumism stated that the oft-repeated tale of "Cream"'s composition "doesn't lessen the impact of its swaggering braggadocio years later".

T. Rex groove" and a "terrific" pop single.[3] Mike Diver for the BBC said in his 2010 review, that it is "quite simply a song about getting it on, and a brilliant one at that".[21]

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song, directed by Rebecca Blake.[9] It was filmed in Los Angeles on May 31 and June 1, 5 and 6, 1991.[22]

Influence and legacy

In 2020,

NME ranked "Cream" number 34 in their list of "Singles of the Year" in December 1991.[25]

Personnel

Personnel are from adapted from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud[26][27]

Track listing

7-inch
No.TitleLength
1."Cream"4:12
2."Horny Pony"4:17
UK CD and 12-inch
No.TitleLength
1."Cream"4:12
2."Horny Pony"4:17
3."Gangster Glam"5:06
US CD maxi single (9 40197-2)
No.TitleCreditsLength
1."Cream" (album version) 4:12/0:33
2."Cream" (N.P.G. Mix) 4:52/0:51
3."Things Have Gotta Change" (
Tony M. Rap)
 3:57
4."2 the Wire" (Creamy Instrumental) 3:13
5."Get Some Solo" 1:31
6."Do Your Dance" (KC's Remix)Special guest vocal by Jevetta Steele; mixed and co-produced by Keith "KC" Cohen; Assisted by Dave Aron and Eric Anset at Larrabee West5:58
7."Housebangers"Additional production and Mix by Junior Vasquez; keyboard programming by Joseph Moskowitz; Remix engineer: Curt Frasca4:23
8."Q in Doubt" (instrumental)Edits by Dave Friedlander4:00
9."Ethereal Mix"Edits by Dave Friedlander3:56/0:48

Several tracks on this release include unlisted telephone segues, and are listed with separate lengths on this page.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Cream"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[59] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[60] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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