Days of Wild
"Days of Wild" | ||||
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Length | 4:08 (single edit) 10:45 (concert mix) | |||
Label | NPG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
Producer(s) | Prince | |||
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"Days of Wild" is a song by
"Days of Wild" was premiered live in concert in February 1994 along with other new material to promote Prince's new on-stage persona, performing all new material. Shortly thereafter, the studio version of this song and others were played as a promotion on European radio stations and began circulating among collectors. "Days of Wild" became a crowd favorite at concerts, despite it never being officially released. The song was originally to be released on 1995's The Gold Experience but ended up being pulled for unknown reasons. Comments by Prince and associates suggest that he may have simply been dissatisfied with the studio version, which pales in comparison to live performances.
A live performance of the song (an edited version of a performance from August 5, 1995) was eventually broadcast on a
Some time after this point, contemporaneous with his first separation and termination of marriage, one of Prince's (musical) mentors and his (then) ‘spiritual guide,’Larry Graham, influenced him to eliminate cursing from his music and change the lyrics of older songs to fit with his new, public, practicing morality.
By 1998, Prince had revised the lyrics of "Days of Wild" in concert to eliminate the profanity. During the 2000 "Celebration" concert at the University of Minnesota, Prince even scolded the audience ("We don't do that no more!") when it began the "play that motherfuckin' bass!" chant associated with concert performances of the song.
The B-side to the single is a live version of "1+1+1 is 3", a track from The Rainbow Children that was performed on the same tour and included on the live box set, One Nite Alone... Live!. An edit of "Days of Wild" was also included on the single. "1+1+1 is 3" is a funk number and a metaphor for God, man and wife as a union. The single was made publicly available to download initially, then with purchase of Celebration 2002 NPG member tickets/passes via CD at the end of the weeklong event, as complimentary to certain guests, among secondhand sales online, in the NPG and Paisley Park Official online/retail outlets, and during concerts.
References
- ^ "Days of Wild". Prince Vault.
- ^ "Prince & the NPG* - Days of Wild". Discogs.