Let's Pretend We're Married

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"Let's Pretend We're Married"
synthpop
Length
  • 7" edit: 3:40
  • Album/12" version: 7:20
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Delirious"
(1983) 		"Let's Pretend We're Married"
(1983) 		"When Doves Cry"
(1984)

"Let's Pretend We're Married" is a song by American musician Prince from his 1982 album 1999. It was the final US single from the album and peaked at number 52 in the US.[1]

Background

The song consists mainly of

verses followed by choruses form the main basis of the song. The song breaks down to an instrumental section with Prince repeating "I wanna fuck you" followed by him saying "Look here, Marsha; I'm not saying this just to be nasty. I sincerely wanna fuck the taste out of your mouth."[2] The final part of the song is an a cappella with Prince stating his philosophy on life—he loves God for fear of the afterlife but he's going to have fun while he can, a theme echoed in "1999". The song was performed live on the Purple Rain Tour
. Prince's vocal range on the song spans from F2 to B♭6.

Reception and performances

The

the New Power Generation
, for their 1992–1993 tours.

Personnel

Credits sourced from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud[3][4]

  • Prince – lead and backing vocals, Oberheim synthesizers, bass guitar, Linn LM-1, Pearl SY-1 Syncussion

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Let's Pretend We're Married"
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 52
US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[6] 52
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[7] 55

Cover versions

The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties album. This performance was originally released as the B-side of her own "Show Some Respect" single in 1984 (in the UK, it was included as the B-side of "I Can't Stand the Rain
" in 1985).

References

  1. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs JANUARY 28, 1984". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Let's Pretend We're Married • Prince Lyrics".
  3. ISBN 9781784728816
    .
  4. ^ "1999". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ "Prince Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 208.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 471.
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