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"My Name Is Prince"
Love Symbol Album
B-side"Sexy Mutha"
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)[1]
RecordedSeptember 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)[2]
StudioPaisley Park (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre
Length
  • 6:37 (album version)
  • 4:05 (7-inch edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Prince
  • Tony M.
the New Power Generation
singles chronology
"Sexy MF"
(1992) 		"My Name Is Prince"
(1992) 		"7"
(1992)
Music video
"My Name Is Prince" on
YouTube

"My Name Is Prince" is a song by American musician

Tony M. The intro to the song features vocal samples from Prince's earlier songs "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "Partyup", and "Controversy". Its music video was directed by Parris Patton and featured Kirstie Alley and Lauren Green
.

The B-sides to the single are "Sexy Mutha", a clean remix of "Sexy MF", and "2 Whom It May Concern", a preview of songs from the then-upcoming Love Symbol album.

Chart performance

"My Name Is Prince" returned Prince and the NPG to radio and the Top 40 in the US after their previous single, the provocative "Sexy MF" failed to chart on any airplay charts. "My Name Is Prince" received modest airplay on Mainstream Urban and Rhythmic radio stations, earning respectable positions of number 25 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, number 20 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and number 36 on the Hot 100. In the UK, "My Name Is Prince" was another Top 10 hit for Prince and the NPG, peaking at number seven.

The remixes single also charted, hitting number 51 in the UK.

Critical reception

Madonna. Naturally, he produces himself."[5]

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report said, "Clever as ever and fuuunnky to the max, this track once again displays how versatile, creative and unpredictable Prince truly is, and why he must be considered musical royalty."[6] Dave Bennun from Melody Maker wrote, "Here we find Prince in hard and funky work-out mode, no great shakes compared to the likes of "Erotic City", "Gett Off" and "Sexy Muthaf***a", but a moderate-to-acceptable taster for his new concept album".[7] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt it's "one of the weaker numbers" of the album, adding, "It's a killer parody of Hammer-style hip-hop. The beat is funkier than anything Hammer ever came up with, and the braggadocio is hilarious. However, the repetitive chorus and Prince's uncharacteristically harsh vocals don't wear well."[8]

Retrospective response

In a 2020 retrospective review, Andy Healy from Albumism remarked that the song is "ironically titled”.

judgment day, and its music dealt in heavy breakbeats and noise that suggested he had been listening to Public Enemy."[11]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was filmed in August and September 1992

chainmail
obscuring his face), singing into a microphone in the shape of a gun, and inciting riots and general chaos.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud[17][18]

  • Prince – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers, electric guitar, bass guitar, programming
  • Tony M. – rap

Charts

References

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