Planet Earth (Prince album)
Planet Earth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 15, 2007 | |||
Recorded | November 2004 – early 2007[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:00 | |||
Label | NPG, Columbia | |||
Producer | Prince | |||
Prince chronology | ||||
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Singles from Planet Earth | ||||
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Planet Earth is the thirty-second
Release and promotion
On June 27, 2007, "Future Baby Mama" was leaked to the Internet via an American online radio station. The first single, "
Initially, Prince came to an agreement with Columbia Records to distribute the record worldwide. Prince and Columbia had previously teamed up for the release of his Musicology album in 2004.[4] However, Prince's management struck a deal with The Mail on Sunday to release Planet Earth as a free covermount CD with the July 15, 2007, edition of the paper. This move brought much criticism from UK record stores, which resulted in Columbia refusing to distribute the album in the UK, though its release in the rest of the world remained unaffected.[5]
Giving away albums for free was not new for Prince. In 2004, he gave free copies of Musicology to all concert goers during the
Singles
"Guitar" was the first single from Planet Earth. This song was number 39 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. The music video for the song, featuring his current dancers "The Twinz" premiered on the Verizon website. It was directed and written by Milos Twilight, and produced by Prince and Milos Twilight, through Umania Digital Studios and Twilight Films.[10]
"Chelsea Rodgers" was the second single released from the album, and was released worldwide on August 6, 2007. The B-side is album track "Mr. Goodnight". A video was made using footage of the band's performance at London Fashion Week. It premièred on October 28, 2007.
"Somewhere Here on Earth" was the third single to be released. On the week of September 3, 2007, Prince flew to Prague, and then Spain to film a
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[13] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
The A.V. Club | B[15] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[16] |
Los Angeles Times | [17] |
NME | 6/10[18] |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10[19] |
Robert Christgau | [20] |
Rolling Stone | [21] |
Slant Magazine | [22] |
Spin | [23] |
The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number three with 96,000 units sold in its first week, less than half of both
Planet Earth received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, it holds an average score of 65 out of 100, based on reviews by professional critics.[13] Veteran critic Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honorable mention,[20] indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure".[25] Writing for MSN Music, he cited "Guitar" and "The One U Wanna C" as highlights and summarized the album with the remark, "Viva Las Vegas and later for Viagra – but not never".[26]
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Prince.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Planet Earth" | 5:51 |
2. | "Guitar" | 3:45 |
3. | "Somewhere Here on Earth" | 5:45 |
4. | "The One U Wanna C" | 4:29 |
5. | "Future Baby Mama" | 4:47 |
6. | "Mr. Goodnight" | 4:26 |
7. | "All the Midnights in the World" | 2:21 |
8. | "Chelsea Rodgers" | 5:41 |
9. | "Lion of Judah" | 4:10 |
10. | "Resolution" | 3:40 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] | Gold | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date |
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United Kingdom | July 15, 2007 |
Germany | July 20, 2007 |
United States | July 24, 2007 |
References
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- Billboard.com. May 31, 2007.
- Pitchfork Media. Archived from the originalon July 14, 2007.
- ^ "Prince Album Drama". Yahoo! Music. June 28, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ "Prince Free Album Causes BMG U.K. to Pull Distribution". singersroom.com. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (July 9, 2007). "HMV defends about-face over Prince giveaway". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Planet Earth". Prince Vault. June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ O'Reilly, Terry (April 20, 2013). "Loss Leaders: How Companies Profit By Losing Money". CBC Radio: Under the Influence. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Prince: Guitar (Video 2007), retrieved September 8, 2017
- ^ "Expo40p14-15Prince" (PDF). fuji.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2008.
- ^ Prince: Somewhere Here on Earth (Video 2007), retrieved September 7, 2017
- ^ a b "Planet Earth Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
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- ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^ Henderson, Eric (July 24, 2007). "Prince: Planet Earth". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG 90s: Key to Icons". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
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- ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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External links
- Planet Earth at Discogs
- Planet Earth at Metacritic
- The Once and Future Prince — by Jon Pareles
- Album review — by Vibe
- Album review at About.com
- Purple Drizzle (Album review) from The Village Voice
- Album Review at The Washington Post