"Gold" is released as a single in the US with the B side "Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)" O{+>’s reply to the track Rock And Roll Is Dead by his friend Lenny Kravitz A lyric sheet for the the track was handed out at a listening party for The Gold Experience with the credit "Thanx Lenny, call me in Minneapolis"
"Gold" was the second commercial single to be released from Prince’s 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to 0(+> . It was released two months after the album, and was released worldwide.
The single reached only number 88 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 92 on the Billboard R&B Chart. The single fared much better in the UK, where it reached number 10 on the Gallup Top 40 Singles Chart.
"Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)" served as the B-side for the single "Gold," which was the second commercial single from "The Gold Experience," available globally. Additionally, in 1996, the track featured in the television movie "Love 4 One Another."
Basic tracking occurred on September 12, 1995, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, coinciding with the release of "I Hate U" as a single. It featured an audience chant, "Rock 'N' roll is alive! And it lives in Minneapolis," from the September 9, 1995, show at Paisley Park Studios. The song debuted on KDWB-FM radio in Minneapolis the next day. An instrumental version, which included the audience chants and the DJ's voiceover from the original broadcast, premiered on KDWB-FM two days after that.
The song was a direct response to Lenny Kravitz's "Rock And Roll Is Dead" from his 1995 album "Circus," which was also released as a single. It garnered press attention upon release. At a listening party for "The Gold Experience," where this song was featured, a lyric sheet distributed to the attendees concluded with the acknowledgment, "Thanks Lenny, call me in Minneapolis."
The song was issued as the A-side of a posthumous 7-inch vinyl given to all attendees at the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball game at Minneapolis' Target Center against the Miami Heat on April 5, 2019, featuring Calhoun Square on the B-side. The single was also released digitally on the same day.
Track listings for various formats
7"
A. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
B. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
References:
US: 7-17715
CD
1. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
3. Hate U (Extended Remix) (6:17)
References:
UK: W0325CD
UK Limited Edition: W0325CDX
DE: 9362-43571-9
JP: WPCR 449
12" Promo
(US gold vinyl: PRO-A-7941)
A1. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)
A2. Gold (Radio Edit with Guitar Solo) (4:23)
B1. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
B2. Gold (Alternate Radio Mix with Guitar Solo) (4:37)
CD Promo:
(US: PRO-CD-7941-R)
1. Gold (Radio Edit with Guitar Solo) (4:23)
2. Gold (Alternate Radio Mix with Guitar Solo) (4:37)
3. Gold (Radio Edit without Guitar Solo) (4:43)
4. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)
5. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) (4:34)
(UK: PRCD 99)
1. Gold (Edit) (4:43)
2. Gold (Album Version) (7:23)
(DEU: WMSPROM99)
1. Gold (7:23)
2. Dolphin (4:59)
3. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4:26)
4. Endorphinmachine (4:07
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