"1999"
US 7" single (1982)
Single by Prince
from the album 1999
B-side(s)	"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "D.M.S.R." (UK 12") "Let's Pretend We're Married" (DEU 12") "Uptown" (AUS 12") "Controversy" (AUS 12") "Dirty Mind" (AUS 12") "Sexuality" (AUS 12")
Released	24 September 1982
Format	7" single 12" single CD single (rerelease)
Recorded	Sunset Sound, 1982
Genre	Pop, Funk
Length	7" edit: 3:35 Album/12": 6:22
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Peak chart positions
#4 R&B #12 US #25 UK
Prince singles chronology
"Do Me, Baby" (1982) "1999" (1982) "Little Red Corvette" (1983)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"Let's Work" (1982)	"1999" (1982)	"Little Red Corvette" (1983)

"1999"
UK 12" single (1998 rerelease)
Single by Prince
from the album 1999
B-side(s)	"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "D.M.S.R."
Released	November, 1998
Format	12" single CD single
Recorded	Sunset Sound, 1982
Genre	Pop, Funk
Length	Edit: 3:35 Album/12": 6:22
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Peak chart positions
#10 UK
Prince singles chronology
"NYC Live" (1997) … "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (1999)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"The Holy River" (1997)	"1999" (1998)	"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (1999)

"1999" is one of Prince's most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. The monumentally apocalyptic, yet upbeat party anthem moved many people and saw great chart success in 1983, peaking at #12 in the US and #25 in the UK (reaching #2 in the UK when re-released in 1985). The album version of the song starts with a slowed-down voice representing God, reassuring the listener "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I only want you to have some fun." Prince shares lead vocals on the track with members of his band The Revolution, namely Dez Dickerson, Lisa Coleman and Jill Jones. Originally conceived to be a three-part harmony, it was later decided to separate out the voices that started each verse. The verse melody was reused by Prince (writing under the name "Christopher") in the song "Manic Monday", written for The Bangles. The synth chords inspired Phil Collins' song "Sussudio" as well as Marillion's "Incommunicado." 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The B-side, the piano ballad "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?", became a fan favorite. It was covered by Alicia Keys and performed by Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila. In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore? is a song by Prince, and was a B-side on his 1982 single 1999. The piano ballad became a Prince fan favorite, and it is still enthusiastically greeted by fans when he performs it live. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980[1][2]) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila, in Ottawa, Ontario, February 25, 1987) is a Canadian singer from Gatineau, Quebec and the winner of the 2006 season of Canadian Idol, the fourth year or instalment of the show. ...

"1999" was released as a 12" single in the US with "Little Red Corvette" as the B-side, and "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"/"D.M.S.R." in the UK. The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... Little Red Corvette is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...

The song was re-recorded at the end of 1998 with the New Power Generation, reusing portions of the original recording, and was released the following year as "1999: The New Master". This new version was generally panned by critics. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The New Power Generation (or NPG for short) is the current backing group of musician Prince. ...

On New Year's Eve 1999, Prince (then under the name ) held a concert entitled Rave Un2 the Year 2000 at his Paisley Park Studios Soundstage. He played the song at midnight and vowed never to play it again. So far he has kept his promise, however he has recently been known to use the opening riff of "1999" as an intro to "Baby I'm A Star". New Years Eve is December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year, and the day before New Years Day. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Prince_symbol. ... Rave Un2 the Year 2000 is a 2000 direct to video film of Prince in concert. ... Paisley Park Records was Princes record label, associated with and funded by Warner Bros. ...

Rolling Stone ranked the song #212 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. This article is about the magazine. ... ...

Trivia

• In "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" called "Amish Paradise", he states "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699", referring to "1999".

• Gary Numan recorded a cover of "1999" during sessions for his 1991 album Outland, but the track ended up being a B-side on his 1992 single, "Machine + Soul Part Two." The track re-appeared as a bonus track on the 1998 CD re-issue of the Machine + Soul album.

• In the anime fan parody Evangelion: ReDeath, the song "1999" is played in the year 2000. The paradox it creates rips a hole in time and space and brings about the Second Impact. When played again in 2015, it culminates in the Third Impact.

• In The Simpsons episode, "Homerpalooza," when Otto's shoes are talking to him, they say, "Don't worry, we won't hurt you. We just want to have some fun." This recalls the introductory lyrics to the song in the extended album version.

• Another reference to this song on The Simpsons occurs on the episode "22 Short Films About Springfield", when Apu closes the Kwik-E-Mart so he can go to a party, he says, "For the next five minutes, I'm going to party like it's on sale for $19.99."

• A cover version was recorded in 1999 by Bif Naked, Econoline Crush, Age of Electric, and Matthew Good and was part of a CD called "1999 - Year of the Fox" released by Vancouver radio station CFOX-FM.

• The keyboard melody during the chorus of this song is identical to the harmony during the chorus of "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & The Papas, therefore confirming the link from that song through "1999" and on to "Manic Monday".

• Singer La Toya Jackson performed "1999" during her "Live at Balley's" concert. This is the second Prince track she has covered, the first being "Private Joy", from his Controversy album.

• In the Will Smith song "Will2K", at the end of the first verse, K-Ci starts to sing "..and we gonna party like it's 19..", before being interrupted by a sample of a record skipping and Will exclaiming "Hold up, it is" (Will's album Willennium was released on 11/16/1999; incidentally, this song also samples The Clash's Rock the Casbah, off the album Combat Rock, which came out in 1982, the same year as "1999")

• On the Family Guy episode Untitled Griffin Family History, during the sequence where a caveman version of Peter successfully sells a wheel, he tells his wife Lois, "You and me are gonna party like it's 9."

• On the Futurama episode, "Hell is Other Robots", Fry says during the Beastie Boys concert, "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999--again."

• In the episode, It's a Wonder-Phil Life of Phil of The Future, 1 of Vice Principal Hackett's clones says,"Let's party like it's 2199!"

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Rerelease

"1999" was rereleased in the UK in late 1998 to accompany the song's namesake year. It was released on 12" vinyl with the same tracklist as the original 12" single: the album version along with "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" and "D.M.S.R.". A CD single was also issued with the same tracklist except the edit of "1999" was substituted for the album version. It was also re-released again towards the end of its namesake year. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...

See also

• 1999: The New Master

External links

• "1999" lyrics

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