• When released as a single, the song became Prince's second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100,
and also topped the two component charts, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts,
as well as becoming a UK Top 10 hit.
•
The lyrics are about getting through life and the battle against evil,
Satan being the de-elevator. We are encouraged to not allow the devil to break
us down and instead to turn to God to help us get by.
•
The song's percussion was programmed with a Linn LM-1 drum machine, an instrument frequently
used in many of Prince's songs.
From the Album:
Purple Rain (1984)
B-side:
Erotic City
Take Me With U (UK)
Released:
July 18, 1984
Format:
7", 12"
Recorded:
The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, Summer 1983
Genre:
Hard rock, new wave, dance-rock
Length:
4:39
Writer:
Prince
Producer:
Prince and the Revolution
Certification:
Gold (RIAA) - November 7, 1984
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