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“Paisley Park” by Prince
From the EP His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club (1985)
“Paisley Park” by Prince appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2023. It was first released in 1985 on the EP His Majesty’s Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club. Its best result is #142 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,384 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Paisley Park" belongs to Around the World in a Day, the 1985 album by Prince and the Revolution, and he wasted no time getting to it: the song was cut just three months after Purple Rain came out. Prince wrote it, produced it and played almost all of it himself, leaving room only for Novi Novog's violin and backing vocals from Wendy & Lisa. It shares its name with the label that released it, Paisley Park Records, and the sound drifts off into psychedelic rock.
In some international markets it was the first single from the album, and it made the Top 40 in every country where it came out, reaching No. 18 in the UK and No. 11 in Ireland. The B-side was "She's Always in My Hair".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 613 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2023 | 142 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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