“Sexy M.F.” by Prince

"Sexy M.F." kicked off the Love Symbol campaign in June 1992 as the first single from Prince and the New Power Generation's album, a full-band funk workout cut at Paisley Park's Studio A in December 1991. Prince wrote the music and most of the words, Levi Seacer Jr. came up with the title and the chorus, and Tony M. wrote his own rap. The credits read like a revue: a five-piece horn section, Tommy Barbarella's Hammond organ, Michael Bland's drums and Diamond J on the turntables.

That title and its unprintable refrain made it a headache for broadcasters, and cleaned-up versions were cut for radio, the video and the American pressing of the album. In Britain, Warner Bros. paired it with the tamer "Strollin'" as a double A-side, only for stations to play "Sexy M.F." anyway; the pairing reached number four.

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