Song · Prince
“The Beautiful Ones” by Prince
Released 1984
“The Beautiful Ones” by Prince appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2018. It was first released in 1984. Its best result is #148 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,194 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"The Beautiful Ones" sits third on Purple Rain, the 1984 soundtrack Prince made with the Revolution, but this one is all Prince: it's one of three songs on the album he produced, arranged, wrote and performed himself, alongside "When Doves Cry" and "Darling Nikki". The credits have him on piano, synthesizers, electric guitar, bass, drums and drum machine, plus lead and spoken vocals, a one-man show in every sense.
Peggy Mac and David Leonard recorded it at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles on September 20, 1983, and it bumped "Electric Intercourse" off the album. The Purple Rain version is slightly edited down from a longer one.
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 | 148 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
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