Girls & Boys (Prince song)

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"Girls & Boys"
"Girls & Boys" cover
UK 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Parade
B-side(s) "Under the Cherry Moon"
"Erotic City" (UK 12")
"She's Always in My Hair" (UK double 7" single)
"17 Days" (UK double 7" single)
Released 1986
Format 7" single
12" single
double 7" single
Recorded Washington Avenue Warehouse (Mpls.) and Sunset Sound; 1985
Genre Pop, funk
Length 7" edit: 3:27
Album/12": 5:30
Label Paisley Park Records
Writer(s) Prince
Producer(s) Prince
Chart positions
  • #11 UK
Prince singles chronology
"Mountains"
(1986)
"Anotherlover
holenyohead
"
(1986)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"Mountains"
(1986)
"Girls & Boys"
(1986)
"Anotherlover
holenyohead
"
(1986)

"Girls & Boys" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon. The song was released as a single in the U.K. and as the B-Side to Anotherloverholenyohead in the U.S..

Following the smash success of its predecessor "Kiss", "Girls & Boys" peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, but oddly, was not released as a single in America. Prince's former drummer, Bobby Z. later commented that the song may have helped the entire album and movie achieve bigger success- "second singles sometimes weren't right... "Kiss" was a complete smash and set the album up huge. In my opinion it should then have been "Girls & Boys", not "Mountains"" (Z's comments were later proven correct when later singles flopped). The music video for the single consisted of clips from the film and separately shot footage of The Revolution, including Prince's then-fiancee Susannah Melvoin.

"Girls & Boys" is a funk offering featuring both live drumming as well as Prince's trademark Linn drum machine. The keyboard hook is a peculiar duck-like sound. This is the first official Prince single to include saxophone contributions of Eric Leeds, which compliment the song perfectly. The lyrics speak of a characters similar to Christopher and Mary from Under the Cherry Moon although their actions are not seen in the film. The song includes a seduction spoken by Marie France in French, as well as an early attempt by Prince to deliver a short rap. Background vocals are Sheila E. Wendy and Lisa and Susannah Melvoin.

The B-side was the LP version of "Under the Cherry Moon". The 12" single also included the 1984 track "Erotic City", which originally backed "Let's Go Crazy". In addition, a special double 7" single was released containing "Girls & Boys", "She's Always in My Hair" (which originally backed "Paisley Park", "Under the Cherry Moon" and "17 Days" which originally backed "When Doves Cry".

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