Strange Relationship (Prince song)

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"Strange Relationship (Live)"
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Single by Prince
Released 26 March 2005
Format Digital single
Recorded  ???
Genre Pop
Length 4:41
Label NPG Records
Writer(s) Prince
Producer(s) Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Image:Prince symbol.svg Live from Paisley Park"
(2005)
"Strange Relationship (Live)"
(2005)
"Glasscutter (Live)"
(2005)

"Strange Relationship" is a song from Prince's 1987 double album, Sign “☮” the Times. A live performance of the song was released as a digital single, made available on Prince's website on 26 March 2005.

"Strange Relationship" has a long history. The song was actually recorded by Prince in 1982, during a highly prolific period in Prince's recording career, but remained in the vault for several years. The song was reworked in 1985 with imput by Wendy and Lisa, giving it an unusual oriental sound, and was slated for the ill-fated 1986 Dream Factory project. After the disbanding of The Revolution, the Dream Factory project was shelved, but Prince retained "Strange Relationship" and reworked it once again for his Camille album. Camille was cancelled, but most of the tracks, including "Strange Relationship" were absorbed into a 3-LP opus called Crystall Ball, due for a late 1986 release. Warner Bros. forced Prince to trim the album from 3 to 2 LPs which became Sign “☮” the Times, and "Strange Relationship" finally saw an official release.


Prince
Studio albums
For You | Prince | Dirty Mind | Controversy | 1999 | Purple Rain | Around the World in a Day
Sign “☮” the Times | Lovesexy | Diamonds and Pearls | Image:Prince symbol.svg (Love Symbol)
Come | The Black Album | The Gold Experience | Chaos and Disorder | Emancipation | The Truth
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | The Rainbow Children | One Nite Alone... | Musicology | 3121
Soundtracks
Purple Rain | Parade | Batman | Graffiti Bridge | Girl 6
Live albums
One Nite Alone... Live!
Instrumental albums
Kamasutra | Xpectation | N.E.W.S
Internet albums
Xpectation | The Chocolate Invasion | The Slaughterhouse
Hits collections and compilations
The Hits/The B-Sides | Crystal Ball | The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale | The Very Best of Prince | Ultimate
EPs
The Beautiful Experience | 1999: The New Master
Films
Purple Rain | Under the Cherry Moon | Sign “☮” the Times | Graffiti Bridge
Related articles
The Revolution | New Power Generation | The Time | Madhouse | Vanity 6 | Apollonia 6 | Mazarati | Unreleased Prince projects
Top 10 singles (U.S. Hot 100)
"Little Red Corvette" | "Delirious" | "When Doves Cry" | "Let's Go Crazy" | "Purple Rain"
"I Would Die 4 U" | "Raspberry Beret" | "Pop Life" | "Kiss" | "Sign “☮” the Times" | "U Got the Look"
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | "Alphabet St." | "Batdance" | "Thieves In the Temple"
"Cream" | "Diamonds and Pearls" | "7" | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
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