The Prince (song)

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"The Prince"
Single by Madness
Released	August 10, 1979
Format	vinyl record 7"
Recorded	Pathway Studio, Highbury 1979
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	3:18
Label	2 Tone
Writer(s)	Lee Thompson
Chart positions
UK #16
Madness singles chronology
	"The Prince"	"One Step Beyond"

"The Prince" is the first single by the British ska/pop band Madness. It was released on August 10, 1979 and was later featured on their debut album One Step Beyond.... It was band's only release on 2 Tone Records before they switched to Stiff. The song 11 weeks in UK chart peaking at number 16.

"The Prince" is a tribute to Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster who highly influenced Madness (band's name comes from a song by him, "Madness").

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Prince" - 2:30
2. "Madness" - 2:32

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"