Uptown (song)

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"Uptown"
"Uptown" cover
U.S. 7" single cover
Single by Prince
from the album Dirty Mind
B-side(s) "Crazy You"
Released 10 September 1980
Format 7" single
12" single
Recorded Mpls., May–June, 1980
Genre Pop, New Wave
Length 7" edit: 4:09
Album/12": 5:30
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Prince
Producer(s) Prince
Chart positions
  • #5 R&B
  • #101 U.S.
Prince singles chronology
"Still Waiting"
(1980)
"Uptown"
(1980)
"Dirty Mind"
(1980)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"Sexy Dancer"
(1980)
... "Do It All Night"
(1981)

"Uptown" was the lead single in the U.S. to Prince's third album, Dirty Mind. Beginning with a lone drum intro, the track explodes into the keyboards of the chorus. The verses feature a more prominent funk guitar. The song breaks down to a more instrumental section toward the end that's mainly just guitar, bass and drums with an occasional keyboard riff. The minimalist style of the song is representative of most of the Dirty Mind album that started Prince's cult following. The song addresses the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis that is the city's hang-out spot for artists. Uptown is an area where one can be free to express oneself and Prince was very fond of the area. The song opened the Controversy tour and made a few live appearances after that, notably in Prince's 2001 "Hit'N'Run" tour. "Uptown" was backed with "Crazy You", from his debut album, For You.

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