Mountains (song)
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| "Mountains" | ||
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| U.S. 7" single | ||
| Single by Prince | ||
| from the album Parade | ||
| B-side(s) | "Alexa de Paris" | |
| Released | 7 May 1986 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" single |
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| Recorded | Washington Avenue Warehouse (Mpls.) and Sunset Sound; 1985 | |
| Genre | Pop, funk | |
| Length | Album/7": 3:58 12" single: 10:03 |
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| Label | Paisley Park Records | |
| Writer(s) | Prince and the Revolution | |
| Producer(s) | Prince and the Revolution | |
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| Prince singles chronology | ||
| "Kiss" (1986) |
"Mountains" (1986) |
"Anotherlover- holenyohead" (1986) |
| Prince (UK) singles chronology | ||
| "Kiss" (1986) |
"Mountains" (1986) |
"Girls & Boys" (1986) |
"Mountains" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the movie Under the Cherry Moon. It was written by Revolution members Wendy and Lisa together with Prince, and was one of Prince's relatively unsuccessful singles of the 1980s, though is considered one of his most underrated by many fans. The extended 12" single version of the song, running ten minutes, is a fan favorite. It's the only track on the Parade album featuring the entire Revolution.
It reached #23 in the U.S. but only #48 in the UK. The B-side was the instrumental "Alexa de Paris", one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo and is one of a handful of instrumental tracks that Prince recorded in the '80s. Both songs appear in the film Under the Cherry Moon, with the video for "Mountains" playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's black and white version.
The lyrics of the track are made to represent a person's spiritual stuggle with believing that in the end "love will conquer." The song itself is taken by some to be in reference to words attributed to Jesus: "And Jesus answered and said to them, 'Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. 'And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.' (Matthew 21:21-22 NAS)
[edit] External link
- "Mountains" lyrics
