7 (song)

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“7”
“7” cover
UK 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album 'Love Symbol'
B-side "7" (various mixes)
"2 Whom It May Concern" (US maxi-single)
Released 17 November 1992
Format 7" single
12" single
Picture disc
Cassette single
CD single
CD maxi-single
Recorded Paisley Park Studios, September 1991 to March 1992
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 7" edit: 4:23
Album: 5:09
Acoustic Version: 3:54
After 6 Edit: 4:20
After 6 Long Version: 5:15
Label Paisley Park Records/Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Prince
Lowell Fulsom
Jimmy McCrackin
Producer Prince
Certification Gold - (10 March 1993)
Prince singles chronology
"My Name Is Prince"
(1992)		 "7"
(1992)		 "Damn U"
(1992)
Prince (UK) chronology
"My Name Is Prince"
(1992)		 "7"
(1992)		 "The Morning Papers"
(1993)

"7" is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation, from the 1992 Love Symbol album. The 7" B-side was an acoustic version of "7." The 12" single included several remixes of "7," as well as a non-album track called "2 Whom It May Concern." "7" also appeared on two compilation albums: The Hits 1 in 1993, and Ultimate, in 2006. There have been various conjectures on the meaning of the song, and which "7" Prince is in fact referring to.

Many people[who?] agree that the lyrics describe apocalyptic events, and favour the view that the seven is either geographical, referring to the Continents or Countries with nuclear weapons (before North Korea); or religious, referring to the Seven churches of Asia Minor (to whom the Book of Revelation is addressed), or the seven Major World Religions. Other possible sevens have included days of the week, Deadly sins, Wonders of the world, the seven cycles of events in the Book of Revelation, or possibly combinations of any or all of the above.


[edit] Chart Performance

The most successful single from the album in the U.S., "7" was most successful on the Top 40 Pop/Mainstream charts, where it earned a #3 placement. It also performed respectably on the Rhythmic charts (#19). However, it was considerably less popular with R&B/Hip Hop radio, stalling at #61.

The single also performed well in the U.K., rising as high as #27, but falling short of the success of the previous two releases.

Coincidentally, the single peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 chart.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992/1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 61
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 3
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 19
UK Singles Chart 27

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