Cream (Prince song)
"Cream" | ||||
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UK 7" single | ||||
Single by Prince | ||||
from the album Diamonds and Pearls | ||||
B-side |
"Horny Pony" "Gangster Glam" (UK 12" and CD) | |||
Released | September 9 , 1991 | |||
Format |
7" single 12" single CD single CD maxi single | |||
Recorded | Paisley Park Studios, Winter, 1990 | |||
Genre | Funk rock, R&B | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Paisley Park/Warner Bros. | |||
Writer(s) | Prince | |||
Producer(s) | Prince | |||
Certification | Gold (RIAA) - January 16, 1992 | |||
Prince singles chronology | ||||
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"Cream" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls.[1] Prince states that he wrote the song while standing in front of a mirror.
The single's B-side, "Horny Pony", a rap-pop song which was replaced on Diamonds and Pearls at the last minute by "Gett Off", was re-used from the "Gett Off" single. "Cream" was also released as a maxi-single EP with remixes and songs/raps loosely based on "Cream". The EP was notable for including several prank telephone conversations.
In the UK, "Gangster Glam" was an additional B-side on the 12"/CD maxi single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the U.S. maxi single, and four tracks from the U.S. "Gett Off" maxi single. "Cream" is Prince's fifth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 as well remains his last number one single on the Hot 100 to date. This was Prince's first, (and only) number one single that didn't have any association with a movie of any kind. The song was featured in an episode of the BBC Two comedy Rev.
Chart performance
In the US, "Cream" hit #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1991[2] and it made the Top 20 in the U.K. It was very well received at American radio—peaking at #2 on the Hot 100 Airplay, this was Prince's fifth and currently last #1 hit in the U.S.-- however, it did not make the R&B singles chart, because the track was not sent to Urban radio; "Insatiable" was sent to Urban instead.
Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 15 |
Australia (ARIA) | 2 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 4 |
France (SNEP) | 5 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 7 |
New Zealand (RIANZ) | 5 |
Norway (VG-lista) | 3 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 6 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 3 |
End of year charts
End of year chart (1991) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 66 |
Single track listing
7" | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Cream" | 4:12 | ||||||||
2. | "Horny Pony" | 4:17 |
UK CD/12" | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Cream" | 4:12 | ||||||||
2. | "Horny Pony" | 4:17 | ||||||||
3. | "Gangster Glam" | 5:06 |
US CD maxi single (9 40197-2) | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Credits | Length | |||||||
1. | "Cream (Album Version)" | 4:12 | ||||||||
2. | "Cream (N.P.G. Mix)" | 5:47 | ||||||||
3. | "Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M. Rap)" | 3:57 | ||||||||
4. | "2 the Wire (Creamy Instrumental)" | 3:13 | ||||||||
5. | "Get Some Solo" | 1:31 | ||||||||
6. | "Do Your Dance (KC's Remix)" | Special Guest Vocal by Jevetta Steele; Mixed and Co-Produced by Keith "KC" Cohen; Assisted by Dave Aron and Eric Anset at Larrabee West | 5:58 | |||||||
7. | "Housebangers" | Additional Production and Mix by Junior Vasquez; Keyboard Programming by Joseph Moskowitz; Remix Engineer: Curt Frasca | 4:23 | |||||||
8. | "Q in Doubt (Instrumental)" | Edits by Dave Friedlander | 4:00 | |||||||
9. | "Ethereal Mix" | Edits by Dave Friedlander | 4:43 |
Cover versions
Scottish electronica artist pomDeter recorded a cover of the song, which was available for download on the Internet.
English DJ Simon Bangs covered this song, most memorably in the summer of 2010 at the Numark Company Picnic.
References
Preceded by "Romantic" by Karyn White |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single November 9, 1991- November 16, 1991 |
Succeeded by "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton |