Sexuality (Prince song)
| "Sexuality" | ||||||||||
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 German 7" single | ||||||||||
| Single by Prince | ||||||||||
| from the album Controversy | ||||||||||
| B-side |
"Controversy" (DEU, Japan) "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (AUS) | |||||||||
| Released | 1982 | |||||||||
| Format |
7" single 12" single | |||||||||
| Recorded | Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound, 1981 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, funk, New Wave | |||||||||
| Length | 4:20 | |||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Prince | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||||||||
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"Sexuality" is the second track on Prince's 1981 album, Controversy. The song was also released as a single in Germany, Japan and Australia.[1]
"Sexuality" is a fast-paced track, built around a synth bass line and drum machines. Much like "Controversy", a funky rhythm guitar is used throughout the song with brief stabs of rock thrown in. Similar to the song "Uptown", Prince describes a society free from prejudice as a "New Breed". The political number also takes jabs at tourists and the sensationalism of television.
Prince reused the "Sexuality" line "reproduction of a new breed/Stand up, organize" on the title track for his 2001 album, The Rainbow Children.
The B-side of the single was "Controversy" in Germany and Japan, while Australia paired it with "I Wanna Be Your Lover", from 1979's Prince.