Mountains (Prince song)
"Mountains" | ||||||||||
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![]() US 7" single | ||||||||||
Single by Prince and The Revolution | ||||||||||
from the album Parade | ||||||||||
B-side | "Alexa de Paris" | |||||||||
Released | May 7, 1986 | |||||||||
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Recorded |
Washington Avenue Warehouse (Minneapolis) November 30, 1985 | |||||||||
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Album/7": 3:58 12" single: 10:03 | |||||||||
Label | Paisley Park | |||||||||
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Producer(s) | Prince and The Revolution | |||||||||
Prince and The Revolution singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Mountains" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon.[1] It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12" single version of the song runs ten minutes.
It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK.[2] 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 1980s. 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.
"Mountains" was often performed in his live concerts.
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 45 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 34 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 16 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 37 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 45 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 23 |
References
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Prince-And-The-Revolution-Mountains/master/16202
- ↑ Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums 19th Edition (2006).
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Prince. Retrieved May 6, 2016.