My Name Is Prince

"My Name Is Prince"
UK 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Love Symbol
B-side	"Sexy Mutha" "2 Whom It May Concern" (UK) "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) (maxi-single) "Sexy M.F." (Clean version) (Japan maxi-single)
Released	September 29, 1992
Format	7" single 12" single picture disc cassette single CD single CD maxi single
Recorded	Paisley Park Studios, September 1991 – March 1992
Genre	Funk hip hop
Length	7" edit: 4:05 Album: 6:37 12" Club Mix: 8:11 House Mix: 7:18 Original Mix Edit: 8:06 Hard Core 12" Mix: 7:55
Label	Paisley Park Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Prince Tony M.
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Sexy MF" (1992) "My Name Is Prince" (1992) "7" (1992)

"My Name Is Prince" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the 1992 Love Symbol album. The song is about Prince himself, and his musical prowess. He changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol not long after the release of this single.

The intro to the song features vocal samples from Prince's earlier songs "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "Partyup", and "Controversy". The rap sequence is performed by NPG member Tony M.

The B-sides were "Sexy Mutha", a clean remix of "Sexy MF", and "2 Whom It May Concern", a preview of songs from the then-upcoming Love Symbol album.

Single track listing

UK 7"

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
2. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

US 7"

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55

UK 12" picture disc

1. "My Name Is Prince" (LP version) – 6:38
2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
3. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

UK CD1

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Edit) – 4:05
2. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
3. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02
4. "My Name Is Prince" (LP version) – 6:38

UK CD2

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
3. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34

US CD

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
3. "My Name Is Prince" (House Mix) – 7:18
4. "My Name Is Prince" (Hard Core 12" Mix) – 7:55
5. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34

Japan CD maxi single

1. "My Name Is Prince" (Original Mix Edit) – 8:06
2. "My Name Is Prince" (12" Club Mix) – 8:11
3. "My Name Is Prince" (House Mix) – 7:18
4. "My Name Is Prince" (Hard Core 12" Mix) – 7:55
5. "Sexy M.F." (12" Remix) – 7:34
6. "Sexy Mutha" – 3:55
7. "Sexy M.F." (Clean version) – 5:24
8. "2 Whom It May Concern" – 4:02

Chart performance

"My Name Is Prince" returned Prince and The NPG to radio and the Top 40 in the US after their previous single, the provocative "Sexy MF" failed to chart on any airplay charts. "My Name Is Prince" received modest airplay on Mainstream Urban and Rhythmic radio stations, earning respectable positions of number 25 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, number 20 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and number 36 on the Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "My Name Is Prince" was another Top 10 hit for Prince and The NPG, peaking at number 7.

The remixes single also charted, hitting number 51 in the UK.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	11
France (SNEP)[4]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] Remixes	51
US Billboard Hot 100	36
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	37
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	25
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	51
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	20

Cover versions

• "My Name Is Bart", a parody cover version performed by Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) was recorded in 1993 for inclusion on The Yellow Album, an album by the Simpsons. The song appeared on early promo copies of the album, but when The Yellow Album was eventually given a commercial release in 1998, "My Name Is Bart" was removed from the album.^[12]
• Around the time of its release in Australia, Channel 9 made a Christmas parody entitled "My Name Is Santa" on A Current Affair.
• Jamie Foxx, as Prince, sang a parody version on an episode of the sketch show In Living Color titled "Prince of Munchkin Land", which made jokes directed at the artist's height.

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
3. "Ultratop.be – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
4. "Lescharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
7. "Charts.org.nz – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Prince & The New Power Generation – My Name Is Prince". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
10. "Prince: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
11. "Prince: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
12. "The Simpsons CD music albums — Simpsons Crazy". Simpsoncrazy.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics