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  2. Sep 24, 2022 · Seventeen years after he originally released " 1999 ," Prince re-recorded the track as the latest shot in a continuing battle to wrest control of his life's work from his former record label. With Y2K hype already brewing, Warner Bros. reissued the 1982 hit single in early 1999.

  3. Sep 26, 2022 · Issued as a single in the US on 24 September 1982, with the more plaintive ballad How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore as the B-side, 1999 was immediately hailed as one of the best Prince songs yet, and marked the start of its creator’s assault on the mainstream.

  4. Oct 27, 2017 · You can’t accuse the man of thinking small. At just 24, Prince dropped 1999 in October 1982. In career terms, it was supposed to be his art album. Maybe he’d crack rock radio, setting him up ...

  5. Nov 27, 2019 · Prince’s 1982 album, “1999,” was a feat of songwriting and recording: Prince Rogers Nelson handled nearly every instrument and vocal. Ron Wolfson/WireImage, via Getty Images. By Jon...

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  6. Feb 23, 2022 · Heading into the start of the recording sessions for “1999” in January 1982, Prince had four albums in his discography and 34 commercially released songs with only one cracking the top 25 in the Billboard Hot 100: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” from 1979s “Prince.”

  7. Oct 30, 2023 · Impact of the Song. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Black Singles and No. 1 on the Dance/Disco Top 80 charts. “1999” peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and soon became an anthem...

  8. Nov 25, 2019 · An expanded reissue of Prince's breakthrough album shows how prolific he was in the early '80s. By Jon Bream Star Tribune. November 25, 2019 — 2:21pm. Star Tribune file, Star Tribune. Prince ...

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