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"1999" is a song by American musician Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. Originally peaking at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 , a mid-1983 re-release later reached number 12 in the US, while a January 1985 rerelease, a double A-side with " Little Red Corvette ", later peaked at number 2 in the UK.
artistfacts. Songfacts®: Written in 1982 during the height of the Cold War, this party jam has a much deeper meaning, as Prince addresses fears of a nuclear Armageddon. Under the Reagan administration, the United States was stockpiling nuclear weapons and taking a hawkish stance against the Soviet Union, which he referred to as the "Evil Empire."
Prince's official music video for 1999Listen to your favorite Prince tracks, all in one place: Spotify: https://Prince.lnk.to/SpotifyTopTracks!1999Apple Musi...
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1999 is the fifth full-length studio album by Prince. It was released worldwide in October 1982 (twelve months after his previous album, Controversy). Albeit the name The Revolution appears in mirror-writing on the sleeve, it was never officially attributed to Prince and the Revolution.)
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1999 is the fifth studio album from Prince. It contained the hit songs " Little Red Corvette ", " 1999 " and "Delirious". The title track was a protest against nuclear proliferation.
1999 was Prince’s breakthrough release that cemented his status as a star and paved the way for his next release, the even more successful Purple Rain. 1999 is, however, tremendous in its own...
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