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"Controversy" is a song by American musician Prince, the lead single and title track to his 1981 album. The song addresses speculation about Prince at the time such as his sexuality, gender, religion, and racial background, and how he could not understand the curiosity surrounding him.
- 7:14 (album version), 3:39 (7-Inch edit), 6:06 (2004 release)
- Prince
- September 2, 1981
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Prince - Controversy - 1/30/1982 - Capitol Theatre. Recorded 1/30/1982 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ) Visit Wolfgang's https://www.wolfgangs.com/music/ to stream concerts from thousands of ...
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Controversy is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single . Shooting took place in October 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the same day as the Sexuality video (also directed by Bruce Gowers ). Of note, Controversy features the first appearance of Brownmark in a Prince video.
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Prince made a video for this song where he and his band perform in what appears to be a church. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, who shot the "Sexuality" video the same day on the same set, replacing the stained-glass facade with laser lights. Controversy by Prince song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.