Mountains (Prince song)

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"Mountains"
File:Prince mountains.jpg
US 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Parade
B-side "Alexa de Paris"
Released May 7, 1986
Format
Recorded Washington Avenue Warehouse (Minneapolis)
November 30, 1985
Genre
Length Album/7": 3:58
12" single: 10:03
Label Paisley Park
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Prince and The Revolution
Prince singles chronology
"Kiss"
(1986)		 "Mountains"
(1986)		 "Anotherlover-
holenyohead"
(1986)
Prince (UK) chronology
"Kiss"
(1986)		 "Mountains"
(1986)		 "Girls & Boys"
(1986)

"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.[citation needed] 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
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

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Prince-And-The-Revolution-Mountains/master/16202
  2. ↑ Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums 19th Edition (2006).
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Prince: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Prince. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

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