The single first appeared as a digital download on February 21, 2006, tied to the “Purple Ticket” promotion: each purchase entered fans into a contest to win entry to a private Prince performance at 3121 (Private Residence), Los Angeles, held in the early hours of May 6, 2006.

Prince’s first post‑symbol album, The Rainbow Children arrived as a bold jazz‑funk concept work rooted in spiritual awakening, live musicianship, and narrative ambition. Released November 2001, it marked a dramatic stylistic shift and remains one of his most polarising, visionary statements.

A seductive, cinematic extension of Prince’s Batman soundtrack — reimagined as a 19‑minute suite of desire, danger, and whispered chemistry with Kim Basinger. ✦ — SUMMARY Released on December 1, 1989 by Warner Bros. Records, The Scandalous Sex Suite expands Prince’s slow‑burn ballad “Scandalous!” into a full 19‑minute narrative divided into The Crime, The Passion, and The Rapture, plus the additional track “Sex”. Co‑written by Prince and his father John L. Nelson, the single

The song features vocals from Sheena Easton and percussion from Sheila E., though neither is credited on the single sleeve. Prince also credited himself as “Camille” for additional vocals, continuing the gender‑bending persona introduced earlier in the album sessions.

Prince performed nearly all instruments and vocals • Recorded at Kiowa Trail Home Studio and Sunset Sound • Peaked at No. 9 on Billboard 200; No. 1 on R&B Albums • Over 4 million US sales (4× Platinum by 1999) • Early CD omitted “D.M.S.R.” due to 64‑minute limit • Jacksonville LP pressing includes misprinted “Made in S A” label