A Love Symbol Biblical-Funk Epic Released as a 12-inch maxi-single in the US on December 3, 1992, on Paisley Park/Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: 9 40574-0 / 0-40574), Prince And The New Power Generation’s “7” was the third single from the Love Symbol album. Featuring the Album Version, After 6 mixes, Acoustic Version, Album Edit, and “2 Whom It May Concern,” this apocalyptic funk masterpiece — sampling Lowell Fulsom’s “Tramp” — peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and w

one-page review titled “Salacious,” December 1, 1992.

A Love Symbol prophecy wrapped in biblical funk, mysticism, and New Power Generation fire ✦ Summary 7 was released in the United States on November 17, 1992 as a 7-inch vinyl single on Paisley Park/Warner Bros. Records (7‑18824), backed with the Acoustic Version. Drawn from the Love Symbol album, the track fused Middle Eastern motifs, gospel harmonies, and apocalyptic imagery into one of Prince’s most distinctive ’90s singles. Built around a sample of Lowell Fulsom and Jimmy

Produced, arranged, and performed by Prince & The New Power Generation. Remixes engineered by Dave Aron and Eric Anest, with edits and arrangements by Steve Beltran. Photography by Randee St. Nicholas, capturing the Love Symbol era’s regal, militaristic aesthetic. Released during Prince’s name‑change transition and the height of his NPG‑driven hip‑hop experimentation.

My Name Is Prince was released in the United States across an unusually wide array of formats in late 1992, reflecting Prince’s full‑scale push behind the second single from the Love Symbol album. While the US 12-inch vinyl maxi‑single arrived on October 22, 1992, most other US formats — including the 7-inch, CD single, cassette single, cassette maxi‑single, CD maxi‑single, Digipak edition, and multiple promotional CDs — were issued earlier on September 1, 1992 under Paisley

Prince and the New Power Generation’s Love Symbol album arrived in October 1992 as an 18‑track fusion of funk, hip‑hop, rock, and pop, wrapped in a loose narrative about a princess, a reporter, and a city of intrigue. Issued in explicit and clean editions, it became a UK No. 1 and a defining statement of the Symbol era.