Format: CD Single Label: NPG Records / Columbia Country: Europe Release Date: 3 May 2004 Genre: Funk • Pop • R&B Style: Contemporary Funk • Minneapolis Sound Revival Overview Musicology was the first commercially‑available single released from Prince’s 2004 album of the same name. Issued two weeks after the album’s retail release, it served as the lead European single and the anchor for the album’s promotional campaign. Four weeks before the physical CD appeared, Magnificen

Musicology was released as the lead commercial CD single from Prince’s 2004 comeback album of the same name, two weeks after the album hit retail. It served as a funky, James Brown-inspired return-to-form statement and marked Prince’s renewed major-label push via NPG/Columbia. 🟣 The Story The single was part of a carefully orchestrated rollout that blended traditional physical release with early digital experiments on the NPG Music Club. Four weeks prior, the track “Magnifi

Musicology marked Prince’s return to major‑label distribution and his re‑emergence into the mainstream after several years of independent and online‑only releases. Following its initial rollout as a download and as a CD given to every attendee of the Musicology Live 2004ever tour, the retail edition arrived with full packaging and a CD‑ROM component featuring the “Musicology” video. Timed to coincide with Prince’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the album became