✦ Boyfriend – Digital Single: Feb. 2013
- Escape

- Feb 15, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago

A fleeting 3RDEYEGIRL digital drop that vanished almost as quickly as it appeared
✦ Summary
Boyfriend was first released on February 15, 2013, through Prince’s 3rdEyeGirl.com storefront during the early days of the 3RDEYEGIRL era. The track appeared briefly under the title Boyfriend before being taken down within the hour and re‑uploaded as Boyfriend Demo, making it one of the shortest‑lived digital releases of Prince’s 2010s output. Sold alongside other low‑priced digital tracks on the site, Boyfriend reflected Prince’s experimental approach to online distribution during this period, where songs appeared without warning and disappeared just as unpredictably.
✦ Highlights
• Released February 15, 2013 on 3rdEyeGirl.com
• Initially titled Boyfriend, then re‑uploaded as Boyfriend Demo
• Available only for a brief window before removal
• Part of Prince’s rapid‑fire digital drops during the 3RDEYEGIRL era
• No physical formats issued
✦ Track Details
Digital Single (3rdEyeGirl.com, 2013)
Boyfriend / Boyfriend Demo — digital download
Format: MP3 (price typically $0.88 on the storefront)
Label: NPG Records
Country: Worldwide (via 3rdEyeGirl.com)
Released: February 15, 2013
Written, produced, and performed by Prince (credited under the 3RDEYEGIRL umbrella).
✦ Chart Performance
United States: No chart entry (website‑exclusive release)
International: No chart activity documented
✦ Discography Sidebar
3RDEYEGIRL Digital‑Era Drops:
That Girl Thang — Digital Single: 2013
Boyfriend / Boyfriend Demo — Digital Single: Feb. 2013
Screwdriver — Digital Single: 2013
Breakfast Can Wait — Digital Single: 2013
RNR Remix 7 — Digital Single: 2013
✦ Prince Era Mini‑Timeline
Feb. 2013 — Boyfriend briefly released and retitled Boyfriend Demo
2013 — Multiple digital singles appear on 3rdEyeGirl.com
2014 — Art Official Age and PLECTRUMELECTRUM expand the era
✦ Glam Flashback
Boyfriend is a perfect snapshot of Prince’s unpredictable 3RDEYEGIRL period — a time when songs appeared online without fanfare, disappeared without explanation, and left collectors scrambling to capture each fleeting moment. Its rapid removal only added to its mystique, cementing Boyfriend Demo as one of the most elusive digital curiosities of Prince’s 2010s catalogue.
✦ Sources
Prince Vault, Discogs, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, YouTube




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