🟣 Get Wild– Single: Mar‑1995

b/w “Beautiful Girl” • “Hallucination Rain”

7" • CD • 12" • Cassette Maxi — NPG Records (Europe)

Released: March 20, 1995 (UK & Europe)

The NPG’s explosive lead single from Exodus, re‑imagined from its Prêt‑à‑Porter promo origins and expanded into a full European club‑era experience.

🟣 Summary

Released on March 20, 1995 in the UK and Europe, Get Wild became the first commercial single from Exodus by The New Power Generation. Originally issued only as a U.S. promo in late 1994 for the Prêt‑à‑Porter soundtrack, the track was re‑released in a new configuration for the European market. The single introduced a unique instrumental version of “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World,” retitled Beautiful Girl, featuring Eric Leeds on saxophone. Two weeks later, a maxi‑single followed with multiple remixes, each titled by mix name only — a continuation of the naming style used for The Beautiful Experience. The cassette maxi was branded The Wild Experience. The single reached #19 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart.

🟣 Highlights

• First commercial single from Exodus

• Released 20 March 1995 in the UK & Europe

• Contains Beautiful Girl, an exclusive instrumental version of “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World”

• Maxi‑single includes multiple remixes with standalone titles

• Cassette maxi branded The Wild Experience

• Charted at #19 UK Gallup Singles Chart

• Originally a U.S.‑only promo tied to Prêt‑à‑Porter (1994)

🟣 Track Details (Full Tracklist)

7" Promo (EU: 0061047NPG)

A. Get Wild (Single Version) – 4:51

B. Beautiful Girl – & Eric Leeds – 4:32

CD Single (EU: 0061045NPG)

Get Wild (Single Version) – 4:33

Beautiful Girl – 4:39

Hallucination Rain – 5:52

12" Single (EU: 0061040NPG)

A. Get Wild (Single Version) – 4:33

B1. Beautiful Girl – 4:39

B2. Hallucination Rain – 5:52

Writing Credits

• All tracks written by Prince except:

– “Beautiful Girl”: Prince (music/arr.) + Eric Leeds (saxophone feature)

– “Hallucination Rain”: Prince

🟣 Verified Release Variants (Grouped by Country)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

• CD Single — NPG Records — 1995

• 12" Single — NPG Records — 1995

• 7" Promo — NPG Records — 1995

• Cassette Maxi (“The Wild Experience”) — NPG Records — 1995

🇪🇺 Europe

• CD Single — NPG Records — 1995

• 12" Single — NPG Records — 1995

• 7" Promo — NPG Records — 1995

• Cassette Maxi — NPG Records — 1995

🌍 Other Territories

• No verified releases outside Europe/UK.

(All variants above confirmed via Discogs catalogue entries.)

🟣 Reissues & Global Variants

• No reissues

• No alternate artwork editions

• No digital‑era re‑release

• All variants limited to 1995 European distribution

🟣 Production and Context

“Get Wild” was first issued in December 1994 as a U.S. promo tied to the Prêt‑à‑Porter soundtrack. For the 1995 European commercial release, Prince re‑positioned the track as the lead single from Exodus. The European CD and 12" editions introduced Beautiful Girl, an instrumental reinterpretation of “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” featuring Eric Leeds. The maxi‑single expanded the project with multiple remixes, each titled independently — a stylistic continuation of The Beautiful Experience. The cassette maxi was uniquely branded The Wild Experience.

🟣 Singles Released

From Exodus:

• Get Wild (this entry)

• Additional singles were region‑specific and not tied to this release.

🟣 Chart Performance

UK — Gallup Singles Chart

• Peak: #19 (26 March 1995)

• Weeks on chart: 5

• Re‑entry: #98R (18 June 1995) — 1 week

Netherlands — Tipparade

• Peak: #3 (15 April 1995)

• Weeks on chart: 4

🟣 Mini Discography

• Previous: “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” (1994)

• This Release: “Get Wild” (1995)

• Next: Exodus (Album, 1995)

🟣 Mini‑Timeline

• December 1994 — U.S. promo issued for Prêt‑à‑Porter

• March 20, 1995 — UK/EU commercial single released

• April 1995 — Maxi‑single released (“The Wild Experience”)

• March–June 1995 — UK chart run

🟣 Glam Flashback

A wild, swaggering slice of mid‑90s NPG energy — horns, grooves, and attitude, delivered with the same club‑era bravado that defined Prince’s most adventurous side projects.

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🟣 Sources

Discogs verified catalogue entries

Prince Vault

UK Gallup Chart archives

European Tipparade archives