✦ I Hate U (The Hate Experience) – Maxi‑Single: Sept. 1995

✦ 0(+>’s most intimate Gold Experience single — expanded into a worldwide maxi‑release

A global rollout featuring multiple mixes, regional variants, and one of the most emotionally charged singles of the era

✦ Summary

Released worldwide on September 19, 1995, I Hate U (The Hate Experience) served as one of the major singles from The Gold Experience, the first full studio album credited to . The track stands as one of the most personal and emotionally raw songs of the era — a slow‑burning, confessional ballad that blends courtroom drama, heartbreak, and spiritual conflict.

The maxi‑single campaign was extensive, spanning UK & Europe, USA, Canada, and Australia, each with its own configuration of mixes. The flagship 12" edition included the Extended Remix, the Album Version, and the Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds. The US 12" added the 7" Edit, while CD editions worldwide offered all four mixes in varying orders.

Pressed across multiple plants (including Damont in the UK), the release is notable for its consistent artwork, its global rollout, and its tight integration with the Gold Experience campaign.

Commercially, the single performed strongly, reaching No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 on the R&B chart, and charting across Europe.

✦ Highlights

• Released worldwide on September 19, 1995

• Major single from The Gold Experience

• Multiple regional maxi‑single variants

• Includes Extended Remix, Album Version, Quiet Night Mix, and 7" Edit

• Strong US chart performance (Hot 100 No. 12, R&B No. 3)

• Pressed by Damont (UK)

• Artwork features the iconic Love Symbol and courtroom‑themed imagery

✦ Track Details

12" – UK & Europe (9362‑43573‑0 / WO315T)

A1. I Hate U (Extended Remix) — 6:17

B1. I Hate U (Album Version) — 5:58

B2. I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) — 3:55

Pressed by Damont

Barcode: 093624357308

Label Code: LC 0392

Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM, ASCAP

✦ All Variants (Complete List)

Every variant you supplied is included below.

1. USA – 12" Maxi‑Single

Warner Bros. Records – 9 43592‑0 / NPG Records – 9 43592‑0

A1. I Hate U (Extended Remix) — 6:17

A2. I Hate U (7" Edit) — 4:27

B1. I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) — 3:55

B2. I Hate U (Album Version) — 6:07

2. USA – CD Maxi‑Single (FLP Case)

Warner Bros. Records – 9 43592‑2 / NPG Records – 2‑43592

I Hate U (7" Edit) — 4:27

I Hate U (Extended Remix) — 6:17

I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) — 3:55

I Hate U (Album Version) — 6:07

3. Australia – CD Maxi‑Single

WEA Records / Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records – 9362435922

I Hate U (7" Edit)

I Hate U (Extended Remix)

I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix)

I Hate U (Album Version)

4. UK & Europe – 12" Maxi‑Single

Warner Bros. Records – 9362‑43573‑0 / NPG Records – WO315T

A1. I Hate U (Extended Remix) — 6:17

B1. I Hate U (Album Version) — 5:58

B2. I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) — 3:55

5. Canada – CD Maxi‑Single

Warner Bros. Records – CD 43592 / NPG Records – CD 43592

I Hate U (Extended Remix) — 6:17

I Hate U (7" Edit) — 4:27

I Hate U (Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds) — 3:55

I Hate U (Album Version) — 6:07

✦ Reissues & Global Variants

• No picture disc

• No cassette single

• Artwork consistent across regions

• US 12" includes unique 7" Edit not present on UK 12"

• Australian CD uses simplified tracklist formatting

✦ Production and Context

• Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by and The New Power Generation

• Part of the Gold Experience era, during the height of the name‑change period

• Quiet Night Mix arranged by Eric Leeds

• Themes of betrayal, desire, and emotional conflict

• One of the most lyrically explicit emotional statements of the mid‑’90s

✦ Singles Released

I Hate U — September 19, 1995

✦ Chart Performance

USA

• Billboard Hot 100 — No. 12 (10 weeks)

• Billboard Hot R&B Singles — No. 3 (20 weeks)

Europe

Belgium (Flanders) — No. 43 (2 weeks)

Germany — No. 62 (9 weeks)

Netherlands (Top 40) — No. 20 (3 weeks)

UK (Gallup Singles Chart) — No. 20 (3 weeks)

✦ Mini Discography

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World — 1994

The Gold Experience — 1995

I Hate U (The Hate Experience) — 1995

✦ Mini‑Timeline

September 19, 1995 — Maxi‑single released worldwide

September 23, 1995 — US chart debut

October 1995 — European chart entries

Late 1995 — Final Gold Experience single campaign

✦ Glam Flashback

I Hate U is one of the most emotionally charged singles of the ’90s — a courtroom confession wrapped in velvet‑smooth production and NPG sophistication. The maxi‑single campaign amplified its impact, offering extended mixes, late‑night jazz textures, and the raw album version. It remains a defining moment of the Gold Experience era, capturing at his most vulnerable and theatrical.

✦ Image & Artwork Copyright Notice

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✦ Sources

Prince Vault

Wikipedia

Discogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iQ1iC56i8g

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