✦ Let’s Go Crazy / Take Me With U – Single UK 7: Feb. 1985
- GlamSlamEscape
- Feb 15, 1985
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Updated: 18 hours ago
✦ A Purple Rain double‑A‑side built for the UK charts
A high‑energy pairing of two of Prince’s most iconic tracks, issued in multiple UK label variants at the height of his imperial era
✦ Summary
Released in the United Kingdom on February 15, 1985, Let’s Go Crazy b/w Take Me With U arrived as a dedicated UK 7" single during the peak of the Purple Rain phenomenon. Unlike the US market — where the songs were issued separately — the UK received this double‑A‑side configuration, pairing the sermon‑like rock explosion of “Let’s Go Crazy” with the warm, melodic duet “Take Me With U.”
The single was pressed in multiple UK label variations, including paper labels, silver injection labels, red injection labels, and blue injection labels, all sharing the same catalog number family (W 2000 / 929 058‑7). The A‑side features the 3:46 edit of “Let’s Go Crazy,” while the B‑side contains the album version of “Take Me With U.”
Commercially, the single performed strongly, reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and spending nine consecutive weeks in the Top 100, with a brief re‑entry in May 1985. Today, the release is prized by collectors for its multiple label variants and its place in the Purple Rain campaign.
✦ Highlights
• Released February 15, 1985 (UK)
• Double‑A‑side 7" pairing “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Take Me With U”
• Four distinct UK label variants
• Features the 3:46 edit of “Let’s Go Crazy”
• Peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart
• Nine‑week chart run + one‑week re‑entry
• Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince and the Revolution
✦ Track Details
7" – UK (W 2000 / 929 058‑7)
A. Let’s Go Crazy (Edit) — 3:46
B. Take Me With U — 3:51
Credits:
Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince and the Revolution
Published by Island Music Ltd.
Pressed by Damont
Plated at Musitech
Distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
✦ All UK 7" Variants
1. Paper Labels
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy / Take Me With U
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Warner Bros. Records – W 2000 / 929 058‑7 / W2000 / 929058‑7
UK — 1985
2. Silver Injection Labels
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Warner Bros. Records – W 2000 / 929058‑7 / 929 058‑7
UK — 1985
3. Red Injection Labels
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Warner Bros. Records – W 2000 / 929058‑7 / 929 058‑7
UK — 1985
4. Blue Injection Labels
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Warner Bros. Records – W 2000 / 929058‑7 / 929 058‑7
UK — 1985
5. Duplicate Paper Label Variant
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy / Take Me With U
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Warner Bros. Records – W 2000 / 929 058‑7 / W2000 / 929058‑7
UK — 1985
(All variants preserved exactly as supplied.
✦ Reissues & Global Variants
• No UK picture disc
• No colored vinyl
• 12" UK edition pairing these two tracks, released separately, included two tracks released as a maxi-single in the US ( Let's Go Creazy Extended Version & Erotic City (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive)
• US releases handled separately (not double‑A‑side)
✦ Production and Context
• Released during the height of the Purple Rain era
• UK‑exclusive double‑A‑side configuration
• “Let’s Go Crazy” presented in its 3:46 edit
• “Take Me With U” appears in its album version
• Artwork references the Purple Rain campaign
• Multiple label variants created due to UK manufacturing practices
✦ Singles Released
Let’s Go Crazy — 1984 (US)
Take Me With U — 1985 (US)
Let’s Go Crazy / Take Me With U (UK double‑A‑side) — February 15, 1985
✦ Chart Performance (UK)
Official Singles Chart:
• Peak position: No. 7
• First chart date: February 23, 1985
• Weeks on chart: 9
• Re‑entry: No. 86 on May 4, 1985
Chart run:
27 → 9 → 7 → 10 → 16 → 30 → 42 → 54 → 68
Re‑entry: 86
✦ Mini Discography
Purple Rain (Album) — 1984
Let’s Go Crazy (Single) — 1984
Take Me With U (Single) — 1985
Let’s Go Crazy / Take Me With U (UK 7") — 1985
✦ Mini‑Timeline
June 25, 1984 — Purple Rain album released
July 18, 1984 — “Let’s Go Crazy” released (US)
January 1985 — “Take Me With U” released (US)
February 15, 1985 — UK 7" double‑A‑side released
February–April 1985 — UK chart run
May 4, 1985 — Re‑entry at No. 86
✦ Glam Flashback
This UK‑exclusive 7" captures the full electricity of the Purple Rain era — the sermon‑on‑the‑mount intensity of “Let’s Go Crazy” paired with the romantic shimmer of “Take Me With U.” Pressed in multiple label variations and backed by a nine‑week chart run, it remains one of the most iconic and collectible singles from Prince’s imperial period.
✦ Image & Artwork Copyright Notice
All images, photographs, and artwork referenced or displayed in this post remain the property of their respective copyright holders. They are included strictly for historical, educational, and archival purposes under fair‑use principles. No ownership is claimed, and all rights belong to the original creators, photographers, designers, and publishers.
✦ Sources
Prince Vault
Wikipedia
Discogs
✦ Excerpt
The UK‑exclusive 7" pairing of “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Take Me With U” — a high‑energy snapshot of Prince and the Revolution at their Purple Rain peak.
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