Prince (March 22, 2002) Silicon - Digital Single
Updated: May 23
A rare NPG Music Club standalone download, later folded into The Slaughterhouse
RELEASE DETAILS
Date: March 22, 2002
Format: Digital Single (MP3 download) Country: Worldwide (NPG Music Club members-only)
Track: “Silicon”
THE STORY Released on March 22, 2002 as a free MP3 download through the NPG Music Club, “Silicon” was reissued as one of only two standalone downloads during the Club’s second year. The track had first been previewed in NPG Ahdio Show #2 (March 2001) and included in NPG Music Club Edition #11 before this wider members-only release. An edited version later appeared as the opening track on the 2004 digital compilation The Slaughterhouse.
CONTEXT & NOTES “Silicon” appears to originate from the late 1999–2000 period, drawing lyrical material from “The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (The Adam & Eve Remix)”. The song’s experimental electronic textures and lyrical themes fit into Prince’s early-2000s conceptual explorations. A line from the track later resurfaced in live performances of “Xenophobia”, linking it to his broader creative vocabulary during this era.
TRACK LIST
Digital Single (NPG Music Club)
Silicon
CHART PERFORMANCE Not eligible for chart entry (members-only digital release)
PERSONNEL
Prince – vocals, instruments, production
RELATED MATERIAL
Empty Room (Live) (2003)
Copenhagen (2002)
Te Amo Corazón (2005)
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SOURCES Prince Vault • Sleevographia2 • NPG Music Club archives • Discogs
COPYRIGHT NOTICE All single artwork, photographs, logos, and original text excerpts remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This entry is a transformative, non-commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference. No ownership of the original material is claimed or implied.
ARTIST — Prince
ARTIST CATEGORY — Prince Singles ARTIST ITEM — Silicon (Digital Single) ARTIST ATTACHMENT — NPG Records / NPG Music Club
ARTIST YEAR — 2002
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