Buff has stated in an interview that Prince re-recorded a humourous version as 1799 in 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota for a planned skit (in which he would have been on disguised as a 18th century musician) for the Muppets Tonight TV show. Prince was not satisfied after the first tests and decided to split the verses between them (much like Sly & The Family Stone’s I Want To Take You Higher). " The original idea for the song was to have verses sung in unison by Prince, Lisa, Jill and Dez. While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, Jesse Johnson wrote that Prince " used my 1968 Italian made Vox Wah on " 1999"!. In 2006, the track was included as the fourth track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate.īasic tracking for 1999 took place at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid July 1982 as the final track recorded for the album. In 2001, the track was included as the second track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince. In 1999, a re-recording of the track, as well as several remixes, were released by Prince on the 1999: The New Master single, credited to " Prince and the noiɈυlovǝЯ".
In late 1998, the 1999 single was reissued, including the full version of the track. In 1993, the track was included as the ninth track on Prince’s first compilation album The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides). The song has been released around the world many times in Prince’s career. Musicology Live 2004ever (intro only, leading into Baby I’m A Star).World Tour 2003 (intro only, leading into Baby I’m A Star).1 January 2016 (a.m.): Gouverneur Bay Estate, Gouverneur Bay, France (Saint Barthélemy).11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA.1999 Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition