Raspberry Beret

"Raspberry Beret" is a 1985 song by Prince and is the leading single from his seventh studio album Around the World in a Day. It went to number 2 in the United States and New Zealand, number 25 in the United Kingdom and Belgium, number 36 in France, number 23 in the Netherlands, number 13 in Australia, number 35 in Germany and number 10 in Canada.

"Raspberry Beret"
Single by Prince and the Revolution
from Around the World in a Day"
B-side
  • "She's Always in My Hair" (US)
  • "Hello" (UK)
ReleasedMay 15, 1985
RecordedSunset Sound (Studio 2), April 27, 1982 (basic tracking of unreleased 1982 version) Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse (Eden Prairie, Minnesota), September 7 or 12, 1984 (basic tracking of album version)
Genre
Length3:31 (7" single/album version)
6:36 (new mix)
4:18 (video version)
LabelPaisley Park, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince and the Revolution singles chronology
""Take Me with U"
(1985)
Raspberry Beret ""Paisley Park"
(1985)
"Raspberry Beret" at YouTube

Track listings

  • US 7" single
A. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:31
B. "She's Always in My Hair" – 3:27
  • US 12" single
A. "Raspberry Beret" (New Mix) – 6:34
B. "She's Always in My Hair" (New Mix) – 6:32
  • UK 7" single
A. "Raspberry Beret" – 3:31
B. "Hello" – 3:23
  • UK 12″ single
A. "Raspberry Beret" (New Mix) – 6:34
B. "Hello" (Extended Remix) – 6:23

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Around the World in a Day - Prince and the Revolution, Prince | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. Mason, Stewart. "Raspberry Beret - Prince, Prince & the Revolution | Song Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2020.