UPTOWN (SONG)

"'Uptown'" was the lead single in the U.S. to Prince's third album, ''Dirty Mind''. Beginning with a lone drum intro, the track explodes into the keyboards of the chorus. The verses feature a more prominent funk guitar. The song breaks down to a more instrumental section toward the end that's mainly just guitar, bass and drums with an occasional keyboard riff. The minimalist style of the song is representative of most of the ''Dirty Mind'' album, the album that started Prince's cult following. The song addresses the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis that is the city's hang-out spot for artists. Uptown is an area where one can be free to express oneself and Prince was very fond of the area. The song opened the ''Controversy'' tour and made a few live appearances after that, notably in Prince's 2001 "Hit'N'Run" tour. "Uptown" was backed with "'Crazy You'", from his debut album, ''For You''.

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★ "Uptown" lyrics