3121

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3121
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Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember 2004 – early 2006 [1]
Studio
Genre
Length53:42
Label NPG, Universal
Producer Prince
Prince chronology
Musicology
(2004)		3121
(2006)		 Ultimate Prince
(2006)
Singles from 3121
  1. "Te Amo Corazón"
    Released: December 20, 2005
  2. "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"
    Released: January 2006
  3. "Black Sweat"
    Released: February 7, 2006
  4. "Fury"
    Released: June 27, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Newsday A [7]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin B [10]
Stylus Magazine A− [11]
The Village Voice A− [12]

3121 (pronounced "thirty-one twenty-one") is the thirty-first studio album by American musician Prince. Released on March 21, 2006 (3/21) by NPG Records and distributed, under a "one-album deal", by Universal Music, the album reinforced Prince's big comeback after the critical success of Musicology (2004). The only Prince album ever to debut atop the Billboard 200 during his lifetime, with over 180,000 copies sold in its first week, [13] it knocked the soundtrack for High School Musical off the top spot and became Prince's first number one album since Batman in 1989, [14] eventually being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [15]

Contents

Album information

The album's first single, "Te Amo Corazón", was released in the United States on December 13, 2005; the second single, "Black Sweat", was released on February 2, 2006. [16]

The album title refers to Prince's rental home at 3121 Antelo Rd, Los Angeles. [17] Later homes rented by Prince were colloquially referred to as "3121", including a home owned by professional basketball player Carlos Boozer. [18]

Album sessions started in November 2004 with the recording of the song "3121" at Paisley Park with Michael Bland and Sonny T. [19]

A limited number of albums included "purple tickets", whose finders were flown in from Europe, Asia, Mexico and the US to attend a semi-private performance (along with a long list of celebrities) at Prince's home in Los Angeles. [20]

Tickets for the Earth tour in 2007 in London's O2 arena were priced at £31.21, echoing the title of this album. [21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Prince

3121 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."3121"4:31
2."Lolita"4:06
3."Te Amo Corazón"3:35
4."Black Sweat"3:12
5."Incense and Candles"4:04
6."Love"5:45
7."Satisfied"2:50
8."Fury"4:02
9."The Word"4:11
10."Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" (featuring Támar)5:43
11."The Dance"5:20
12."Get On the Boat"6:18

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for 3121
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [47] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [48] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [49] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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