Jerk Out

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"Jerk Out"
The Time Jerk Out.jpg
US CD maxi-single
Single by The Time
from the album Pandemonium
B-side "Mo' Jerk Out"
ReleasedJune 28, 1990
RecordedDecember 1981;
reworked Spring, 1985;
reworked Fall, 1989
Genre Pop, funk, hip hop
Length7" edit: 3:54
Album: 6:49
Label Paisley Park
Songwriters Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Morris Day
Producer Prince
The Time singles chronology
"The Bird"
(1984)		"Jerk Out"
(1990)		"Chocolate"
(1990)

"Jerk Out" is a song by the American funk band The Time and was the lead single for their 1990 studio album Pandemonium . The single became the group's highest-charting single, reaching number one on the U.S. R&B chart and number nine on the U.S. pop chart. [1] "Jerk Out" also peaked at number six on the dance chart. [2]

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Background

Prince began tracking the song in late 1981 at his Kiowa Trail Home Studio with lyrics inspired by an incident on the Controversy Tour, when members of The Time were removed from a flight ("jerked out") for causing a disturbance. The song had lead vocals recorded by Morris Day in early 1982 as it was intended for The Time's second album "What Time Is It?" although it didn't make the final track listing.

In 1985, Prince gave the song to Mazarati along with 100 MPH intended for their 1986 debut "Mazarati". Lead and backing vocal overdubs were recorded by Sir Casey Terry at around April 1985, but Mazarati ultimately ended up only taking 100 MPH and rejected Jerk Out due to some offensive lyrics.

In 1989, The Time's upcoming album Corporate World was "put on hold" as the original members of the band were brought in by Prince to work on the album which later developed into their 1990 release Pandemonium. Members of the band chose Jerk Out from Prince's vault of unreleased songs, and re-worked most aspects of the song at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. They altered the lyrics by omitting the controversial verses and replacing them with catchy hooks and confident lyricism to align with The Time's party-like persona. The basic tracks such as the drum beat, synthesizers and guitars were kept along with Sir Casey Terry's backing vocals, although Jesse Johnson overdubbed electric guitar solos to replace the synth-organ solo initially heard on the Mazarati demo.

The track was also remixed by various outside remixers for the 1990 maxi single.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Jerk Out" (Edit) – 3:54
  2. "Jerk Out" – (Mo' Jerk Out) – 4:30

Maxi-single

  1. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 8:55
  2. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 4:36
  3. "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 2:28
  4. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 7:14
  5. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 7:02

Personnel

Credits sourced from Prince Vault

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 581.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 260.
  3. ↑ "The Time Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Time Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Time Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[1]

  1. ↑ “Jerk Out.” Jerk Out - Prince Vault, princevault.com/index.php/Jerk_Out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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