Mountains (Prince song)

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"Mountains"
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US 7" single
Single by Prince and The Revolution
from the album Parade
B-side "Alexa de Paris"
ReleasedMay 7, 1986
RecordedNovember 30, 1985
Studio Washington Avenue Warehouse (Minneapolis)
Genre
Length3:58 (album/7" version)
10:03 (extended version)
Label Paisley Park / Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Prince and The Revolution
Prince and The Revolution singles chronology
"Kiss"
(1986)
"Mountains"
(1986)
"Anotherloverholenyohead"
(1986)

"Mountains" is a 1986 song by American musician Prince and The Revolution, from his eighth album, Parade (1986), and the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon . [1] It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12" single version of the song runs nearly ten minutes. It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK. [2] The B-side was the instrumental "Alexa de Paris", one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo. Both songs appear in the film Under the Cherry Moon, with the video for "Mountains" playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's black-and-white version.

Contents

"Mountains" was often performed in his live concerts. A music video, directed by Prince was released in April 1986. [3]

Track listings

  1. "Mountains" – 3:58
  2. "Alexa de Paris" – 3:20
  1. "Mountains" (Extended Version) – 10:03
  2. "Alexa de Paris" (Extended Version) – 4:54

Personnel

Credits from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc, and Guitarcloud [4] [5] [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Mountains"
Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 45
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 34
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [10] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [12] 37
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 45
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 23
US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [15] 15
US Cashbox Top 100 [16] 19
West Germany (Official German Charts) [17] 32

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