The “Cinnamon Girl” b-side comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of Prince's hit 2004 album, Musicology
Rare Prince b-side “United States of Division” has finally received an official wide release, dropping from streaming services today as part of its 20th anniversary celebration Musicology.
“United States of Division” was originally released on July 4, 2004 as the “virtual b-side” of Musicology cut, “Cinnamon Girl”, and was later featured on the “Cinnamon Girl” CD single released in the UK. discord and discord, and tries to find hope in love, faith and music.
Musicology will officially celebrate its 20th anniversary on April 20, 2024. The LP marked Prince's 28th studio album, and although he had released a near-steady stream of music throughout the '90s and early 2000s, Musicology it was seen as a return to form. It was also a critical and commercial success, where many of its immediate predecessors were not. Prince even let go of his long-standing grudge against the labels and let Columbia distribute and help market the LP, refusing an advance but retaining full ownership of the LP.
In a Rolling rock cover at the time, Prince said, “One advantage of having 'slave' written across my face then is that when I meet a label now, they already know they're not going to own anything. Maybe at some point, they could take Little Richard for a new car and a bucket of chicken. We don't roll like that anymore.”
Along with dropping “United States of Division,” Prince's estate shared a short video featuring clips from an archival interview with Prince, as well as footage of Musicology tour. In the interview, Prince says of the LP: “This record, remember it's from someone who's been there and back. Hopefully people feel that and hear it with that set of ears. Music is music after all. If it makes you feel good? Cool.”
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