Cinnamon Girl (Prince song)

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"Cinnamon Girl"
Prince cg single.jpg
UK CD single
Single by Prince
from the album Musicology
B-side
  • "Dear Mr. Man (Live at Webster Hall)" (UK CD single)
  • "United States of Division" (UK CD single)
  • "Dear Mr. Man (Live at Webster Hall Video)" (UK CD single)
  • "Cinnamon Girl (Video)" (NPG CD single)
  • "Cinnamon Girl: Xposed (Making of the Video)" (NPG CD single)
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004
RecordedPaisley Park Studios, January, 2003
Genre
Length3:56
LabelNPG
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Call My Name"
(2004) 		"Cinnamon Girl"
(2004) 		"Live from Paisley Park"
(2005)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"Musicology"
(2004) 		"Cinnamon Girl"
(2004) 		"Live from Paisley Park"
(2005)
Alternative cover
NPG Enhanced CD cover
NPG Enhanced CD cover

"Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Prince from his 2004 album Musicology.

The single has been released in several formats. On September 6, 2004, the European CD single was released with four tracks: "Cinnamon Girl" (Album version), "Dear Mr. Man" (live at Webster Hall) "United States of Division" (which had been available only as a download) and an MPEG video of the "Dear Mr. Man" performance. Two weeks later, a similar single was released, but without the video. In November of the same year, Prince's NPG Music Club online retail store sold an Enhanced CD including the audio track, its music video, the lyrics and a five-minute segment of interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

Despite not charting in the US, the single nearly cracked the Top 40 of the UK, reaching number 43.

Track listing[]

UK/German CD single[]

  1. "Cinnamon Girl" – 3:56
  2. "Dear Mr. Man" (Live at Webster Hall) – 4:14
  3. "United States of Division" – 6:18
  4. "Dear Mr. Man" (Live at Webster Hall Video) – 4:14

NPG Enhanced CD single[]

  1. "Cinnamon Girl" – 3:56
  2. "Cinnamon Girl" (Video) – 4:04
  3. "Cinnamon Girl: Xposed" (Making of the Video) – 5:15

Music video[]

The music video for the song was controversial, especially among conservatives in the United States.[3] In the video, directed by Phil Harder, a Muslim girl (played by New Zealand Māori actress Keisha Castle-Hughes) is depicted as being victimized following the September 11 attacks in 2001 and then dreaming of blowing up an airport with a bomb. While the New York Post described the video as the most tasteless ever, the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has praised the video for bringing attention to the discrimination faced by Arab-Americans since the attacks.

Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 89
Italy (FIMI)[5] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 43

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Musicology - Prince | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Shoup, Brad (April 21, 2017). "Prince Albums Ranked". Stereogum. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Lamb, Bill (October 19, 2004). ""Cinnamon Girl" Video Controversy Caps Prince's Outstanding Year". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – Cinnamon Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – Cinnamon Girl". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Cinnamon Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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