International Lover

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"International Lover"
Song by Prince
from the album 1999
LanguageEnglish
PublishedOctober 27, 1982 (1982-10-27)
RecordedSunset Sound, January 14, 1982
Length6:37
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince

"International Lover" is a song by American musician Prince from the album 1999. It was the song for which he received his first Grammy Award nomination.

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"International Lover" was the final song on the 1999 double album. "International Lover" is associated with Prince as a descriptor of his personage.[1]

"International Lover" is one of the earliest examples of Prince performing a song for a lover who is the subject of the song.[2] The song's lyrics are seductive[3][4] and considered to be metaphorical with sex being compared to air travel and Prince serving as the captain.[5] Don Kaplan of the Daily News describes the song as "a sexy number where he invites a woman to board a plane dubbed the Seduction 747, which is 'fully-equipped with anything your body desires.'"[6]

It is considered to be one of the songs that vaulted him to stardom and a good example of his vocal range from bass to falsetto.[7][8] The song is also considered to be one of the best examples of Prince's screaming vocal machinations.[9] Prince received his first Grammy Award nomination (at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male category) for "International Lover".[10]

Notes[]

  1. ^ France, Lisa Respers (April 22, 2016). "The women Prince loved". CNN. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Sweetman, Simon (June 24, 2013). "Prince's great Controversy". Stuff New Zealand. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Dukes, Howard (April 24, 2016). "The night Purple reigned in Michael Jackson's town". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Gonzales, Michael A. (June 25, 2014). "'Purple Rain' Turns 30!". Ebony. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Runnells, Charles (April 21, 2016). "Runnells: My top 10 Prince songs". The News-Press. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Kaplan, Don (April 21, 2016). "Prince was a one-man sexual revolution whose gender-conscious style made him an undeniable icon". Daily News. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  7. ^ Dillingham, Maud (April 22, 2016). "In Prince, an icon who defied easy categorization". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Gray, Madison J. (April 21, 2016). "Prince, the Musical Visionary of a Generation, Dead at 57". Ebony. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (June 7, 2015). "Prince's 30 Best Screams, Ranked". Newsweek. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Weiss, Shari (April 21, 2016). "Grammys Mourn Prince – See Statement From Grammy Awards Recording Academy". Gossipcop.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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