Musicology (song)

"Musicology"
"Musicology"
	German CD single
Single by Prince
from the album Musicology
B-side	"On the Couch" (CD single); "Magnificent" (Download);
Released	April 3, 2004
Recorded	Paisley Park Studios, November 2002
Genre	Funk
Length	4:26 (Album Version); 4:04 (Radio Edit)
Label	NPG
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
Prince (UK) singles chronology

"Musicology" is a song by Prince, and title track from his 2004 album of the same name. The song is an obvious ode to James Brown's style of funk music popularized in the early 1970s. The song is also reminiscent of Prince's own "The Work, pt. 1", from his 2001 album The Rainbow Children.

The B-side of the single is the Musicology track "On the Couch", a seductive ballad with a gospel flavor. In addition, Prince released a song on his website titled "Magnificent", which was listed as the "virtual B-side" to "Musicology".

In the United States, the song received airplay on Urban Adult Contemporary radio stations. The song had larger success as a video with television airplay, as it was played regularly on MTV, BET, and VH1. Outside the US, the song had considerable success on the pop charts in a number of countries. Specifically, "Musicology" went Top 40 in Argentina, Australia, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland.^[1]

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

Charts[]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	29
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[3]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[4]	16
Greece (IFPI)^[5]	41
Italy (FIMI)^[6]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	32
Norway (VG-lista)^[9]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	27

References[]

^ http://top40-charts.com/search/index.php?string=Musicology
^ "Australian-charts.com – Prince – Musicology". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Musicology" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Musicology" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles". Archived from the original on 2004-06-05. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – Musicology". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Musicology" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Prince – Musicology". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – Musicology". VG-lista. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Musicology". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[1] ttp://top40-charts.com/search/index.php?string=Musicology

[sc_Australia_Prince-2] "Australian-charts.com – Prince – Musicology". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Prince-3] "Ultratop.be – Prince – Musicology" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Prince-4] "Ultratop.be – Prince – Musicology" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[5] "IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles". Archived from the original on 2004-06-05. Retrieved 2004-06-05.

[sc_Italy_Prince-6] "Italiancharts.com – Prince – Musicology". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_Dutch100_Prince-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Musicology" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_New_Zealand_Prince-8] "Charts.nz – Prince – Musicology". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_Norway_Prince-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – Musicology". VG-lista. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[sc_Switzerland_Prince-10] "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Musicology". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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