Extraordinary (Prince song)

1999 single by Prince

"Extraordinary"

Single by Prince
from the album  The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Released| August 10, 1999
Recorded| September 1992
Studio| Paisley Park (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre|

* Pop
* funk

Length| 2:28
Label| Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)| Prince
Producer(s)| Prince
Prince singles chronology
| "1999: The New Master"
(1999)  | "Extraordinary"
(1999)  | "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
(1999)

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"Extraordinary" is a song recorded by American musician Prince. It was issued as the lead single from his twenty-second studio album The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999). It was released on August 10, 1999 as a CD single, exclusively in the United States. Prince solely wrote and produced it, while a series of individuals provided various instrumentation for the track.

The single was originally recorded in September 1992 and remained unreleased for six years until the announcement of The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale. It was the only single released from the album, besides a series of three promotional singles, "The Rest of My Life", "5 Women", and "It's About That Walk". The song was sent to mainstream radio on August 10, two weeks before the release of the album.

## Track listing[edit]

United States CD single[1][2]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Extraordinary"| 2:28

## Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale liner notes[3]

* Prince – vocals, lyrics, production, instruments
* Michael B. – drums
* Tommy Barbarella – keyboards
* Mr. Hayes – keyboards
* Levi Seacer, Jr. – guitar
* Sonny T. – bass guitar

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Prince – Extraordinary". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
2. ^ "Prince – Extraordinary". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
3. ^ The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1999.

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1970s|

* "Soft and Wet"
* "Just as Long as We're Together"
* "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

1980s|

* "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
* "Still Waiting"
* "Sexy Dancer"
* "Uptown"
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* "Do It All Night"
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1990s|

* "The Future"
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* "New Power Generation"
* "Gett Off"
* "Cream"
* "Diamonds and Pearls"
* "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
* "Insatiable"
* "Thunder"
* "Sexy MF"
* "My Name Is Prince"
* "7"
* "Damn U"
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* "Gold"
* "Dinner with Delores"
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* "The Holy River"
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* "The Truth"
* "Extraordinary"
* "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"

2000s|

* "U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone)
* "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild)
* "Supercute"
* "The Work, pt. 1"
* "Days of Wild"
* "Musicology"
* "Cinnamon Girl"
* "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)"
* "S.S.T."
* "Te Amo Corazón"
* "Black Sweat"
* "Fury"
* "Guitar"
* "F.U.N.K."

2010s|

* "Breakfast Can Wait"

Promotional
singles|

* "When You Were Mine"
* "Erotic City"
* "Nothing Compares 2 U"
* "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye)
* "Somebody's Somebody"
* "The Rest of My Life"
* "5 Women"
* "It's About That Walk"
* "Man'O'War"
* "Call My Name"
* "The Song of the Heart"

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* "Partyup"
* "International Lover"

Internet downloads|

* "Guitar (original "demo" version)"

EPs|

* The Beautiful Experience
* NYC
* 1999: The New Master

Other songs|

* "I Feel for You"
* "Private Joy"
* "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
* "The Beautiful Ones"
* "Computer Blue"
* "Darling Nikki"
* "Baby I'm a Star"
* "17 Days"
* "Around the World in a Day"
* "Sometimes It Snows in April"
* "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
* "Starfish and Coffee"
* "Adore"
* "Don't Talk 2 Strangers"
* "I Can't Make U Love Me"
* "La, La, La Means I Love U"
* "One of Us"
* "Everyday Is a Winding Road"
* "A Case of U"
* "Moonbeam Levels"

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