The Definitive Thread about the Songs/B-Sides of Batman 89'



The Batman 89 album/soundtrack by Prince is one of my favorite eras of Prince's music to date. I was curious if some of the orgers could help me compile the definitive list of songs, b-sides, remixes and live mp3s, surfacing to this date. [Do not ask where can I find/where can I get snip - luv4u]

Here is what I've got so far:

BATMAN 1989 SOUNDTRACK:
TRACKLISTING:
1.The Future 4:08
2.Electric Chair 4:08
3.The Arms Of Orion 5:03
4.Partyman 3:11
5.Vicki Waiting 4:52
6.Trust 4:24
7.Lemon Crush 4:15
8.Scandalous 6:15
9.Batdance 6:13

B-SIDES
200 Balloons - The Hits/The B-Sides & Batdance Single
Feel U Up - The Hits/The B-Sides & Partyman Single
When 2 R In Love - The Scandalous Sex Suite
Sex - The Scandalous Sex Suite
I Love U In Me - The Hits/The B-Sides & The Arms of Orion Single
Dance With The Devil - Unreleased Officially But Available To Fans

REMIXES:
The Future
Electric Chair
Partyman

LIVE:
Vicki Waiting

DEMOS/OTHER:
Electric Chair Instrumental Mix/Demo - Unreleased Officially But Available To Fans

MUSIC VIDEOS:
Partyman
Scandalous
Batdance

[Do not ask where can I find/where can I get snip - luv4u]

There was also the "Long Stroke" of "Feel U Up" which was officially released on the Japanese 3" CD single for "Partyman".

And if you're looking to collect everything from 1989 you should probably grab Madonna's Like A Prayer CD so you can get a copy of the Prince/Madonna duet "Love Song".

Wasn´t Me Touch Myself also from the Batman era ?
And , to some extent, some songs of the original Rave album...

I don't think Me Touch Myself was actually a 'Batman' outtake though.
[Edited 5/20/07 23:42pm]

KoolEaze said:

Where can I find "Me Touch Myself" and when you say, "the original Rave album" do you mean this?



Or something else? PLEASE EXPLAIN. Thanks in advance.

BATMAN SOUNDTRACK:

1.The Future (4:08)
2.Electric Chair (4:13)
3.The Arms Of Orion (5:03)
4.Partyman (3:11)
5.Vicki Waiting (4:47)
6.Trust (4:24)
7.Lemon Crush (4:15)
8.Scandalous (6:15)
9.Batdance (6:13)

B-SIDES:

200 Balloons (5:05) – Batdance (also available on The Hits/The B-Sides)
Feel U Up (Short Stroke) (3:44) – Partyman (also available on The Hits/The B-Sides)
Feel U Up (Long Stroke) (6:27) – Partyman
I Love U In Me (4:12) – The Arms Of Orion (also available on The Hits/The B-Sides)
Sex (7:02) - The Scandalous Sex Suite

REMIXES & OTHER VERSIONS:

Batdance (Edit) (4:06) – Batdance
Batdance (The Batmix) (7:15) – Batdance
Batdance (The Batmix Radio Edit) (4:09) – Batdance (Promo)
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) (5:55) – Batdance
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix Radio Edit) (4:13) – Batdance (Promo)
Partyman (Partyman Music Mix) (4:31) – Partyman
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) (6:02) – Partyman
Partyman (The Video Mix) (6:20) – Partyman
Partyman (The Video Mix - edit) (5:40) – Partyman
The Arms Of Orion (Edit) (3:40) – The Arms Of Orion
Scandalous (Edit) (4:17) – Scandalous
The Scandalous Sex Suite Part I: The Crime (6:24) – The Scandalous Sex Suite
The Scandalous Sex Suite Part II: The Passion (6:17) – The Scandalous Sex Suite
The Scandalous Sex Suite Part III: The Rapture (6:39) – The Scandalous Sex Suite
The Future (Remix) (6:25) – The Future
The Future (Remix Edit) (3:30) – The Future
Electric Chair (Remix) (5:36) – The Future

LIVE:

Vicki Waiting (Live from Paisley Park) (3:50) – / NPGMC download
Partyman / It’s Alright (Live 2006) (4:25) – Támar and Prince / NPGMC 3121 stream

UNRELEASED:
Batdance (Original Full Length Mix) (8:55)
Electric Chair (Instrumental Remix) (6:57)
Dance With The Devil (7:54)

(there were other tracks recorded the same year,
but they weren't Batman outtakes)

MUSIC VIDEOS:
Batdance
Partyman
Scandalous

JasonStar said:[quote]

KoolEaze said:

"Me Touch Myself" is an unreleased outtake. I don't think it has anything to do with the Batman project.

Prince had intended to release an album titled Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic way back in 88/89 (probably before he got involved in the Batman project). The title track was recycled (and slightly reworked) for the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album released in 1999, but it's essentially an entire different album.
[Edited 5/20/07 23:51pm]

Firstly:

Details of the 1988 Rave project can be found here:

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/116565

Secondly, 'Me Touch Myself' is not an official release, but rather a circulating outtake, so asking where you can find it is against the forum rules.

December1984 said:

And on the European 3" CD-single.

KoolEaze said:

Folks, I never said Me Touch Myself was a Batman outtake, I only said it´s from the same era. And as far as I know, at least the song Rave Un2 The joy Fantastic was at some point planned to be included on the Batman album, wasn´t it ?

wish4 said:

You´re quite right, see my post above.

KoolEaze said:

According to Uptown's The Vault:
Late February 1989 - Prince previews 11 songs that he had prepared for the Batman project for the filmmakers in Los Angeles. Prince deliverd a new song called 200 Balloons to be used in place of Baby I'm A Star in the film, while he wanted to replace 1999 with the previously recorded Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic. Both were synched to footage from the film. The filmmakers didn't think they worked with the film, however. Also discarded at this stage was an instrumental called Batman Theme which in fact was a reworked version of the Madhouse 24 track 19 (Jailbait) with another title.

The chant of 'rave into the joy fantastic' can be heard in one of the Batdance remixes.

Also worth adding to the list - the performance of Electric Chair on Saturday Night Live.

1 little note : Japan Import of party man..was missing the jack nickolson intros
"Gentlemen, let's broaden our minds! Lawrence!"
And in the Batman movie "Vicki Waiting" Seems to be a Guitar Instrumental

mplsmike said:

Or possibly an extended unreleased instrumental section of the album version

think u r missing 1 from the BATMAN era. What about the live version of ELECTRIC CHAIR? Prince per4med it on Saturday Night Live's 15th anniversary episode in '89.
[Edited 5/21/07 18:55pm]