ernestsewell said:

yes but (as you may know) that was a video in 1994 when the Black Album was released, I saw the video without any content than the lyrics running on a black screen - on MTV in the fall '94.

There's was no single afaik... only a video.
[Edited 10/23/09 12:31pm]

thedance said:

Well, theoretically it was a video single, because the song was out there to "promote" the album in some fashion. Whether WB or Prince did that, it was done, and someone saw the foresight to put that song out, opposed to any other on the CD. Tricky call, but I say it was a "single" in that it was used to promote the album.

wasnt it released as a b- side?

...or an xtended remix ? sounds good to me!

thedance said:

It's difficult to understand why this album didn't do well. I think it's one of the great ones. I also read that the tour ran at a eventual loss because of expensive props, etc. I do think this song fits far better into the Lovesexy theme than the Black album.

I heard it turned a nice little profit when it hit Japan?

The biography section on the Prince vault page says the following:

Released on May 10, 1988, Lovesexy serves as a spiritual opposite to the dark The Black Album. Every song is a solo effort by Prince, with exception of No which was recorded with his backing band at the time, dubbed the "Lovesexy Band" by fans. Lovesexy would reach #11 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the R&B albums chart. The lead single, Alphabet St., peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart, but finished with only selling 750,000 copies. Prince again took his post-Revolution backing band (minus 'the Bodyguards') on a three leg, 84 show Lovesexy Tour, that although, it played to huge crowds and were well received shows, financially lost money due to the expensive sets and props incorporated.

Funny though that When 2 r in love is not even mentioned as a hit single.
Maybe your info is right though about when it hit Japan, but nothing about that is said there.

RodeoSchro said:

Sadly that's what got me interested in Prince at the time.

Bohemian67 said:

It was never released as a single (in Japan or anywhere else).

BorisFishpaw said:

Bohemian67 said:

I was reply about the Lovesexy tour

JarviusLovesexy said:

no offence, but I really doubt that. As many crazies are on the org...it's had to have happened COUNTLESS times.

victorludorum said:

i unno...it's hard to make a spiritual song popular when it startes off with mentioning what seems to be the possibility of a homosexual/bisexual experience happening.

"have U ever been so lonel that U wanted to play with someone so much u'd take anyone boy or girl."

phrases like that help deter a song(especially songs with spiritual/religious motif's) from gaining popularity. Not to say I don't think the song is great.

BobGeorge909 said:

it should have been a single to lol
[Edited 10/25/09 14:04pm]

when 2 r in love is such a sexy sexy song
love the way the beat slightly changes at the end of the verse's
i wanted to sleep with prince so bad after hearing this song
its awesome

I think the singles should have been:

Alphabet St. (b-side This Is Not Music...)
Lovesexy (b-side Rebirth of The Flesh)
When 2 R In Love (b-side Scarlet Pussy)
Dance On (bside I Wish U Heaven extended)

LadyLuvSexxy said:

If memory serves me, they spent most of the time agreeing that the black screen was probably an extreme close up of Prince's butt.

On a plus side though, it was thanks to seeing it on Beavis & Butthead that I learned the first line wasn't 'It's official 2night', which I had been singing for years! haha

Best,

Erik

TheKing662 said:

Ooooo I love this song!!!!!