Draft:P. Control
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| "P. Control" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Prince | |
| from the album The Gold Experience | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Recorded | July 25, 1994[1] |
| Studio | Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN [1] |
| Genre | Hip-hop [2] |
"P. Control" (a.k.a. "Pussy Control") is a song by American musician Prince [a] and is the opening track from his 1995 album The Gold Experience .
Composition
[edit ]- "Behind the use of this vulgar word, there lurks a feminist song that deserves attention. Our artist, once criticized for the apparently misogynistic aspects of the movie Purple Rain, tells the story of a young girl who, in the first verse, is beaten up by her schoolmates, on whom she swears to take revenge when she grows up. As a woman, she goes for the more gratifying option of forgiving them their misdeeds, arguing that as boys they had not enjoyed such a stable upbringing as her and that their mothers had never taught them self-control."[1]
- big ballsy number filled with Bootsy-esque rapping[3]
- "Never has the maxim "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" been more apt than in the case of this insipid remix."[1]
- "P. Control" follows the life of the uniquely named title character, starting with her beatdown at the hands of several school friends over a hoodie. The maturing character tells her bullies off, brushes the dirt off of her shoulder, and keeps moving towards a master’s degree and a successful career.[2]
- Variations on The Versace Experience and Crystal Ball
- The original Pussy Control features on Crystal Ball.[4]
https://www.whosampled.com/sample/632497/Prince-Pussy-Control-Traditional-Folk-A-Tisket,-A-Tasket/
Release and reception
[edit ]- perform it on VH-1’s Fashion & Music Awards in 1995. Joined by the New Power Generation and Mayte Garcia (who would become Prince’s wife less than a year after the show aired), the energetic performance features crowd surfing, a mock-fight between Prince and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, and a cast of dancers acting out the song’s lyrics.[2]
- The song was renamed P. Control when it was added to the album due to concerns that retailers would not carry the album with a first track containing the word "Pussy" in its title[5]
- Prince's own copy of the cassette sold in 2018 for US$711 (equivalent to 911ドル.6 in 2025).[6]
- "Prince dropping f-bombs between gorgeously batshit falsetto squeals over a purpled Kraftwerk groove."[7]
https://www.whosampled.com/cover/449237/Richard-Cheese-Pussy-Control-Prince-Pussy-Control/
https://medium.com/@devinkparrish/p-control-is-a-womanist-anthem-da7ee16166dc
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pussy Control" | 6:02 |
| 2. | "319" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "P. Control" (House Mix) | 5:42 |
| 2. | "P. Control" (Club Mix) | 6:03 |
Personnel
[edit ]Adapted from Benoît Clerc.[1]
Musicians
[edit ]- Prince – lead vocals, rap, backing vocals, bass, synthesizers, drums, programming, percussion, finger snapping
- Mayte – spoken vocals
Technical
[edit ]- Prince – producer, recording engineer
- Shane T Keller – assistant recording engineer
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Prince's name was going by the Love Symbol at the time.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e Clerc, Benoît (2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus Publishing. ISBN 9781784728816.
- ^ a b c Joseph, Mike; Lifton, David; Wilkening, Matthew (July 26, 2017). "Prince's 'P. Control' Makes a Unique Case for Female Empowerment: 365 Prince Songs in a Year". Diffuser.fm . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Levesley, David (June 7, 2020). "18 Prince songs to make you feel sexy again". British GQ. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Price, Simon (April 22, 2016). "Prince: every album rated – and ranked". The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ Nilsen, Per; Mattheij, jooZt (2004). The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince. Sweden: Uptown. ISBN 978-91631 5482-9.
- ^ "Prince's Personally-Owned VH1 Cassette and Program | RR Auction". www.rrauction.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Hermes, Will (August 21, 2018). "Review: Prince's 'Anthology: 1995 - 2010' Shows Years of Genius Hiding in Plain Sight". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 12, 2026.
