"My Name Is Prince" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation. It is the second single from the 1992 Love Symbol album. The song is about Prince himself and his musical prowess. The rap sequence is performed by NPG member Tony M. Prince's vocals range from the low note of C3 to the high note of C6. The B-sides were "Sexy Mutha", a clean remix of "Sexy MF", and "2 Whom It May Concern", a preview of songs from the then-upcoming Love Symbol album.
Music video
The music video features Kirstie Alley as news reporter Vanessa Bartholomew and Lauren Green as a studio anchor. In the video, fans are rioting to see Prince perform onstage. However, instead of performing onstage, he dances with his band in an alleyway while shooting his latest music video, wearing the outfit from the single's artwork, singing into a microphone in the shape of a gun, and inciting riots and general chaos.
"My Name Is Prince" returned Prince and The NPG to radio and the Top 40 in the US after their previous single, the provocative "Sexy MF" failed to chart on any airplay charts. "My Name Is Prince" received modest airplay on Mainstream Urban and Rhythmic radio stations, earning respectable positions of number 25 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, number 20 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and number 36 on the Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "My Name Is Prince" was another Top 10 hit for Prince and The NPG, peaking at number 7. The remixes single also charted, hitting number 51 in the UK.
Charts
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Samples
Ronny Jordan sampled the orgasmic female moan in his electronica standard "Bad Brother".
Cover versions
"My Name Is Bart", a parody cover version performed by Bart Simpson was recorded in 1993 for inclusion on The Yellow Album, an album by the Simpsons. The song appeared on early promo copies of the album, but when The Yellow Album was eventually given a commercial release in 1998, "My Name Is Bart" was removed from the album.
Around the time of its release in Australia, Channel 9 made a Christmas parody entitled "My Name Is Santa" on A Current Affair.
Jamie Foxx, as Prince, sang a parody version on an episode of the sketch showIn Living Color titled "Prince of Munchkin Land", which made jokes directed at the artist's height.
