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Mountains (Prince song)

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"Mountains"
US 7" single
Single by Prince and The Revolution
from the album Parade
B-side"Alexa de Paris"
ReleasedMay 7, 1986
RecordedNovember 30, 1985
StudioWashington Avenue Warehouse (Minneapolis)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:58 (album/7" version)
10:03 (extended version)
LabelPaisley Park / Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Prince and The Revolution
Prince and The Revolution singles chronology
"Kiss"
(1986) 		"Mountains"
(1986) 		"Anotherloverholenyohead"
(1986)

"Mountains" is a 1986 song by American musician Prince and The Revolution, from his eighth album, Parade (1986), and the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon.[2] It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12" single version of the song runs nearly ten minutes. It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK.[3] The B-side was the instrumental "Alexa de Paris", one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo. Both songs appear in the film Under the Cherry Moon, with the video for "Mountains" playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's black-and-white version.

"Mountains" was often performed in his live concerts. A music video, directed by Prince was released in April 1986.[4]

Track listings

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  • 7-inch single
  1. "Mountains" – 3:58
  2. "Alexa de Paris" – 3:20
  • 12-inch single
  1. "Mountains" (Extended Version) – 10:03
  2. "Alexa de Paris" (Extended Version) – 4:54

Personnel

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Credits from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc, and Guitarcloud[5][6][7]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Mountains"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 45
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 34
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 23
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[16] 15
US Cashbox Top 100[17] 19
West Germany (GfK)[18] 32

References

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  1. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 24, 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2024. ...the frothy synth-pop of "Mountains"...
  2. ^ "Prince And The Revolution - Mountains". Discogs.
  3. ^ Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums 19th Edition (2006).
  4. ^ "mvdbase.com - Prince & the Revolution - "Mountains"". mvdbase.com.
  5. ^ Tudahl, Duane (2021). Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538144527.
  6. ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
  7. ^ "Parade". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Prince". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 204. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Prince & The Revolution" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "Prince & The Revolution – Mountains". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. ^ "Prince Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942- 2004. Record Research. p. 471.
  17. ^ "Cashbox Top 100 Singles: July 12, 1986". Cashbox. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince & The Revolution – Mountains" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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