Extraordinary (Prince song)

"Extraordinary"
Single by Prince
from the album The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Released August 10, 1999
Format
Recorded September 1992; Paisley Park Studios (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre
Length 2:28
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Prince
Producer(s) Prince
Prince singles chronology
"The Truth"
(1997)
"Extraordinary"
(1999)
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
(1999)

"Extraordinary" is a song recorded by American musician Prince. It was issued as the lead single from his twenty-second studio album The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999). It was released on August 10, 1999 as a CD single, exclusively in the United States. Prince solely wrote and produced it, while a series of individuals provided various instrumentation for the track.

The single was originally recorded in September 1992 and remained unreleased for six years until the announcement of The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale. It was the only single released from the album, besides a series of three promotional singles, "The Rest of My Life", "5 Women", and "It's About That Walk". The song was sent to mainstream radio on August 10, two weeks before the release of the album.

Track listing

United States CD single[1][2]
No. Title Length
1. "Extraordinary"   2:28

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale liner notes[3]

  • Prince – vocals, lyrics, production, instruments
  • Michael B. – drums
  • Tommy Barbarella – keyboards

  • Mr. Hayes – keyboards
  • Levi Seacer, Jr. – guitar
  • Sonny T. – bass guitar

References

  1. "Prince – Extraordinary". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  2. "Prince – Extraordinary". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  3. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (liner notes). Prince (musician). Warner Bros. Records. 1999.
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