"Baby I'm a Star" is a song written and recorded by American musician Prince from his album Purple Rain. It is also the B-side on the "Take Me with U" single.
Release
"Baby I'm a Star" has been played live many times since its inception and was one of the songs Prince played during the Halftime Show of Super Bowl XLI. It was also in the original cut of Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman, used in the Joker's parade scene. However, when Prince agreed to compose the Batman soundtrack, he opted for the song to be replaced by "200 Balloons" (of which when rejected, turned up as a B-side on "Batdance") and later with "Trust", the latter of which seemed the most musically similar to "Baby I'm a Star", for both songs are about the same length, have a similar drum loop and lyrical pace. "Baby I'm a Star" is often played in sequence with "I Would Die 4 U", the track prior to it, on Purple Rain.
Personnel Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc, and Guitarcloud Prince – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, piano, Linn LM-1, handclaps, string arrangement Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar, backing vocals, string conductor Lisa Coleman – synthesizers, handclaps, backing vocals, string arrangement, string conductor Matt Fink – synthesizers (including solo) Brown Mark – bass guitar Bobby Z. – Simmons SDSV, Pearl SY-1 Syncussion, cymbals Novi Novog – electric violin David Coleman – cello Suzie Katayama – cello Jill Jones – backing vocals
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