My Name Is Princeby Prince & The New Power Generation

This was the second single released from Princes' Love Symbol album. The intro to the song features vocal samples from Prince's earlier songs "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "Partyup", and "Controversy". That wonderful rap is from Tony M (Anthony Mosley). -- In 1993, Prince gave the creators of The Simpsons TV show permission to use the backing track to create the track "My Name Is Bart," with new lyrics and lead vocals delivered by Bart Simpson.

(Love Symbol is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the second of two that featured his backing band the New Power Generation)

Basic tracking took place on 18 September 1991, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, shortly after the release of the Cream maxi-single (notable since some of the tracks on the single contain musical elements used also in My Name Is Prince). The track is essentially a solo recording by Prince, with Tony M. adding a rap, and a sampled moan by Kim Basinger (uncredited), which was later reused in Peach. It contains brief repeated samples of I Wanna Be Your Lover, Partyup and Controversy before Prince's vocals begin. The track was not initially intended for an album, but was added as the second track (first song) on a March 1992, configuration of SymbolSmallerBlue.png, displacing Sexy M.F. as the opening song. It was kept as the second track (first song) on a late Summer configuration, before many of the album's segues were removed for release, making My Name Is Prince the opening track. Remixes by outside producers were made in Summer 1992, for use on the My Name Is Prince maxi-single. bit.ly