Breakfast Can Wait
"Breakfast Can Wait" | ||||
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Single by Prince | ||||
from the album Art Official Age | ||||
Released | February 5, 2013 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 4:37 | |||
Label | NPG Records | |||
Writer(s) | Prince | |||
Producer(s) | Prince | |||
Prince singles chronology | ||||
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"Breakfast Can Wait" is a song by American recording artist Prince. The single was released on February 5, 2013 on his website 3rdEyeGirl.com and was re-released on 3rdEyeTunes.com on August 17, 2013. The accompanying artwork for the single features comedian Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince and serving pancakes from a 2004 sketch from an episode of Chappelle's Show.[2][3][4][5]
A remix EP, titled The Breakfast Experience, followed on October 24, 2013 on iTunes and on Amazon the next day. It was made available on 3rdEyeTunes.com on November 5, 2013. The song is included on Prince's thirty-fourth studio album, Art Official Age, which was released on September 30, 2014.
In June of 2014, Dave Chappelle appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show and discussed the use of his image on Prince's single. The comic admitted, "That's a Prince judo move right there. … You make fun of Prince in a sketch and he'll just use you in his album cover. What am I going to do — sue him for using a picture of me dressed up like him? … That's checkmate right there."[6]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on October 11, 2013. The video was directed by Danielle Curiel, an 18-year-old fan, performer and part of the girl duo group Curly Fryz.[7][8]
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] | 80 |
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 38 |
References
- ↑ Swensson, Andrea (February 5, 2013). "Prince releases smooth R&B jam 'Breakfast Can Wait'". The Current. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ Boardman, Madeline (6 February 2013). "'Breakfast Can Wait': Prince Releases A New Track". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Locker, Melissa (11 October 2013). "You Have To See This: Prince's "Breakfast Can Wait"". Time. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Lopez, Korina (11 October 2013). "Prince releases 'Breakfast Can Wait' music video". USA Today. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Ocko, Alex. "Dave Chappelle Appears on Prince's "Breakfast Can Wait" Artwork". okayplayer. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Staff, THR (14 June 2014). "'Tonight Show': Dave Chappelle Explains How Prince Used His Own Joke Against Him (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Ferreiro, Laura. "Prince Enlists Unknown Teenager to Direct "Breakfast Can Wait" Video". Yahoo Music. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Lewis, Randy (11 October 2013). "Watch Prince's new video 'Breakfast Can Wait'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Breakfast Can Wait" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Breakfast Can Wait" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved February 12, 2015.