Cream (song)

"Cream"
UK 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Diamonds and Pearls
B-side	"Horny Pony" "Gangster Glam" (UK 12" and CD)
Released	September 9 , 1991
Format	7" single 12" single CD single CD maxi single
Recorded	Paisley Park Studios, Winter, 1990
Genre	Funk
Length	4:12
Label	Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Prince
Producer	Prince
Certification	Gold (RIAA) - January 16, 1992
Prince singles chronology
"Gett Off" (1991) "Cream" (1991) "Insatiable" (1991)

"Cream" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls.^[1] Prince states that he wrote the song while standing in front of a mirror.

The single's B-side, "Horny Pony", a rap-pop song which was replaced on Diamonds and Pearls at the last minute by "Gett Off", was re-used from the "Gett Off" single. "Cream" was also released as a maxi-single EP with remixes and songs/raps loosely based on "Cream". The EP was notable for including several prank telephone conversations.

In the UK, "Gangster Glam" was an additional B-side on the 12"/CD maxi single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the U.S. maxi single, and four tracks from the U.S. "Gett Off" maxi single. Cream is currently Prince's last number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

In the US, "Cream" hit #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1991^[2] and it made the Top 20 in the U.K. It was very well received at American radio—peaking at #2 on the Hot 100 Airplay, this was Prince's fifth and currently last #1 hit in the U.S.-- however, it did not make the R&B singles chart, because the track was not sent to Urban radio; "Insatiable" was sent to Urban instead.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
UK Singles Chart	15
Australian Singles Chart	2

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	66

Single track listing

7"

1. "Cream" – 4:12
2. "Horny Pony" – 4:17

UK CD/12"

1. "Cream" – 4:12
2. "Horny Pony" – 4:17
3. "Gangster Glam" – 5:06

U.S. CD maxi single

1. "Cream" (album version) – 4:12
2. "Cream" (N.P.G Mix) – 5:47
3. "Things Have Gotta Change" (Tony M. Rap) – 3:57
4. "2 the Wire" (Creamy Instrumental) – 3:13
5. "Get Some Solo" – 1:31
6. "Do Your Dance" (KC's Remix) – 5:58
7. "Do Your Dance" (Housebangers) – 4:23
8. "Q in Doubt" (Instrumental) – 4:00
9. "Cream" (Ethereal Mix) – 4:43

Cover versions

Scottish electronica artist pomDeter recorded a cover of the song, which was available for download on the Internet.

English DJ Simon Bangs covered this song, most memorably in the summer of 2010 at the Numark Company Picnic.

References

1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Prince-The-New-Power-Generation-Cream/master/97247
2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1991-11-09
3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 

Preceded by "Romantic" by Karyn White

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single November 9, 1991- November 16, 1991

Succeeded by "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton