Alphabet St.

"Alphabet St."
UK 7-inch single
Single by Prince
from the album Lovesexy
B-side	"Alphabet St. (This is not music, this is a trip)"
Released	April 1988
Recorded	December 30, 1987
Studio	Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre	Funk[1] funk rock[2] blues • pop rock
Length	2:25 (7-inch and video edit) 5:39 (12-inch and album version)
Label	Paisley Park
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1987) "Alphabet St." (1988) "Glam Slam" (1988)

"Alphabet St." is a song from American musician Prince's tenth album, Lovesexy (1988). It was the first single from that album and the album's only top 10 single, reaching the top 10 in both the UK and US. Initially written as an acoustic blues song, the song's final version includes a rap by Cat Glover and is full of samples. "Alphabet St." generally echoes themes from the rest of Lovesexy.

The B-side is a remix of "Alphabet St." called "Alphabet St. ("This is not music, this is a trip")". The title and other phrases are repeated at the beginning of the song, but essentially it is an instrumental with a few minor changes. "Alphabet St." was the first Prince single released as a CD, albeit only in the UK and Japan. A promo CD was issued in the US.