Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day
Studio album by
Prince and the Revolution
ReleasedApril 22, 1985
RecordedFebruary–December 1984
Studio
Genre
Length42:33
LabelPaisley Park, Warner Bros.
ProducerPrince
Prince chronology
Purple Rain
(1984) 		Around the World in a Day
(1985) 		Parade
(1986)
Singles from Around the World in a Day
  1. "Raspberry Beret"
    Released: May 15, 1985
  2. "Paisley Park"
    Released: May 24, 1985 (UK only)
  3. "Pop Life"
    Released: July 15, 1985[8]
  4. "America"
    Released: October 2, 1985

Around the World in a Day[9] is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the second release on which his backing band the Revolution is billed. It was released on April 22, 1985, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. Departing somewhat from the commercial sound of his previous release, the massively successful Purple Rain (1984), the album instead saw Prince experimenting with psychedelic styles and more opulent textures. In compliance with Prince's wishes, the record company released the album with minimal publicity, withholding accompanying singles until almost a month after the album's release.[10]

Around the World in a Day was released to mixed reception among crossover audiences after the success of Purple Rain, though it nonetheless sold relatively well and became Prince and the Revolution's second number-one album on the Billboard 200. Two of its four singles reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Raspberry Beret" and "Pop Life". Following Prince's death, "Raspberry Beret" re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as a top 40 hit, reaching number 33.[11] Around the World in a Day was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 2, 1985.

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  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 2, 2020). "The Number Ones: Prince & The Revolution's "Kiss". Stereogum. Retrieved September 22, 2023. Prince had followed up Purple Rain with the psychedelic pop LP Around The World In A Day.
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  8. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 32.
  9. ^ "Prince Official Discography: Around the World in a Day - Prince Studio Albums". Prince Discography Annotated. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  10. ^ Freeman, Kim (May 4, 1985). "Radio Is Mixed On Prince Album". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 18. New York. pp. 1, 72. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hip Hop Single Sales: Prince, Desiigner & Drake". HipHopDX. April 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2019.