| "The Prince" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album One Step Beyond... | ||||
| B-side | "Madness" | |||
| Released | 10 August 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 16 June 1979 | |||
| Studio | Pathway (London) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:30 (single version) 3:18 (album version) | |||
| Label | 2 Tone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lee Thompson | |||
| Producer(s) | Clanger | |||
| Madness singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "The Prince" by Madness on YouTube | ||||
"The Prince" is a song by the English ska and pop band Madness. It was written by Lee Thompson,[1] and was the band's first single. The single was released through 2 Tone Records on 10 August 1979, and peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of 11 weeks on the chart.[2]
"The Prince" is a tribute to Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster, who influenced Madness (the band took their name from one of his songs, "Madness", which they covered on the B-side of "The Prince").
- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann.""Allmusic.com One Step Beyond... Overview"". Retrieved 28 June 2007.
- ^ "The Madness Timeline: 1979". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.