The Bird (The Time song)

"The Bird"
U.S. 12" single
Single by The Time
from the album Ice Cream Castle
A-side	"The Bird"
B-side	"My Drawers"
Written	1983
Published	1984
Released	January 11, 1985
Recorded	October 4, 1983
Venue	First Avenue
Genre	Pop, funk
Length	7" edit: 3:41 Album: 7:40 Dance Remix: 6:25
Label	Warner Bros.
Composer(s)	Prince (as Jamie Starr), Morris Day, Jesse Johnson
Lyricist(s)	Prince (as Jamie Starr)
Producer(s)	Prince (as The Starr ★ Company)
The Time singles chronology
"Jungle Love" (1984) "The Bird" (1985) "Jerk Out" (1990)
Purple Rain singles chronology
"I Would Die 4 U" (1984) "The Bird" (1984) "Take Me With U" (1984)
Alternative cover
Promotional 7" single

"The Bird" is a song from The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The song was initially recorded in the studio in 1983 with all instruments by Prince, except guitar, which was performed by Jesse Johnson.^[1] This version was replaced by a live recording with the full band at the First Avenue on October 4, 1983. This is the first Time song to be released both live and featuring The Time as a band, rather than primarily Prince with Morris Day on vocals. The song has become a signature number for the band and continues to be played in every Time concert to this day. In addition, two additional live versions have since been released: one on Prince's Rave Un2 the Year 2000 DVD and one recorded at the House of Blues in 1998 for Morris Day's 2004 album It's About Time.