U Got The Look

"U Got the Look" opens the second disc of Prince's 1987 double album Sign “☮” the Times, and became the album's highest charting single. Musically, the song is standard 12-bar blues number with emphasis on live drumming by Sheila E., and a crunchy guitar sound. The song also features Sheena Easton, who sings co-lead with Prince. Prince sings in his sped-up "Camille" voice, although the song was not intended for the "Camille" album. The music video for the song was included in the Sign “☮” the Times movie, and features the intro from the extended version of the song. The entire video is portrayed to be as a dream sequence by Prince, dozing off in his dressing room. In the U.S., the single went to the #2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles tally, the week of October 17, 1987. The single stayed in the Top 10 of the charts for six weeks. The extended version of the song (called the "Long Look") is similar to the video but has an additional musical section in the middle of the song with Sheena Easton, and continues for a few more seconds instead of fading out at the end. The "Long Look" was included on the Ultimate compilation album in 2006. The B-side of the single was the funky album track, "Housequake." The song was considered for release as the first single from the unreleased "Camille" album, and therefore, arguably holds a place of importance in Prince's album history, considering the events that followed the creation of the track. The 12" also included an extension of the song called "7 Minutes Mo'Quake," which was a mostly instrumental version with the end of the album version tacked on. The remix is noteworthy for some of Atlanta Bliss's trumpet solos, which often were included in live versions of the song. Leaked versions of an unedited "original version" (often called "Camille's Mix") are attainable on the internet. Upon listening to them it is clear that the track required significant changes in the composition before arriving at the album version, which is now a fan favorite, and was often considered one of the standout tracks on the album. Both songs are occasionally still performed in concert by Prince.

[Spoken Intro: Prince] Here we are folks The dream we all dream of Boy versus girl in the World Series of love Tell me, have you got the look [Verse 1: Prince] You walked in, I woke up I never seen a pretty girl Look so tough, baby You got that look Color you peach and black Color me taken' aback Crucial, I think I wantcha [Chorus: Sheena Easton and Prince] You've got the look, you've got the hook You sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book Your face is jammin' Your body's heck-a-slammin' If love is good, let's get to rammin' You got the look, you got the look [Ad lib: Prince] Look here [Verse 2: Prince] You got the look You got the look You must'a took You must'a took A whole hour just to make up your face, baby Closin' time, ugly lights, everybody's inspected Everybody's inspected But you are a natural beauty unaffected Unaffected Did I say an hour? My face is red, I stand corrected I stand corrected [Chorus: Sheena Easton and Prince] You've got the look, you've got the hook You sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book Your face is jammin' Your body's heck-a-slammin' If love is good, let's get to rammin' You got the look, you got the look [Spoken Interlude: Prince with Sheena Easton] There's no girl to do Well here we are Ladies and gentlemen The dream we all dream of Oh, please! Boy versus girl in the world series of love Slammin'! [Verse 3: Prince and Sheena Easton] You walked in I walked in I woke up You woke up I never seen such a pretty girl look so tough, baby Baby You got that look Yes you do, yes you do Color you peach and black Color me taken aback Baby Crucial, I think I wantcha [Chorus: Sheena Easton and Prince] You've got the look, you've got the hook You sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book Your face is jammin' Your body's heck-a-slammin' If your love is good, let's get to rammin' now You got the look, you got the look [Outro: Prince with Sheena Easton] Here we are folks! The dream we all dream of! You got the look You got the look You got the look You got the look You got the look