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"Black Sweat"
"Black Sweat"
Single by Prince
from the album 3121
B-side	"Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"
Released	February 7, 2006
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre	Crunk;
Length	3:12
Label	NPG; Universal; Unique (UK release);
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
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"Black Sweat" is a song by Prince that was released as the second single from his 2006 album 3121. The music video to accompany the single was released on February 2, 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

Music video

The video was filmed at Prince's rental home in Los Angeles on January 21, 2006.^[1] It is presented in black and white. It features dancer Celestina Aladekoba and was directed by Sanaa Hamri.

Official versions

Original
Video version
TSMV edit by Tommie Sunshine

Chart performance

For the week ending March 11, 2006, "Black Sweat" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 60 (Prince's highest debut since "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" in 1999), and at number 83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, which tabulates both physical and digital sales.^[2]

The song's initial surge of 11,500 digital singles sales was prompted by a month-long promotion with iTunes, in which four consumers would win a private concert performance by Prince.^[3] "Black Sweat" was bundled with a second track from 3121, Beautiful, Loved and Blessed (duet with Támar. This promotional tactic propelled the song's lofty Hot 100 debut. As is typical with songs whose chart position is predominantly attributed to initial sales (with little or no radio airplay), "Black Sweat" dropped off the Hot 100 the following week.

"Black Sweat" debuted at number two on the Canadian Singles Chart for sales. The track was released on March 27, 2006 in the UK, and charted relatively low at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart, meaning Prince did not have a top 40 hit since the re-release of "1999" in the year 1998 during his lifetime. In Italy the single peaked at number 24.^[4]

Overall, "Black Sweat" appeared on the pop charts in a number of countries in 2006, including the US, and went Top 40 on the charts in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, and Spain.^[5] In addition, the song was a hit on Japanese radio, staying at high rotation for several weeks on stations throughout the country.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Black Sweat"
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[6]	14
Germany (GfK)^[7]	80
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[9]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	29
Scotland (OCC)^[11]	40
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	52
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	43
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[15]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	60
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)^[17]	25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[18]	82

References

^ "Video: Black Sweat". Prince Vault.
^ Billboard staff, "Pop 100", Billboard (18 Mar. 2006), 68; go to http://www.billboard.biz www.billboard.biz for complete chart data.
^ Billboard magazine, issue date March 11, 2006
^ Lullabel, Algie. "Radiohead - Welcome To The Machine OK Computer And The Death Of The Classic Album". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Steffen Hung. "Prince - Black Sweat". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 2006" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince – Black Sweat". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "Prince Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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[1] "Video: Black Sweat". Prince Vault.

[2] Billboard staff, "Pop 100", Billboard (18 Mar. 2006), 68; go to http://www.billboard.biz www.billboard.biz for complete chart data.

[3] Billboard magazine, issue date March 11, 2006

[4] Lullabel, Algie. "Radiohead - Welcome To The Machine OK Computer And The Death Of The Classic Album". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] Steffen Hung. "Prince - Black Sweat". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Prince-6] "Prince – Black Sweat" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Germany_Prince-7] "Prince – Black Sweat" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Italy_Prince-8] "Prince – Black Sweat". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[9] "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 2006" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Prince-10] "Prince – Black Sweat" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Scotland_-11] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[sc_Spain_Prince-12] "Prince – Black Sweat" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Switzerland_Prince-13] "Prince – Black Sweat". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Prince-14] "Prince: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_UKrandb_-15] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Prince-16] "Prince Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Billboardadultrandbsongs_Prince-17] "Prince Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Prince-18] "Prince Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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-{{Refimprove|date=November 2010}}
+{{More citations needed|date=November 2010}}
-{{Infobox single
+{{Infobox song
-| Name           = Black Sweat
-| Cover          = Prince - Black Sweat.jpg
+| name       = Black Sweat
-| Artist         = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
+| cover      = Prince - Black Sweat.jpg
-| from Album     = [[3121 (album)|3121]]
+| alt        =
-| B-side         = "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
-| Released       = February 7, 2006
+| album      = [[3121 (album)|3121]]
-| Format         = [[12" Single]]<br />[[CD Single]]<br />[[Digital single]]
-| Recorded       = [[Paisley Park Studios]], 2005
+| B-side     = Beautiful, Loved and Blessed
+| released   = {{Start date|2006|02|07}}
-| Genre          = [[R&B]], [[funk]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
-| Length         = 3:12
+| recorded   = 2004–2005
+| studio     = [[Paisley Park]], [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]], US
-| Label          = [[NPG Records|NPG]]/[[Universal Records|Universal]]/[[Unique Records|Unique]]-(UK release)
-| Writer         = Prince
+| genre      = *[[Crunk]]
-| Producer       = Prince
+| length     = 3:12
+| label      = *[[NPG Records|NPG]]
-| Certification  =
+*[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
-| Last single    = "[[Te Amo Corazón]]"<br />(2005)
+*Unique (UK release)
-| This single    = "Black Sweat"<br />(2006)
+| writer     = Prince
-| Next single    = "[[Fury (song)|Fury]]"<br />(2006)
-| Misc           =
+| producer   = Prince
+| prev_title = [[Te Amo Corazón]]
+| prev_year  = 2005
+| next_title = [[Fury (song)|Fury]]
+| next_year  = 2006
 }}
-"'''Black Sweat'''" is a song by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] that was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from his 2006 album ''[[3121 (album)|3121]]''. The [[music video]] to accompany the single was released on February 2, 2006. At the 49th Annual [[Grammy Awards]], it was nominated for [[Best R&B Song]] and [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]].
+"'''Black Sweat'''" is a song by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] that was released as the second single from his 2006 album ''[[3121 (album)|3121]]''. The music video to accompany the single was released on February 2, 2006. At the 49th Annual [[Grammy Awards]], it was nominated for [[Best R&B Song]] and [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]].
-The song showcases [[minimalist music|minimalist]] [[funk]] alongside [[hip hop music|hip hop]] elements. Similar to "[[When Doves Cry]]" and "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]", a [[bassline]] is absent from the mix, which is an unusual occurrence in a [[popular music|pop]] song.{{says who|date=November 2010}}  Essentially, the only instruments are [[drum machine]]s and a high-pitched [[synthesizer]]s.  Prince delivers most of the song in his trademark [[falsetto]].
 ==Music video==
+The video was filmed at Prince's rental home in [[Los Angeles]] on January 21, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Black Sweat |url=https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Video:_Black_Sweat |website=Prince Vault}}</ref> It is presented in black and white.  It features dancer [[Celestina Aladekoba]] and was directed by [[Sanaa Hamri]].
-The video is as minimalist as the song itself, presented in [[black and white]].  It consists of just one scene of a blank background and a 1970s-styled chair placed in the center. The video stars Prince and features [[Celestina Aladekoba]] (a dancer featured heavily in [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s TV reality show, ''[[DanceLife]]''), who is dancing seductively to the music, occasionally leaning over the chair as Prince sings.  In a nod to the "Kiss" video, Prince humorously makes a disgusted expression when Celestina screams "like a white lady" (which is actually the [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] riff).  The video was directed by [[Sanaa Hamri]].
 ==Official versions==
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 ==Chart performance==
-For the week ending March 11, 2006, "Black Sweat" debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 60 (Prince's highest debut in years), and at number 83 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks]] chart. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's [[Hot 100 Singles Sales]] chart, which tabulates both physical and digital sales.
+For the week ending March 11, 2006, "Black Sweat" debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 60 (Prince's highest debut since "[[The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]]" in 1999), and at number 83 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks]] chart. It also debuted at number one on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot 100 Singles Sales]] chart, which tabulates both physical and digital sales.<ref>Billboard staff, "Pop 100", ''Billboard'' (18 Mar. 2006), 68; go to http://www.billboard.biz www.billboard.biz for complete chart data.</ref>
-The song's initial surge of 11,500 digital singles sales was prompted by a month-long promotion with iTunes, in which four consumers would win a private concert performance by Prince.<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, issue date March 11, 2006</ref> "Black Sweat" was bundled with a second track from ''3121'', "'''Beautiful, Loved and Blessed'''". The song's lofty Hot 100 debut was attributed to this promotional tactic. As is typical with songs whose chart position is predominantly attributed to initial sales (with little or no radio airplay), "Black Sweat" dropped off the Hot 100 the following week.
+The song's initial surge of 11,500 digital singles sales was prompted by a month-long promotion with [[iTunes]], in which four consumers would win a private concert performance by Prince.<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, issue date March 11, 2006</ref> "Black Sweat" was bundled with a second track from ''3121'', ''Beautiful, Loved and Blessed'' (duet with [[Támar]]. This promotional tactic propelled the song's lofty Hot 100 debut. As is typical with songs whose chart position is predominantly attributed to initial sales (with little or no radio airplay), "Black Sweat" dropped off the Hot 100 the following week.
-"Black Sweat" debuted at number two on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]] for sales. The track was released March 27, 2006 in the UK, and charted relatively low at #43 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], meaning Prince has not had a top 40 hit since the re-release of "[[1999 (song)|1999]]" in the year 1998. In Italy the single peaked at #24.
+"Black Sweat" debuted at number two on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]] for sales. The track was released on March 27, 2006 in the UK, and charted relatively low at number 43 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], meaning Prince did not have a top 40 hit since the re-release of "[[1999 (Prince song)|1999]]" in the year 1998 during his lifetime. In Italy the single peaked at number 24.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lullabel |first=Algie |title=Radiohead - Welcome To The Machine OK Computer And The Death Of The Classic Album |url=https://www.academia.edu/8531863}}</ref>
-Overall, "Black Sweat" appeared on the pop charts in a number of countries in 2006, including the U.S., and went Top 40 on the charts in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, and Spain.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince&titel=Black+Sweat&cat=s |title=Prince - Black Sweat |publisher=swisscharts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref> In addition, the song was a hit on Japanese radio, staying at high rotation for several weeks on stations throughout the country.
+Overall, "Black Sweat" appeared on the pop charts in a number of countries in 2006, including the US, and went Top 40 on the charts in [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Netherlands]], and [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Prince&titel=Black+Sweat&cat=s |title=Prince - Black Sweat |publisher=swisscharts.com |access-date=2012-01-16}}</ref> In addition, the song was a hit on Japanese radio, staying at high rotation for several weeks on stations throughout the country.
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+Weekly chart performance for "Black Sweat"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
+|-
+{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|14|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Germany|80|songid=182592|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Italy|24|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2006/week-13|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 2006|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
+|2
+|-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|29|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Scotland|40|date=20060402|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2023}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Spain|17|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Switzerland|52|artist=Prince|song=Black Sweat|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|43|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UKrandb|6|date=20060402|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2023}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|60|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|25|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|82|artist=Prince|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
+|-
+|}
 ==References==
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-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|prince|black-sweat}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:2005 songs]]
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-[[Category:Music videos directed by Sanaa Hamri]]
 [[Category:Prince (musician) songs]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Prince (musician)]]
 [[Category:NPG Records singles]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Prince (musician)]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Prince (musician)]]
+[[Category:Music videos directed by Sanaa Hamri]]
+[[Category:Black-and-white music videos]]
+[[Category:Universal Music Group singles]]
+{{2000s-R&B-song-stub}}

v t e Prince singles
1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "Delirious" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"
1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "Letitgo" "Space" "Purple Medley" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "The Truth" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K." "Dance 4 Me"
2010s	"Rocknroll Loveaffair" "Breakfast Can Wait" "Fallinlove2nite" "Breakdown" "This Could B Us" "Free Urself"
Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "Erotic City" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Somebody's Somebody" "It's About That Walk" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart"
Internet downloads	"Guitar (original "demo" version)"
New Power Generation	"Get Wild" "The War" "Come On"
EPs	The Beautiful Experience NYC 1999: The New Master
Other songs	"I Feel for You" "Partyup" "Private Joy" "International Lover" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "17 Days" "Around the World in a Day" "Sometimes It Snows in April" "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" "Starfish and Coffee" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U" "Crimson and Clover" "Moonbeam Levels"