Prince – Batdance
Genre: | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen |
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Style: | Funk, Pop Rock, Soundtrack, Minneapolis Sound |
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Tracklist
| Batdance (Edit) | 4:06 | ||
| 200 Balloons | 5:05 |
Credits (3)
Tom RecchionDesign
HW*Mastered By
PrinceProducer [Produced], Arranged By, Composed By, Performer [Performed By]
Notes
1st single from Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Versions
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65 versions
| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Batdance (The Batmix) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | Warner Bros. Records – 9 21257-0, Warner Bros. Records – 0-21257 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance (The Batmix) CD, Single, Mini | Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 CDTX, Warner Bros. Records – 759 921 257-2, Warner Bros. Records – 921 257-2, Warner Bros. Records – W2924TXCD | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM | Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 T, Warner Bros. Records – W2924(T), Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-0 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Large Centre | Warner Bros. Records – 922 924-7, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-2, Warner Bros. Records – W2924 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance (The Batmix) 12", 45 RPM, Damont Pressing | Warner Bros. Records – W2924T X, Warner Bros. Records – 759 921 257-0, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 (TX) | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance (The Batmix) 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 T, Warner Bros. Records – 759 921 257-0, Warner Bros. Records – 921 257-0, Warner Bros. Records – W2924 (TX) | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo | Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-3702 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo | Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-3579 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing | Warner Bros. Records – 9 22924-7, Warner Bros. Records – 7-22924 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance Cassette, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 4-22924 | Australia | 1989 | Australia — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance CD, Single, Promo | Warner Bros. Records – PRO-CD-3579 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance (The Batmix) Cassette, Maxi-Single, SR | Warner Bros. Records – 9 21257-4, Warner Bros. Records – 4-21257 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance CD, Maxi-Single | Warner Bros. Records – 9 21257-2 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | Warner Bros. Records – 92 12570 | Canada | 1989 | Canada — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 22924 7, Warner Bros. Records – 7.22924, Warner Bros. Records – 7-22924 | Australia | 1989 | Australia — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | Warner Bros. Records – W2924, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924, Warner Bros. Records – 922 924-7 | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", Single, 45 RPM | Warner Bros. Records – 92 29247 | Canada | 1989 | Canada — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc | Warner Bros. Records – W2924TP, Warner Bros. Records – 921 174-0 | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Damont Pressing | Warner Bros. Records – W2924T, Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-0, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 (T), Warner Bros. Records – 921272-0 | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Stereo, Orlake Pressing | Warner Bros. Records – W2924T, Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-0, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 (T), Warner Bros. Records – 921272-0 | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | Warner Bros. Records – 922 924-7, Warner Bros. Records – W 2924 | France | 1989 | France — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | Warner Bros. Records – 0.21257, Warner Bros. Records – 0-21257 | Australia | 1989 | Australia — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance Cassette, Single, SR, Black | Warner Bros. Records – 4-22924, Warner Bros. Records – 9 22924-4 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single, Special Edition | Warner Bros. Records – W2924CDX, Warner Bros. Records – 921 276-2, Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-2 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single, Stereo, Snap-Pack | Warner Bros. Records – 09P3-6172 | Japan | 1989 | Japan — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | Warner Bros. Records – 922924-7 | Spain | 1989 | Spain — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label | Warner Bros. Records – none, Paisley Park – none | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 12", Promo, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | WEA – 6WP.1054 | Brazil | 1989 | Brazil — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Solid Centre | Warner Bros. Records – W 2924, Warner Bros. Records – 922 924-7, Warner Bros. Records – W2924 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-2, Warner Bros. Records – W2924 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | Warner Bros. Records – 0-21272 | Australia | 1989 | Australia — 1989 | ||||
 | Batdance 7", Single, Promo | Warner Bros. Records – 7-22924 | US | 1989 | US — 1989 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Batdance 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo | Warner Bros. Records – none | Venezuela | 1989 | Venezuela — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance Cassette, Single | Warner Bros. Records – W2924C, Warner Bros. Records – 922 924-4 | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-2 | Europe | 1989 | Europe — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 7", 45 RPM, Single | Warner Bros. Records – WB-77-672, Warner Bros. Records – 7-22924 | Philippines | 1989 | Philippines — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, White Label, Adrenalin Pressing | Warner Bros. Records – W2924T | UK | 1989 | UK — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance CD, Mini, Single | Warner Bros. Records – 921 272-2, Warner Bros. Records – W2924 | UK & Europe | 1989 | UK & Europe — 1989 | New Submission | |||
 | Batdance 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo | WEA – none, Warner Bros. Records – none | Hong Kong | 1989 | Hong Kong — 1989 | New Submission |
Recommendations
1984 USVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
1984 USVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
1985 USVinyl —LP, Album
1985 USVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
1987 USVinyl —7", Single, 45 RPM
1984 USVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
1987 USVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
1986 USVinyl —7", 45 RPM, Single
1984 USVinyl —12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
1984 USVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Reviews
Edited 9 months agoreferencing Batdance (CD, Maxi-Single) 9 21257-2
"Stop the press, who is that?"
Vicki Vale Mix is pure funk. This was always my favorite part of the album version and I'm glad to see both parts of the song being split into two and given their own respective extended remixes. And of course the B-side "200 Balloons" is supremely underrated.
Edited 2 years agoAn outstanding sounding 45 from Prince. If like me, most of your collection are 33 LPs, it's always fun to hear the sound quality difference from a 45.
Batdance is groovy and dancy, punchy and fresh (when it was released). I can do without the movie screams, but that's about it.
The B side tune, 200 Balloons is also quite good. No schlock there.
Recommended.- Being a film soundtrack means this track and the album it comes from are very underrated even though it arrived right in the middle of Prince’s peak of popularity.
This was a massive hit of the time and one of Prince’s finest dance tracks even if it Did have Batdance in the title. Brilliant. 
Sounds killer. Good pressing (a bit dusty but a nice cleaning will take care of that). Still great production from Prince.
