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"Partyman" is Prince's 1989 followup to the No. 1 hit "Batdance". The accompanying music video is often regarded by fans as his finest, again presenting Prince's "Gemini" persona (half-Joker, half-Batman). The song is one of the few on the album that is actually present in the movie, accompanying the scene where the Joker and his minions desecrate the Gotham City Art Museum before meeting Vicki Vale.

The song became the only Batman
single to perform better in the UK charts, where it just peaked inside the top 15, as opposed to the U.S. (where it peaked at #18). The upbeat and humorous number features horn samples and his speeded up Camille vocals. The 12" Single extends the song to about 6 minutes in length (labelled as the "video mix") and features the B-side "Feel U Up", a previously unreleased Camille track which would later be available on The Hits/The B-Sides compilation.

"Feel U Up" is a 1986 re-recording of a 1981 track for the cancelled Camille album. Despite being intended for a totally different project, the horn arrangement and vocal style compliment "Partyman" perfectly. The 12" Single also included a "Purple Party Mix" which starts with a string of samples from Prince's earlier hits and contains different almost totally different lyrics. A track identified as a "music mix" is an instrumental of the "Purple Party Mix".

Owing to licensing problems, "Partyman", like all of the Batman-era hits, has failed to appear on any Prince compilation album, barring the UK singles promoting The Hits/The B-Sides.

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