The Bird

~ Song

Annotation

While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, Johnson wrote "I wrote a 4 track version on 1999 tour, Prince kinda like the hook, he threw the rest of what I did in the trash can as he commenced to write and performed a straight heater." Johnson’s name was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits when the track was released.

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Annotation last modified on 2024-06-16 20:10 UTC.

Relationships

writer:Morris Day
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time)
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1983-04-12The Bird (unreleased studio version)The Time6:28
1983-10-04The Bird (live with overdubs, single edit, 1983-10-04: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA)liveThe Time3:41
1983-10-04The Bird (live with overdubs, 1983-10-04: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA)liveThe Time7:40
1983-10-04The Bird (remix)liveThe Time6:25
1983The Bird (rehearsal, 1983)partialPrince & The Revolution18:52
1983The Bird (rehearsal, 1983)Prince22:43
1985-02-01Baby I’m a Star / The Bird (live, 1985‐02‐01: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA)livePrince & The Revolution18:48
1985-06-07Irresistible Bitch / Possessed / The Bird / Drawers Burnin’ (live, 1985‐06‐07: Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA)livePrince and The Revolution18:27
1985-06-07The Bird (live, 1985-06-07: Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA)livePrince & The Revolution4:15
1985-06-07The Bird (live, 1985‐06‐07: Prom Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA)livePrince3:27
1998-06-21The Bird (live, 1998‐06‐21: House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA, USA)liveMorris Day4:12
1999-01-01The Bird (live, 1999‐01‐01: Studio 54, Paradise, NV, USA)liveThe Time4:34
1999-12-18The Bird (live, 1999‐12‐18: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)livePrince feat. Morris Day & The Time4:22
1999-12-18The Bird (live, 1999‐12‐18: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)livePrince with The Time4:12
2000-11-17The Bird (live, 2000‐11‐17: Metro, Chicago, IL, USA)live and partialPrince & Macy Gray6:16
2001-06-12The Bird (live, 2001‐06‐12: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA)liveThe Time5:43
2008-04-26The Bird (live, 2008‐04‐26: Coachella Stage, Indio, CA, USA)livePrince featuring Morris Day2:49
2008-04-26The Bird / Jungle Love / Santana Medley / Controversy / Housequake / Little Red Corvette / Prince and the Band / Creep / Angel / 7 / Come Together / Coachella Various Clips I / Coachella Various Clips II (live, 2008‐04‐26: Coachella Stage, Indio, CA, USA)livePrince1:00:38
2009-03-28The Bird (live, 2009-03-28: Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA, USA)livePrince2:24
2009-10-12The Bird (live, 2009‐10‐12: La Cigale, Paris, France)livePrince2:05
2010-07-25The Bird (live, soundcheck, 2010‐07‐25: Espace Nikaïa, Nice, France)livePrince2:13
2010-11-03The Bird (live, 2010‐11‐03: Mediolanum Forum, Assago, Italy)livePrince2:57
2010-11-14The Bird (live, 2010-11-14: Yas Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)livePrince3:22
2010-12-17The Bird (live, 2010‐12‐17: Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, USA)livePrince?:??
2010-12-17The Bird (live, 2010‐12‐17: Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, USA)livePrince w/ Sheila E.3:28
2011-04-28The Bird (live, 2011-04-28: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)livePrince4:04
2011-04-30The Bird (live, 2011‐04‐30: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA)livePrince3:24
2013-07-13The Bird (live, 2013‐07‐13: Montreux Jazz Festival, Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland)livePrince4:22
2013-12-27The Bird (live, 2013‐12‐27: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA)livePrince3:35
2020-01-28Jungle Love / Cool / The Bird (live, 2020‐01‐28: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveMorris Day & The Time5:50
The BirdPrince6:30