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Prince

Prince was a Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who blended funk, R&B, pop, and rock across a prolific career spanning several decades. Known for his virtuosic musicianship, distinctive falsetto, and genre-defying production style, he released numerous albums and became a defining figure in dance and funk music. His influence extended across recording, live performance, and music industry innovation.

25 tracksDance· 1979–2014
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Prince is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production artist.

This artistTypical Dance
Signature sound

Unusually low energy and drive for Dance.

↓energy↓drive↑warmth
How this compares to Dance

Across 25 analysed tracks, Prince averages 31% energy — gentler than 98% of individual Dance tracks — and 69% groove, straighter than 63%.

Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 98–135 BPM with a median of 120 · predominantly major keys (40% minor) · most common key: 11B (A Major) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
95–99
1
100–104
2
105–109
1
110–114
4
115–119
4
120–124
9
125–129
2
130–134
1
135–139
1
Key distribution
1A11B32A2B13A3B14A4B15A45B6A6B27A7B18A28B19A9B110A10B11A111B412A212B

Sound profile evolution

How Prince’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Dance tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1979–1997·19 tracks
1998–2014·6 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Dance
What changed

Across Prince's catalog, tempos have eased from ~123 to ~117 BPM; vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

1
1970s
5
1980s
15
1990s
3
2000s
1
2010s

Tracks in catalog

25 total · sortable
Purple Rain album art
Purple Rain
Prince, The Revolution
117 BPM · 6B · Pop · 41% Sustainer
Pop
117
6B · B♭ maj
41%Sustainer
1992
Kiss - LP Version album art
Kiss - LP Version
Prince, The Revolution
111 BPM · 11B · Pop · 30% Warm-up
Pop
111
11B · A maj
30%Warm-up
1986
When Doves Cry - LP Version album art
When Doves Cry - LP Version
Prince
126 BPM · 8A · Pop · 38% Sustainer
Pop
126
8A · A min
38%Sustainer
1988
Let's Go Crazy - LP Version album art
Let's Go Crazy - LP Version
Prince, The Revolution
98 BPM · 12A · Dance · 39% Sustainer
Dance
98
12A · C♯ min
39%Sustainer
1997
Raspberry Beret - LP Version album art
Raspberry Beret - LP Version
Prince, The Revolution
120 BPM · 11B · Dance · 28% Warm-up
Dance
120
11B · A maj
28%Warm-up
1991
I Would Die 4 U album art
I Would Die 4 U
Prince
135 BPM · 11B · Dance · 27% Warm-up
Dance
135
11B · A maj
27%Warm-up
1992
Wanna Be Your Lover album art
Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince, Him&Hurr
122 BPM · 1B · Funky House · 56% Builder
Funky House
122
1B · B maj
56%Builder
1996
Little Red Corvette - LP Version album art
Little Red Corvette - LP Version
Prince
123 BPM · 3B · Dance · 27% Warm-up
Dance
123
3B · D♭ maj
27%Warm-up
1999
Cream ( LP Version W/O Rap Monologue ) album art
Cream ( LP Version W/O Rap Monologue )
Prince, New Power Generation
116 BPM · 6B · Dance · 44% Sustainer
Dance
116
6B · B♭ maj
44%Sustainer
1995
Controversy album art
Controversy
Prince
121 BPM · 2B · Dance · 23% Warm-up
Dance
121
2B · F♯ maj
23%Warm-up
1981
U Got The Look - Album Version album art
U Got The Look - Album Version
Prince
122 BPM · 1B · Dance · 18% Warm-up
Dance
122
1B · B maj
18%Warm-up
1998
Sexy M.F. - LP Version album art
Sexy M.F. - LP Version
Prince, New Power Generation
106 BPM · 8A · Dance · 34% Warm-up
Dance
106
8A · A min
34%Warm-up
1993
Gett Off (House Style) album art
Gett Off (House Style)
Prince, New Power Generation
110 BPM · 5A · Dance · 25% Warm-up
Dance
110
5A · C min
25%Warm-up
1993
FALLINLOVE2NITE album art
FALLINLOVE2NITE
Prince, Zooey Deschanel
124 BPM · 4B · Dance · 48% Sustainer
Dance
124
4B · A♭ maj
48%Sustainer
2014
Sexy Dancer album art
Sexy Dancer
Prince
121 BPM · 7B · Dance · 14% Warm-up
Dance
121
7B · F maj
14%Warm-up
1979
Chelsea Rodgers album art
Chelsea Rodgers
Prince
124 BPM · 5A · Trap / Future Bass · 50% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
124
5A · C min
50%Sustainer
2007
Head - LP Version album art
Head - LP Version
Prince
118 BPM · 11B · Dance · 15% Warm-up
Dance
118
11B · A maj
15%Warm-up
1990
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Single Version album art
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Single Version
Prince
117 BPM · 1B · Dance · 31% Warm-up
Dance
117
1B · B maj
31%Warm-up
1992
Pussy Control (Club Mix) - Edit album art
Pussy Control (Club Mix) - Edit
Prince
110 BPM · 5A · Trap / Future Bass · 43% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
110
5A · C min
43%Sustainer
1995
Delirious - Edit album art
Delirious - Edit
Prince
100 BPM · 9B · Dance · 15% Warm-up
Dance
100
9B · G maj
15%Warm-up
1993
Gett Off - Extended Remix album art
Gett Off - Extended Remix
Prince, New Power Generation
100 BPM · 12A · Dance · 31% Warm-up
Dance
100
12A · C♯ min
31%Warm-up
2009
Gett Off (Flutestramental) album art
Gett Off (Flutestramental)
Prince, New Power Generation
111 BPM · 11A · Dance · 24% Warm-up
Dance
111
11A · F♯ min
24%Warm-up
1991
Dance 4 Me album art
Dance 4 Me
Prince
121 BPM · 5A · Dance · 41% Sustainer
Dance
121
5A · C min
41%Sustainer
2009
The Future album art
The Future
Prince
125 BPM · 8B · Dance · 19% Warm-up
Dance
125
8B · C maj
19%Warm-up
1989
Computer Blue - LP Version album art
Computer Blue - LP Version
Prince
133 BPM · 1A · Dance · 20% Warm-up
Dance
133
1A · A♭ min
20%Warm-up
1985

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Artists that mix with Prince

We scored every transition between Prince’s 25 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 4 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 4 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Becky Hill

10 of the 475 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.7. They come from 4 different Prince tracks.

FALLINLOVE2NITE → Lose Control - Pink Panda Extended Remix · 4B → 5A · +4 BPM · 87 chemistry

Joel Corry

10 of the 775 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 5 different Prince tracks.

FALLINLOVE2NITE → Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) - Extended Mix · 4B → 5B · −1 BPM · 87 chemistry

Michael Jackson

11 of the 525 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 6 different Prince tracks.

U Got The Look - Album Version → Off the Wall · 1B → 2A · −3 BPM · 84 chemistry

Syn Coleone direction

10 of the 575 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.3. They come from 4 different Prince tracks.

FALLINLOVE2NITE → Ngoma - Extended Mix · 4B → 4A · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Prince by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Prince, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Prince And The New Power Generation
100%
Not in our catalog yet
Prince & The Revolution
99%
1 track in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
The Time
86%
Not in our catalog yet
Sheila E
58%
Not in our catalog yet
Wendy & Lisa
36%
Not in our catalog yet
Terence Trent Darby
27%
Not in our catalog yet
Stevie Wonder
24%
13 tracks in catalog · R&B
The Jacksons
23%
3 tracks in catalog · Pop
Sananda Maitreya
21%
Not in our catalog yet
Michael Jackson
20%
21 tracks in catalog · Pop
Jesse Johnson
19%
Not in our catalog yet
Rick James
19%
4 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
RUFUS
19%
7 tracks in catalog · Jackin House
George Clinton
19%
3 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop
Vanity 6
19%
Not in our catalog yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Prince play at?+

Prince's tracks in our catalog range from 98 to 135 BPM, with a median of 120 BPM. Across 25 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.

What key are Prince's tracks in?+

Prince's tracks are mostly in major keys (40% minor across 25 tracks). The most common single key is 11B (A Major) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with Prince?+

We scored every transition between Prince's 25 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 4 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Becky Hill, Joel Corry, Michael Jackson are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: FALLINLOVE2NITE into Lose Control - Pink Panda Extended Remix, 4B to 5A, 87 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Prince?+

Prince sits closest to Prince And The New Power Generation, Prince & The Revolution, The Time in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Prince most active?+

Our catalog has Prince releases spanning 1979 to 2014, with the most tracks from the 1990s.