Housequake

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"Housequake" is a high-energy, funk-driven track by Prince that appears on his acclaimed 1987 double album *Sign o’ the Times* under the guise of his alter ego, Camille.

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Housequake canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Sign o’ the Times
linked to: Sign o' the Times
artist Prince
associatedWithArtist Prince and The Revolution
associatedWithEra Sign o’ the Times era
linked to: Sign o' the Times
chronologyPosition appears early on Sign o’ the Times
composer Prince
countryOfOrigin United States
creditedTo Camille
genre dance
funk
minneapolis sound
hasBPM fast tempo
hasCultStatus fan favorite in Prince’s catalog
hasFormat 12-inch single
vinyl
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
horn section
keyboards
hasLiveArrangement extended jam sections
hasMusicalCharacteristic call-and-response vocals
high-energy groove
horn stabs
prominent bass line
syncopated rhythm
hasTheme celebration
dance party
hasVocalStyle pitched-up vocals
includedIn Sign o’ the Times Tour setlist
label Paisley Park
Warner Bros.
language English
notableFor being a key funk track on Sign o’ the Times
use of Prince’s Camille persona
partOf Sign o’ the Times
linked to: Sign o' the Times
performer Prince
producer Prince
recordingArtistAlterEgo Camille
recordingPeriod mid-1980s
releaseYear 1987
vocalist Prince
writer Prince

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sign o' the Times hasPart Housequake
The Hits/The B-Sides includes Housequake