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3121 (pronounced "thirty-one twenty-one") is the thirty-first studio album by Prince. The album, released March 21, 2006 in the U.S., is distributed through Universal Records.
The album's first single, "Te Amo Corazón", was released in the United States on December 13, 2005, and debuted at number 20 on the VH1 countdown; the second single, "Black Sweat", was released on February 2, 2006.
The title of the album was believed to be a reference to the address of Prince's rented Los Angeles mansion. A lawsuit filed against Prince by the landlord (NBA player Carlos Boozer) indicates an entirely different address (1235 Sierra Alta Way). However, Prince has repeatedly referred to the property as "3121"; indeed, the lawsuit alleges he painted 3121 on the exterior of the property, and the album's liner notes indicate that it was "recorded at Paisley Park Studios and 3121."
According to another explanation the album's title refers to a verse in the Bible (Psalms 31:21). "Blessed be Jehovah (God/Yahweh), For he has rendered wonderful loving-kindness to me in a city under stress." Prince made a reference to this during a performance of the title track on the 2006 BET Awards; "Where's the real party at? Shake your tambourines! BET read Psalms; that's where it is."
One mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix...
One mix.
DJ - turn it up, turn it up. (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up...)
Let's go.
3121.
Hey mommy -
It's loco right?
3121.
Come on.
Through the gates.
Knock on the door.
Put your clothes in a pile, on the floor.
Take your pick from the Japanese robes and sandals.
Drink champagne from a glass, with chocolate handles.
Don't you wanna come? 3121.
Gonna be so much fun. 3121
That's where the party be. 3121.
You can come if you want to, but you can never leave.
Look over there. (Look over there)
There's another turn-on.
Butterflies scared that they're gonna be awake all night long.
Dancing in your belly, like a ballerina.
In spite of your efforts to calm them down.
Don't you wanna come? 3121.
Gonna be so much fun. 3121
That's where the party be. 3121.
You can come if you want to, but you can never leave.
Bounce party y'all.
It's going down people -
Like the wall of Berlin.
Lock the door. (Lock the door)
Til you see the sun. (Til you see it)
We gonna party, like there ain't going be, another one.
Futuristic, fantasy.
This is where the purple party people be.
Yeah.
This is where the party be. 3121.
This is where the party be. 3121.
Breakdown.
Guitar.
Don't you wanna come? 3121.
It's gonna be so much fun. (Yes it is.) 3121
That's where the party be. 3121.
You can come if you want to, but y'all can't never leave. (Not ever.)
It's going down y'all.