Mountains (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Mountains


Caption = U.S. 7" single
Artist = Prince
from Album = Parade
B-side = "Alexa de Paris"
Released = 7 May, 1986
Format = 7" single
12" single
Recorded = Washington Avenue Warehouse (Mpls.) and Sunset Sound; 1985
Genre = Pop, funk
Length = Album/7": 3:58
12" single: 10:03
Label = Paisley Park Records
Writer = Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, Prince
Producer = Prince and the Revolution
Certification =
Chart position = *#15 R&B
*#23 U.S.
*#48 UK
Last single = "Kiss"
(1986)
This single = "Mountains"
(1986)
Next single = "Anotherlover-
holenyohead"
(1986)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Prince (UK)
Type = singles
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Last single = "Kiss"
(1986)
This single = "Mountains"
(1986)
Next single = "Girls & Boys"
(1986)

"Mountains" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album "Parade", the soundtrack to the movie "Under the Cherry Moon". It was written by The Revolution members Wendy and Lisa, together with Prince, and was one of Prince's relatively unsuccessful singles of the 1980s, though it is considered one of his most underrated by many fans. The extended 12" single version of the song, running ten minutes, is a fan favorite. It's the only track on the "Parade" album featuring the entire Revolution.

It reached #23 in the U.S. but only #48 in the UK. The B-side was the instrumental "Alexa de Paris," one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo, and is one of a handful of instrumental tracks that Prince recorded in the '80s. Both songs appear in the film "Under the Cherry Moon", with the video for "Mountains" playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's black and white version.

The lyrics of the track are made to represent a person's spiritual struggle with believing that in the end "love will conquer." 'Love' by many of Prince's fans should be properly interpreted as God.

External links

* "Mountains" [http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/albums/parade.html#mountains lyrics]