Little Red Corvette

Little Red Corvette" is a song by American musician Prince. Released as a single from the album 1999 in 1983, the song was his biggest hit at the time, and his first to reach the top 10 in the US, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was also his first single to perform better on the pop chart than the R&B chart. The song combines a drum machine beat and slow synth buildup for the verses and a full rock chorus. Backing vocals were done by Dez Dickerson and Lisa Coleman and the guitar solo was also played by Dickerson. In the song, Prince narrates a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman (the "Little Red Corvette" of the title); although he enjoys the experience, he urges her to "slow down" and "find a love that's gonna last" before she destroys herself. In addition to the title, he uses several other automobile metaphors, for example comparing their lovemaking to a ride in a limousine. A 12" dance remix of the song was released to accompany the single, and it continues where the album version fades out. The US single was originally released with the album track "All the Critics Love U in New York" as the B-side, while in the UK two separate single releases had it backed with "Lady Cab Driver" or "Horny Toad". Separate UK 12" releases had the song paired with "Automatic" and "International Lover", or "Horny Toad" and "D.M.S.R.". Later, it was released as a double A-side with "1999", thus peaking at number two in the UK in January 1985. The single was released with another 1999 track, "Let's Pretend We're Married". On Prince's 2006 compilation album, Ultimate, the dance remix of "Little Red Corvette" was a featured track. Following Prince's death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 29. It rose to number 20 one week later. It has sold 1.08 million digital copies in the United States

Prince Lyrics "Little Red Corvette" From The Album: "1999" (1982) I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn't last See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast I guess I must be dumb 'cause you had a pocket full of horses Trojan and some of them used But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say - "What have I got to lose?" And honey, I say Little Red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (Oh) Little Red Corvette You need a love that's gonna last I guess I should've closed my eyes when you drove me to the place Where your horses run free 'Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures Of the jockeys that were there before me Believe it or not, I started to worry I wondered if I had enough class But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say, "Baby, have you got enough gas?" Oh yeah! Little Red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (Yes you are) Little Red Corvette You need to find a love that's gonna last (Oh, oh) A body like yours oughta be in jail 'Cause it's on the verge of bein' obscene Move over, baby, gimme the keys I'm gonna try to tame your little red love machine Little Red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast Little Red Corvette Need to find a love that's gonna last, hey hey Little Red Corvette Honey, you got to slow down (Got to slow down) Little Red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, you're gonna run your Little Red Corvette right in the ground (Little Red Corvette) Right down to the ground (Honey, you got to slow down) You, you, you got to slow down (Little Red Corvette) You're movin' much too fast, too fast Need to find a love that's gonna last Girl, you got an ass like I never seen, ow! And the ride I say the ride is so smooth, you must be a limousine Ow! Baby, you're much too fast Little Red Corvette You need a love, you need a love that's, uh, that's gonna last (Little Red Corvette) Babe, you got to slow down (you got to slow down) Little Red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, 'cause if you don't You're gonna run your body right into the ground (Right into the ground) Right into the ground (Right into the ground) Right into the ground (Right into the ground) Little Red Corvette Writer(s): Prince Rogers Nelson