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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}, released in 1989 through Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. It is one of two soundtrack albums for the Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', together with Music/DannyElfman's orchestral score, with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film.

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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}, released in 1989 through Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. It is one of two soundtrack albums for the Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'', together with Music/DannyElfman's orchestral score, with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film.

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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}, released in 1989 through Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. It is one of two soundtrack albums for the Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', together with Music/DannyElfman's orchestral score, with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.

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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}, released in 1989 through Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. It is one of two soundtrack albums for the Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', together with Music/DannyElfman's orchestral score, with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film.

Prince himself stars starred in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.
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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}. It is the soundtrack album of the 1989 Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.

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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}. Music/{{Prince}}, released in 1989 through Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. It is the one of two soundtrack album of albums for the 1989 Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/Batman1989'', together with Music/DannyElfman's orchestral score, with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.

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* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film ("200 Balloons", which wound up as "Batdance"'s b-side); an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.


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* VoiceClipSong: "Batdance" is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film ("200 Balloons", which wound up as "Batdance"'s b-side); an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.
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* LetsDuet: "The Arms Of Orion" with Sheena Easton.

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* LetsDuet: "The Arms Of Orion" with Sheena Easton.Music/SheenaEaston.



-->''For all my future crimes-Oh!''

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-->''For all my future crimes-Oh!''crimes-Oh!''
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* CallBack: "Batdance" calls back to earlier songs on the album, "The Future", "Electric Chair" and 45 B-side "200 Balloons".

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* CallBack: "Batdance" calls back to two earlier songs on the album, "The Future", Future" and "Electric Chair" Chair", and the 45 B-side "200 Balloons".
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* CallBack: "Batdance" calls back to two earlier songs on the album, "The Future" and "Electric Chair".

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* CallBack: "Batdance" calls back to two earlier songs on the album, "The Future" and Future", "Electric Chair".Chair" and 45 B-side "200 Balloons".
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* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film; an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.

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* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film; film ("200 Balloons", which wound up as "Batdance"'s b-side); an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.
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* ConceptAlbum: The songs explore the psyches of the movie's characters: "The Future," "Arms of Orion," and "Scandalous" correspond to Batman, the dark romantic hero; "Vicki Waiting" corresponds to Bruce Wayne; "Lemon Crush" roughly corresponds to Vicki Vale; and "Electric Chair," "Partyman," and "Trust" correspond to Joker.
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'''Tracklist:'''

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'''Tracklist:'''
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* DrugsAreBad: From "The Future":
-->''Yellow Smiley offers me X''
-->''Like he's drinking 7Up''
-->''I would rather drink 6 razor blades''
-->''Razor blades from a paper cup''
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* HarsherInHindsight: "The Future" and its anti-drug message, given how Prince died.
-->''I would rather drink six razor blades.''
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* HarsherInHindsight: "The Future" and it's anti-drug message, given how Prince died.

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* HarsherInHindsight: "The Future" and it's its anti-drug message, given how Prince died.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "The Future" and it's anti-drug message, given how Prince died.
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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}. It is the soundtrack album of the 1989 Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/{{Batman}}'', with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.

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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}. It is the soundtrack album of the 1989 Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/{{Batman}}'', ''Film/Batman1989'', with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.



* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film; an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.

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* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman}}'' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film; an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.
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''Batman'' is the 11th studio album by American recording artist Music/{{Prince}}. It is the soundtrack album of the 1989 Creator/TimBurton film ''Film/{{Batman}}'', with all but three of its songs -- "The Arms Of Orion", "Lemon Crush", and "Batdance" -- featured in the film. Prince himself stars in two of the videos from this album as the Franchise/{{Batman}}/[[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] mashup character Gemini.

'''Tracklist:'''

[[AC:Side One]]
# "The Future"
# "Electric Chair"
# "The Arms Of Orion"
# "Partyman"
# "Vicki Waiting"

[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Trust"
# "Lemon Crush"
# "Scandalous"
# "Batdance"

!!''Give me the electric chair for all my future tropes!''
* AwardBaitSong: "Scandalous" may be considered this for the ''Batman'' film.
* CallBack: "Batdance" calls back to two earlier songs on the album, "The Future" and "Electric Chair".
* FashionableAsymmetry: His Gemini character from the "Batdance" video wears half of a Joker outfit and half of a made-up Batman costume.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Lemon Crush" and "Scandalous".
* LetsDuet: "The Arms Of Orion" with Sheena Easton.
* LifeOfTheParty: "Partyman" is about this type of person.
* MinimalisticCoverArt[=/=]TextlessAlbumCover: Just the Batman logo, up very close.
* NoEnding: "Batdance" cuts to a sudden halt with a sample of Michael Keaton saying "Stop."
* OneWordTitle: "Trust" and "Scandalous".
* RecordProducer: Prince.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: From "Partyman":
-->''Rules and regulations, no place in this nation.''
* ScrewTheWarWerePartying: Prince's "Batdance" video takes it to a new extreme.
* SpellingSong: "Trust"'s intro has "W, X, Y, Z".
* SpokenWordInMusic: ''Batman'' voice clips can be heard in "The Future", "Electric Chair", "Partyman", "Vicki Waiting", "Trust", and "Batdance".
* StupidStatementDanceMix: "Batdance", which is Frankenstein'd together out of dialogue samples from Batman; vocal quotes from Prince songs from that film's soundtrack; the "Batmaaaan!" of the 1966 ''Series/{{Batman}}'' TV series theme; a backing track from a song ''rejected'' for the film; an entirely unrelated funk riff; and a typically Princetastic guitar solo. It sounds as ridiculous as that description makes it out to be. And it became a #1 single in the US.
* ThoughtCrime: From "Electric Chair":
-->''If a man is considered guilty''
-->''For what goes on in his mind''
-->''Then give me the electric chair''
-->''For all my future crimes-Oh!''

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