Songs sampled by Prince

A list of samples used by Prince in his work

Samples from songs by other artists
Including samples used in remixes of prince-penned songs where Prince is credited for creating the original but was not actively involved in the remix

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(Spoken) samples from movies and television

Movie samples that occur in the Batman tracks, all taken from the 1989 movie of the same name are not included. More samples from the film were included in some unreleased remixes of Batman track as well as the unreleased “Batman Theme” (A reworking of Madhouse “19” with movie samples) and the unreleased song “Dance With The Devil.”

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‘Other media' samples 

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Samples from Simon Harris: Beats, Breaks & Scratches 

Only FX that are not original songs from elsewhere, if originally from a song, it is indicated there.

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Samples/FX from sound libraries 


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Samples and presets from keyboards 

 To be supplemented...

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Possible sample that need to be identified

Some of them might not originate from outside sources.They're listed here because I'm not sure and your help in finding their source is appreciated