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{{Infobox song

| name = Cinnamon Girl

| cover = Prince_cg_single.jpg

| alt =

| caption = UK CD single

| type = single

| artist = Prince

| album = Musicology

| B-side =

| released = September 7, 2004

| recorded = Paisley Park Studios, January, 2003

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Psychedelic pop|pop rock}}

| length = 3:56

| label = NPG

| writer = Prince

| producer = Prince

| prev_title = Call My Name

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Live from Paisley Park

| next_year = 2005

| misc =

}}

"'Cinnamon Girl'" is a song by Prince from his 2004 album 'Musicology'.

The single has been released in several formats. On September 6, 2004, the European CD single was released with four tracks: "Cinnamon Girl" (Album version), "Dear Mr. Man" (live at Webster Hall) "United States of Division" (which had been available only as a download) and an MPEG video of the "Dear Mr. Man" performance. Two weeks later, a similar single was released, but without the video. In November of the same year, Prince's NPG Music Club online retail store sold an Enhanced CD including the audio track, its music video, the lyrics and a five-minute segment of interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

Despite not charting in the US, the single nearly cracked the Top 40 of the UK, reaching number 43.

Track listing



UK/German CD single

#"Cinnamon Girl" 3:56

#"Dear Mr. Man" (Live at Webster Hall) 4:14

#"United States of Division" 6:18

#"Dear Mr. Man" (Live at Webster Hall Video) 4:14

NPG Enhanced CD single

#"Cinnamon Girl" 3:56

#"Cinnamon Girl" (Video) 4:04

#"Cinnamon Girl: Xposed" (Making of the Video) 5:15

Music video



The music video for the song was controversial, especially among conservatives in the United States. In the video, directed by Phil Harder, a Muslim girl (played by New Zealand Mori actress Keisha Castle-Hughes) is depicted as being victimized following the September 11 attacks in 2001 and then dreaming of blowing up an airport with a bomb. While the 'New York Post' described the video as the most tasteless ever, the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has praised the video for bringing attention to the discrimination faced by Arab-Americans since the attacks.

Charts



References



Category:2004 singles

Category:Prince (musician) songs

Category:Songs written by Prince (musician)

Category:NPG Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Prince (musician)

Category:2004 songs

Category:Music videos directed by Phil Harder

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