Cream (Prince song)


"Cream" is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the album Diamonds and Pearls. On MTV Unplugged 2004, Prince stated that he wrote the song while looking at himself in the mirror.
The single's B-side, "Horny Pony", a rap song which was replaced on Diamonds and Pearls at the last minute by "Gett Off", was re-used from the "Gett Off" single. "Cream" was also released as a maxi-single EP with remixes and songs/raps loosely based on "Cream". The EP was notable for including several prank telephone conversations.
In the UK, "Gangster Glam" was an additional B-side on the 12"/CD maxi single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the US maxi single, and four tracks from the US "Gett Off" maxi single. "Cream" was Prince's fifth and last number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Several tracks on this release include unlisted telephone segues, and are listed with separate lengths on this page.

Chart performance

In the US, "Cream" hit number 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1991, keeping "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" by Bryan Adams from reaching the top spot and it also made the Top 20 in the UK. It was very well received on American radio, peaking at number 2 on the Hot 100 Airplay. However, it did not make the R&B singles chart, because the track was not sent to Urban radio; "Insatiable" was sent to Urban instead.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 63
Austria 24
New Zealand 43

Certifications