As Paisley Park noted on Facebook, "Little Red Corvette" was the second single from Prince's 1999 album. It was the first song of Prince's to climb to the Top 10 on the U.S. charts, and it eventually rose to number 6 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 1983, the song spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart.
At the time of the release of "Little Red Corvette," MTV typically focused on rock music and white artists. In a 1983 interview with MTV News, icon David Bowie made an observation that "Little Red Corvette" helped shift. Bowie stated, "I'm just floored by the fact that there's so few Black artists featured on it." He questioned, "Why is that?"
"Little Red Corvette" still had sultry themes, but it became a breakthrough hit for Prince. It catapulted him to stardom and combined pop and R&B in a way that artists hadn't accomplished before.
Coleman told the media outlet that the story was somewhat true. However, the real story was far spicier. Coleman said that the car in question was a 1964 pink and white Mercury Montclair, not a red Corvette.
"So I imagine they were making out, or doing whatever, in the back seat and they probably had a wonderful moment of afterglow, which is when he got the seed of the idea," she added.
What began as a quiet mid-list debut on the Billboard Hot 100 ultimately redefined Prince’s career and expanded what mainstream pop sounded like. More than four decades later, “Little Red Corvette” proves that even modest chart debuts can leave a lasting impact.
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