Released: July 15, 2007

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Mister, mister
Love you, mister
Come on

[Chorus]
Call Mr. Goodnight
He'll make you feel alright
Make you throw your head back and holla
So nice, so nice

Better not tell your girlfriend
You can try with all your might (3121)
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight

[Verse 1]
Hey, baby, hey baby, hey, baby, sitting all alone in my courtyard
Looking as if you have every right
All over the world they call me Prince
But you can call me Mr. Goodnight

Surely the dandies that escort you places
Imparted a rumor or two
About the parade of lovely faces
That follow me, surely they do?

What say you to that, with lips so inviting?
It's all I can do not to stare
What say you to them, past, present and future
That you don't care (I don't care)

If so, you'll be the first and I'll give you the keys
To the whip of your dreams, alright?
All over the world they call me Prince (yeah)
But you can call me Mr. Goodnight

[Chorus]
Call Mr. Goodnight
He'll make you feel alright
Make you throw your head back and holla
So nice, so nice

Better not tell your girlfriend
You can try with all your might
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight

[Verse 2]
Now I don't want to put to you to sleep with a bunch of chatter
And a rap that really don't matter
But now that you know who I am, you need to make plans
And all your other pennies should scatter (scatter)

A limousine about to pick you up
And then take you to a private jet (too fine) (yeah)
And then you going to meet a little Spanish man
Who will offer you wine and Moet

In an hour or two, you'll be taken to a suite
That will rival your wildest dreams
And on the bed three dresses to choose one, pick one
Then you get a call from me (ring)

Tell me which dress you chose
So I can put on, put on my matching suit
All the real guys hold your hands up
You know how Mr. Goodnight do

[Chorus]
Call Mr. Goodnight
He'll make you feel alright
Make you throw your head back and holla
So nice, so nice

Better not tell your girlfriend
You can try with all your might (3121)
Just can't keep a secret
'Bout goodnight, goodnight

[Bridge]
I love you, baby
I don't want nobody else
Call Mr Goodnight (You can call him) (any time at all)
Call Mr Goodnight (yeah, yeah, yeah) (I love you, mister)

[Verse 3]
MP3, Mike Philly in the band got jams at midnight
Before the main attraction, you see
Slow it down somewhere here on Earth
Just to check how your reaction be

And if your heartbeat goes up a notch or two
There ain't no telling what I might do
But I got a mind full of good intentions
And a mouth full of Raisinets (better not tell you)

We can watch Chocolat on the big screen
Before we convene in the pool (yeah)
The waterfall'll wash your cares away
Already I love you, I do

[Chorus]
Call Mr. Goodnight
He'll make you feel alright (Mister, mister)
Make you throw your head back and holla
So nice, so nice

Better not tell your girlfriend
You can try with all your might
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight

[Verse 4]
The energy in this field's been known to flicker lights, 'ight
A symphony with no rest, a capella moans and a bridge of sighs (goodnight) (call, call)
Undeterred, nevertheless, a masterpiece on butterscotch thighs (call, call)
Turn off the lights, turn off the lights
It's time for Mr. Goodnight

Prince

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.