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777-9311​The Time

Released: August 25, 1982

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
Baby, what's your phone number?
I know I'm kinda fast, but I hate to waste time
Baby, what's your phone number?
Girl, I have to ask 'cause you're so fine

[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?

[Verse 2]
Baby, what's your phone number?
How can you be reached on a lonely night?
Baby, what's your phone number?
How can I get into you when I'm feeling right?

[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?

[Interlude]
Ain't nothin' worse than rejection?
I'd feel a little better if you'd slapped my face

[Verse 3]
Hey, what's your phone number?
Can't you see the agony I'm goin' through?
Baby, what's your phone number?
Girl, it's getting hard: baby, won't you let me love you?

[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?

[Bridge]
Hey baby, what's your phone number?
I know it sounds fast, but I ain't got all night...
Come on baby, what's your phone number?
You know I got to be cooler than this cat you're sittin' with
I'll do you right, baby
Come on!
Come on!
Come on! (Nah!)
Come on! (Yeah...)

[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?

[Outro]
Come to night, if it's alright
Honey, please can I come to night?
Can't you see what I'm gonna do?
I wanna do it to night, baby
I wanna do it to you

It's on fire, you burn me out
It's getting higher, you know what I'm talkin' about
Help me out, good Lord above!
Marry me, girl, give me some of that love...

​The Time

The Time grew from the seeds of the Minneapolis music scene in the early 1980’s, galvanized by the creative drive and commercial success of rock-soul juggernaut Prince. The band began as the fruit of a wager Prince made with band leader Morris Day over the song “Partyup” (originally by a band called Enterprise). After the song’s success, Prince agreed to help Morris put together a band.

The nucleus of The Time consisted of drummer Jellybean Johnson, keyboardists Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir, and bassist Terry Lewis, pulled from their local band Flyte Tyme. Guitar demigod Jesse Johnson endeavored to join Prince’s band, but that band didn’t need a guitarist, so he shuffled into The Time’s lineup. Jerome Benton was a promoter from the aforementioned band Enterprise, and was eventually brought on as a comic foil to Morris Day for their stage act.

The band’s debut self-titled album featured two Top 10 R&B hits with “Get It Up” and “Cool.” Their follow-up What Time Is It? delivered an even higher chart peak with “777-9311”. But the band truly hit their stride once featured in Prince’s blockbuster music film Purple Rain. Their songs “Jungle Love” and “The Bird” from the film would become huge R&B and dance hits and propel their third album Ice Cream Castle to #3 on the R&B charts.

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