Prince, Erotic City | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the fifth edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Erotic City” by Prince featuring Sheila E.

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo, and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the fifth edition of Midnight Heat (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Erotic City” by Prince.

“If we cannot make babies / Maybe we can make some time / Fuck so pretty, you and me / Erotic City, come alive.” Oh, snap! Once upon a time, Prince aka The Purple One, was a master of releasing sexually explicit songs. “Erotic City”, a B-side for “Let’s Go Crazy” is a prime example of The Purple One getting freaky.  Sheila E assists him with this NSFW song.  In the chorus, Prince and E continue, “We can fuck until the dawn / Makin’ love ‘til cherry’s gone / Erotic City, can’t you see / Fuck so pretty, you and me.” Hmm, cherry’s gone, huh? Would it be far-fetched that The Purple One was referencing popping the cherry? “Erotic City” appears on the compilation, The Hits / The B-Sides (1993) as well as Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) from 2017.

The f-bombs are used in a sexual context – there is no hiding that! “We could fuck until dawn (Until dawn) / How I wish you were my dame,” he sings in the third verse.  Even in moments where the language is not considered obscene, the sex is inescapable.  Backtracking to the second verse, he sings, “You’re a sinner, I don’t care / I just want your creamy thighs.” Holy shit!  Despite the horniness of “Erotic City”, it is funky to the nth degree.  Prince sings fantastically, infusing ample personality into his performance.  Sheila E is on-point, bringing the heat to this classic sex track.  Ask yourself this question: Who doesn’t want to visit the “Erotic City”?

Prince // Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) // NPG / Warner // 1984

Prince, Erotic City: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 5 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; NPG / Warner; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]