MINNEAPOLIS -- It never became a hit. It never was made a staple at Minnesota Vikings games. And in Prince's labyrinthine discography, it's not even close to the best song with "purple" in its title.
But in 2010, Prince recorded a fight song for the Vikings, after what turned out to be the last playoff game the legend's hometown team would win in his lifetime.
Prince's offering to the Vikings, a three-minute, 41-second anthem titled "Purple and Gold," was penned at Paisley Park Studios in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen shortly after the Vikings' 34-3 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the 2010 NFC divisional playoffs.