Listen to Prince’s “Why The Butterflies” from his upcoming collection

Piano & A Microphone 1983 is out September 21.

September 13, 2018
Listen to Prince’s “Why The Butterflies” from his upcoming collection Prince performs at SXSW. March 16, 2013.   John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung

September 21 will see the release of a new Prince project called Piano & A Microphone 1983, collecting home recordings the artist made in Chanhassen, Minnesota. "Why The Butterflies" is the latest song to emerge, and you can listen below. "Why The Butterflies" follows "Mary Don't You Weep," which appeared in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, and a demo version of the "Purple Rain" b-side "17 Days."

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Listen to Prince’s “Why The Butterflies” from his upcoming collection