Mariah Carey covered the song, as a duet with R&B group Dru Hill, for her sixth studio album Butterfly.
[5] In the film, The Kid (Prince) sings the song directly from the stage to Apollonia, who is sitting with his rival Morris Day.
Ultimately, as the song ends and Prince lies, apparently spent, on the floor of the stage, Apollonia leaves in tears.
"The Beautiful Ones" was originally said to be written for Susannah Melvoin[6] (Revolution band member Wendy's twin sister) to woo her away from her then-boyfriend.
"[6] Only much later, during a 2015 interview with Ebony magazine, did Prince finally identify who the beautiful one really was: Denise Matthews aka Vanity, his one-time protégé and girlfriend.