Ice Cream Castles

{{for|this song's album|Ice Cream Castle}}

{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Ice Cream Castles

| cover = The Time ICC Single.jpg

| alt =

| caption = 7-inch single cover

| type = single

| artist = the Time

| album = Ice Cream Castle

| B-side = {{ubl|"Tricky"|"Get It Up" (UK 12-inch)}}

| released = 1984

| recorded = January 13–14, 1984

| studio = Sunset Sound

| genre =

| length = 7-inch edit: 3:37
album/12-inch: 7:33

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Prince (as Jamie Starr), Morris Day

| producer = Prince

| prev_title = Gigolos Get Lonely Too

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Jungle Love

| next_year = 1984

}}

"Ice Cream Castles" is the opening track from the Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The song was composed by Prince and Morris Day, with Prince writing the lyrics after recording the instrumental tracks. Day provided drums and lead vocals, while Jesse Johnson played electric guitars on the recording. Prince played all the other instruments.

"Ice Cream Castles" is about an interracial relationship. The song's title is based on a lyric from Joni Mitchell.

The song reached number 11 on the R&B charts, but it did not enter the pop charts.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=581}} A live recording from 1998 was included on Morris Day's 2004 release, It's About Time.

The single was backed with "Tricky", featuring Day on drums and Prince on the bass and keyboards. The UK 12-inch single also included the earlier hit "Get It Up", from the Time's debut album.

Personnel

Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl and Benoît Clerc{{cite book|last=Tudahl |first=Duane |date=2018 |title=Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition) |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781538116432}}{{cite book|last=Clerc |first=Benoît |date=October 2022 |title=Prince: All the Songs |publisher=Octopus |isbn=9781784728816}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for "Ice Cream Castles"

! scope="col"| Chart (1984)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Hot Black Singles (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-time-mn0000919812/awards|title=The Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums & Singles|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828014151/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-time-mn0000919812/awards|url-status=dead}}

| 11

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