 The title track was a protest against nuclear proliferation and became Prince's first top 10 hit in countries outside the US.Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was one of the first two videos by black artists (along with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean") played in heavy rotation on MTV, which had been perceived as against "black music" until CBS President Walter Yetnikoff threatened to pull all CBS videos.Prince and Jackson had a competitive rivalry, not just on musical success, but also athletically too.