"I Hate U" is a song by Prince from his 1995 album The Gold Experience. The track was the lead single in support of the album, released on 12 September, 1995. "I Hate U" was nearly a solo effort from Prince, although he created Minneapolis musician Ricky Peterson with co-production and arranging, as well as providing additional keyboards. Beginning with crashing drums, the "NPG Operator" welcomes the listener to "The Hate Experience" (which Prince would later entitle the song's maxi-single), before leading into the first verse where Prince sings in delicate falsetto about a cheating woman, whom he hates "like a day without sunshine". A church-like organ moves the song along, while a musical segment borrowed from "Baby" (a track from his 1978 album For You) provides breaks throughout the track. After the second verse and chorus, the song enters a lengthy middle section which sung/spoken in Prince's normal voice. This section is a "court