Don ' t ▁H ang ▁Up )" ▁was ▁co - written ▁with ▁The ▁Time ▁member ▁Terry ▁Lewis ▁and ▁" B ite ▁the ▁Beat " ▁was ▁co - written ▁with ▁J esse ▁Johnson . ▁▁ ▁" He ' s ▁So ▁D ull " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Dez ▁Dick erson ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁film ▁National ▁Lam po on ' s ▁V ac ation . ▁The ▁" other ▁woman " ▁rap ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" If ▁a ▁Girl ▁An swers ▁( Don ' t ▁H ang ▁Up )" ▁is ▁performed ▁by ▁Prince ▁in ▁an ▁affected ▁voice ▁whose ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁The ▁Time ' s ▁lead ▁singer ▁Morris ▁Day ▁has ▁sometimes ▁led ▁to ▁Day ▁being ▁mis ident ified ▁as ▁the ▁perform er . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁originally ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁on ▁LP ▁and ▁c ass ette . ▁A ▁compact ▁disc ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁All ▁three ▁formats ▁are ▁now ▁out ▁of ▁print . ▁Vin yl ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁were ▁pressed ▁with ▁" Side ▁ 1 " ▁and ▁" Side ▁ 6 " ▁on ▁the ▁label . ▁Review ing ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice , ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁wrote , ▁" All ▁eight ▁of ▁these ▁d umb , ▁dan cy ▁little ▁synth ▁t unes ▁get ▁me ▁off ▁when ▁I ▁let ▁my ▁guard ▁down , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁fun