Controversy continues in the same vein of new wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing disparate pop music genres. It is also more ambitious than its predecessor, attempting to tackle social protest ("Controversy," "Ronnie, Talk to Russia," "Annie Christian") along with sex songs ("Jack U Off," "Sexuality"), and it tries hard to bring funk to a rock audience and vice versa.
| A1 | Controversy |
| A2 | Sexuality |
| A3 | Do Me, Baby |
| B1 | Private Joy |
| B2 | Ronnie, Talk To Russia |
| B3 | Let's Work |
| B4 | Annie Christian |
| B5 | Jack U Off |
