"7" is composed of heavy drums and bass in an acoustic style. It has a distinct Middle Eastern theme, and an opera-like chorus which features Prince's multi-tracked vocals. It features a sample of the 1967 Otis Redding and Carla Thomas duet, "Tramp".
The video was shot on February 27, 1992.
This video is also notable for Prince's then-wife Mayte dancing with a sword on her head, which she would later do in live performances.
The video set is pictured on the album cover for Prince's 1992 Love Symbol Album.
In the video, Prince symbolically "kills" incarnations of himself who are trapped inside glass chambers. There are little girls wearing yellow belly-dancing outfits almost identical to Mayte's and little boys wearing black outfits and eye-bands identical to Prince's. Throughout the performance, the girls dance with Mayte and the boys dance with Prince.