Difference between revisions of "Single: Purple Rain"
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|previous image = Image:Letsgocrazy single.jpg | |previous image = Image:Letsgocrazy single.jpg | ||
− | |previous single = Single: | + | |previous single = Single: Let’s Go Crazy |
|next image = Image:Syndicate single.jpg | |next image = Image:Syndicate single.jpg | ||
|next single = Single: Syndicate | |next single = Single: Syndicate | ||
− | |previous single link = [[Single: | + | |previous single link = [[Single: Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy]] |
|next single link = [[Single: Syndicate|Syndicate]] | |next single link = [[Single: Syndicate|Syndicate]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>Purple Rain</b> was the third single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Purple Rain</b> was the third single from [[Prince]]’s seventh album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]). The single was the second to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. |
It was released ten weeks after the album, and received a release around the world. Unusually, '''[[God]] (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''' was available on international versions of the single, but not in the US, where it has never had an official release. | It was released ten weeks after the album, and received a release around the world. Unusually, '''[[God]] (Love Theme From Purple Rain)''' was available on international versions of the single, but not in the US, where it has never had an official release. | ||
− | The single continued [[Prince]] | + | The single continued [[Prince]]’s run of success, reaching number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 4 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart. |
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|format1 =7" | |format1 =7" | ||
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<!-------Other formats-----------> | <!-------Other formats-----------> | ||
|format3 = 7" Promo | |format3 = 7" Promo | ||
− | |7 inches = <small>(US: 7-29286)</small><br> | + | |7 inches = *<small>(US: 7-29286)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | B. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | ||
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AA. <b>[[Raspberry Beret]]</b> (3:31)<br> | AA. <b>[[Raspberry Beret]]</b> (3:31)<br> | ||
|format4 = 12" Promo | |format4 = 12" Promo | ||
− | |12 inches = <small>(US: PRO-A-2192)</small><br> | + | |12 inches = *<small>(US: PRO-A-2192)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Edit)</b> (4:02)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (LP Version)</b> (8:45)<br> | B. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (LP Version)</b> (8:45)<br> | ||
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*<small>(SP: WEA 1.668)</small><br> | *<small>(SP: WEA 1.668)</small><br> | ||
1. <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (8:45)<br> | 1. <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (8:45)<br> | ||
− | |other = <small>([http://bigpondmusic.com/album/prince/purple-rain2 BPM] Digital)</small> | + | |other = {{SingleTitle|1=Digital}}<br><small>([http://bigpondmusic.com/album/prince/purple-rain2 BPM] Digital)</small> |
A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Long Version)</b> (7:05)<br> | A. <b>[[Purple Rain]] (Long Version)</b> (7:05)<br> | ||
B1. <b>[[God]] (Love Theme From Purple Rain)</b> (7:54)<br> | B1. <b>[[God]] (Love Theme From Purple Rain)</b> (7:54)<br> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]<br>(Music video) |
|image1 = [[File:Purplerain-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Purple Rain]] | |image1 = [[File:Purplerain-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video: Purple Rain]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: Purple Rain song|Purple Rain]]<br>( | + | |item2 = [[Sheet Music: Purple Rain song|Purple Rain]]<br>(Sheet music) |
|image2 = [[File:SheetMusic-Purplerain-Smaller.jpg|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Purple Rain song]] | |image2 = [[File:SheetMusic-Purplerain-Smaller.jpg|x80px|border|link=Sheet Music: Purple Rain song]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
* <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000057169 / 1984-10-25] | * <b>Copyright:</b> [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First US Copyright Office / SR0000057169 / 1984-10-25] | ||
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|categories = [[Category: 1984]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]] | |categories = [[Category: 1984]][[Category:Singles (Prince)]][[Category:Singles (Prince and the Revolution)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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1984: Let’s Go Crazy ◄ | All Singles | All Related Artists Singles | ► 1984: Syndicate |
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