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{{single| |single name = When Doves Cry |single image = Whendovescry single.jpg |image link = http://www.princevault.com/images/1/18/Whendovescry_single.jpg |date = 16 May, 1984 (USA 7")
13 June, 1984 (USA 12")
22 June, 1984 (UK 7") |album = Purple Rain |label = Warner Bros. |tracks = 17 Days (3:54)
When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:47) |previous year = 1983 |next year = 1984 |previous image = Image:Letspretendweremarried single.jpg |next image = Image:Letsgocrazy single.jpg |previous single = Single: Let's Pretend We're Married |next single = Single: Let's Go Crazy |previous single link = Let's Pretend We're Married |next single link = Let's Go Crazy |introduction = When Doves Cry was the first single to be released from the album Purple Rain, by Prince and the Revolution (the single was credited only to Prince, as he recorded the track alone).

It was released five weeks prior to the album, and received a release around the world. The b-side, 17 Days, was previously-unreleased and not included on the album. 17 Days was credited to Prince and the Revolution, marking the first time a track was released with that credit.

The single became Prince's first US number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It also reached number 1 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart and on the Dance Disco Top 80 Chart. Billboard also ranked it as the #1 single of 1984.

When Doves Cry was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicated two-million units shipping in the United States. It was the last single released by a solo artist to receive such certification before the certification requirements were lowered in 1989. |format1 =7" |tracklisting = A. When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:47)
B. 17 Days (3:54)

  • Cat #: US/CA/GT/NZ: 7-29286

MX: SWB129
PE: 0729286.0
UK/IR: W 9286
DE/FR: 929 286-7
SP: S 929286-7
IT: 92 9286-7
PT: 759 92-0228-0
ZF/ZW: WBS 465
AU: 7-29286 MX209151/2
JP: P-1868
PH: WB-77-403

Cassette Single

A1. When Doves Cry (5:52)
A2. 17 Days (3:54)
A3. 1999 (6:22)
A4. D.M.S.R. (8:15)
(both sides play the same sequence)

  • Cat #: DE: 920 231-4 W 9286C (Twelve Inch On tape)

|format2 =12" |content = A. When Doves Cry (5:52)
B. 17 Days (3:54)

  • Cat #: US/CA: 0-20170

EC: 80000-19
UK: W 9286T
DE/FR: 920 228-0
SP: MS 920228-0
AU: 0-20228 MX209255/6
NZ: 20228

A. When Doves Cry (Long Version) (5:52)
B. When Doves Cry (Short Version) (3:49)

  • Cat #: PH: DS-006 (limited edition)


12" Double Pack

1A. When Doves Cry (5:52)
1B. 17 Days (3:54)
2A. 1999 (6:22)
2B. D.M.S.R. (8:15)

  • Cat #: UK: W 9286T/SAM 199

|credits = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits. |format3 =7" Promo |7 inches = (JP: PS-1022 - Red flexidisc) A. When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:49)

  • (US: 7-29286)

A. When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:47)
B. When Doves Cry (5:52)

  • (SP: 795)

A. When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:49)
B. Purple Rain (Edit) ( 4:02)

7" Back To Back Hits 1987 Reissue

  • (US: GWB-0516, CA: GS 45210)

A. When Doves Cry (Edit) (3:47)
AA. Let's Go Crazy (Edit) (3:46)
|format4 =12" Promo |12 inches =(US: PRO-A-2139, UK: SAM 201)
A. When Doves Cry (Long Version) (5:52)
B. When Doves Cry (Short Version) (3:47)

12" 2007 Reissue

  • (UK: W 9286T 081227 996864)

A. When Doves Cry (5:52)
B. 17 Days (3:54)

CD 1989 Reissue

  • (DE: 921 186-2)

1. When Doves Cry (Album Version) (5:52)
2. Purple Rain (8:45)
|other = (BPM Digital) A. When Doves Cry (5:52)
B. 17 Days (3:54)
|charts =

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Hot 100 2 Jun. 1984 1 (5) 21
USA: Billboard Black Singles 9 Jun. 1984 1 (8) 20
USA: Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80
(Listed with 17 Days)
9 Jun. 1984 1 (6) 14
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Austria: Single Top 75 10 Oct. 1984 19 2
Belgium: Ultratop Flanders 11 Aug. 1984 6 10
France: Show Magazine Top 50 30 Sep. 1984 6 20
France: Ipsos & Nielsen Top 50 30 Nov. 1984 32 7
Ireland: IRMA Singles Chart 8 Aug. 1984 2 (?) 9
The Netherlands: Nationale Hitparade (Top 50) 7 Jul. 1984 6 14
Norway: Topp 20 Single 28 Sep. 1984 Week 39 10 14
Sweden: Top 60 Single 10 Aug. 1984 18 1
Switzerland: Single Top 75 19 Aug. 1984 17 9
U.K.: Top 40 30 Jun. 1984 4 11
 
Pacific
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Australia: ARIA Single Top 50 9 Jul. 1984 1 (1) 20
New Zealand: Top 50 Singles 15 Jun. 1984 2 (2) 17
Certifications

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Awards

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