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|next single = Single: | |next single = Single: Let’s Go Crazy | ||
|previous single link = [[Single: | |previous single link = [[Single: Let’s Pretend We’re Married|Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] | ||
|next single link = [[Single: | |next single link = [[Single: Let’s Go Crazy|Let’s Go Crazy]] | ||
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|introduction = <b>When Doves Cry</b> was the first single to be released from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], by [[Prince and the Revolution]] (the single was credited only to [[Prince]], as he recorded the track alone). | |introduction = <b>When Doves Cry</b> was the first single to be released from the album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], by [[Prince and the Revolution]] (the single was credited only to [[Prince]], as he recorded the track alone). | ||
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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. | 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]] | 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. | ||
<b>When Doves Cry</b> 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. | <b>When Doves Cry</b> 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. | ||
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B. <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)<br> | B. <b>[[17 Days]]</b> (3:54)<br> | ||
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US/CA: 0- | US/CA: 0-20228<br> | ||
EC: 80000-19<br> | EC: 80000-19<br> | ||
UK: W 9286T<br> | UK: W 9286T<br> | ||
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|credits = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits. | |credits = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits. | ||
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|format3 = | |format3 =6" Promo | ||
|7 inches = | |7 inches = *<small>(JP: PS-1022 - Red flexidisc)</small> | ||
A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Edit)</b> (3:49)<br> | A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Edit)</b> (3:49)<br> | ||
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*<small>(US: GWB-0516, CA: GS 45210)</small> | *<small>(US: GWB-0516, CA: GS 45210)</small> | ||
A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Edit)</b> (3:47)<br> | A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Edit)</b> (3:47)<br> | ||
AA. '''[[ | AA. '''[[Let’s Go Crazy]] (Edit)''' (3:46)<br> | ||
|format4 =12" Promo | |format4 =12" Promo | ||
|12 inches =<small>(US: PRO-A-2139, UK: SAM 201)</small><br> | |12 inches =*<small>(US: PRO-A-2139, UK: SAM 201)</small><br> | ||
A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Long Version)</b> (5:52)<br> | A. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Long Version)</b> (5:52)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Short Version)</b> (3:47)<br> | B. <b>[[When Doves Cry]] (Short Version)</b> (3:47)<br> | ||
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| Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_21|21 Aug. 1984]] | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_21|21 Aug. 1984]] | ||
| Institution, Country = RIAA, USA | | Institution, Country = RIAA, USA | ||
| Certification = Platinum <small>( | | Certification = Platinum <small>(2- million)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Certification| | {{Certification| | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
|item1 = [[Sheet Music: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry<br>( | |item1 = [[Sheet Music: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry<br>(Sheet music)]] | ||
|image1 = [[File:SheetMusic-WhenDovesCryUS-smaller.jpg|x80px|link=Sheet Music: When Doves Cry]] | |image1 = [[File:SheetMusic-WhenDovesCryUS-smaller.jpg|x80px|link=Sheet Music: When Doves Cry]] | ||
|item2 = [[Video: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry<br>(video) | |item2 = [[Video: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]]<br>(Music video) | ||
|image2 = [[File: Whendovescry-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video:_When_Doves_Cry]] | |image2 = [[File: Whendovescry-tb-vid.png|x80px|link=Video:_When_Doves_Cry]] | ||
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<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
|references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
* '''Certification(s)''': [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH http://www.riaa.com/], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Doves_Cry Wikipedia] | * '''Certification(s)''': [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH http://www.riaa.com/], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Doves_Cry Wikipedia] | ||
* '''Chart(s)''': | * '''Chart(s)''': |
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1983 Let’s Pretend We’re Married |
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