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[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
[[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]]<br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]<br>
[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
|writer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|writer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]])
|previous song          = [[Purple Music]]
|previous song          = [[Purple Music]]
|next song              = [[Push]]
|next song              = [[Push]]
|introduction          = '''Purple Rain''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]'s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Three months after the album's release, [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] was released as the album's third single, available worldwide. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].  
|introduction          = '''Purple Rain''' is the ninth and final track on [[Prince]]’s sixth album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], the first album to be credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]. Three months after the album’s release, [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] was released as the album’s third single, available worldwide. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]].  


In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on the compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]).  
In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on the compilation album [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]] (also included as the second disc of [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]).  
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A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]].
A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album [[Album: Piano & A Microphone 1983|Piano & A Microphone 1983]].


[[Prince and the Revolution]] recorded the song live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Baby I'm A Star]], among others were also recorded), after rehearsing and working on the song extensively in June and July 1983 at [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Although it is unclear when a first incarnation of the song was ready, it was first rehearsed and worked on with the band in the summer of 1983 at the [[The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
 
[[Prince and the Revolution]] then recorded the song live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]] at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Baby I’m A Star]], among others were also recorded).


This live version was worked on further between mid-August and into September 1983, at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, where the track was edited to omit a verse and a solo, and a new string section was overdubbed over the finale of the track.
This live version was worked on further between mid-August and into September 1983, at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, where the track was edited to omit a verse and a solo, and a new string section was overdubbed over the finale of the track.
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It was included as the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], before becoming the eighth and final track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration. It became the ninth and final track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
It was included as the sixth track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_7|7 November 1983]] configuration of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], before becoming the eighth and final track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_23|23 March 1984]] configuration. It became the ninth and final track on the final [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 14|14 April 1984]] configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Summer 1983
|studio                    = [[The Warehouse]],<br>St. Louis Park, MN, USA
|additional info          = writing/rehearsal recording
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 3|3 August 1983]]
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}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                    = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_13|13 September 1983]]- [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_15|15 September 1983]]
|date                      = Late Summer - Autumn 1983
|studio                  = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Rehearsal recording - '''(Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)'''
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                    = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_15|15 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_18|18 August 1983]]; [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_13|13 September 1983]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_15|15 September 1983]]
|studio                  = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 3 ,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info        = Editing and string overdubs, mix
|additional info        = Editing and string overdubs, mix
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_27|27 November 1983]]
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Tracking Lisa and Wendy’s version used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] 
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_7|7 February 1984]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Wendy & Lisa 'rehearsal' version for use in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
|additional info          = Overdubs on Tracking Lisa and Wendy’s version used in [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]]
}}
}}
|recording personnel    =  
|recording personnel    =  
'''Prince and the Revolution version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion
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*[[David Z.]] - engineer (First Avenue)
*[[David Z.]] - engineer (First Avenue)
*[[David Leonard]] - engineer (First Avenue)
*[[David Leonard]] - engineer (First Avenue)
'''Piano & A Microphone 1983 version'''
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and piano
|released versions      =
|released versions      =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
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[[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Album<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Album<br>
[[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br>
[[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br>
[[Album: Prince Sampler|Prince Sampler]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: Sounds O’ The Times|Sounds O’ The Times]] promotional album <br>
[[file:Eye88.png|link=Album: Eye Love Prince]] [[Album: Eye Love Prince|Love Prince]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: Nothing Compares 2 Him|Nothing Compares 2 Him]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br>
[[Album: The_Hits_2|The Hits 2]]<br>
[[Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album: The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]<br>
[[Album: My Name Was Prince|My Name Was Prince]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
[[Album: The_Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]]<br>
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br><br>
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
[[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
|4= Live with overdubs
|4= Live with overdubs
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|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= 8:41
|2= 8:41
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] <br>
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br>
|4=  
|4= Live with overdubs
|5= Remastered 2015
|5= Remastered 2015
}}
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|3=  
|3=  
[[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br>
[[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] Single<br>
[[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promo<br>
[[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: Strange Tales From The Rain|Strange Tales From The Rain]] promotional album<br>
[[Album: The Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album <br>
[[Album: The_Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] promotional album<br>
[[Album: The Crown Jewels|The Crown Jewels]] promotional album
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br>
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5= a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit'''
|5= a.k.a. '''7" Single Edit'''
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain (7" Single Edit)'''
|2= 4:08
|3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' - Single Edits & B-Sides]] <br>
|4= Edit
|5= Remastered 2017
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|4= 'Rehearsal'
|4= 'Rehearsal'
|5= a.k.a. '''Purple Rain (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)'''
|5= a.k.a. '''Purple Rain (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)'''
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= 19:26
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]]
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= 19:25
|3= [[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]. Remastered
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= 5:40
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Live
|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands]]
}}
}}
}}
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Purple Medley]] '''
|1= '''[[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]]'''
|2= 4 :24
|3= [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album
[[Single: Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got|Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] single
|4= Studio
|5= Instrumental interpolation heard during a break
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''[[Purple Medley]]'''
|2= 11:03
|2= 11:03
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] single<br>
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{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
|line =
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain 'Lisa and Wendy’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Movie]] Mix' '''
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film
|4= Studio and Performance
|5= Released on [[Home_Video:_Purple_Rain|VHS and DVD]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film
|4= Live with overdubs
|5= Released on [[Home_Video:_Purple_Rain|VHS and DVD]]
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''  
|1= '''Purple Rain'''  
|2= 7:05
|2= 7:05
|3= [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
|3= [[Home_Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] 20th Anniversary DVD
|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video for more details
|5= See [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video for more details
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|2= 18:24
|2= 18:24
|3= [[Home Video: Double Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
|3= [[Home Video: Double Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc<br>
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]]  
[[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)]] <br>
[[Album: Prince And The Revolution: Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] (2022 re-release)
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
|5= [[30_March 1985|30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]]
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMA download<br>
|3= [[NPG Music Club]] WMA download<br>
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[15 February 2006|15 February 2006 2006 BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] / [[Fury]] / [[Purple Rain]] / [[Let's Go Crazy]]
|5= [[15 February 2006|15 February 2006 2006 BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England]]; part of medley containing [[Te Amo Corazon|Te Amo Corazón]] / [[Fury]] / [[Purple Rain]] / [[Let’s Go Crazy]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2=  T.B.C.
|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
|4= Live
|5= [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= ?:??
|3= [[Album:_Welcome_2_America|Welcome 2 America]] Deluxe edition
|4= Live
|5= [[28 April 2011|28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live concert radio broadcast<br>
|3= Live performance TV broadcast<br>
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[28 January 1985|28 January 1985, American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California]]
|5= [[28 January 1985|28 January 1985, American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California]]
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|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
|5= [[31_August 1990|31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan]]
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= ?:??
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|4= Live
|5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|3= Live performance TV broadcast<br>
|3= Live performance TV broadcast<br>
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[04_September 1991|4 September 1991 (mat.), Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA]]
|5= [[04_September 1991|4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA]] (first aired on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 9|9 September 1991]])
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Purple Rain'''
|2= 9:04
|3= Delayed live recording radio broadcast<br>
|4= Live
|5= [[02_August_1993|02 August 1993, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|3= [[Love4oneanother.com]] RealAudio stream<br>
|3= [[Love4oneanother.com]] RealAudio stream<br>
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[29 May 1999|29 May 1999, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]
|5= [[02 January 1999|2 January 1999, Studio 54 @ MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA]]
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br>
|3= [[Lotusflow3r.com]] video stream<br>
|4= Live medley
|4= Live medley
|5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let's Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I'm A Star]] / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / [[Purple Rain]]
|5= [[04_February 2007|4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA]]; medley of We Will Rock You / [[Let’s Go Crazy]] / [[1999]] intro / [[Baby I’m A Star]] / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / [[Purple Rain]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|performed regularly on    = [[Purple Rain Tour]]
|performed regularly on    = [[Purple Rain Tour]]
* [[Parade Tour]]
* [[Parade Tour]]
* [[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
* [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
* [[Lovesexy Tour]]
* [[Lovesexy Tour]]
* [[Nude Tour]]
* [[Nude Tour]]
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* [[Live Out Loud Tour]]
* [[Live Out Loud Tour]]
* [[Hit And Run Part II]]  
* [[Hit And Run Part II]]  
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>  
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#1988|1988]], [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>  
|trivia                    = '''Purple Rain''' was ranked second in [http://time.com/4600144/most-googled-songs-2016/ "Top 10 Most 'Googled' Songs of 2016"], published December 2016.
|trivia                    = '''Purple Rain''' was ranked second in [http://time.com/4600144/most-googled-songs-2016/ "Top 10 Most 'Googled' Songs of 2016"], published December 2016.
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]  
* [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]
* [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single
* [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] single
* [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video
* [[Video: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] video
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|references                = ''[[Book: The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|references                = ''[[Book: The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]]
|categories                = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:33, 27 September 2024

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Purple Rain

from the album Purple Rain
single art for Purple Rain
Song details
Performer: Prince and the Revolution
First Released: 25 June 1984 - Purple Rain album
Album(s): Purple Rain

The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
4Ever
Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
Piano & A Microphone 1983
Prince And The Revolution: Live
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Purple Rain is the ninth and final track on Prince’s sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Three months after the album’s release, Purple Rain was released as the album’s third single, available worldwide. The track is also featured in the movie Purple Rain.

In 1993, the track was included as the 18th and final track on the compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).

In 2001, the track was included as the sixth track on the compilation album The Very Best Of Prince.

In 2006, the track was included as the eighth track on the first disc of the compilation album Ultimate.

A brief solo piano rehearsal of the track was released on the 2018 posthumous album Piano & A Microphone 1983.

Although it is unclear when a first incarnation of the song was ready, it was first rehearsed and worked on with the band in the summer of 1983 at the The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Prince and the Revolution then recorded the song live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (at the same concert where I Would Die 4 U and Baby I’m A Star, among others were also recorded).

This live version was worked on further between mid-August and into September 1983, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, where the track was edited to omit a verse and a solo, and a new string section was overdubbed over the finale of the track.

It was included as the sixth track on the 7 November 1983 configuration of Purple Rain, before becoming the eighth and final track on the 23 March 1984 configuration. It became the ninth and final track on the final 14 April 1984 configuration after some tracklist changes to the album.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Summer 1983 The Warehouse,
St. Louis Park, MN, USA 		writing/rehearsal recording
3 August 1983 First Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN, USA 		Live recording
Late Summer - Autumn 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Rehearsal recording - (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
15 August 1983; 18 August 1983; 13 September 1983 - 15 September 1983 Sunset Sound Studio 3 ,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Editing and string overdubs, mix
27 November 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking Lisa and Wendy’s version used in Movie
7 February 1984 Sunset Sound Studio 2,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Overdubs on Tracking Lisa and Wendy’s version used in Movie
Recording Personnel

Prince and the Revolution version


Piano & A Microphone 1983 version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple Rain 8:41 Purple Rain Album

Purple Rain Single
Prince Sampler promotional album
Sounds O’ The Times promotional album
Love Prince promotional album
Nothing Compares 2 Him promotional album
The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
My Name Was Prince promotional album
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
4Ever

 Live with overdubs 3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Purple Rain 8:41 Purple Rain Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Expanded Edition
 Live with overdubs Remastered 2015
Purple Rain (Edit) 4:02 Purple Rain Single

Strange Tales From The Rain promotional album
The Story So Far... promotional album
The Crown Jewels promotional album

Edit a.k.a. 7" Single Edit
Purple Rain (7" Single Edit) 4:08 Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition - Single Edits & B-Sides
Edit Remastered 2017
Purple Rain (Long Version) 7:05 Purple Rain Single
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Purple Rain (Radio Edit) 4:19 Purple Rain promo
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Purple Rain (7" Edit) 4:30 Purple Rain promo
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Purple Rain (Long Radio Edit) 5:37 Purple Rain promo
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Purple Rain 1:26 Piano & A Microphone 1983 'Rehearsal' a.k.a. Purple Rain (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
Purple Rain 19:26 Prince And The Revolution: Live Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Purple Rain 19:25 Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release) Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA. Remastered
Purple Rain 5:40 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple Rain 'Lisa and Wendy’s Movie Mix' ?:?? Purple Rain film Studio and Performance Released on VHS and DVD
Purple Rain ?:?? Purple Rain film Live with overdubs Released on VHS and DVD
Purple Rain 7:05 Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD Promo video See Purple Rain video for more details
Purple Rain 18:24 Prince And The Revolution: Live VHS/laserdisc

Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition – Live at the Carrier Dome (DVD)
Prince And The Revolution: Live (2022 re-release)

Live 30 March 1985, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
Purple Rain 4:08 Lovesexy Live 1 VHS
 Live 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany
Purple Rain 10:37 Rave Un2 the Year 2000 VHS/DVD
 Live 18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
BRIT Awards 12:20 NPG Music Club WMA download
 Live 15 February 2006 2006 BRIT Awards, Earls Court, London, England; part of medley containing Te Amo Corazón / Fury / Purple Rain / Let’s Go Crazy
Purple Rain T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Purple Rain ?:?? Welcome 2 America Deluxe edition Live 28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Purple Rain T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast
 Live 28 January 1985, American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Purple Rain T.B.C. Live concert radio broadcast
 Live 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Purple Rain T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain
Purple Rain T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast
 Live 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan
Purple Rain ?:?? Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Purple Rain T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast
 Live 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA (first aired on 9 September 1991)
Purple Rain 9:04 Delayed live recording radio broadcast
 Live 02 August 1993, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Purple Rain T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast
 Live 12 November 1996, Emancipation Freedom Concert, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Purple Rain (Live From Las Vegas 1999) 7:00 Love4oneanother.com RealAudio stream
 Live 2 January 1999, Studio 54 @ MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Purple Rain T.B.C. Live awards performance TV broadcast
 Live 8 February 2004, 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California; with Beyonce
The Superbowl 11:52 Lotusflow3r.com video stream
 Live medley 4 February 2007, Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; medley of We Will Rock You / Let’s Go Crazy / 1999 intro / Baby I’m A Star / Proud Mary / All Along The Watchtower / Best Of You / Purple Rain
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got 4 :24 Graffiti Bridge album

Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got single

Studio Instrumental interpolation heard during a break
Purple Medley 11:03 Purple Medley single
 Studio medley See Purple Medley for more details
Purple Medley (Edit) 3:14 Purple Medley single
 Edit See Purple Medley for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Purple Rain Live recording before overdubs 3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Purple Rain Live with overdubs 3 August 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA; contains extra verse and string overdubs
 
Additional Information
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References
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