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{{musicvideo|
{{musicvideo|
<!------ ALBUM TABLE -------->
<!------ ALBUM TABLE -------->
|Current video name    = Sign O' The Times
|Current video name    = Sign O’ The Times
|Video Image            = SignOTheTimes-vid5in1.png
|Video Image            = SignOTheTimes-vid5in1.png
|Date                  =  
|Date                  = March 1987
|producer(s)            = Limelight Productions
|producer(s)            = Janet Flora
|Director              = Bill Konersman
|Director              = Bill Konersman
|Related                = [[Home_Video:_The_Hits_Video_Collection|The Hits Video Collection]]
|Related                = [[Home_Video: Nothing Compares 2 Him|Nothing Compares 2 Him]]<br>[[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]]<br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September, 1993]]  
|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]]  
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
|Previous year          = 1986
|Previous year          = 1986
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|Next Video link        = [[Video:_U_Got_The_Look|U Got The Look]]
|Next Video link        = [[Video:_U_Got_The_Look|U Got The Look]]
<!-------SHOOTING TEXT ------->
<!-------SHOOTING TEXT ------->
|Introduction          = '''Sign O' The Times''' is the twenty-fifth [[Prince]] video to have been released for broadcast. It is the second video that doesn't include an appearance from [[Prince]] (the first being [[Video: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] video in 1985).
|Introduction          = '''Sign O’ The Times''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: Sign O’ The Times|single]].  


The video is made of colored graphics forecasting the lyrics of the song.  
The video is made of colored graphics presenting the lyrics of the song, which was quite revolutionary at the time as one of the first 'lyric videos' to have been made. It is the second video that doesn’t include an appearance from [[Prince]] (the first being the [[Video: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]] video in 1985).
 
'''Sign O’ The Times''' was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993.
|recording info        =
|recording info        =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                  = ??
|date                  = Early 1987
|studio                = ''more information needed''
|studio                = Unidentified studio in Los Angeles
|additional info        =  
|additional info        =  
}}
}}
|cast                  = * None.
|cast                  = * None.
|crew                  = * Scott Bergman - graphics
|crew                  = * Janet Flora - producer
*Clayton Whitney Jr.  - graphics
* Bill Konersman - animator/director
''More information needed''
* Susan Silverman - Warner Bros Video Commissioner
* ''More information needed''
|released versions      =
|released versions      =
{{SongReleased|
{{SongReleased|
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= <b>Sign O' The Times</b>
|1= <b>Sign O’ The Times</b>
|2= 3:41
|2= 3:44
|3= [[Home_Video:_The_Hits_Video_Collection|The Hits Video Collection]]
|3= [[Home_Video: Nothing Compares 2 Him|Nothing Compares 2 Him]] (1990)<br>
[[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] (1993)<br>
[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)<br>
[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
|4=  
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|5=  
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<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
|see also                = [[Sign O' The Times]]
|see also                = [[Sign O’ The Times]]
*[[Single: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] (single)<br>[[Image:Signothetimes single.jpg|border|100px]]
* [[Single: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] (single)<br>
|Quotations & trivia    =  
[[Image:Signothetimes single.jpg|border|100px]]
|Quotations & trivia    = Footage of '''Sign O’ The Times''' was later included in the [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] video.
 
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
<!-------REFERENCES ------->
|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)]]''

Latest revision as of 14:27, 8 May 2025

1986: Anotherloverholenyohead ◄ Music Videos
(Prince) 		Music Videos
(Related Artists) 		► 1987: U Got The Look
Sign O’ The Times
Sign O’ The Times music video selected snapshots

Music Video details

First aired: March 1987
Producer(s): Janet Flora
Director: Bill Konersman
Related home video/DVD: Nothing Compares 2 Him
The Hits Collection
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
First (Commercially) Released: 14 September 1993

Awards

Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Sign O’ The Times is a Prince video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

The video is made of colored graphics presenting the lyrics of the song, which was quite revolutionary at the time as one of the first 'lyric videos' to have been made. It is the second video that doesn’t include an appearance from Prince (the first being the Paisley Park video in 1985).

Sign O’ The Times was included on The Hits Collection in 1993.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
Early 1987 Unidentified studio in Los Angeles
Cast
  • None.
Crew
  • Janet Flora - producer
  • Bill Konersman - animator/director
  • Susan Silverman - Warner Bros Video Commissioner
  • More information needed

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sign O’ The Times 3:44 Nothing Compares 2 Him (1990)

The Hits Collection (1993)
Prince streaming video platforms (2017)
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD


 
Additional Information
See Also Quotation & triva

  • Footage of Sign O’ The Times was later included in the Purple Medley video.
References
◄ 1986
Anotherloverholenyohead 		Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1987
U Got The Look 		►
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