Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018

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Nothing Compares 2 U

Single details Released: 19 April 2018 (Digital release) 21 April 2018 (Physical release) Related album: Originals Label(s): NPG Records / Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Nothing Compares 2 U (4:40) Nothing Compares 2 U (Edit) (4:12) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales 5 May 2018 8 1 USA: Billboard Hot R&B Songs 5 May 2018 21 1 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere See also Nothing Compares 2 U (Music video) Nothing Compares 2 U (1993 promotional single)

Nothing Compares 2 U was the first official posthumous Prince single, released two years after his death. The single contained Prince’s original 1984 studio version of Nothing Compares 2 U, a song he gave to The Family for their 1985 album The Family, but which was later covered and made famous by Irish singer Sinead O'Connor. A digital single was released on 19 April 2018, as a stand-alone single released without prior announcement. An accompanying video was made available at the same time on the official Prince YouTube channel. A 7" picture disc was made available to order at the same time on the official princehitnrun.com store, in bundles with merchandise bearing the same artwork. A purple vinyl was offered for sale from Minneapolis music store Electric Fetus on 21 April 2018, while a black vinyl version was released on 25 May 2018. The digital version of the single contained only the full 4:40 version, while the vinyl version also includes a 4:12 edit of the song. Nothing Compares 2 U was included on Prince’s seventh posthumous album release when it was released in June 2019, but this project is believed to have come later. In retrospect, however, Nothing Compares 2 U can be considered the album’s first single. A promotional single of Nothing Compares 2 U (with no commercial release) was made available in 1993, but this used the live version of the song from The Hits 1 (also included as the first disc of The Hits / The B-Sides) and different artwork. This single receives a separate single page on our site here. Track listing Digital 7" 1. Nothing Compares 2 U (4:40) Reference: iTunes: id1372837566 (worldwide) 7" Limited edition A. Nothing Compares 2 U (Edit Version) (4:12) B. Nothing Compares 2 U (Full-Length Version) (4:40) Cat #: US: RB7-567338 A. Nothing Compares 2 U (Edit Version) (4:12) B. Nothing Compares 2 U (Full-Length Version) (4:40) Cat #: EUR: 603497858781 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" (US: RPD7-567338) A. Nothing Compares 2 U (Edit Version) (4:12) B. Nothing Compares 2 U (Full-Length Version) (4:40) CD Promo (Sweden: No Cat Nr) A. Nothing Compares 2 U (Radio Edit) (3:30) B. Nothing Compares 2 U (Original Version) (4:41)

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 Worldwide Digital (.mp3) id1372837552 iTunes link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}} Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

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2015 Free Urself

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2018 17 Days (Piano Version) Rolling Stone Germany exclusive