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| |album promotion = UK press advert published in Smash Hits:<br>[[File:1987_Sign_O_The_Times_UK_press_advert-SmashHits-PV.jpg|x200px|border]] | | |album promotion = UK press advert published in Smash Hits:<br>[[File:1987_Sign_O_The_Times_UK_press_advert-SmashHits-PV.jpg|x200px|border]] |
| |trivia = The single remained 11 weeks in the Billboard Hot Black Single Top 40 Chart and 7 weeks in the Gallup Top 40 UK chart. | | |trivia = The single remained 11 weeks in the Billboard Hot Black Single Top 40 Chart and 7 weeks in the Gallup Top 40 UK chart. |
| + | * Single progression in Hot Black Singles chart (100 pos):<br><small>Entry position '''63''' (7 Mar. 1987), '''??''' (14 Mar. 1987), '''??''' (21 Mar. 1987), '''??''' (28 Mar. 1987)<!--, exit position ''' ''' ()-->.</small> |
| + | * The single was the most added in the "Radio Most Added" chart on 7 march 1987, with a total 53 new adds. |
| * Warner Bros. Records filed a suit on 12 March 1987 against US radio KIIS-L.A. for playing the single earlier than the scheduled airplay date provided with the advance copy of the single, asking $1 million in punitive damages. (Billboard Vol. 99 No.13 - 28 March 1987). | | * Warner Bros. Records filed a suit on 12 March 1987 against US radio KIIS-L.A. for playing the single earlier than the scheduled airplay date provided with the advance copy of the single, asking $1 million in punitive damages. (Billboard Vol. 99 No.13 - 28 March 1987). |
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Sign O' The Times was the first single to be released from Prince's ninth album Sign O' The Times, released six weeks before the album. The b-side, La, La, La, He, He, Hee, was previously-unreleased.
The single reached number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 1 on the Billboard Top Black Singles Chart (marking his fifth number 1 on that chart, following I Wanna Be Your Lover, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy and Kiss.
The cover art depicted new bandmember Cat, with her face obscured by the heart she was holding. It is a common misconception that this was, in fact, Prince.
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Track listing
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7"
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12"
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A. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (3:21)
UK: W8399
JP: P-2241
DE/CA: 928 399-7
AU: MX213109-10
Cassette Single
A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
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A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
UK: W8399T
DEU: 920 648-0
AUS: MX213113-4
12" Picture Disc
A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
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- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
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Other Formats
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7" Promo
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12" Promo
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(US: 7-28399)
A. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
B. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
7" 1989 Back To Back Hits Reissue
A. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
AA. U Got The Look (3:46)
Cassette 1989 Back To Back Hits Reissue
A. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
AA. U Got The Look (3:46)
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(US: PRO-A-2687)
A. Sign O' The Times (Edit) (3:42)
B. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
12" 2007 Reissue
A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
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(iTunes 2007 UK digital reissue / BPM)
A. Sign O' The Times (LP Version) (4:57)
B. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (10:32)
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