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As encores, the remaining Purple Rain songs closed the concert, "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm a Star" and "Purple Rain". [19] The tour spanned 98 shows, ending in April 1985, [20] and sold 1.7 million tickets. [14] Prince and the Revolution played the final date of the tour, to an audience of 55,000 in Miami's Orange Bowl. Prince ended the show ...
The song tells the story of a "sex fiend" named Nikki who seduces the singer. In the film Purple Rain, for which the album serves as the soundtrack, the song is directed toward Apollonia Kotero's character when she decides to work with Prince's character's rival (played by Morris Day). Compared with the slick production of the other songs on ...
"Purple Rain" is a song by the American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film Purple Rain starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album.
"When Doves Cry" is a song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his sixth studio album Purple Rain.According to the DVD commentary of the film Purple Rain (1984), Prince was asked by director Albert Magnoli to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film that involved Prince's character The Kid's intermingled parental difficulties with his father Francis ...
The song replaced "Electric Intercourse" on the Purple Rain album. [4] The version on the Purple Rain album is slightly cut; a longer version of the song exists. Mariah Carey covered the song, as a duet with R&B group Dru Hill, for her sixth studio album Butterfly. In 2011, American singer Beyoncé performed a cover of the song during her ...
"17 Days (the rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose. If U believe look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose.) " is a song by Prince and the Revolution , and was released as the B-side of Prince's single " When Doves Cry " from Purple Rain .
"I Would Die 4 U" is a song by Prince and the Revolution, the fourth single in the US from their 1984 album, Purple Rain. The up-tempo dance song was a top 10 hit—the final one from the album—in the US, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Cash Box called the song "a practice in restrained ecstasy" in which "Prince delivers one of ...
Purple Rain may refer to: Purple Rain, a 1984 film starring Prince Purple Rain, the soundtrack album by American recording artist Prince for the film "Purple Rain" (song), the title track of the album by American recording artist Prince; Purple Rain Tour, Prince's 1984–1985 concert tour; Purple Rain (band), a South Korean rock band