Purple Rain (album)

Prince and the Revolution

Music from the motion picture Purple Rain

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25. June 1984
July 1983 – March 1984
43:55
Warner Bros.

Purple Rain Deluxe (2017)

#	Title	Length	Alternate release
1	Let’s Go Crazy ⁠	4:39	single edit, extended version
2	Take Me with U ¹⁾	3:53	single edit
3	The Beautiful Ones	5:14
4	Computer Blue	3:59	“Hallway Speech” version on Purple Rain Deluxe
5	Darling Nikki	4:13
6	When Doves Cry	5:51	single edit
7	I Would Die 4 U	2:49	single version, extended version
8	Baby I’m a Star ⁠	4:23	B-side edit
9	Purple Rain	8:40	single edit, long version, on Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018)

Singles

Released: 16. May 1984

#	Title (7“)	Length	Remark
A	When Doves Cry (edit)	3:47
B	17 Days	3:54	B-side

Released: 18. July 1984

#	Title (7”)	Length	Remark
A	Let’s Go Crazy (edit)	3:46
B	Erotic City ²⁾ (edit)	3:53	B-side

#	Title (12“)	Length	Remark
A	Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)	7:35
B	Erotic City (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive)	7:24	B-side

Released: 26. September 1984

#	Title (7”)	Length	Remark
A	Purple Rain (edit)	4:02
B	God	3:59	B-side

#	Title (12“ UK)	Length	Remark
A	Purple Rain (long version)	7:05	shorter than album version
B	God (Love Theme from Purple Rain) (instrumental)	7:54	B-side
B	God	3:59	B-side

Released: 28. November 1984

#	Title (7”)	Length	Remark
A	I Would Die 4 U (single version)	2:57	different ending
B	Another Lonely Christmas	4:51	B-side

#	Title (12“)	Length	Remark
A	I Would Die 4 U (extended version)	10:15	live version
B	Another Lonely Christmas (extended version)	6:47	B-side

Released: 25. January 1985

#	Title (7”)	Length	Remark
A	Take Me with U (edit)	3:42
B	Baby I'm a Star (edit)	2:55

¹⁾

Duet with Apollonia Kotero

²⁾

Duet with Sheila E.

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