Purple Rain is a song by Prince and The Revolution, it reached number 2 in the United States for how long, behind Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, a song by the British duo Wham!?
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Purple Rain (song) "Purple Rain" is a song by Prince and 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 of the same name, and was released as the third single from that album. The song is a combination of rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music. It reached number 2 in the United States for two weeks, behind "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!, and it is considered to be one of Prince's signature songs.
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by the British duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified Platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies.
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List of Deep Purple band members Deep Purple are an English hard rock band from Hertford, Hertfordshire. Originally known as Roundabout, the group formed in March 1968 featuring vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, drummer Ian Paice and keyboardist Jon Lord. This first lineup of the band, known as Mark I, released three albums within the space of a year – "Shades of Deep Purple", "The Book of Taliesyn" and "Deep Purple" – before Evans and Simper were fired from the band at the request of Blackmore and Lord. Mark II of Deep Purple saw Ian Gillan and Roger Glover replace Evans and Simper, respectively, in the summer of 1969. This lineup of the band has since been identified as their most successful, with their next four albums reaching the top four of the UK Albums Chart, including number-one albums "Fireball" and "Machine Head".
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Andrew Ridgeley Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work in the 1980s as a member of the musical duo Wham!.
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Purple Rain (album) Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, the first to feature his band The Revolution, and is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. It was released on June 25, 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. To date, it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, making it the third-best-selling soundtrack album of all time.
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The Walk (The Time song) "The Walk" opens side two of The Time's second album, "What Time Is It?". Recorded for the album at Sunset Sound in January 1982, the song was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince with Morris Day later adding his lead vocals and Vanity 6 providing some backing vocals.
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Mountains (Prince song) "Mountains" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album "Parade", the soundtrack to the film "Under the Cherry Moon". It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12" single version of the song runs nearly ten minutes.
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Blackout! 2 Blackout! 2 is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. It was their first collaborative album in ten years. The album was released on May 19, 2009 under Def Jam. It debuted at #7 on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 and at #64 on the French Album Charts. The album has sold 178,608 copies in the United States by December 12, 2010, according to SoundScan.
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Roll Up "Roll Up" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, "Rolling Papers"; having been written by Wiz Khalifa, and Stargate.
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The Edge of Heaven "The Edge of Heaven" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.
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5 Women "5 Women" is a song recorded by American musician Prince. It was released as the second promotional single from his twenty-second studio album "" (1999). It was issued in 1999 as a CD single, exclusively in Germany, receiving radio airplay in addition to the CD. Prince solely wrote and produced it, while a series of individuals provided various instrumentation for the track.
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Two Steps Behind "Two Steps Behind" is a 1993 song by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their album "Retro Active" and Last Action Hero Soundtrack. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In the 1993 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards, the song was voted "Song of the Year" and "Best Song From a Movie Soundtrack."
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Miracles (Insane Clown Posse song) "Miracles" is a song written by Insane Clown Posse and Mike E. Clark for "Bang! Pow! Boom!", the duo's 2009 album. A music video was produced for the 2010 reissue of the album, dubbed the "Nuclear Edition". The song's lyrics focus on things experienced in everyday life and displaying an appreciation for them. It has become perhaps the duo's best-known song. The song's music video has gone viral and sparked a handful of memes, and was parodied on "Saturday Night Live".
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11 o'clock number 11 o'clock number is a theatre term for a big, show-stopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act musical, in which a major character, often the protagonist, comes to an important realization. Recent examples include "God Answered My Prayers" in "Hands on a Hardbody", "Laura, Laura" in "High Fidelity", "Work the Wound" in "Passing Strange", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" in "American Idiot." It was so named because in the days when musical performances would start at 8:30 pm, this song would occur around 11:00 pm.
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Before and After (Chad &amp; Jeremy album) Before and After is the third studio album and first Columbia record by English duo Chad & Jeremy. It was released on May 25, 1965. "Before and After" was recorded in 1965. This album includes many sunshine pop, baroque pop and folk rock styled songs by the duo, including their final top 20 hit, "Before and After".
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The Raindrops The Raindrops were an American pop group from New York, associated with the Brill Building style of 1960s pop. The group existed from 1963 to 1965 and consisted of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, both of whom worked as writer/producers for numerous other acts before, during and after their tenure as The Raindrops.
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Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds, or simply Having a Rave Up, is the second American album by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released in November 1965, eight months after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton on guitar. It includes songs with both guitarists and reflects the group's blues rock roots and their early experimentations with psychedelic and hard rock. The title refers to the driving "rave up" arrangement the band used in several of their songs.
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Krewella Krewella is an electronic dance music duo from Northbrook, Illinois, United States, that formed in 2007. The duo consists of sisters Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf. Originally a trio, their third member and producer Kristopher "Rain Man" Trindl resigned in 2014. Their EP, "Play Hard," was released on June 18, 2012, exclusively on Beatport, followed by its release on other digital platforms on June 26, 2012. Their debut album, "Get Wet," was released on September 24, 2013, on iTunes. Their musical style has been mainly described as EDM, dance-rock, and pop, this later being showcased as dance-pop. However Krewella's style has been influenced by a number of electronic sub genres including progressive house, electro, dubstep, drum and bass, and trap music.
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Just as Long as We're Together "Just as Long as We're Together" was Prince's second single released from his 1978 debut album "For You". The coda is an instrumental track originally called "Jelly Jam" that was added to the main track, and modified over time to blend into it.
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The Rainmakers (album) The Rainmakers is the debut album by The Rainmakers, released in 1986. It is their highest-charting album on the "Billboard" 200, reaching #85, and contains the single "Let My People Go-Go", which reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart.
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The Rave-Ups The Rave-Ups are a critically acclaimed American rock group hailing originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but are best known for being from Los Angeles, California. Labeled with connections to various genres throughout their career, the band were/are equal parts pop/power-pop, roots rock, alternative rock, alt-country (before alt-country/No Depression/Americana labels even existed), and singer/songwriter aesthetic. They are best known for their alternative rock hit songs "Respectfully King of Rain" and "Positively Lost Me" as well as their appearances in "Pretty in Pink" and "Beverly Hills, 90210".
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; it went to number two in the "Billboard" chart.