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Purple Rain

original song written and composed by Prince
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2000445

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Performer
Prince and the Revolution, Larz-Kristerz[5][6]
Genre
sentimental ballad[3]
Language of work or name
English[8]
Publication date
1983[9]
Follows
Let's Go Crazy[4]
Part of
Purple Rain[7]
Composer
Prince[2]
Date of first performance
August 3, 1983[11]
Different from
Purple Rain[14]
Form of creative work
song[16]
Has characteristic
signature song[13]
Location of first performance
First Avenue[15]
Lyricist
Prince[10]
Title
Purple Rain[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Purple Rain fa باران ارغوانی ja パープル・レイン nl Purple Rain (nummer) th เพอร์เพิลเรน zh 紫雨
🔖 Identifiers · 7
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002539743
British Phonographic Industry ID
12622-3843-1
Fandom article ID
music:Purple_Rain_(Prince_&_The_Revolution_song), strangerthings:Purple_Rain
Freebase ID
/m/06jsb4
ISWC
T9125995779, T9028875765, T0701200794
MusicBrainz work ID
beab7a01-eb43-3da1-86cf-127de38580a8
SecondHandSongs work ID
17671

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🔗 Connections
Performer 2
Prince and the Revolution, Larz-Kristerz
← Mb:composer 2
Prince, Prince
← Mb:lyricist 2
Prince, Prince
Composer 1
Prince
Different from 1
Purple Rain
Followed by (predecessor) 1
I Would Die 4 U
Follows 1
Let's Go Crazy
Form of creative work 1
song
Genre 1
sentimental ballad
Has characteristic 1
signature song
Has these parts 1
When Doves Cry
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Prince
Part of 1
Purple Rain
Preceded by (successor) 1
Let's Go Crazy
← Different from 1
Purple Rain
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Summary

Purple Rain is a musical work/composition[1].

Related Entities

Prince

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  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Prince and the Revolution, Larz-Kristerz
    Part of → Purple Rain
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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