When Doves Cry

1984 single by Prince and the Revolution
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When Doves Cry

Summary

When Doves Cry is a single[1].

Key Facts

  • When Doves Cry's instance of is recorded as single[2].
  • Among the performers on When Doves Cry was Prince and the Revolution[3].
  • When Doves Cry's place of publication is recorded as United States[4].
  • When Doves Cry is part of Prince singles discography[5].
  • When Doves Cry is part of Prince and the Revolution singles discography[6].
  • When Doves Cry was released on May 16, 1984[7].
  • When Doves Cry's tracklist is recorded as When Doves Cry[8].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[9]

  • First release date: 1984-05-16[10]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electronic, neo-psychedelia, pop, pop rock, rock, synth funk[11]

  • Community tags: contemporary pop/rock, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electronic, film soundtrack, neo-psychedelia, pop, pop rock, rock, synth funk, synthpop[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4b156ad-fd60-3e9b-8ca7-a9e472770f5b[13]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on When Doves Cry was Prince and the Revolution[3].

Publication

When Doves Cry was published on May 16, 1984[7]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[4]. Part of include Prince singles discography[5], a Wikimedia singles discography[14] and Prince and the Revolution singles discography[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [9] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [10] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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