It was one of the last songs written for the Purple Rain film, and was the first single released. Prince & The Revolution’s “When Doves Cry” became Prince’s first #1 single today in 1984 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it stayed for 5 weeks, selling over 2 million copies. It is considered to be one of his signature songs. Besides writing and composing the track, Prince played all the instruments on the song.
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