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The song only reached #44 in the US when it was first released, but after "Little Red Corvette" took off, the song was re-released, and this time it landed at #12. Following Prince's death, "1999" re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #27, making it the first song to reach the Top 40 in three different decades ('80s, '90s, '10s) with the same ...
"1999" is a song by American musician Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. Originally peaking at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 , a mid-1983 re-release later reached number 12 in the US, while a January 1985 rerelease, a double A-side with " Little Red Corvette ", later peaked at number 2 in the UK.
- July 1982
- "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
- September 28, 1982
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- Purple Rain’, Purple Rain (1984) Written by Prince; performed by Prince and The Revolution. When it comes to the fine art of album tracklisting, one of the best decisions ever made was to close out Prince’s seminal 1984 album, ‘Purple Rain’, with the eponymous eight minute and 41 second gospel rock opus (replete with echo drums to bring tears to your eyes).
- Mrs Robinson’, The Graduate (1967) Written by Paul Simon; performed by Simon & Garfunkel. The story goes that Paul Simon was reluctant to get involved in the music-for-movies game, viewing it as ‘selling out’, but when he met director Mike Nichols, he was impressed enough by him and his little script for a little film called The Graduate that he gave him the benefit of the doubt.
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- Stayin' Alive. 1,398 votes. "Stayin' Alive" was the theme song from Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees classic of 1977 landed as #189 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
- Lose Yourself. 1,698 votes. The anthem of 8 Mile and pretty much all of 2002, "Lose Yourself" was Eminem's first single from the movie's soundtrack. Its 23 weeks on top of the world made its mark in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Longest Running Single at Number One for a Rap Song."
- Take My Breath Away. 1,242 votes. Berlin wrote this love song for 1986's Top Gun. Giorgi Moroder and Tom Whitlock wrote the tune for the Tom Cruise movie and got both the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Snubbed: Prince’s charming “Song of the Heart”, written specifically for the animated film Happy Feet, was the most puzzling snub. 80th Annual Academy Awards – 2007 (Held 24 February, 2008 ...
Sep 26, 2022 · Inspired by Nostradamus’ prophesies for the end of the world, Prince’s 1999 song pointed to a bold new future for pop music. Back. Jason Draper. 26 September 2022. It defined an era, established the “Minneapolis sound” and helped Prince land his first significant mainstream success, but the song 1999 almost didn’t happen.
Nov 27, 2019 · Prince’s 1982 album, “1999,” was a feat of songwriting and recording: Prince Rogers Nelson handled nearly every instrument and vocal. Ron Wolfson/WireImage, via Getty Images. By Jon Pareles....
