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In December 1990, Billboard named "Nothing Compares 2 U" the "#1 World Single" of 1990 at its first Billboard Music Awards. In 1993, Prince released a live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U", with Rosie Gaines on guest vocals, on his compilation album The Hits/The B-Sides.
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Jul 27, 2023 · “Nothing Compares 2 U” was written and first demoed by Prince in 1984 — busy year for the man — and inspired, according to his longtime engineer Susan Rogers, by the departure of his ...
BBC. The stark, emotional video for Nothing Compares 2 U was an MTV staple in 1990. In 1990, Sinéad O'Connor scored a worldwide hit with Nothing Compares 2 U, a song of...
Jul 29, 2023 · “Nothing Compares 2 U” became a No. 1 hit in 17 countries, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks and helped win O’Connor a Grammy (which she later refused to accept). The track’s...
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Apr 19, 2018 · It was Nothing Compares 2 U. Prince’s recording went unreleased, the Family’s version became a barely heard album track, but Sinéad O’Connor’s smash 1990 reimagining let the world hear what...
In January 1990, "Nothing Compares 2 U" was released as a single, with the I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got album following in March. In April, the song went to #1 in America and many other countries, thrusting 23-year-old Sinéad into the spotlight.
Jul 27, 2023 · Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2 U in 1984 in his trademark, super-quick time at his Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse recording and rehearsal space. In just a few hours he had the song written and recorded.
