prince wrote the music for the song purple rain.
prince wrote the music for the song purple rain.
who wrote the music for the song purple rain?
prince
"purple rain" sold over 1.5 million copies its first week in stores, and sold over 13 million copies in the united states alone, with a total of 25 million copies sold worldwide.april 2016, the album re-charted at no. 2 on the "billboard 200" after prince's death, selling over 69,000 copies in the following week, and one of the best-selling albums of the year in the us with 487,000 sold in 2016. according to billboard, within less than a month after prince's death, four of the top ten songs on the hot rock songs belonged to tracks off "purple rain", with the title track coming in at no. 1. "purple rain" posthumously won "soundtrack of the year" at the american music awards in 2016. "purple rain" was the thirteenth best selling album of 2016 with 487,000 album sales. after a deluxe edition was released in 2017, "purple rain" re-entered many top-ten charts around the world including the us, uk and austria. it debuted at no. 4 on the billboard 200 with 52,000 copies sold.
purple rain (album)
bullet::::- novi novog – violin and viola









































bullet::::- david coleman – cello









































bullet::::- suzie katayama – cello









































section::::track listing.









































section::::track listing.:7".









































bullet::::- a. "purple rain" (edit) – 4:02









































bullet::::- b. "god" – 3:59









































section::::track listing.:12".









































bullet::::- a. "purple rain" – 8:45









































bullet::::- b. "god" – 3:59









































section::::track listing.:12 " (uk).









































bullet::::- a. "purple rain" (long version) – 7:05









































bullet::::- b1. "god (love theme from "purple rain")" (instrumental) – 7:54









































bullet::::- b2. "god" (vocal) – 3:59









































section::::track listing.:shaped picture disc (uk).









































bullet::::- a. "purple rain" (edit) – 4:02









































bullet::::- b. "god" – 3:59









































section::::track listing.:7" promo (us).
purple rain (song)