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词条 When Doves Cry
释义

  1. Background and composition

  2. Reception

  3. Music video

  4. Track listing

     7-inch single: Paisley Park / 0-20170 (US)  12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W9286T (UK)  CD single 1989 

  5. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  All-time charts  Certifications 

  6. Awards and nominations

  7. Ginuwine version

     Charts  Year-end charts 

  8. Notable cover versions

  9. See also

  10. References

  11. External links

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| cover = Prince doves.jpg
| alt =
| caption = US single picture sleeve
| type = single
| artist = Prince
| album = Purple Rain
| B-side = {{hlist|"17 Days" (US)|"17 Days (A-side)/1999/D.M.S.R." (UK)}}
| released = {{start date|1984|5|16|mf=y}}[1]
| format =
  • 7-inch single
  • 12-inch single
  • CD Single

| recorded =
| studio = Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
| venue =
| genre =
  • Experimental pop[2]
  • neo-psychedelia[3]
  • synthpop
  • soul
  • minimal[4][5]

| length = {{Plainlist|
  • 3:47 (7-inch single)
  • 5:52 (12-inch single/album)

}}
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Prince
| producer = Prince
| chronology = Prince US
| prev_title = Automatic
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Let's Go Crazy
| next_year = 1984
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| artist = Prince UK
| type = single
| prev_title = D.M.S.R.
| prev_year = 1983
| title = When Doves Cry
| year = 1984
| next_title = Purple Rain
| next_year = 1984
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"When Doves Cry" is a song by American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. It was a worldwide hit, and his first American number one single, topping the charts for five weeks. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, shipping two million units in the United States.[6] It was the last single released by a solo artist to receive such certification before the certification requirements were lowered in 1989.

The song ranked number 52 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.[7]

Following Prince's death, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number eight, its first appearance in the top 10 since the week ending September 1, 1984. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 1,385,448 copies in the United States.[8]

Background and composition

According to the Purple Rain DVD, Prince was asked by the director to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film – one which involved intermingled parental difficulties and a love affair. The next morning, Prince had reportedly composed two songs, one of which was "When Doves Cry". According to Per Nilsen, Prince's biographer, the song was inspired by his relationship with Vanity 6 member Susan Moonsie.

Prince wrote and composed "When Doves Cry" after all the other tracks were complete on Purple Rain. In addition to vocals, he played all instruments on the track. The song's texture is remarkably stark. There is no bass line, which is very unusual for an '80s dance song; Prince said that there originally was a bass line but, after a conversation with singer Jill Jones, he decided that the song was too conventional with it intact.[9] The song features an intro of a guitar solo and a Linn LM-1 drum machine, followed by a looped guttural vocal. After the lyrics, there is another, much longer guitar and a synthesizer solo. The song ends on a classical music-inspired keyboard piece backed by another synthesizer solo. Keyboardist Matt Fink revealed in 2014 that the baroque synthesizer solo was recorded by Prince at half speed and an octave lower against a half-speed backing track, then sped up to create the final version. Fink was then tasked to learn and perform the solo at the album's speed.[10]

On versions edited for radio, either the song fades out as the long guitar and synthesizer solo begins, or the solo is eliminated altogether and the song skips to the ending with Prince's harmonizing and classical finish.

During live performances of the song on the Purple Rain Tour, Prince's bass player Brown Mark added bass lines in this song as well as other songs without bass lines.[11]

The song is in the key of A minor.

Reception

The song was number one in the US for five weeks, from July 7, 1984 to August 4, 1984, keeping Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", from reaching the top spot. "When Doves Cry" was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Billboard ranked it as the number one single of 1984. In 2016, after Prince's death, "When Doves Cry" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 20, and later, back in the top 10 at number 8.

The B-side was the cult fan favorite "17 Days", which was originally intended for Apollonia 6's self-titled album. A 12-inch single issued in the UK included the album track, "17 Days", and two tracks from Prince's previous album, 1999, namely the title track and "D.M.S.R." The entire title, "17 Days (the rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose, if U believe, look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose)", is now the longest titled flipside of a Hot 100 number one, with 85 letters and/or numbers.

"When Doves Cry" has gone on to become one of Prince's signature songs. Spin magazine ranked the song 6th greatest single of all time. It was number 38 in Movement's list The Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked "When Doves Cry" number 52 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (which makes it the second highest ranked song of the 1980s, after "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five). In 2006, VH1's "The 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" ranked the song number 5 on the list. On October 13, 2008, the song was voted number 2 on Australian VH1's Top 10 Number One Pop Songs countdown. The "80 of the 80s" podcast ranks it as the number 59 song of the decade.[12]

"When Doves Cry" was sampled for use in MC Hammer's 1990 hit song, "Pray", one of the few samples of his songs legally sanctioned by Prince.

Music video

The music video (directed by Prince himself) was released on MTV in June 1984. It opens with white doves emerging from double doors to reveal Prince in a bathtub. It also includes scenes from the Purple Rain film interspersed with shots of The Revolution performing and dancing in a white room. The final portion of the video incorporates a mirrored frame of the left half of the picture, creating a doubling effect. The video was nominated for Best Choreography at 1985's MTV Video Music Awards.[13] The video sparked controversy among network executives, who thought that its sexual nature was too explicit for television.

Track listing

7-inch single: Paisley Park / 0-20170 (US)

  1. "When Doves Cry" – 3:47
  2. "17 Days (The rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose. If U believe, look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose.)" – 3:54

12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W9286T (UK)

  1. "When Doves Cry" – 5:52
  2. "17 Days (The rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose. If U believe, look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose.)" – 3:54
  1. "1999" – 6:22
  2. "D.M.S.R." – 8:05
  • 2×12" pack

CD single 1989

  1. "When Doves Cry"
  2. "Purple Rain" (album version)

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1984)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[15] 7
Canada (CHUM)[16] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 1
Canada (The Record)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 1
US Black Singles (Billboard)[19] 1
US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[19] 1
US Cash Box[20] 1
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgium (Back Catalogue Singles Flanders)[21] 2
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Year-end charts

Chart (1984)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[22]14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23]15
US Billboard Hot 100[24]1

All-time charts

Chart (2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[25]123

Certifications

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1,583,666 (Digital)|salesref=[8]|autocat=true}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nounspecified=true}}{{col-end}}

Awards and nominations

  • American Music Awards – 1985 – Favorite Black Single (won)[27]
  • Pazz & Jop critics' poll: best single of the year, 1984 (won)

Ginuwine version

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| label = Epic
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A cover version by American singer Ginuwine was produced by Timbaland in 1996 for Ginuwine's The Bachelor album, Ginuwine's cover uses actual dove sound effects as texture for the song. The official music video for this version was directed by Michael Lucero.[28]

Charts

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Chart (1997)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[29]10
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[30]16

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[31]80

Notable cover versions

  • As a child, American actor and singer Quindon Tarver covered the song for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. It was included on the soundtrack album William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture, Volume 2, and became a number 3 hit in Australia in July 1997.[32]
  • After Prince's death in 2016, Choir! Choir! Choir! covered "When Doves Cry" with 1999 people, a tribute to the 1999 album. It was recorded and filmed in Toronto's Massey Hall.[33][34]
  • In 2018, Sam Perry, the winner of the seventh season of The Voice Australia, auditioned with "When Doves Cry".[35]

See also

  • List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984

References

1. ^Uptown, 2004, p.48
2. ^{{cite web|title=25 Essential Prince Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/25-greatest-prince-songs-20160421/when-doves-cry-1984-20160421|website=Rolling Stone|accessdate=24 April 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Purple Rain - Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/purple-rain-mw0000382324|website=AllMusic|accessdate=24 April 2016}}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Shuker|first1=Roy|title=Understanding Popular Music|date=1994|publisher=Routledge|location=Abingdom|isbn=041523509X|page=95|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PMpOGoVFGFoC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Price|first1=Simon|title=Otherworldly Creature, Benign Visitor: Prince Remembered, By Simon Price|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/20115-prince-obituary-by-simon-price|website=The Quietus|accessdate=29 July 2017|date=22 April 2016}}
6. ^{{Certification Cite|region=United States|type=single|title=When Doves Cry|artist=Prince}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-01-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |archivedate=2010-03-17 |df= }}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38599/title.hip-hop-single-sales-prince-desiigner-drake|title=Hip Hop Single Sales: Prince, Desiigner & Drake|publisher=HipHopDX|date=April 30, 2016|accessdate=April 30, 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://princetext.tripod.com/i_bass99.html |title=Prince In Print |publisher=Princetext.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-08}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2014/06/purple-rain-turns-30-revolutions-dr-fink-breaks-down-princes-classic-track-track/dr-fink-breaks-down-prince-purple-rain-track-by-track-2/ |title='Purple Rain' Turns 30: The Revolution's Dr. Fink Breaks Down Prince's Classic Track-by-Track |publisher=vibe.com |date=2014-06-25 |accessdate=2017-12-28 |last=Murphy |first=Keith}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.princelyrics.co.uk/viewarticle.asp?article=35 |title= His Highness Gets Down! |accessdate=2004-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040530153719/http://www.princelyrics.co.uk/viewarticle.asp?article=35 |archivedate=2004-05-30|last=Coryat |first=Karl}}
12. ^{{cite web|first= DJ |last= CK1 |title= #59: Prince - When Doves Cry |url= http://80ofthe80s.com/59-prince-when-doves-cry |publisher= 80ofthe80s.libsyn.com |date= 22 April 2016 |accessdate= 23 April 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22396 |title=Prince & the Revolution - "When doves cry" |publisher=mvdbase.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-08}}
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15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radio2.be/top-30/1984/09/22|title=Radio2 top 30: 22 september 1984|language=Dutch|publisher=Top 30|accessdate=May 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328142119/http://www.radio2.be/top-30/1984/09/22|archive-date=28 March 2016|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1439 |title=CHART NUMBER 1439 – Saturday, July 28, 1984 |accessdate=2014-06-12 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107202749/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1439 |archivedate=2006-11-07 |df= }}. CHUM. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6797&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6797.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6797|title=Top Singles - Volume 40, No. 22, Aug 04, 1984|work=RPM|accessdate=May 2, 2016}}
18. ^[{{cite book|author=Nanda Lwin|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|year=1999|isbn= 1-896594-13-1}}
19. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/prince-mn0000361393/awards|title=Prince – Awards|publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network|accessdate=May 2, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19840714.html|title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JULY 14, 1984|publisher=Cash Box magazine|accessdate=May 2, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081743/http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19840714.html|archivedate=March 4, 2016|df=}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/back-catalogue/2016/20160430|title=50 Back Catalogue Singles – 30/04/16|publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien|accessdate=May 12, 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |author= BigKev |publisher= Hung Medien |work= Australian-charts.com |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=New Zealand End of Year Chart 1984|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3873|website=THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART|accessdate=14 February 2017|language=en}}
24. ^{{cite journal |date=1984-12-22 |title=Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5&source=gbs_toc&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false |page=TA-19 |journal=Billboard |volume=96 |issue=51 }}
25. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|work=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2018}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/princes-top-20-biggest-hits-on-the-official-chart__23714/|title=Prince's Top 20 biggest hits on the Official Chart|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=August 26, 2018|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=August 26, 2018}}
27. ^{{YouTube|N8eYLS3YzeQ}}{{dead link|date=January 2012}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/person.php?id=C696|title=mvdbase.com - Michael Lucero technician videography|work=Music Video DataBase|accessdate=August 19, 2014}}
29. ^UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com Retrieved October 17, 2008
30. ^Billboard Artist Chart History Retrieved October 17, 2008
31. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=April 17, 2018}}
32. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Quindon+Tarver&titel=When+Doves+Cry&cat=s |title= australian-charts.com |accessdate= 10 January 2016}}
33. ^{{cite news|last1=Ortved|first1=John|title=Breathing New Life Into Pop Songs with Choir! Choir! Choir!|url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/breathing-new-life-into-pop-songs-with-choir-choir-choir|accessdate=28 June 2017|work=The New Yorker|date=17 June 2016}}
34. ^{{cite news|last1=Rinaldi|first1=Luc|title=Watch a 2,000-person choir sing Prince|url=http://torontolife.com/culture/music/choir-choir-choir-remembers-prince-when-doves-cry-massey-hall/|accessdate=28 June 2017|work=Toronto Life|date=9 May 2016}}
35. ^Sam Perry (looping artist)
Sources
  • Uptown: The Vault – The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince: Nilsen Publishing 2004, {{ISBN|91-631-5482-X}}

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|prince|when-doves-cry}}
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