Nothing Compares To You
| "Nothing Compares 2 U" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Sinéad O'Connor | ||||
| from the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | ||||
| B-side | "Jump In The River" | |||
| Released | January 8, 1990 | |||
| Format | ||||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length |
|
|||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
| Producer(s) |
|
|||
| Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Audio sample | ||||
|
Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" (in which she changes the first line of the song from "13 days" to "15 days") from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
|
||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Nothing Compares 2 U" on YouTube | ||||
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written and composed by Prince for one of his side projects, The Family, for the eponymous album The Family. It was later made famous by Irish recording artist Sinéad O'Connor, whose arrangement was released as the second single from her second studio album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. This version, which O'Connor co-produced with Nellee Hooper, became a worldwide hit in 1990. Its music video, which has been described as iconic, was shot and received heavy rotation on MTV. Its lyrics explore feelings of longing from an abandoned lover's point of view.
In 1985, The Family, a funk band created as an outlet to release more of Prince's music, released their first and only album, the self-titled The Family. "Nothing Compares 2 U" appeared on the album but it was not released as a single, and received little recognition.
Prince performed the song as a live duet with Rosie Gaines, subsequently released on his 1993 compilations The Hits/The B-Sides and The Hits 1, and the 2006 Ultimate Prince compilation. Prince also recorded a solo version of the song for his concert film, Rave Un2 the Year 2000, as well as for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!
The power ballad became a worldwide hit, topping charts in O'Connor's native Ireland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It also became a top-five single in France and a top-20 in Denmark. The single was certified platinum in Austria and the United Kingdom, and gold in Germany and Sweden.
...
Wikipedia