Tracks
Side A
- 11984Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 10 of 1985, 5 weeks in the chartLet's Go Crazy4:39C♯ minor
- 21984Take Me with U3:54A major
- 31984The Beautiful Ones5:14F minor
- 41984Computer Blue4:00C♯ minor
- 51984Darling Nikki4:14F♯ major
Side B
- 11984Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 35 of 1984, 12 weeks in the chartWhen Doves Cry5:54A major
- 21984Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 4 of 1985, 10 weeks in the chartI Would Die 4 U2:50A major
- 31984Baby I'm a Star4:24D major
- 41984Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 44 of 1984, 15 weeks in the chartPurple Rain8:42F minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Purple Rain
Purple Rain sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 116 bpm.
Quietest track: When Doves Cry · most energetic: Purple Rain
Across 9 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Frequently asked questions
When was Purple Rain released?
Purple Rain came out in 1984.
How many tracks are on Purple Rain?
Purple Rain has nine tracks, 44 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Purple Rain made the Dutch Top 40?
Four tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain. The highest was Purple Rain, at number 1 in week 44 of 1984.
Which category is Purple Rain in?
Purple Rain is filed under soundtracks. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums in that category.
What do the percentages for the sound of Purple Rain mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Purple Rain?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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