Released: June 25, 1984
Songwriter: Prince
Producer: Prince
[Verse 1]
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
[Pre-Chorus]
I only wanted to see you
Laughing in the purple rain
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Bathing in the purple rain
[Verse 2]
I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend, hey
Baby, I could never steal you from another
[Pre-Chorus]
It's such a shame our friendship had to end
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Underneath the purple rain
[Verse 3]
Honey, I know, I know
I know times are changing
It's time we all reach out
For something new, that means you too
You say you want a leader
But you can't seem to make up your mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain, wooo!
If you know what I'm singing about up here
Come on, raise your hand
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Only want to see you in the purple rain
[Instrumental outro 3:46-8:40]
[Guitar Solo]
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
[Pre-Chorus]
I only wanted to see you
Laughing in the purple rain
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Bathing in the purple rain
[Verse 2]
I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend, hey
Baby, I could never steal you from another
[Pre-Chorus]
It's such a shame our friendship had to end
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Underneath the purple rain
[Verse 3]
Honey, I know, I know
I know times are changing
It's time we all reach out
For something new, that means you too
You say you want a leader
But you can't seem to make up your mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain, wooo!
If you know what I'm singing about up here
Come on, raise your hand
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you
Only want to see you in the purple rain
[Instrumental outro 3:46-8:40]
[Guitar Solo]
more tracks from the album
Ultimate
- 1999
- Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)
- Little Red Corvette (Special Dance Mix)
- Raspberry Beret (12" Version)
- Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
- Thieves in the Temple (Remix)
- Let’s Work (Dance Remix)
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Remix)
- Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
- Sign O’ the Times (7" Single Edit)
- I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man (Fade 7” Edit)
- When Doves Cry (7" Single Edit)
- U Got the Look (Long Look)
- Kiss (Extended Version)
- My Name is Prince
- Purple Rain
- 7
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Controversy
- Diamonds and Pearls
- Uptown
- Delirious
- Alphabet St.
- Gett Off
- Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
- She’s Always in My Hair (New Mix)
- I Would Die 4 U (7" Single Version)
From the albums
- Purple Rain (1984)
- The Hits/The B-Sides (1993)
- The Very Best of Prince (2001)
- Lovers Rock (2002)
- The Juggalo Show (2002)
- Absolute Movie Hits [NOR] (2005)
- Ultimate (2006)
- Klinelåter fra 80-Tallet (2007)
- Best Songs from the Silver Screen (2015)
- Prince 4Ever (2016)
- Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Version) (2017)
Prince and the Revolution popular songs
- Purple Rain
- Let’s Go Crazy
- Kiss
- When Doves Cry
- Darling Nikki
- I Would Die 4 U
- Raspberry Beret
- The Beautiful Ones
- Erotic City
- Sometimes It Snows in April
- Computer Blue
- Baby I’m a Star
- Take Me with U
- Pop Life
- Paisley Park
- We Can Fuck
- Girls & Boys
- She’s Always in My Hair
- 17 Days
- Mountains
- America
- Wonderful Ass
- The Ladder
- Under the Cherry Moon