If I Was Your Girlfriend

E797819

single song

"If I Was Your Girlfriend" is a 1987 Prince song that explores gender, intimacy, and emotional vulnerability through a minimalist, experimental funk-pop sound.

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Label	Occurrences
If I Was Your Girlfriend canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Sign o’ the Times NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
bSide	Shockadelica NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles	20 ⓘ
chartPositionUSRB	12 ⓘ
composer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followedBy	U Got the Look NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	12-inch single ⓘ 7-inch single ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ experimental pop ⓘ funk ⓘ minimalist funk ⓘ pop ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	TLC cover of If I Was Your Girlfriend ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	minimal bass line ⓘ sparse drum machine ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	If I Was Your Girlfriend music video NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedIn	Prince compilation albums ⓘ
influenced	later R&B and pop explorations of gender fluidity in lyrics ⓘ
label	Paisley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	4:54 ⓘ
lyricist	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	exploration of gender and intimacy in lyrics ⓘ minimalist, experimental production ⓘ use of Camille alter-ego vocal effect ⓘ
onAlbumSide	Side one of Sign o’ the Times ⓘ
partOf	Sign o’ the Times NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Sign o’ the Times (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordingPeriod	1986 ⓘ
releaseDate	1987-05-06 ⓘ
releaseYear	1987 ⓘ
theme	emotional vulnerability ⓘ gender roles ⓘ intimacy ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ
trackNumber	5 ⓘ
vocalStyle	androgynous vocal persona ⓘ pitch-shifted vocal ⓘ
writer	Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Sign o' the Times → hasPart → If I Was Your Girlfriend ⓘ