When You Were Mine
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"When You Were Mine" is a synth-pop song by Prince, known for its bittersweet lyrics about unrequited love and later popularized further by Cyndi Lauper’s cover version.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| When You Were Mine canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredBy |
Cyndi Lauper
NERFINISHED
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Mitch Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegan and Sara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedAct | The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
praised for its melodic synth-pop arrangement
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widely regarded as a fan favorite from Dirty Mind ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
bittersweet nostalgia
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heartbreak ⓘ romantic jealousy ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
Cyndi Lauper’s cover helped popularize the song with mainstream pop audiences
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features a male narrator singing about an ex-lover now with another man ⓘ often cited as an example of Prince’s early new wave influence ⓘ |
| hasRightsHolder | Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | male lead vocal ⓘ |
| includedInTourSetlistOf |
Cyndi Lauper
NERFINISHED
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Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn | Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:44 ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy | Cyndi Lauper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Dirty Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| studio | Prince’s home studio, Minneapolis ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | Dirty Mind: track 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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