Sometimes It Snows in April
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"Sometimes It Snows in April" is a melancholic ballad by Prince and The Revolution, renowned for its sparse arrangement and poignant reflection on loss and mortality.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Prince and The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBand | The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
acclaimed for emotional depth
ⓘ
noted for sparse arrangement ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | album track ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasKey | A major ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
death of a friend
ⓘ
grief ⓘ loss ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
minimal instrumentation
ⓘ
piano-driven ⓘ sparse arrangement ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
minimal percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| label |
Paisley Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | frequently cited after Prince's death in 2016 ⓘ |
| partOf | Parade ⓘ |
| performer | Prince and The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Prince
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Prince and The Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| releasedOnAlbum | Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| soundtrackFor | Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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