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Directed by
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chart in the week before ARIA commenced producing the chart in-house. However, it is listed as peaking at No. 17 in David Kent's book (after the ARIA chart became
Australia's official chart), and as No. 26 on the australian-charts.com reference, which only contains data from when ARIA produced the
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pastiche, it fairly shimmers. There's some judiciously spare scratch guitar, the usual assortment of percolating percussion, and a magnificent tumbling drum lick." He also noted its "almost shocking austerity", and concluded, "Hopefully, a ticklish harbinger of a long, deliciously hot summer."
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covered this song which appears on their 1994 single "
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211:I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
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1666:"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988"
1571:. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
1545:"Prince Chart History (Hot 100)"
1025:Clement, Paul (April 30, 1988).
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366:B. "Alphabet St." (cont.) – 3:14
154:5:39 (12-inch and album version)
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1878:Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
1853:Just as Long as We're Together
1589:. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
1529:"Prince: Artist Chart History"
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2401:Controversy (Live in Hawaii)
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2581:Call My Name
2394:Days of Wild
2095:Alphabet St.
2094:
2011:Paisley Park
1846:Soft and Wet
1783:. Retrieved
1779:the original
1768:
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1035:. p. 32
1032:Melody Maker
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303:Melody Maker
301:
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286:instrumental
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245:Alphabet St.
244:
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220:Alphabet St.
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167:Paisley Park
96:Paisley Park
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2828:A Case of U
2702:Private Joy
2680:Other songs
2542:Erotic City
2517:Free Urself
2436:Black Sweat
2366:Angie Stone
2137:Scandalous!
1990:Purple Rain
1941:Do Me, Baby
1927:Controversy
1892:Sexy Dancer
1785:January 14,
1672:November 7,
1624:(in German)
1216:Ultratop 50
1190:October 24,
1134:. Octopus.
1115:January 14,
1071:October 29,
1039:October 29,
1003:(Podcast).
895:collection
519:Ultratop 50
505:Australia (
446:– saxophone
434:, handclaps
420:Roland D-50
336:Music video
187:Producer(s)
2874:1988 songs
2858:Categories
2464:Dance 4 Me
2408:Musicology
2204:Insatiable
2155:The Future
1934:Let's Work
1906:Dirty Mind
1758:August 16,
1722:August 28,
1697:August 28,
1692:MegaCharts
1650:August 28,
1296:August 28,
1267:August 28,
1156:"Lovesexy"
965:References
958:Lucie BĂlá
936:L.M.L.Y.P.
702:UK Singles
521:Flanders)
462:Boni Boyer
456:Cat Glover
444:Eric Leeds
263:Cat Glover
77:April 1988
2814:One of Us
2560:Nona Gaye
2556:Love Sign
2503:Breakdown
2380:Supercute
2337:The Truth
2102:Glam Slam
2046:Mountains
1962:Delirious
1745:Billboard
1586:Billboard
1568:Billboard
1550:Billboard
1165:April 28,
1059:"Singles"
1027:"Singles"
951:Tennessee
893:Christmas
875:noise pop
873:Scottish
848:Billboard
809:Position
755:Billboard
737:Billboard
719:Billboard
603:Ireland (
591:Iceland (
567:Finland (
543:Denmark (
517:Belgium (
500:position
452:– trumpet
438:Sheila E.
424:Linn LM-1
407:Personnel
308:bubblegum
229:Glam Slam
120:funk rock
2624:Get Wild
2558:" (with
2457:F.U.N.K.
2364:" (with
2302:I Hate U
2176:Gett Off
2123:Partyman
2116:Batdance
2025:Pop Life
1749:Archived
1645:Ultratop
1483:VG-lista
1366:July 26,
913:Sampling
769:Cash Box
677:Sweden (
667:VG-lista
665:Norway (
579:France (
555:Europe (
387:CD promo
271:Lovesexy
254:Lovesexy
129:pop rock
82:Recorded
74:Released
55:Lovesexy
2751:17 Days
2695:Partyup
2638:Come On
2631:The War
2281:Letitgo
2218:Sexy MF
2211:Thunder
2032:America
1831:singles
1411:May 28,
1010:July 9,
883:Come On
771:Top 100
721:Hot 100
615:Italy (
267:samples
233:(1988)
224:(1988)
215:(1987)
2450:Guitar
2422:S.S.T.
2239:Damn U
1899:Uptown
1828:Prince
1319:
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934:song "
859:
475:Charts
416:Prince
278:B-side
249:Prince
198:Prince
192:Prince
180:Prince
137:Length
91:Studio
64:B-side
46:Prince
42:Single
2786:Adore
2474:2010s
2354:2000s
2288:Space
2267:Peach
2183:Cream
2147:1990s
1870:1980s
1838:1970s
1752:(PDF)
1741:(PDF)
1286:(PDF)
1255:(PDF)
1005:Slate
877:band
432:cuĂca
323:outre
315:from
162:Label
125:blues
108:Genre
2443:Fury
2309:Gold
2039:Kiss
1948:1999
1787:2012
1760:2021
1724:2020
1699:2020
1674:2020
1652:2020
1607:2022
1413:2022
1368:2018
1317:ISBN
1298:2020
1269:2020
1192:2017
1185:ARIA
1167:2023
1136:ISBN
1117:2012
1073:2023
1041:2023
1012:2023
932:Ween
906:Noon
605:IRMA
581:SNEP
545:IFPI
507:ARIA
498:Peak
330:Kiss
326:funk
276:The
115:Funk
102:, US
2663:NYC
2648:EPs
1234:RPM
1231:."
1064:NME
853:60
841:22
833:36
825:46
817:72
787:18
766:US
748:US
730:US
716:US
706:OCC
586:47
538:14
532:RPM
512:20
318:NME
261:by
259:rap
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