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Nederlandse Top 40 – Prince & The New Power Generation"
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1644:. Vol. 9, no. 3. January 18, 1992. p. 31.
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1821:"Prince Chart History (Hot 100)"
1030:. November 23, 1991. p. 21.
969:New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
1351:Doyle, Tom (October 16, 1991).
1275:. November 30, 1991. p. 12
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20:. For the song by Monrose, see
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2001:Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
1976:Just as Long as We're Together
1667:. January 18, 1992. p. 32
1514:Clerc, Benoît (October 2022).
1458:Weiss, Jeff (April 30, 2016).
1066:. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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1811:. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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1865:. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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2092:Let's Pretend We're Married
1847:. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
1829:. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
1710:. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
1626:Library and Archives Canada
1616:Top RPM Singles: Issue 2054
1487:"25 Essential Prince Songs"
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2043:Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
1898:"Billboard Top 100 – 1992"
1605:. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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1876:"End of Year Charts 1992"
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2517:Days of Wild
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2134:Paisley Park
1969:Soft and Wet
1906:. Retrieved
1902:the original
1892:
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1146:
1136:Flick, Larry
1130:
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219:Paisley Park
150:Paisley Park
110:"2 the Wire"
94:"Q in Doubt"
72:
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3017:Pop ballads
2951:A Case of U
2825:Private Joy
2803:Other songs
2665:Erotic City
2640:Free Urself
2559:Black Sweat
2489:Angie Stone
2260:Scandalous!
2113:Purple Rain
2064:Do Me, Baby
2050:Controversy
2015:Sexy Dancer
1882:December 3,
1671:October 29,
1603:Ultratop 50
1518:. Octopus.
1471:November 2,
1443:November 2,
1417:November 2,
1365:October 20,
1296:"Long Play"
1279:October 20,
1219:October 17,
1187:October 31,
1183:. p. 5
1155:October 22,
1120:January 10,
750:Ultratop 50
724:Australia (
428:Larry Flick
377:maxi single
358:music video
338:title track
309:Music video
246:Producer(s)
3002:1991 songs
2981:Categories
2587:Dance 4 Me
2531:Musicology
2327:Insatiable
2278:The Future
2057:Let's Work
2029:Dirty Mind
1384:. Albumism
1358:Smash Hits
1027:Music Week
1011:References
883:UK Singles
752:Flanders)
687:Michael B.
658:Roland R-8
603:UK 12-inch
508:Smash Hits
274:Insatiable
128:1991-11-25
2937:One of Us
2683:Nona Gaye
2679:Love Sign
2626:Breakdown
2503:Supercute
2460:The Truth
2225:Glam Slam
2169:Mountains
2085:Delirious
1862:Billboard
1844:Billboard
1826:Billboard
1465:Pitchfork
1148:Billboard
979:Billboard
964:Position
936:Billboard
918:Billboard
900:Billboard
810:Germany (
748:Belgium (
736:Austria (
719:position
675:Sheila E.
645:Personnel
573:UK 7-inch
546:Pitchfork
490:Caught Up
433:Billboard
405:Billboard
397:Billboard
336:" is the
2747:Get Wild
2681:" (with
2580:F.U.N.K.
2487:" (with
2425:I Hate U
2299:Gett Off
2246:Partyman
2239:Batdance
2148:Pop Life
1908:July 30,
1412:AllMusic
1236:"Albums"
1064:AllMusic
999:See also
981:Hot 100
858:Sweden (
798:France (
786:Europe (
774:Europe (
681:Sonny T.
537:AllMusic
136:Recorded
121:Released
2874:17 Days
2818:Partyup
2761:Come On
2754:The War
2404:Letitgo
2341:Sexy MF
2334:Thunder
2155:America
1954:singles
1180:Cashbox
1089:June 6,
902:Hot 100
689:– drums
448:Paisley
444:R&B
439:Cashbox
321:YouTube
296:(1992)
287:(1991)
278:(1991)
174:R&B
126: (
2573:Guitar
2545:S.S.T.
2362:Damn U
2022:Uptown
1951:Prince
1549:May 7,
1522:
1329:People
1308:May 2,
1248:May 2,
990:
694:Charts
654:Prince
551:pearls
529:ballad
525:Prince
523:' and
521:Gaines
365:B-side
350:ballad
342:Prince
257:Prince
251:Prince
239:Prince
187:Length
145:Studio
83:B-side
61:Prince
57:Single
2909:Adore
2597:2010s
2477:2000s
2411:Space
2390:Peach
2306:Cream
2270:1990s
1993:1980s
1961:1970s
1659:(PDF)
1267:(PDF)
1207:(PDF)
1175:(PDF)
1143:(PDF)
1110:Vogue
628:UK CD
617:Cream
560:'
535:from
430:from
373:Cream
212:Label
162:Genre
102:Cream
2566:Fury
2432:Gold
2162:Kiss
2071:1999
1910:2010
1884:2017
1673:2021
1551:2023
1520:ISBN
1501:2020
1473:2020
1445:2020
1419:2020
1390:2020
1367:2020
1338:2020
1310:2023
1281:2020
1250:2023
1221:2020
1189:2020
1157:2020
1122:2014
1091:2016
1083:Spin
800:SNEP
726:ARIA
717:Peak
473:soul
363:The
344:and
259:and
179:soul
63:and
2786:NYC
2771:EPs
1621:RPM
1618:."
1438:BBC
1301:NME
1114:181
1062:at
984:25
977:US
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929:US
924:40
911:US
897:US
892:25
887:OCC
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841:15
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817:28
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763:RPM
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541:BBC
496:NME
386:".
319:on
169:Pop
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