Anotherloverholenyohead
| "Anotherloverholenyohead" | |||||||||||
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 U.S. 12" single |
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| Single by Prince | |||||||||||
| from the album Parade | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Girls & Boys" (U.S.) "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (UK) |
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| Released | July 2, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Format | 7" single 12" single |
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| Recorded | Sunset Sound; December 16, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Rock, funk | ||||||||||
| Length | 7" edit: 3:23 Album: 3:58 12 extended version": 7:52 |
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| Label | Paisley Park | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Prince | ||||||||||
| Producer | Prince | ||||||||||
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"Anotherloverholenyohead" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon.[1] The song is essentially a solo performance by Prince, but with backing vocals from Susannah Melvoin, and the horn section of Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss. The song also features a string arrangement by Clare Fischer. The song is set in a minor key, and written around a piano chord sequence, although the arrangement emphasizes an upfront guitar synth and a drum machine. The lyrics are about a man trying to reclaim a lover who is intent on leaving him for another. The song's title is a combination of the main idea of the song, and the chorus, which says "U need another lover like u need a hole in yo head". The single received a 12" extended release with intricate piano work and some dance commands from Prince.
The B-side was the LP version of "Girls & Boys" in the U.S., but since that was already released as a single on its own in the UK, the B-side there was "I Wanna Be Your Lover", from 1979's Prince.
Despite a large amount of publicity provided by its predecessors and the film Under the Cherry Moon, the single stalled on the charts in both the UK and the U.S.
