Sometimes It Snows in April

"Sometimes It Snows in April"

Song by Prince and The Revolution from the album Parade

Released

1986

Recorded

1985; Sunset Sound
(Hollywood, California)
Monterey Sound Studios
(Glendale, California)

Length

6:48

Label

Writer(s)

Prince
Wendy & Lisa

Producer(s)

Prince

Parade track listing

"Anotherloverholenyohead"
(11)

"Sometimes It Snows in April"
(12)

"Sometimes It Snows in April" is a song recorded by American musician Prince. It was included on his eighth studio album Parade (1986). Prince wrote and produced the song, along with Wendy & Lisa who provided additional lyrics for the composition. The song received significant attention after Prince's death in April 2016, allowing it to chart on several record charts worldwide.

Commercial performance

After the initial release of Parade, "Sometimes It Snows in April" was not released as a single, which made it ineligible to chart. However, after the death of Prince on April 21, 2016, sales of the song increased heavily, allowing it to peak on several charts. The song was most successful in Europe; in France, it peaked at number 14, lasting a total of three weeks on the chart.^[1] It fared well in the Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland, where it peaked at numbers 63, 69, and 64, respectively.^[2]^[3]^[4] It charted the lowest in the United Kingdom, where it lasted for one week on the chart, peaking at number 193.^[5]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	69
France (SNEP)^[1]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[2]	63
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	64
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[5]	193

Cover versions

Gotye recorded a vocals-only cover of the song that was uploaded to his YouTube channel on April 21, 2016.^[6]

References

1 2 "Lescharts.com – Prince & The Revolution – Sometimes It Snows in April" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince & The Revolution – Sometimes It Snows in April" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
1 2 "Austriancharts.at – Prince & The Revolution – Sometimes It Snows in April" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
1 2 "Swisscharts.com – Prince & The Revolution – Sometimes It Snows in April". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
1 2 Chart Log UK: "Update 30.04.2016". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
↑ gotyemusic (April 21, 2016), Sometimes It Snows In April, retrieved July 1, 2016

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Prince singles

1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Bambi" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "Sexuality" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "D.M.S.R." "Delirious" "Automatic" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"

1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "Pope" (remix) "Come" "Letitgo" "Space" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "P Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "The Truth" "Extraordinary" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"

2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K." "Dance 4 Me"

2010s	"Extraloveable" "Rock and Roll Love Affair" "Screwdriver" "Fixurlifeup" "Breakfast Can Wait" "Pretzelbodylogic" "Fallinlove2nite" "Breakdown" "Clouds" "Baltimore" "Hardrocklover" "This Could B Us" "Free Urself"

Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "D.M.S.R." "Another Lonely Christmas" "Erotic City" "Hot Thing" "Trust" "Willing and Able" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Pope" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Come" "P. Control" "Dolphin" "Endorphinmachine" "Slave" "Somebody's Somebody" "Face Down" "The Rest of My Life" "5 Women" "It's About That Walk" "Baby Knows" "Man'O'War" "She Loves Me 4 Me" "Last December" "One Nite Alone... Live EP" "Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart" "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" (with Tamar Davis) "Chelsea Rodgers" "Future Baby Mama" "The One U Wanna C" "U're Gonna C Me"

Airplay-only songs	"International Lover" "Shhh" "Satisfied" "Better with Time"

Internet downloads	"One Song" "Cybersingle" "Bataclan" "Glass Cutter" "Live from Paisley Park" "Strange Relationship" (Live in Minneapolis) "Guitar (original "demo" version)" "Love" (acoustic version) "Rock and Roll Love Affair" (Remix 7) "Screwdriver" (Remix) "Boyfriend" (Demo) "That Girl Thang" "Live Out Loud" "Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone" "Extraloveable Reloaded" "Menstrual Cycle" "Octopus Heart" "Groovy Potential" "The Sweeter She Is" "Something in the Water" (Paisley Park Rehearsal) "Da Bourgeoisie" "What If" "The X's Face"

Streams	"U're Still the One" "Xylophone" "In a Large Room with No Light" "Purple and Gold" "Cause and Effect" "Hot Summer" "Rich Friends" "Same Page Different Book" "Stare"

EP's	The Scandalous Sex Suite EP New Power Generation Remixes Gett Off Remix EP Cream Remixes My Name Is Prince Remixes 7 Remixes The Beautiful Experience Letitgo Remixes Space Remixes I Hate U Remixes 1999: The New Master The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Remixes Breakfast Can Wait

Other songs	"I Feel for You" "When You Were Mine" "Private Joy" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "17 Days" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" "Sometimes It Snows in April" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U"

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