"Anotherloverholenyohead" is a 1986 song by

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and The Revolution, from the album ''

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'', the

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to the

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Under the Cherry Moon ''Under the Cherry Moon'' is a 1986 romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by Prince in his directorial debut. The follow-up to his 1984 film debut '' Purple Rain'', it stars himself along with former The Time member Jerome Benton, Steve ...

''. The song is essentially a solo performance by Prince, with backing vocals from

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, and the horn section of

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and

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on the extended version. The song also features a string arrangement by

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. 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 line "U need another lover like u need a hole in yo head" from the chorus. The single received a 12" extended release with intricate piano work, a horn overdub and some dance commands from Prince. The

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was the LP version of " Girls & Boys" in the US, but since that was already released as a single on its own in the UK, the B-side there was "

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", from 1979's ''

''. Despite a large amount of publicity provided by its predecessors and the film ''Under the Cherry Moon'', the single stalled at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US and didn't fare much better in the U.K, where it reached number 36.

Music video

Filmed on 7 June 1986 (Prince's birthday), the music video features a live performance of the song, taken from the one-off set performed in Detroit, Michigan, USA at the Cobo Arena.

Track listing

* 7" vinyl (North America) # "Anotherloverholenyohead" – 3:58 # "Girls & Boys" (edit) – 3:30 * 7" vinyl (Europe) # "Anotherloverholenyohead" – 3:23 # "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (edit) – 2:57 * 2x7" vinyl (Europe) # "Anotherloverholenyohead" – 3:23 # "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (edit) – 2:57 # "Mountains" – 3:58 # "Alexa de Paris" – 3:20 * 12" vinyl (North America) # "Anotherloverholenyohead" (extended version) – 7:24 # "Girls & Boys" (LP version) – 5:30 * 12" vinyl (Europe) # "Anotherloverholenyohead" (extended version) – 7:24 # "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (LP version) – 5:47

Personnel

Credits from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud *

– lead and backing vocals, Roland G-707 electric guitar, Roland GR-700 guitar synthesizer, piano, bass guitar,

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, handclaps *

– backing vocals *

– orchestral arrangements

Charts

References

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