Purple Rain is a song by Prince and The Revolution, it reached number 2 in the United States for how long, behind Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, a song by the British duo Wham!?
Purple Rain (song) "Purple Rain" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name, and was released as the third single from that album. The song is a combination of rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music. It reached number 2 in the United States for two weeks, behind "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!, and it is considered to be one of Prince's signature songs.
11 o'clock number 11 o'clock number is a theatre term for a big, show-stopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act musical, in which a major character, often the protagonist, comes to an important realization. Recent examples include "God Answered My Prayers" in "Hands on a Hardbody", "Laura, Laura" in "High Fidelity", "Work the Wound" in "Passing Strange", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" in "American Idiot." It was so named because in the days when musical performances would start at 8:30 pm, this song would occur around 11:00 pm.