| "Sometimes It Snows in April" | |
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| Song by Prince and The Revolution | |
| from the album Parade | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Recorded | April 21, 1985 |
| Studio | Sunset Sound Studios (Hollywood, California) Monterey Sound Studios (Glendale, California) |
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| Length | 6:48 |
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| Producer(s) | Prince |
"Sometimes It Snows in April" is a song by American musician Prince. It was included on his eighth studio album Parade, which was also the soundtrack to his film Under the Cherry Moon (1986). Prince wrote, performed, and produced the song alongside Wendy & Lisa, who co-wrote the music.
The song's narrator recounts memories of Christopher Tracy, Prince's character from Under the Cherry Moon, and how Tracy's death affected the narrator; it also expresses their desire to hopefully rejoin Tracy in heaven. Prince performed the song live fairly often over the years, sometimes using it as a final encore to wind down the show.
"Sometimes It Snows in April" received significant attention after Prince's death on April 21, 2016, exactly 31 years after its recording date,[1] and it went on to re-enter several record charts worldwide.