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Prince

Nothing Compares 2 U

1993 · via Vika Yermolyeva

Prince’s earliest release of “Nothing Compares 2 U” on file came out in 1993. Prince wrote it. The earliest release on file is Sinéad O’Connor’s, from 1990, along with Project D’s, Desaster Area’s and Chyp-notic’s. Also recorded by Chris Cornell (released 2016), Big Daddy (released 1991) and Russell B. (released 1991), among 300 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Most people file this one under Sinéad O’Connor, who put it out in 1990, but the writing credit belongs to Prince alone, and his own version came out in 1999. Hear what the song sounds like coming from the man who wrote it.

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▶Nothing Compares 2 U (feat. Rosie Gaines) [Live]
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Credited writer: Prince.

Earliest release on file: Sinéad O’Connor, 1990, the same year as Project D, Desaster Area and Chyp-notic.

Other recordings on file · first release year

300 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-5136 · No. 0499, Nov 6, 2026.

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Sinéad O’Connor had "Nothing Compares 2 U" on record long before Vika Yermolyeva played it. Who actually wrote the song?Prince
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