50+ Music<p>"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written by the American musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prince</span></a> for his band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFamily</span></a>. It first appeared on their only album, The Family (1985). Its lyrics express the feelings of longing expressed by an abandoned lover. The Irish singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sin%C3%A9adOConnor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinéadOConnor</span></a> recorded a version for her second studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IDoNotWantWhatIHaventGot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDoNotWantWhatIHaventGot</span></a> (1990), co-produced with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NelleeHooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NelleeHooper</span></a>. It was released as the album's second single in early 1990. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouf9-bOqJVk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Ouf9-bOqJVk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>