1984

It was exactly 27 years ago on July 27, 1984 that Purple Rain, the film that elevated and cemented Prince as a pop culture icon, was released.

2014

Unveiled on 24 February blackjack weed plant at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona was released on 11 April 2014 in 150 countries as … Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli, written by Magnoli and William Blinn, and produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo and Steven Fargnoli.

1999

The success of 1999 paved the way for Prince to experiment however the semi-autobiographical masterpiece Purple Rain pleased, including forays into funk, jazz, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

1988

By 1988, Purple Rain had sold 17 million copies worldwide making 86 weeks one of the biggest albums of the 1980s.

1985

By the end of 1985, Purple Rain had received two Grammys, three American Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, and the album remained at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks (August 4, 1984 to January 18, 1985), and in the top 10 for 32 weeks, selling over 25 million copies worldwide.

1976

Kick-starting Prince's career back in 1976, Prince had a string of successful hits including Purple Rain,

on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and , the Revolution

Purple Rain had been recorded live on 3 August 1983 and was released on Prince's sixth album Purple Rain, the first album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, in 1984.

80’s

With a career that began in the mid-70’s and burgeoning success in the early 80’s, Prince burst into the mainstream in the mid-80’s with the mid-80's album and film, Purple Rain.

as the second single from the album with “Erotic City” on the B-side

Purple Rain was released as the second single from the album in July 1984 with “Erotic City” on the B-side (Take Me With U in the UK).

on February 3, 2004

Purple Rain was first released on DVD on February 3, 2004.

in say 1987

Prince ’s right; if Purple Rain had been released in say 1987, say may not have been as successful.

the summer of '84

Because I was a big Prince fan, our whole family went to go see PURPLE RAIN when PURPLE RAIN came out the summer of '84.

1995

Purple Rain were The Gold Experience (1995) and Chaos Disorder (1996).

on August 3, 1983, at the First Avenue club in downtown Minneapolis

This launch and christening of Purple Rain occurred on August 3, 1983, at the First Avenue club in downtown Minneapolis.

in the summer of '83 & , New York

I Would Die 4 U,' 'Baby I'm A Star,' 'Purple Rain' recorded live at 1st Avenue in the summer of '83 & Record Plant, New York.