Cover of Sign “☮︎” the Times by Prince
Cover: Sign “☮︎” the Times

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“U Got The Look” by Prince with Sheena Easton

From the album Sign “☮︎” the Times (1987) With Sheena Easton

“U Got The Look” by Prince with Sheena Easton appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1987 and 2021. It was first released in 1987 on the album Sign “☮︎” the Times. Its best result is #3 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1987.

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1987–2021years charted

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"U Got The Look" opens the second disc of Sign o' the Times, Prince's 1987 double album on Paisley Park, and it became the album's second chart single, climbing to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 that October. Prince wrote, arranged and produced it and plays the guitar, synthesizer and sampler himself.

It's a strutting, crunching duet with Scottish singer Sheena Easton, with Sheila E. on timbales, hi-hat, cymbals and drum machine; both were credited on the album but left off the single. Prince also slipped himself in as an extra vocalist under his alter ego Camille. The video, shot in Paris by American director David Hogan with choreography by Cat Glover, plays it as a dream Prince has while dozing in his dressing room, and it was folded into the Sign o' the Times film.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 3 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1987 29

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2021 248 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909

Also listed as: U Got the Look.

Charting alongside it in 1987

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  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen

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