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"When You Were Mine" is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album, Dirty Mind.[3] Though not released as a single, the song received a promotional 12" release (which included "Gotta Broken Heart Again" and "Uptown"). "When You Were Mine" was later the B-side for Prince's "Controversy" single in 1981.

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"When You Were Mine"
Promotional single by Prince
from the album Dirty Mind
B-side	"Gotta Broken Heart Again" "Uptown"
Released	October 8, 1980
Recorded	May-June 1980
Genre	New wave[1] jangle pop[2]
Length	3:47
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince

Prince performed the song many times in concert, and a live version was included on his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live! The original studio version was also included on The Hits/The B-Sides in 1993. Prince said he was inspired to write the rock song while listening to John Lennon. The track includes a Farfisa-inspired organ sound played on an Oberheim OB-X.

Cyndi Lauper version

"When You Were Mine"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album She's So Unusual
B-side	"Yeah Yeah" "I'll Kiss You"
Released	January 31, 1985
Recorded	July 1983 at The Record Plant (New York City, New York)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	5:06
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Rick Chertoff
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Money Changes Everything" (1984) "When You Were Mine" (1985) "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (1985)

Cyndi Lauper's mid-tempo ballad cover version of "When You Were Mine" is also synthesizer-based for her 1983 debut album, She's So Unusual.[3] She performed the single at the 1985 American Music Awards. It was released exclusively as a promotional single in the United States and received a commercial release in Canada and Japan.

Track listing

Canada 7" single

1. "When You Were Mine" (Single Version) – 4:00
2. "Yeah Yeah" – 3:17

Japan 7" single

1. "When You Were Mine"
2. "I'll Kiss You"

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	62

References

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«When You Were Mine» —literalmente en español: ‘Cuando eras mío’— es una canción originalmente compuesta e interpretada por Prince, incluida en el álbum de 1980 Dirty Mind.[1] Fue versionada por Cyndi Lauper, lanzada como el último sencillo de su álbum debut She's So Unusual. El sencillo fue lanzado en Canadá y Japón. Lauper presentó el sencillo en los premios American Music 1985. En los Estados Unidos, Lauper lo lanzó como un sencillo promocional y más recientemente fue incluido en el recopilatorio 2003 en The Essential Cyndi Lauper.

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