Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinéad O'Connor · 1990

Signature

C major · 8B 119.9 BPM 5:07 Multiple Crescendos · peaks 3:50 Energy 3 of 5 Balanced

key confidence medium · relative A minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 59.9 · low end 26% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate

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Good for

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Lineage

CoveredHeinz Sauer / Michael Wollny source
CoveredHot Chip source
Written byPrince source
CoveredPrince & New Power Generation source
CoveredPrince & The New Power Generation source
CoveredPrince and The New Power Generation feat. Rosie Gaines source
CoveredPrince and The New Power Generation source
CoveredPrince and The NPG source
CoveredPrince feat. Shelby J.source
CoveredPrince with Rosie Gaines source
CoveredPrince source
CoveredThe Family source
CoveredTsidii Le Loka source

Why it is here

"Nothing Compares 2 U" is O'Connor's recording of a song written by Prince, originally for his side project The Family in 1985. source
O'Connor's version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 and topped charts in more than 25 countries worldwide. source

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