"Nothing Compares 2 You" is a successful song that was initially composed by Prince for "The Family", one of his projects.
It was supposed to be featured on the funk band's only album "The Family". Prince later used in on his 1993 album "The Hits/The B-Sides and The Hits 1" and also performed it through many of his subsequent live concerts.
However, the song rose to fame only after it was covered by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.
She recorded it throughout the year 1989 and released it one year later, on January 8, 1990.
The cover became very popular throughout the world and quickly conquered the charts in many countries.
It was produced by Sinead O'Connor and Nellee Hooper, while the lyrics from Prince's version were kept. The single was part of the Irish singer's second album, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got".
It was also part of the "Chrysalis" label and it has been released as 12" single, CD single as well as 7" single. The free Nothing Compares 2 You piano sheets were shortly available as well.
"Nothing Compares 2 You" became a huge commercial success. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and also the US Alternative Songs chart. It reached number one too on the UK Singles Chart, in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Finland, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, and many others.
It was number three on the top of the best-selling singles of 1990 and 82 on the list for the best-selling singles of the respective decade. The success of the cover proved to be helping for the album too, which topped the Billboard 200 for over six weeks.
"Nothing Compares 2 You" was very well received by the public and it sold over one million copies in the United States, where it was certified platinum by the RIAA. It was also certified platinum in Sweden, Austria, and the United Kingdom. It received a gold certification in Germany.
The iconic music video for the song has been highly played by MTV and it has won three MTV Video Music Awards, in the year of its release.
The song was ranked at number 162 on the list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", made by the Rolling Stones magazine, in 2004.
It was number 77 on the list of "Greatest Songs of All Time", made by Billboard magazine and number one on "Final Countdown - Top 50 Heartbreakers", from VH1.
O’Connor’s single is still a very popular song and a reference in the pop music industry, with a great free Nothing Compares 2 You piano sheet music that stands for its success.
