A Purple Rain Extended Christmas Miracle Released as a 12-inch maxi-single in the US on December 19, 1984, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: 9 20291-0 A / 0-20291), Prince And The Revolution’s “I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version)” — backed with the Christmas classic “Another Lonely Christmas” — was the fifth single from Purple Rain . The A-side stretched to 10:00, B-side 6:47. Peaked at No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100, No. 11 Hot Black Singles. Issued with oversized 5.9" labels,

A Purple Rain devotional paired with Prince’s most heartbreaking holiday B‑side ✦ Summary I Would Die 4 U was released in the United Kingdom on November 26, 1984 as a 7-inch vinyl single on Warner Bros. Records (W 9174), backed with the previously unreleased Another Lonely Christmas. Issued as the third UK single credited to Prince and The Revolution, it continued the extraordinary momentum of the Purple Rain era. The A‑side delivered Prince’s ecstatic, gospel‑infused synth‑f