Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 23, 1987, on Paisley Park Records (catalogue: W8288 / 928 288-7), Prince’s “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” was the fourth and final single from Sign O’ The Times . The A-side was faded to 3:39 (full album version 6:31), backed with “Hot Thing” (edit 3:40). Written, produced, arranged and performed entirely by Prince, peaking at No. 29 on the Official BBC Singles Chart for 6 weeks. A 12" maxi-single version was

Prince’s Funk Proposal Prince’s “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” was released as a 7-inch single in the US on November 23, 1983, on Warner Bros. (catalogue: (9 29548-7 / 7-29548). Backed with “Irresistible Bitch” (featuring Wendy & Lisa), this synth-funk plea and sultry B-side (written, produced, performed by Prince), were issued with and without picture sleeve, peaking at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. Single Overview 7" (9 29548-7 / 7-29548) Warner Bros. Record