🟣 📼 Prince – Sign O’ The Times (Home Video Release) May 5. 1988

Format: VHS • Laserdisc

Label(s): MCA Home Video / Cineplex‑Odeon Films / Palace / CNR Video

Country: USA (primary) / International Release Date: 5 May 1988 (USA) • June 1988 (UK)

Length: 85 minutes

Director: Prince

Related: Sign O’ The Times Tour, Sign O’ The Times (film), Sign O’ The Times (album)

VHS edition of Sign O’ The Times, released 5 May 1988. US

Track Listing — VHS

Intro — 1:45 (unlisted)

Sign O’ The Times — 4:27

Play In The Sunshine — 3:53

Little Red Corvette — 1:50

Housequake — 3:45

Slow Love — 4:45

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man — 8:27

Hot Thing — 5:48

Now’s The Time — 5:02

U Got The Look — 5:08

If I Was Your Girlfriend — 5:15

Forever In My Life — 11:10

It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night — 7:56 The Cross — 6:22

End Credits — 5:15 (unlisted)

Formats: NTSC / PAL / SECAM

Track Listing — Laserdisc

Identical to VHS track sequence.

Issued in NTSC and PAL editions.

Overview   Sign O’ The Times became Prince’s third film to receive a home‑video release when it arrived on VHS and Laserdisc on 5 May 1988 in the United States, following its theatrical premiere in November 1987. Running approximately 85 minutes, the film blends staged performance with live concert footage, capturing the energy of the 1987 tour and showcasing Prince at a creative peak.

The home‑video edition performed strongly, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top Video Cassette Sales chart and later earning Platinum certification from the RIAA.

After Prince sold the film to Cineplex Odeon Films in 1987, the rights passed through multiple companies over the following decades. This resulted in numerous international VHS, Laserdisc, and later DVD editions. The Prince Estate intended to include the film on DVD in the 2020 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition, but ongoing rights complications prevented its inclusion.

Charts, Certifications & Awards

USA — Billboard Top Video Cassette Sales

Entry Date: 28 May 1988

Peak Position: No. 8

Weeks on Chart: 11

RIAA Certifications (USA)

Gold — 10 January 1989

Platinum — 10 January 1989

🧾 Sources

• Prince Vault (release chronology, format details, chart data)

• MCA Home Video / Cineplex‑Odeon Films documentation

• Billboard Magazine archives (Video Cassette Sales chart)

• RIAA certification database

• International VHS and Laserdisc catalogue listings

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