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Nothing Compares 2 U is een nummer geschreven en opgenomen door Prince in 1984 en begin 1985. In 1985 verscheen het nummer op het debuutalbum van de Amerikaanse band The Family. In 1990 werd de coverversie van Sinéad O'Connor een wereldwijde nummer 1-hit.

"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written by the American musician Prince for his band the Family. It first appeared on their only album, The Family (1985). Its lyrics express an abandoned lover's feelings of longing.

The Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor recorded a version for her second studio album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), co-produced with Nellee Hooper. It was released as the album's second single in early 1990 by Chrysalis Records and became a worldwide hit. Its accompanying music video, directed by John Maybury, received heavy rotation on MTV. In December 1990, Billboard magazine named "Nothing Compares 2 U" the "#1 World Single" of 1990 at its first Billboard Music Awards, and ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1990 in the United States.

In 1993, Prince released a live version of "Nothing Compares 2 U", with Rosie Gaines on guest vocals, on his compilation album The Hits/The B-Sides. His 1984 demo was released as a single in 2018 and included on the 2019 compilation Originals.