Dear Prudence
~ Recording by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Dear Prudence | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Single |
| Wonderland (Siouxsie and the Banshees) | SHE 4 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Dear Prudence (green foldout sleeve) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Single |
| Wonderland (Siouxsie and the Banshees) | SHEG 4 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Dear Prudence | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Single |
| Geffen Records, Wonderland (Siouxsie and the Banshees) | 7-29358 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | GEFD-24492 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Geffen Records | D 100273, GEFD-24492 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Twice Upon a Time: The Singles | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 517 160-2 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Twice Upon a Time | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | STARCD 5974 |
| 2.17 | Dear Prudence | 3:47 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Box Music (UK label), PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | 7243 8 27059 2 5, CDNOW 1983 |
| 1.13 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Retro: The One and Only 80’s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 553 494-2 |
| 1.14 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The One and Only 80’s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.13 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Retro: The One and Only 80’s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 555 053 2, PY 811 |
| 2.17 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | And Your Bird Can Sing: 36 Classic Interpretations of Beatles Standards | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | |
| 2.13 | Dear Prudence | 3:47 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20262 2 7, NOWMIL 1983 |
| 2.7 | Dear Prudence | 3:49 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Fantastic 80s! Go for It! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | SONYTV92CD |
| 2.5 | Dear Prudence | 3:52 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Classic Rock: Undercover | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 559/30 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 065 152-2 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 065 150-2 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | 440 065 150-2 |
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | 440 065 152-2 |
| 2.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:49 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Modern Rock: Under the Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:49 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Gold | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 0602498325780 |
| 1.7 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada | 0249833194 |
| 1.13 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Edge of the Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697293402 |
| 2.16 | Dear Prudence | 3:45 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 100 Hits: More 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 027 |
| 1.10 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Hyæna | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 531 489-5 |
| 2.6 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Fade to Grey 1980–1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 534806 |
| 2.6 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Fade to Grey 1980–1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Universal Music on Demand | ||
| 2.16 | Dear Prudence | 3:49 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Top of the Pops: 1980–1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | 00600753699713, 5369971 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 101 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | UMC10103 |
| 2.6 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Best 80s Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), UMC (related to United Musix Corporation do Brasil Ltda.; NOT related to Universal Music) | 5389938 |
| 1.13 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 80s Rock Essentials | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 3.16 | Dear Prudence | 3:48 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Platinum 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum (UK label) | 5392956 |
| 3.12 | Dear Prudence | 3:49 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | NOW Yearbook ’83 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0194398733524, CDYBXNOW83 |
| 1.14 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The One and Only 80’s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) | 553 494-2 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Dear Prudence (double-a in normal packaging) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Single |
| Geffen Records | 7-29358 |
| 1.2 | Dear Prudence | 3:46 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Dear Prudence (double-a in normal packaging) | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Single |
| Geffen Records | 7-29358 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 4:00 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Songs Before the Rapture | Siouxsie and the Banshees | EP |
| Geffen Records | PRO-CD-4707 |
| 1.4 | Dear Prudence | 3:51 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Il disco del Mese (disc 5: I grandi cantano i Beatles) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.19 | Dear Prudence | 3:50 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | Forty:Forty - The Dr Martens Boxset (disc 1) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | DM BOX 1 |
Relationships
| producer: | Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) Siouxsie and the Banshees |
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| bass guitar: | Steven Severin |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Budgie (UK drummer Peter Clarke (The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.)) |
| guitar: | Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) |
| keyboard: | Steven Severin Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) |
| lead vocals: | Siouxsie Sioux |
| recording of: | Dear Prudence Dear Prudence (cover) |
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Related works
Dear Prudence
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) |
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| publisher: | Northern Songs Ltd. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Sony/ATV Tunes LLC |
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| referred to in medleys: | Come Together / Dear Prudence / Cry Baby Cry (Love version) (order: 2) |
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| later parody versions: | Dear Derpy |
| later translated versions: | Ti prusa (Dear Prudence) |
| is the basis for: | Dear Dinosaur |
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