I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

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"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
US 7" single
Single by Prince
from the album Sign o' the Times
B-side	"Hot Thing"
Released	November 3, 1987
Recorded	Hollywood Sound Recorders (Studio A), May 23, 1979 (Basic tracking of 1979 version)[1] Sunset Sound, July 16, 1986 (Basic tracking of album version)
Genre	Pop rock[2] new wave[3] power pop[4]
Length	3:13 (1979 version) 3:39 (7" edit) 6:31 (album/12" version)
Label	Paisley Park, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
"U Got the Look" (1987) "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" / "Hot Thing" (1987) "Alphabet St." (1988)

"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" is a song written and recorded by American musician Prince. It was released as the final single from his ninth studio album Sign o' the Times (1987), becoming the third top-ten hit off the album. It has since been covered by numerous artists.