{"id":62980,"date":"2026-04-21T18:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/prince-estate-releases-vault-song-with-this-tear-listen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:01:43","slug":"prince-estate-releases-vault-song-with-this-tear-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/prince-estate-releases-vault-song-with-this-tear-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Estate Releases Vault Song &#8216;With This Tear&#8217;: Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe long-awaited release of \u201cWith This Tear\u201d offers a new chapter in the celebration of the life and legacy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/prince\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prince\" data-tag=\"prince\">Prince<\/a> Rogers Nelson, bringing a deeply personal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-prince-songs-1235544189\/\">recording out of the late musician\u2019s hallowed vault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tReleased on the 10th anniversary of his death, \u201cWith This Tear\u201d reveals a softer, reflective side of Prince, anchored by intimate lyricism and layered instrumentation he crafted entirely on his own. The song\u2019s emotional core is unmistakable, with impassioned vocals capturing a sense of longing and vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe unveiled track\u2019s accompanying visuals deepen that sentiment, opening with a clip from his <em>Purple Rain<\/em> era in which Prince reflects on his artistic aspirations in relation to Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s vision for equality: \u201cWhen I was younger, I always said that one day I would play all types of music, and not be judged for the color of my skin, but the quality of my work. Hopefully that will continue.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prince - With This Tear\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVvEfey2bmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe video continues with a montage of personal photographs and footage spanning his life and career, including black-and-white images of his mother from October 1958 and of Prince himself from May 1960, alongside performance clips and music video highlights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWith This Tear\u201d was originally recorded in November 1991 at Paisley Park, with Prince handling production, arrangement, composition, and all instrumentation. Though he initially intended the song for Jevetta Steele, it was later offered to C\u00e9line Dion, who recorded her own version in 1992. A brief sample of the track surfaced in 1993 on Carmen Electra\u2019s self-titled album, but Prince\u2019s original recording remained unreleased until now.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe newly issued version has been mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated producer Chris James, a longtime collaborator who worked with Prince on projects including <em>Art Official Age<\/em> and <em>HITnRUN Phase Two<\/em>. The track also marks the beginning of a broader initiative to release previously unheard material tied to a shelved album project, which is scheduled for release later in 2026. Notably, \u201cWith These Tears\u201d had once been considered for inclusion on the proposed <em>Diamonds &amp; Love<\/em> album in 2022, but was ultimately withheld.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPrince <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/prince-dead-at-57-62331\/\">died <\/a>on April 21, 2016, at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota, at the age of 57, due to an accidental fentanyl overdose. A decade later, the unveiling of \u201cWith This Tear\u201d stands as both a tribute to the late icon\u2019s musical legacy and a sign of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/prince-with-this-tear-vault-song-1235551270\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited release of \u201cWith This Tear\u201d offers a new chapter in the celebration of the life and legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson, bringing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":62981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}