17 Days first appeared in full band form in 1984, on the B-side of When Doves Cry, with Prince sharing songwriting credits with Coleman and Wendy Melvoin [aka Wendy and Lisa], and keyboardist Matt “Doctor” Fink.

He sang the part of the lonely person a lot, like “When You Were Mine” or “The Beautiful Ones”. The song tells a story about a lonely man, whose love has left him for someone else