The Sheena Easton song Prince wrote under the pseudonym Alexander Nevermind was “Sugar Walls.”
Released in 1984 on Easton’s album A Private Heaven, the track became a major American hit, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Hot Black Singles chart. Prince also contributed backing vocals, synthesizers, guitar, and programming.
Prince developed the song after meeting Easton through engineer David Leonard. Their collaboration later continued on Prince’s “U Got the Look” and “The Arms of Orion.” The pseudonym was used in the songwriting credit rather than Prince’s public name.
The title and lyrics were deliberately suggestive, prompting criticism from the Parents Music Resource Center and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. It was included in the PMRC’s notorious “Filthy Fifteen,” making it one of Easton’s most controversial recordings. It should not be confused with her earlier hits “Morning Train,” “Telefone,” or “Strut.”