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|single image              = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|x100px|link=Album: The Slaughterhouse]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|x100px|link=Album: The Slaughterhouse]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 11|11 June, 2001]] - [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 11|11 June 2001]] - [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|previous song            = [[XYZ]]
 
|previous song            = [[XYZ]]
 
|next song                = [[Yah, U Know]]
 
|next song                = [[Yah, U Know]]
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|introduction              = '''Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?''' (later known as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June, 2000]], along with excerpts of [[Splash]] and [[Cybersingle]]. In June, 2001, it was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] as an mp3 download (credited to [[Prince]], despite having been recorded and initially heard while [[Prince]] used the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2004, it was included (as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') as the third track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]].
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|introduction              = '''Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?''' (later known as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June 2000]], along with excerpts of [[Splash]] and [[Cybersingle]]. In June 2001, it was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] as an mp3 download (credited to [[Prince]], despite having been recorded and initially heard while [[Prince]] used the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2004, it was included (as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') as the third track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]].
  
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Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], corroborated by [[The Hornheadz]], who recorded horns for the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May, 1999]] (during the same session as horn overdubs for [[Hot Wit U]], [[Man'O'War]], [[I Ain't Gonna Run]] and [[R U Ready?]]).
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Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], corroborated by [[The Hornheadz]], who recorded horns for the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1999]] (during the same session as horn overdubs for [[Hot Wit U]], [[Man'O'War]], [[I Ain't Gonna Run]] and [[R U Ready?]]).
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May, 1999]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1999]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Horn overdubs
 
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|first live appearance    = [[13_June,_2000|13 June, 2000, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(lyrical clips during speech)</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[13_June 2000|13 June 2000, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(lyrical clips during speech)</small>
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* [[15_July,_2000-am|15 July, 2000 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small>
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* [[15_July 2000-am|15 July 2000 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small>
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]

Revision as of 22:03, 27 February 2016

XYZ   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Yah, U Know
Y Should BigEyePrpl.png Do That When BigEyePrpl.png Can Do This?
NPGMusicClub logo.jpg

NPG Music Club download
- no official artwork created

Slaughterhouse album.png
included on The Slaughterhouse
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 11 June 2001 - NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download
Album(s): The Slaughterhouse
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? (later known as Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This?) was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 1 June 2000, along with excerpts of Splash and Cybersingle. In June 2001, it was released as part of the NPG Music Club Edition # 5 as an mp3 download (credited to Prince, despite having been recorded and initially heard while Prince used the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png). In 2004, it was included (as Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This?) as the third track on the compilation album The Slaughterhouse.

Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, corroborated by The Hornheadz, who recorded horns for the track on 17 May 1999 (during the same session as horn overdubs for Hot Wit U, Man'O'War, I Ain't Gonna Run and R U Ready?).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 1999 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Initial tracking
17 May 1999 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 4:30 NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download

The Slaughterhouse

Studio a.k.a. Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This?
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 1:32 NPGOnlineLtd.com stream Edit


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
XYZ   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Yah, U Know
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