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|song name                = <div style=float:left:clear:right;margin-top:-.35em;margin-bottom:-.45em;>Y Should [[file:BigEyePrpl.png|45px]]&nbsp;Do That When&nbsp;[[file:BigEyePrpl.png|45px]]&nbsp;Can Do This?</div>
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[[NPG Music Club]] download <br>- no official artwork created </small>
 
[[NPG Music Club]] download <br>- no official artwork created </small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|x100px|link=Album: The Slaughterhouse]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]</small>
 
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[XYZ]]
 
|previous song            = [[XYZ]]
|next song                = [[Yah, U Know]]
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|next song                = [[Yah, You Know]]
 
|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]].
 
|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]].
  
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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|2= 4:30
|3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download<br>
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|3= [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
[[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]
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|4= Studio
 
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|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|first live appearance    = [[13_June 2000|13 June 2000, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(lyrical clips during speech)</small>
 
|first live appearance    = [[13_June 2000|13 June 2000, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(lyrical clips during speech)</small>
* [[15_July 2000-am|15 July 2000 (a.m.), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance)</small>
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* [[15_July 2000-am|15 July 2000 (a.m.), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(only known 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 13:00, 2 September 2020

XYZ   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Yah, You 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)
Basic 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 Studio
Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This? 4:30 The Slaughterhouse Studio Clean version
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, You Know