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|song name                 = If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life
|single image              = [[File:Musicology album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Musicology]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]</small>
|performer                 = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 27|27 March 2004]] - [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]
|writer(s)                 = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)               = [[Prince]]
|previous song             = [[If I Love U 2 Nite]]
|next song                 = [[If I Was Your Girlfriend]]
|introduction              = '''If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life''' is the ninth track on [[Prince]]’s 28th studio album [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]].

Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_11|11 February1999]] with engineer [[H.M. Buff]] as '''The Man In Your Life'''. The song’s opening suggests that it was recorded in tandem with [[The Marrying Kind]], yet engineer [[H.M. Buff]] was not involved in recording of that track, meaning it was most likely recorded separately. Recording engineer [[L. Stu Young]] said that [[Prince]] recorded [[The Marrying Kind]], [[If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life]] and [[On The Couch]] back-to-back at [[Metalworks Studios]], Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is not known however if this was a full re-recording of the song.

The presence of drummer [[John Blackwell]] on '''If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life''' suggests that further work was done on the track at some point between late 2000 (when [[John Blackwell]] joined [[Prince]]’s band) and early 2004. <!--The horn overdubs were most likely done in early 2004, when [[Candy Dulfer]] rejoined the band.-->
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      =  [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_11|11 February1999]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info           = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 2003
|studio                    = [[Metalworks Studios]],<br>Mississauga, ON, Canada
|additional info           = Additional recording or full re-recording
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 2000 - early 2004
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info           = Additional recording
}}
|recording personnel       = 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
*[[Candy Dulfer]] - horns
*[[Maceo Parker]] - horns
*[[Greg Boyer]] - horns
|released versions         =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life'''
|2= 3:08
|3= [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]]
|4= Studio
|5= 
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{{Songline|
|1= '''If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life'''
|2= 3:08
|3= [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] 2019 Vinyl edition (reissue)
|4= Studio
|5= Slight edit with a fade out ending instead of segueing into [[On The Couch]]
}}
}}
|unreleased versions       = 
{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions       = 
{{Unreleased|
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''The Man In Your Life'''
|2= Studio 
|3= Initial 1999 recording
}}
}}
}}
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|first live appearance     = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = Of note is that the title uses the written word "Eye", rather than the symbol [[File:Eye.png]] (which [[Prince]] usually uses) to indicate the word "I".
|see also                  = [[Album: Musicology|Musicology]] album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIl4qq506zw '''Interview: Prince Engineer Hans-Martin Buff''' by ''Funktopia'' (19 october 2022)]
* [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/a-q-tribute-to-prince-1958-2016-1.3548143/producer-l-stu-young-on-working-with-prince-that-energy-was-amazing-1.3548345 '''Producer L. Stu Young on working with Prince: 'That energy was amazing' '''by ''CBC Radio'' (22 April 2016)]
|categories                = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Recorded 1998]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}