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|song name                = Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
|song name                = Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
|single image              = [[File:1999.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999|1999]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|album image              = [[File:1999.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999|1999]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]]<br>
[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]
|previous song            = [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]
|next song                = [[Something U Already Know]]
|next song                = [[Something U Already Know]]
|introduction              = '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, eleven months after the album's release, it was included as the b-side of the album's fourth single, [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]], released in Australia only.
|introduction              = '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, eleven months after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side of the album’s fourth single, [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]], released in Australia only.


On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 31|31 October 2013]], a rehearsal recording of [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]], recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 30|30 October 2013]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], was made available on the [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]] as a static video with artwork by [http://www.bystellablu.com Stella Blu].
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 31|31 October 2013]], a rehearsal recording of [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]], recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 30|30 October 2013]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], was made available on the [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]] as a static video with artwork by [http://www.bystellablu.com Stella Blu]. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 1|1 November 2013]], the same rehearsal recording was made available on the [[3rdEyeTunes.com]].


On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 1|1 November 2013]], the same rehearsal recording was made available on the [[3rdEyeTunes.com]].
A different early take of the song was released in 2019 as the eleventh track on the ''Vault Tracks part 1'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.


Basic tracking took place at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid-April 1982.  
Basic tracking of the initial version took place at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid-April 1982.  
[[Prince]] re-recorded the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 April 1982]] (a day after an original, unused recording of [[Raspberry Beret]], two days after [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]], four days before [[Automatic]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.
[[Prince]] mixed the song on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 April 1982]] (on the same day as recording [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]], a day after an original, unused recording of [[Raspberry Beret]] and four days before [[Automatic]]) at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. He then proceeded to record the song over the next couple of days resulting in the version that was released on [[Album: 1999|1999]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
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{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = mid-April 1982
|date                      = Mid-April 1982
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 April 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 April 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Mix
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = April/May
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Re-recording
|additional info          = Re-recording
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|4= Studio
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|5=  
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{{Songline|
|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
|2= 4:00
|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''(Super) Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= Remastered in 2019
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|4= Rehearsal
|4= Rehearsal
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 30|30 October 2013]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota
|5= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 30|30 October 2013]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)''' (Original Version)'''
|2= 4:00
|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] <br>
|4= Studio
|5=
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|unreleased versions      =  
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|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)'''
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|3= Recorded mid-April 1982
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|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
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|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)'''
|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)'''
|2= 3:20
|2= 3:20
|3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]'s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]]
|3= Streaming video on [[Andy Allo]]’s [[Andy_Allo_Facebook_Streams|Facebook page]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[30 May 2012|30 May 2012, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia]]
|5= [[30 May 2012|30 May 2012, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia]]
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|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)'''
|1= '''Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)'''
|2= 4:45
|2= 4:45
|3= [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl's YouTube account]]
|3= [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account]]
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[22 February 2014|22 February 2014, Manchester Academy 1, Manchester, England]]
|5= [[22 February 2014|22 February 2014, Manchester Academy 1, Manchester, England]]
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2012|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1984|1984]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2012|2011]], [[All Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The released mix of the 'Original Version' was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 20:59, 27 August 2024

Something Funky (This House Comes)   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Something U Already Know
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

from the album 1999
from the album 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) is the seventh track on Prince’s fifth album 1999, and, eleven months after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side of the album’s fourth single, Automatic, released in Australia only.

On 31 October 2013, a rehearsal recording of Something In The Water (Does Not Compute), recorded on 30 October 2013 at Paisley Park Studios, was made available on the 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account as a static video with artwork by Stella Blu. On 1 November 2013, the same rehearsal recording was made available on the 3rdEyeTunes.com.

A different early take of the song was released in 2019 as the eleventh track on the Vault Tracks part 1 disc of a Super Deluxe Edition edition of the 1999 album.

Basic tracking of the initial version took place at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, in mid-April 1982. Prince mixed the song on 28 April 1982 (on the same day as recording How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore, a day after an original, unused recording of Raspberry Beret and four days before Automatic) at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. He then proceeded to record the song over the next couple of days resulting in the version that was released on 1999.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Mid-April 1982 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
28 April 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix
April/May Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Re-recording
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 4:00 1999

Automatic single

Studio
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 4:00 1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2019
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 7:20 3rdEyeTunes.com Rehearsal Recorded 30 October 2013 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) (Original Version) 4:00 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 3:20 Streaming video on Andy Allo’s Facebook page Live 30 May 2012, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 2:53 3rdEye TV Show # 15 live concert video stream Live 6 July 2013, Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 7:22 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account static video stream Rehearsal Recorded 30 October 2013 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 2:29 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account live video stream Live 29 December 2013, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 4:45 3rdEyeGirl’s YouTube account Live 22 February 2014, Manchester Academy 1, Manchester, England


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The released mix of the 'Original Version' was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track.
References
Something Funky (This House Comes)   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Something U Already Know
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