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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = Somebody's Somebody
|song name                = Somebody’s Somebody
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|117px|link=Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] </small>
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|117px|link= Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] </small>
|single image              = [[File:Somebodyssomebody_single.jpg|100px|Song name|link=Single: Somebody's Somebody]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Somebodyssomebody_single.jpg|100px|Song name|link= Single: Somebody’s Somebody]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]]</small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 3|3 March 1995]] - [[Album: The Sampler Experience|The Sampler Experience]] ([[Derick Hughes]] clip)<br>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 3|3 March 1995]] - [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience|NPG Records Sampler Experience]] ([https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes] clip)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album (full [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] version)
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album (full [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] version)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]  
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]  
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|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
|previous song            = [[Some Kind Of Lover]]
|previous song            = [[Some Kind Of Lover]]
|next song                = [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]]
|next song                = [[Someone 2 Call]]
|introduction              = '''Somebody's Somebody''' is the third track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. Two months after the album's release, [[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] was released as the album's second promotional single, available only in the USA (in the UK, the same tracks were included on the retail release of [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]], released on the same date). A year before the album's release, however, a clip of the song containing vocals by [[Derick Hughes]] (a friend of [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]'s) was included as the fourteenth track (eighth song) on [[Album: The Sampler Experience|The Sampler Experience]], a cassette sampler given out to select audience members during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in UK and Europe.  
|introduction              = '''Somebody’s Somebody''' is the third track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. Two months after the album’s release, [[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] was released as the album’s second promotional single, available only in the USA (in the UK, the same tracks were included on the retail release of [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]], released on the same date). A year before the album’s release, however, a clip of the song containing vocals by [https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes] (a friend of [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]’s) was included as the fourteenth track (eighth song) on [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience|NPG Records Sampler Experience]], a cassette sampler given out to select audience members during [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour in UK and Europe.  


Writing credit for the track is shared with Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson (who also wrote the original lyrics for [[Hide The Bone]]). Eager has gone on record saying she gave the lyrics to her friend [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis Staples Mavis Staples] (presumably when she was working on her second album [[Album: The voice: The Voice]] in 1992. [[Prince]] liked the lyrics and put music to it, but didn't use it for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis Staples Mavis Staples] album. [[Prince]] then asked  asked Eager and Hilliard for more material, which yielded [[Hide The Bone]].
Writing credit for the track is shared with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Lee_Eager Brenda Lee Eager] and Hilliard Wilson (who also wrote the original lyrics for [[Hide The Bone]]). Eager gave the lyrics to her friend [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] (presumably when she was working on her second album [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] in 1992). [[Prince]] liked the lyrics and put music to it, but at the time didn’t use it for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples]' album. [[Prince]] then asked Eager and Hilliard for more material, which yielded [[Hide The Bone]].


Initial tracking dates are unknown, but [[Derick Hughes]]' vocals were likely recorded in November 1994, at the same time as [[Proud Mary]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. It is not known if [[Prince]]'s vocals pre-date this or were recorded later. It is also not known when [[Prince]] worked on the '''Ultrafantasy Edit''' and '''Livestudio Mix''' versions of the track, but these were likely recorded in the second half of 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], shortly after [[Rhonda Smith]] joined the band. The song's instrumentation was also used as the background of '''On Sale Now!''', an advertisement skit featuring [[Prince]] as a customer calling [[1-800-New-Funk]] and ordering products. It is likely that it was recorded in late 1996, and is included here as it is not a song in its own right.
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but [https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes]’ vocals were likely recorded in November 1994, around the same time as [[Proud Mary]] and possibly [[1000 X’s & O’s|Thousand Hugs And Kisses]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known if [[Prince]]’s vocals pre-date this or were recorded later. It is also not known when [[Prince]] worked on the '''Ultrafantasy Edit''' and '''Livestudio Mix''' versions of the track, but these were likely recorded in the second half of 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], shortly after [[Rhonda Smith]] joined the band. The song’s instrumentation was also used as the background of '''On Sale Now!''', an advertisement skit featuring [[Prince]] as a customer calling [[1-800 New Funk]] and ordering products. It is likely that it was recorded in late 1996, and is included here as it is not a song in its own right.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = November 1994
|date                      = November 1994
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking ([[Derick Hughes]] vocals, and possibly [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] vocals)
|additional info          = Tracking ([https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes] vocals, and possibly [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] vocals)
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 1996
|date                      = Late 1996
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Remixing for '''Ultrafantasy Edit'''
|additional info          = Remixing for '''Ultrafantasy Edit'''
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 1996
|date                      = Late 1996
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Re-recording for '''Livestudio Mix'''
|additional info          = Re-recording for '''Livestudio Mix'''
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Derick Hughes version'''
'''Derick Hughes version'''
*[[Derick Hughes]] - vocals
*[https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes] - vocals
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all other vocals and instruments
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all other vocals and instruments
<br>
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody'''
|2= 4:43
|2= 4:43
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
[[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] promo
[[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] promo
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5=  
|5=  
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody (Radio Edit)'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody (Radio Edit)'''
|2= 4:30
|2= 4:30
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
[[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] promo
[[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] promo
|4= Edit
|4= Edit
|5=  
|5=  
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody (Livestudio Mix)'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody (Livestudio Mix)'''
|2= 3:47
|2= 3:47
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
[[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] promo
[[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] promo
|4= Re-recording
|4= Re-recording
|5=  
|5=  
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody (Ultrafantasy Edit)'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody (Ultrafantasy Edit)'''
|2= 3:45
|2= 3:45
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
[[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] promo
[[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] promo
|4= Re-recording
|4= Re-recording
|5=  
|5=  
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody'''
|2= 0:46
|2= 0:46
|3= [[Album: The Sampler Experience|The Sampler Experience]]
|3= [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience|NPG Records Sampler Experience]]
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= [[Derick Hughes]] vocal version; clip of song only
|5= [https://www.hoodoomusic.com/derick-hughes Derick Hughes] vocal version; clip of song only
}}
}}
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
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|2= 0:48
|2= 0:48
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
|3= [[Single: The Holy River|The Holy River]] single<br>
[[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] promo
[[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] promo
|4= Skit
|4= Skit
|5= Advertisement skit featuring [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] as a customer calling [[1-800-New-Funk]] and ordering products
|5= Advertisement skit featuring [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] as a customer calling [[1-800 New Funk]] and ordering products
}}
}}
}}
}}
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{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody'''  
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody'''  
|2= 4:45
|2= 4:45
|3= Promotional release only
|3= Promotional release only
|4= Promo video
|4= Promo video
|5= See [[Video: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] video for more details
|5= See [[Video: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] video for more details
}}
}}
}}
}}
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|line =
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody'''
|2= T.B.C.
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
|3= Live performance TV broadcast
|4= Live
|4= Live
|5= [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.), Rosie O'Donnell Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA]]
|5= [[07 January 1997-m|7 January 1997 (mat.), Rosie O’Donnell Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA]]
}}
}}
}}
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{{Unreleasedline|
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Somebody's Somebody'''
|1= '''Somebody’s Somebody'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Full Derick Hughes version
|3= Full Derick Hughes version
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|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]
* [[Single: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] single
* [[Single: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] single
* [[Video: Somebody's Somebody|Somebody's Somebody]] video
* [[Video: Somebody’s Somebody|Somebody’s Somebody]] video
|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:1996]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1994]]
|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1994]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 10 October 2024

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Somebody’s Somebody

from the album Emancipation 		Song name
promo single sleeve for Somebody’s Somebody
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 3 March 1995 - NPG Records Sampler Experience (Derick Hughes clip)

19 November 1996 - Emancipation album (full version)

Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as ), Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Somebody’s Somebody is the third track on the first disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third to be credited to . Two months after the album’s release, Somebody’s Somebody was released as the album’s second promotional single, available only in the USA (in the UK, the same tracks were included on the retail release of The Holy River, released on the same date). A year before the album’s release, however, a clip of the song containing vocals by Derick Hughes (a friend of Levi Seacer, Jr.’s) was included as the fourteenth track (eighth song) on NPG Records Sampler Experience, a cassette sampler given out to select audience members during The Ultimate Live Experience tour in UK and Europe.

Writing credit for the track is shared with Brenda Lee Eager and Hilliard Wilson (who also wrote the original lyrics for Hide The Bone). Eager gave the lyrics to her friend Mavis Staples (presumably when she was working on her second album The Voice in 1992). Prince liked the lyrics and put music to it, but at the time didn’t use it for Mavis Staples' album. Prince then asked Eager and Hilliard for more material, which yielded Hide The Bone.

Basic tracking dates are unknown, but Derick Hughes’ vocals were likely recorded in November 1994, around the same time as Proud Mary and possibly Thousand Hugs And Kisses, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known if Prince’s vocals pre-date this or were recorded later. It is also not known when Prince worked on the Ultrafantasy Edit and Livestudio Mix versions of the track, but these were likely recorded in the second half of 1996 at Paisley Park Studios, shortly after Rhonda Smith joined the band. The song’s instrumentation was also used as the background of On Sale Now!, an advertisement skit featuring Prince as a customer calling 1-800 New Funk and ordering products. It is likely that it was recorded in late 1996, and is included here as it is not a song in its own right.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November 1994 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking (Derick Hughes vocals, and possibly vocals)
Late 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Remixing for Ultrafantasy Edit
Late 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-recording for Livestudio Mix
Recording Personnel

Derick Hughes version


Prince version

  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted


Livestudio Mix


Ultrafantasy Edit


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Somebody’s Somebody 4:43 Emancipation

Somebody’s Somebody promo

Studio
Somebody’s Somebody (Radio Edit) 4:30 The Holy River single

Somebody’s Somebody promo

Edit
Somebody’s Somebody (Livestudio Mix) 3:47 The Holy River single

Somebody’s Somebody promo

Re-recording
Somebody’s Somebody (Ultrafantasy Edit) 3:45 The Holy River single

Somebody’s Somebody promo

Re-recording
Somebody’s Somebody 0:46 NPG Records Sampler Experience Studio Derick Hughes vocal version; clip of song only
On Sale Now! 0:48 The Holy River single

Somebody’s Somebody promo

Skit Advertisement skit featuring as a customer calling 1-800 New Funk and ordering products
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Somebody’s Somebody 4:45 Promotional release only Promo video See Somebody’s Somebody video for more details
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Somebody’s Somebody T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 7 January 1997 (mat.), Rosie O’Donnell Show, NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Somebody’s Somebody Studio Full Derick Hughes version
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Some Kind Of Lover   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Someone 2 Call
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