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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = My Computer
|song name                = My Computer
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|117px|border|link=Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small>
|album image              = [[File:Emancipation.jpg|117px|border|link= Album: Emancipation]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Mycomputer single.png|100px|border|link=Single: My Computer]] <br> <small> single art for [[Single: My Computer|My Computer]]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Mycomputer single.png|100px|border|link= Single: My Computer]] <br> <small> single art for [[Single: My Computer|My Computer]]</small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1996]] - [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
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|introduction              = '''My Computer''' is the ninth track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
|introduction              = '''My Computer''' is the ninth track on the third disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].


Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It features British singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush Kate Bush] on background vocals, marking her first and only appearance on a [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] recording (although [[Prince]] had previously appeared on her track [[Why Should I Love You?]]).  
Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It features British singer/songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush Kate Bush] on background vocals, marking her first and only appearance on a [[Prince]]/[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] recording (although [[Prince]] had previously appeared on her track [[Why Should I Love You?]]). The thematic of '''My Computer''', a person who seeks companionship or comfort through his computer, echoes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush Kate Bush]’s 1989 song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deeper_Understanding Deeper Understanding] (from her 1989 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sensual_World The Sensual World] which also includes the track ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_and_Anger_(song) Love And Anger]'', featured in [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] in 1989).


The track also uses an opening and closing sample from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL AOL]’s e-mail program (stating "You’ve got mail" and "goodbye").
The track also uses an opening and closing sample from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL AOL]’s e-mail program (stating "You’ve got mail" and "goodbye") and a synth line sampled or borrowed from the unreleased 1985/1986 track [[Come Elektra Tuesday]].  


In September 2019 the song was released on a [[Single:_My_Computer|single]], as cover mount with the October 2019 edition of Musikexpress magazine in Germany.
In September 2019 the song was released on a [[Single:_My_Computer|single]], as cover mount with the October 2019 edition of Musikexpress magazine in Germany.
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|2= 4:36
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
|3= [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]<br>
[[ Single:_My_Computer|My Computer]] (2019 cover mount single)
[[Single:_My_Computer|My Computer]] (2019 cover mount single)
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
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|trivia                    = Although [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] is using the term "my computer" in a broad, generic sense, the term "my computer" is usually used to refer to a computer’s local files and folders, and would not involve communication with anyone else on a network (which is the subject of the song).
|trivia                    = Although [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] is using the term "my computer" in a broad, generic sense, the term "my computer" is usually used to refer to a computer’s local files and folders, and would not involve communication with anyone else on a network (which is the subject of the song).
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
|see also                  = [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] album
*[[Single:_My_Computer|My Computer]] (2019 cover mount single)
|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)]] ''
*[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Songs-Story-Behind-Every/dp/1784728241 '''Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track''' by ''Benoit Clerc'' (Mitchell Beazley : 2022)  ISBN 1784728241]
|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
|categories                = [[Category:1996]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 10 October 2024

My Baby Knows   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Drawers
My Computer

from the album Emancipation
single art for My Computer
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

My Computer is the ninth track on the third disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to .

Basic tracking dates are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in late 1995 or early 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It features British singer/songwriter Kate Bush on background vocals, marking her first and only appearance on a Prince/ recording (although Prince had previously appeared on her track Why Should I Love You?). The thematic of My Computer, a person who seeks companionship or comfort through his computer, echoes Kate Bush’s 1989 song Deeper Understanding (from her 1989 album The Sensual World which also includes the track Love And Anger, featured in The New Power Generation Radio Show in 1989).

The track also uses an opening and closing sample from AOL’s e-mail program (stating "You’ve got mail" and "goodbye") and a synth line sampled or borrowed from the unreleased 1985/1986 track Come Elektra Tuesday.

In September 2019 the song was released on a single, as cover mount with the October 2019 edition of Musikexpress magazine in Germany.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late 1995 - early 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
  • Kate Bush - additional vocals
  • Elwood Edwards - sampled vocals, sampled from AOL’s e-mail program) (uncredited)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
My Computer 4:36 Emancipation

My Computer (2019 cover mount single)

Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Although is using the term "my computer" in a broad, generic sense, the term "my computer" is usually used to refer to a computer’s local files and folders, and would not involve communication with anyone else on a network (which is the subject of the song).
References
My Baby Knows   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   My Drawers
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