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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 Emancipation album My Computer (2019 cover mount single) 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 The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Benoit Clerc (Mitchell Beazley : 2022) ISBN 1784728241

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