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Funky 4 No Reason is an unreleased song thought to have been recorded in Summer 2000 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. During his concert on 13 June 2000 at the Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota to close the first Celebration, Prince stated that Angie Stone (who was in attendance and sung) had declared the band "funky 4 no reason". He used it as a chant and said he thought it would make a good album title for Stone’s next album. The recording date is assumed, based on this performance.
This has not been confirmed but it is possible that the song was written with Stone in mind and offered to her as she also sang this line when she was on stage with Prince on 09 February 2004 (a.m.) at his private residence (3121) in Los Angeles, California.
The track was not known until a lyric sheet was displayed at the posthumous 2022 edition of the Prince Celebration at Paisley Park Studios. A recording has not been confirmed, but is believed to exist.
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