Difference between revisions of "I Rock, Therefore I Am"

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{{song-2| |song name = I Rock, Therefore I Am |single image =
from the album Chaos And Disorder |performer = |first released = 9 July 1996 - Chaos And Disorder album |album(s) = Chaos And Disorder |writer(s) = Prince (as ), Scrap D. and Steppa Ranks (uncredited) |producer(s) = Prince (as ) |previous song = Remember U |next song = I Spend My Time Loving You |introduction = I Rock, Therefore I Am is the seventh track on Prince’s 18th album Chaos And Disorder, the second album credited to .

While exact recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in March 1996, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (most likely during the same set of sessions where Scrap D. recorded raps for Mr. Happy and Da, Da, Da and shouts for Style). |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|March 1996 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Tracking |recording personnel =

• Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
• Rosie Gaines - vocals
• Scrap D. - rap
• Steppa Ranks - rap
• Michael B. Nelson - horns
• Kathy Jensen - horns
• Dave Jensen - horns
• Brian Gallagher - horns
• Steve Strand - horns

|released versions =

|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |unreleased versions = |sampled in = |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince |performed regularly on = none |performed occasionally in = none |trivia = The title is a variation of French philosopher René Descartes' statement "I Think, Therefore I Am" ("Cogito ergo sum" in its original Latin). |see also = Chaos And Disorder album |references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) |categories =