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Something's Gotta Give (The John Butler Trio song)

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Released
  
6 December 2004

Length
  
13:01

Producer(s)
  
John Butler

Genre
  
Funk, Roots

Label
  
Jarrah

Recorded
  
Track 1: Woodstock Studios, MelbourneTracks 2 & 3: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (9 July 2004)

"Somethings Gotta Give" is a 2004 single written by John Butler and performed by the John Butler Trio. Released on 6 December 2004, in Australia only, "Somethings Gotta Give" is a blend of funk, rock, blues, roots, and the traditional sound of a jam band. The cover art was designed and photographed by regular Tom Walker, and features a blurred image of fans dancing at a concert.

Contents

On the ARIA Singles Chart it peaked at No. 47, while it was listed at No. 7 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Butler, and mixed/engineered by Robyn Mai

  1. "Somethings Gotta Give" – 3:05
  2. "Ocean" [live] – 6:07
  3. "Somethings Gotta Give" [live] – 3.49

Personnel

  • John Butler – Amplified 11-String Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
  • Shannon Birchall – Double Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Michael Barker – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

    • Trivia

  • The single is an Enhanced CD and contains the film clip for "Somethings Gotta Give" when put in a PC.
  • The single was released in Australia only.
  • On recent versions of Sunrise Over Sea, the song is featured as a bonus track and is followed by 7:09 minutes of ambient sounds and cheeping birds.
  • The music video for the single stars former Round the Twist star Jeffrey Walker, and features a cameo from Blue King Brown singer Natalie Pa'apa'a.

    • References

    Something's Gotta Give (The John Butler Trio song) Wikipedia
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