"Somethings Gotta Give" is a 2004 single written by John Butler

John Butler (musician)

John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...

 and performed by the John Butler Trio

John Butler Trio

The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...

. Released on 6 December 2004, in Australia

Australia

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 only, "Somethings Gotta Give" is a blend of funk

Funk

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, rock

Rock music

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, blues

Blues

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, roots

Traditional music

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, and the traditional sound of a jam band

Jam band

-Ambiguity:By the late 1990s use of the term jam band also became ambiguous. An editorial at jamband.com suggested that any band of which a primary band such as Phish has done a cover of be included as jam band. The example was including New York post-punk band Talking Heads after Phish performed...

. The cover art was designed and photographed by regular Tom Walker, and features a blurred image of fans moshing at a concert.

In Australia, the song was ranked #7 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004

Triple J Hottest 100, 2004

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Track listing

All tracks written by John Butler

John Butler (musician)

John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...

, 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
  John Butler (musician)
  John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...
  
   - Amplified 11-String Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
• Shannon Birchall
  Shannon Birchall
  Shannon Birchall is an Australian born musician, probably best known as the bassist for jam band the John Butler Trio. Birchall is often labeled a virtuoso by different music experts. He is also known for composing and conducting the string sections of the John Butler Trio's...
  
   - Double Bass, Backing Vocals
• Michael Barker
  Michael Barker
  Lieutenant-General Michael George Henry Barker CB, DSO was a British Army general.-Military career:Barker, born 1884 in Wells District, Somerset, served in the Militia during the Second Boer War before accepted a commission in The Lincolnshire Regiment in 1903...
  
   - 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
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• The single was released in Australia
  Australia
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   only.
• On recent versions of Sunrise Over Sea
  Sunrise over Sea
  Sunrise Over Sea is the third album of The John Butler Trio and the fifth featuring John Butler. It was released in March 2004.- Conception and production :...
  
  , the song is featured as a bonus track and is followed by 7:09 minutes of ambient sounds and cheeping birds.