No Doubt - Underneath It All, BUT

Here is my promo CD single info for both songs:

-No Doubt f/Lady Saw-"Underneath It All" (INTR-10788-2)
1-Radio Edit (listed 4:08; actual 4:07)
2-Album Version (listed 5:02; actual 5:03)

While I own just the one, my friend Tom happens to own a second promo: a non-numbered, 1-track "No Rap" version, with a listed time of (5:06).


-No Doubt f/Bounty Killer-"Hey Baby" (INTR-10614-2)
1-(non-described version) (listed 3:27; actual 3:26)

While I also own just the one promo for this one, my friend Tom happens to own two other import CD singles for it; one includes what he specifies as a "Remix-Dirty", while he shows the other one as including both a "Remix" and a "Club Mix" on it.

Digging this up from 4.5 years ago... Has anyone acquired a copy of the no rap version of "Underneath It All" since we last discussed?

Edited by 995wlol

I've ONLY heard that radio edit on MY own local
station...the rap doesn't sound offensive (and it's the
catchiest part..IMHO)..may the over-5 minute
length..the partial third verse and some of the
ending's gone from that edit..maybe it's because Lady
Saw, one of the group and leader Gwen Stefani's many
guest stars over the years, may have been under
contract and also required extra pay...I'm in Southern
Calif., the thread starter doesn't have a location
listed..

995wlol wrote: Digging this up from 4.5 years ago... Has anyone acquired a copy of the no rap version of "Underneath It All" since we last discussed?

Yes! In fact, I've acquired a copy of two different "no rap" versions. I have one from a TM Studios GoldDisc that runs 3:31 and one from a promo CD-R that runs 5:04. They are two entirely different recordings.

The 3:31 version:
- Same mix and take as the LP version
- Edits off the radio tuning sound effects and starts with the opening drums
- Lady Saw is removed from the mix from 2:30 to 2:32, and there is a unique section that cannot be created from the LP version

The 5:04 version:
- Has the same drum track as the LP version, but all other instruments were re-recorded in a slightly higher key
- Vocals have been re-recorded in a slightly higher key
- Song has an instrumental section from 2:40 to 3:08 where Lady Saw would be on the LP version

The 5:04 re-recording was a complete surprise when I listened to it today. The CD-R promo is just a plain silver disc with the song title and version written on it with a Sharpie. There are no listed times, and I honestly thought it was the same version as on the GoldDisc until I played it. Crazy!

I found one of those "Chartbreakers" CDs on the shelf. From January 18, 2002 CHW-0202 and track 13 is a "No Rap" version of Hey Baby.

I heard two distinct clicks at the beginning, which either means I have a dying copy, or possibly it was lifted from the vinyl 12" promo. IDK.
I might play around with it a bit in Audacity to see if the clicks can be minimized.

I didn't actually look in the TM Century database to see if that was also on a GoldDisc. I noted above the 3200 series, which I did have 3241. It has "Underneath it all" too!

Edited by AdvprosD