Hit n Run Phase One

HITnRUN Phase One
Studio album by Prince
Released September 7, 2015
Genre
Length 37:59
Label NPG/Universal Records
Producer
  • Prince
  • Joshua Welton
Prince chronology
Art Official Age
(2014)		 HITnRUN Phase One
(2015)		 HITnRUN Phase Two
(2015)

HITnRUN Phase One is the thirty-eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince.[1][2] It was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015[3][4][5] before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records.[6][7][8]

The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as HITnRUN Phase One.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The A.V. ClubC–[12]
The Observer[13]
Pitchfork Media4.5/10[14]
Q[15]
Rolling Stone[16]

HITnRUN Phase One received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 54, based on 15 reviews.[17]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Million $ Show" (featuring Judith Hill)Prince, Joshua Welton 3:10
2. "Shut This Down"  Prince, Joshua Welton 3:03
3. "Ain't About 2 Stop" (featuring Rita Ora)Prince, Joshua Welton 3:39
4. "Like a Mack" (featuring Curly Fryz)Prince, Joshua Welton 4:05
5. "This Could B Us"  Prince 4:11
6. "Fallinlove2nite"  Prince 3:13
7. "X's Face"  Prince, Joshua Welton 2:38
8. "Hardrocklover"  Prince, Joshua Welton 3:43
9. "Mr. Nelson" (featuring Lianne La Havas)Prince, Joshua Welton 2:27
10. "1000 X's & O's"  Prince 4:28
11. "June"  Prince, Joshua Welton 3:22

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 50
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 34
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 95
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 52
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 50
US Billboard 200[29] 70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 7

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide September 14, 2015 Digital download NPG [31][32][33][34][35]
September 15, 2015 CD [36][37][38]

References

  1. ↑ "Prince Interview at Paisley Park New Album HITNRUN". Entertainment Weekly. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Prince's band 3rdEyeGirl confirm new album for 2015". BBC. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Prince premieres new single “Stare”". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Prince to Release New Record, ‘The Hit & Run Album’". Spin. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prince Announces The Hit & Run Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince: Amazon.fr: Musique".
  7. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". Fnac.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince: Amazon.fr: Musique".
  9. ↑ "Prince's band 3rd Eye Girl confirm new album for 2015". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Reviews for HitNRun: Phase One by Prince". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/hitnrun-phase-one-mw0002872596
  12. ↑ Covington, Abigail (September 8, 2015). "Prince crashes and burns on HITNRUN Phase One". The A.V. Club (Chicago: The Onion). Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/13/prince-hit-n-run-review-deliciously-gritty-eventually
  14. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21026-hitnrun-phase-one/
  15. ↑ Q (London) (September). 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prince-hit-n-run-phase-one-20150918
  17. ↑ "Reviews for HitNRun: Phase One by Prince". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  25. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – Hit n Run - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  28. ↑ "2015-09-18 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Prince. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Prince. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince".
  32. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". iTunes. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". iTunes. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". iTunes. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". iTunes. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  36. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince: Amazon.fr: Musique".
  37. ↑ "HITNRUN Phase One". Fnac.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  38. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince: Amazon.fr: Musique".
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