Hit n Run Phase One
Studio album by
Prince
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2015
Recorded2013–2015
StudioPaisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Genre
Length38:00
LabelNPG, Universal
Producer
  • Prince
  • Joshua Welton
Prince chronology
Art Official Age
(2014)		 Hit n Run Phase One
(2015)		 Hit n Run Phase Two
(2015)
Singles from Hit n Run Phase One
  1. "Fallinlove2nite"
    Released: March 17, 2014
  2. "Hardrocklover"
    Released: July 7, 2015
  3. "This Could B Us"
    Released: August 28, 2015 (non-US single)

Hit n Run Phase One is the thirty-eighth and penultimate 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]

The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as Hit n Run Phase One.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The A.V. ClubC−[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork4.5/10[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[15]

Hit n Run 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 53, based on 16 reviews.[9]

Track listing

Hit n Run Phase One track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Million $ Show" (featuring Judith Hill)
3:10
2."Shut This Down"
  • Prince
  • Welton
3:03
3."Ain't About 2 Stop" (featuring Rita Ora)
  • Prince
  • Welton
3:40
4."Like a Mack" (featuring Curly Fryz)
  • Prince
  • Welton
4:05
5."This Could B Us"Prince4:11
6."Fallinlove2nite"Prince3:13
7."X's Face"
  • Prince
  • Welton
2:38
8."Hardrocklover"
  • Prince
  • Welton
3:43
9."Mr. Nelson" (featuring Lianne La Havas)
  • Prince
  • Welton
2:27
10."1000 X's & O's"Prince4:28
11."June"
  • Prince
  • Welton
3:22

Notes

  • "1000 X's & O's" is also listed as "1000's of X's & O's" on the CD edition.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One
Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 53
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 52
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 50
US Billboard 200[27] 48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 4

Year-end charts

2015 year-end chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One
Chart (2015) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 93
2016 year-end chart performance for Hit n Run Phase One
Chart (2016) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 74

Release history

Release history and formats for Hit n Run Phase One
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 14, 2015 Digital download NPG [31][32][33][34][35]
September 15, 2015 CD [36][7]

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. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Prince to Release New Record, 'The Hit & Run Album'". Spin. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prince Announces The Hit & Run Album". Pitchfork. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Hit n'Run, NPG RECORDS, 14 September 2015, retrieved 27 August 2016
  7. 1 2 "HITNRUN Phase One". Fnac.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Prince's band 3rd Eye Girl confirm new album for 2015". BBC News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Reviews for HitNRun: Phase One by Prince". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "HITnRUN: Phase One". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Covington, Abigail (8 September 2015). "Prince crashes and burns on HITNRUN Phase One". The A.V. Club. Chicago: The Onion. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Ben (13 September 2015). "Prince: HitNRun review – deliciously gritty… eventually". The Guardian.
  13. ↑ "Prince: HITNRUN Phase One Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Q. London (September). 2015.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  15. ↑ Jon Dolan (18 September 2015). "Prince Hit N Run: Phase One Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  23. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – HitnRun - Phase One". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  30. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  31. ↑ "Hit n'Run: Prince". iTunes. 14 September 2015.
  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".
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