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{{song-2|
{{song-2|
|song name                = X's Face
|song name                = X’s Face
|single image              = [[File: Livenation logo.jpg|100px]] <br> <small>Live Nation ticket holder download (no official artwork)</small>
|single image              = [[File:Hitnrun album.jpg|100px|link= Album: Hitnrun Phase One]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]]</small>
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 14|14 March, 2015]] - Live Nation email download
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 14|14 March 2015]] - Live Nation email download
|album(s)                  = None
|album(s)                  = None
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]
|previous song            = [[Xpedition]]
|previous song            = [[Xpedition]]
|next song                = [[Xylophone]]
|next song                = [[Xtraloveable]]
|introduction              = '''X's Face''' (a.k.a. '''The X's Face''') has been announced as the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s forthcoming 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]]. Six months earlier, the track was available as a free download, emailed by Live Nation to ticket holders for four [[Prince]] and [[3rdEyeGirl]] concerts scheduled in Louisville, KY, USA (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March, 2015]]) on the night of the first show (along with [[What If]]). It had been premiered the night before on New York City radio station [http://www.wfuv.org 90.7 WFUV].
|introduction              = '''X’s Face''' (a.k.a. '''The X’s Face''') is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]]. Six months earlier, the track (as '''The X’s Face''') was available as a free download, emailed by Live Nation to ticket holders for four [[Prince]] and [[3rdEyeGirl]] concerts scheduled in Louisville, KY, USA (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March 2015]]) on the night of the first show (along with [[What If]]). It had been premiered the night before on New York City radio station [http://www.wfuv.org 90.7 WFUV].


Almost six months earlier, the track was streamed in part during the [http://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/prince Yahoo! Live] album release party for [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] and [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]] by [[Joshua Welton]] from his Macbook Pro in [[Paisley Park Studios]] (Studio C), Chanhassen, MN, USA (along with [[Revelation]] and [[Ain't About 2 Stop]], a collaboration with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Ora Rita Ora]).  
Almost six months earlier, the track was streamed in part during the [http://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/prince Yahoo! Live] album release party for [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] and [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]] by [[Joshua Welton]] from his Macbook Pro in [[Paisley Park Studios]] (Studio C), Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with [[Revelation]] and [[Ain’t About 2 Stop]]).  


While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA.
While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Summer 2014 (assumed)
|date                      = Summer 2014 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
* [[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all vocals, bass and guitar, except where noted (assumed)
* [[Joshua Welton]] - unidentified instruments, vocals
*[[Joshua Welton]] - keyboards & drum programming (assumed)
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
{{Songchart|
|line =
|line =
{{Songline|
{{Songline|
|1= '''X's Face'''
|1= '''The X’s Face'''
|2= 2:40
|2= 2:40
|3= [[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] (announced)*<br>
|3= Live Nation email delivery
Live Nation email delivery
|4= Studio
|4= Studio
|5= Sent to ticket holders of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March, 2015]], The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY, USA. *It is not yet known if the version included on the album is the same as that included on the single
|5= Sent to ticket holders of [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_14|14]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_15|15 March 2015]], The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY, USA. Clean ending to track
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''X’s Face'''
|2= 2:38
|3=[[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]]
|4= Studio
|5= Same track as above, but track ending overlaps with following album track [[Hardrocklover]]
}}
}}
}}
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|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
|sampled in                =
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = [[14_March,_2015-1|14 March, 2015, The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY, USA]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
|first live appearance    = [[14_March 2015-1|14 March 2015: The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY, USA]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>; [[09 October 2015-am|9 October 2015 (am): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] <small>(first full-band performance)</small><br>
* [[22 March 2016-am|22 March 2016 (a.m.): Muzique, Montreal, QC, Canada]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
|trivia                    = Detail of the email sent by Live Nation through Ticketmaster customer support services to Louisville ticket holders:<blockquote>'' '''Subject: Thanks for buying your ticket to see Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here’s some new music for you'''<br><br>Thanks for buying your ticket.<br>As a special gift from Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here are two brand new tracks for your listening pleasure. Click the links to download.<br>Questions? Just hit reply and ask us or visit Ticketmaster.com!<br>Thanks for being a fan!<br><br>Ticketmaster Fan Support''</blockquote>
|trivia                    = Detail of the email sent by Live Nation through Ticketmaster customer support services to Louisville ticket holders:<blockquote>'' '''Subject: Thanks for buying your ticket to see Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here’s some new music for you'''<br><br>Thanks for buying your ticket.<br>As a special gift from Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here are two brand new tracks for your listening pleasure. Click the links to download.<br>Questions? Just hit reply and ask us or visit Ticketmaster.com!<br>Thanks for being a fan!<br><br>Ticketmaster Fan Support''</blockquote>
|see also                  = [[What If]]
|see also                  = [[What If]]
*[[Album: Hitnrun|Hitnrun]] album
*[[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album
|references                =  
|references                =  
|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2014]]
|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:Recorded 2014]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 12:10, 10 October 2024

Xpedition   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xtraloveable
X’s Face

from the album Hitnrun Phase One
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 14 March 2015 - Live Nation email download
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Prince and Joshua Welton
Producer(s): Prince and Joshua Welton
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 2015 (during sampler set), 2016 (during sampler set)

X’s Face (a.k.a. The X’s Face) is the seventh track on Prince’s 38th album Hitnrun Phase One. Six months earlier, the track (as The X’s Face) was available as a free download, emailed by Live Nation to ticket holders for four Prince and 3rdEyeGirl concerts scheduled in Louisville, KY, USA (on 14 and 15 March 2015) on the night of the first show (along with What If). It had been premiered the night before on New York City radio station 90.7 WFUV.

Almost six months earlier, the track was streamed in part during the Yahoo! Live album release party for Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum by Joshua Welton from his Macbook Pro in Paisley Park Studios (Studio C), Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with Revelation and Ain’t About 2 Stop).

While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2014 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Summer 2014 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals, bass and guitar, except where noted (assumed)
  • Joshua Welton - keyboards & drum programming (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The X’s Face 2:40 Live Nation email delivery Studio Sent to ticket holders of 14 and 15 March 2015, The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY, USA. Clean ending to track
X’s Face 2:38 Hitnrun Phase One Studio Same track as above, but track ending overlaps with following album track Hardrocklover



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • Detail of the email sent by Live Nation through Ticketmaster customer support services to Louisville ticket holders:

    Subject: Thanks for buying your ticket to see Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here’s some new music for you

    Thanks for buying your ticket.
    As a special gift from Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, here are two brand new tracks for your listening pleasure. Click the links to download.
    Questions? Just hit reply and ask us or visit Ticketmaster.com!
    Thanks for being a fan!

    Ticketmaster Fan Support
References
Xpedition   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Xtraloveable
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