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|album image              = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]</small>
 
|album image              = [[File: Hitnrun_PHASEII_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br><small>from the album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File: Welcome2america.jpg|100px|border|link= Album: Welcome 2 America]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File: Welcome2america.jpg|100px|border|link= Album: Welcome 2 America]]<br><small> from the album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]</small>
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 2015]] - [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July, 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album<br>
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 2015]] - [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 30|30 July 2021]] - [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album<br>
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br>
 
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]<br>
 
[[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]
 
[[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]]
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|previous song            = [[101]]
 
|previous song            = [[101]]
 
|next song                = [[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]]
 
|next song                = [[1010 (Rin Tin Tin)]]
|introduction              = '''1000 Light Years From Here''' is a song from March 2010, originally slated for release as a separate track on the [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album in 2011. While that album remained unreleased at the time, part of the song was released in 2015 as an unlisted coda attached to [[Black Muse]], the tenth track on  [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]; The last 3:05 minutes of [[Black Muse]] on that album are in fact  '''1000 Light Years From Here'''.  
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|introduction              = '''1000 Light Years From Here''' is a song originally recorded March 2010, in sessions with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] and [[Chris Colenman]] that yielded material for the [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album.  
  
The song was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 2010]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Same Page Different Book]]. It was worked further on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]], but likely not yet merged with [[Black Muse]] (which is listed on the same tape, along with a song called seemingly called [[Wud]]), at that time. The pairing of the two was likely done in 2015, preparing it for release on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
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When that album remained unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] updated the song at a later date by adding horns to it. And although it didn’t get a release under its own name it was used as unlisted coda attached to [[Black Muse]], the tenth track on  [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]; The last 3:05 minutes of [[Black Muse]] on that album are in fact  '''1000 Light Years From Here'''.
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The song was originally recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 11|11 March 2010]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as [[Same Page Different Book]]. It was worked further on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 19|19 March 2010]], but likely not yet merged with [[Black Muse]] (which is listed on the same tape, along with a song called seemingly called [[Wud]]), at that time. The pairing of the two was likely done in 2015, preparing it for release on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
  
 
It is unknown why [[Prince]] chose to sequence '''1000 Light Years From Here''' and [[Black Muse]] as one track on the initial release on the [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album. A standalone version of the track was released in July 2021, when the [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] was issued, posthumously, 10 years after its original conception.  
 
It is unknown why [[Prince]] chose to sequence '''1000 Light Years From Here''' and [[Black Muse]] as one track on the initial release on the [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] album. A standalone version of the track was released in July 2021, when the [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] was issued, posthumously, 10 years after its original conception.  
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|date                      = 2015 (assumed)
 
|date                      = 2015 (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Possible merging with [[Black Muse]]
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|additional info          = Horns and merging with [[Black Muse]]
 
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|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
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*[[Chris Coleman]] drums
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld] – bass guitar
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*[[Morris Hayes]] – keyboards and percussion
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*[[Shelby J.]] – vocals
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*[[Liv Warfield]] – vocals
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*[[Elisa Dease]] – vocals
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'''coda of [[Black Muse]] version'''
 
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement
 
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone, horn arrangement
 
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
 
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
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*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute
 
*[[Kenni Holmen]] - tenor sax, flute
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone sax, clarinet
*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals (assumed)
 
<!-- *[[Andy Allo]] - (possibly, but unlikely) background vocals on 2015 version  -->
 
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
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|1= '''1000 Light Years From Here'''
 
|1= '''1000 Light Years From Here'''
 
|2= Studio
 
|2= Studio
|3= As a stand-alone track, will be released in July 2021
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|3= Version with horns as a stand-alone track
 
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|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|broadcasts, streaming    =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] <small> (It was never played live as a part of [[Black Muse]])</small>.
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|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] <small> (It was not played live as a part of [[Black Muse]])</small>.
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none  
 
|performed regularly on    = none  
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*[[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
 
*[[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album
 
|references                = [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG on Twitter]
 
|references                = [http://twitter.com/Prince3EG @Prince3EG on Twitter]
|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:2021]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2010]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:2021]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 2010]]
 
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Revision as of 14:19, 29 July 2021

101   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   1010 (Rin Tin Tin)
1000 Light Years From Here

Hitnrun PHASEII album.jpg
from the album Hitnrun Phase Two
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from the album Welcome 2 America
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 12 December 2015 - Hitnrun Phase Two album
30 July 2021 - Welcome 2 America album
Album(s): Hitnrun Phase Two

Welcome 2 America

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince (It was not played live as a part of Black Muse).
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

1000 Light Years From Here is a song originally recorded March 2010, in sessions with Tal Wilkenfeld and Chris Colenman that yielded material for the Welcome 2 America album.

When that album remained unreleased at the time, Prince updated the song at a later date by adding horns to it. And although it didn’t get a release under its own name it was used as unlisted coda attached to Black Muse, the tenth track on Hitnrun Phase Two; The last 3:05 minutes of Black Muse on that album are in fact 1000 Light Years From Here.

The song was originally recorded on 11 March 2010 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (on the same day as Same Page Different Book. It was worked further on 19 March 2010, but likely not yet merged with Black Muse (which is listed on the same tape, along with a song called seemingly called Wud), at that time. The pairing of the two was likely done in 2015, preparing it for release on Hitnrun Phase Two

It is unknown why Prince chose to sequence 1000 Light Years From Here and Black Muse as one track on the initial release on the Hitnrun Phase Two album. A standalone version of the track was released in July 2021, when the Welcome 2 America was issued, posthumously, 10 years after its original conception.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
11 March 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Basic tracking
10 October 2010 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Possible additional work
2015 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Horns and merging with Black Muse
Recording Personnel


coda of Black Muse version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Black Muse 7:21 Hitnrun Phase Two Studio 1000 Light Years From Here appears as the last 3:05 minutes of Black Muse


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
1000 Light Years From Here Studio Version with horns as a stand-alone track
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
101   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   1010 (Rin Tin Tin)