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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>
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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>
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 12|12 December 2015]] - [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] 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]]
 
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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.  
 
|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.  
  
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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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While 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'''. It is unknown why [[Prince]] chose to sequence this song and [[Black Muse]] as one track.  
  
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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]]
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The initial version of the track with entirely different lyrics and arrangement was released as the fourth song of the tenth posthumous album [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] (the first full previously-unreleased studio album of [[Prince]] material) in July 2021, 10 years after its original conception.
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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 '''1000 Light Years From Here''' with [[Black Muse]] was likely done in 2015, preparing it for release on [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]].
  
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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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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|date                      = Spring - Summer 2010
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|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Vocal overdubs
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 10|10 October 2010]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 10|10 October 2010]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
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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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'''Hitnrun Phase Two version'''
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*[[Morris Hayes]] – keyboards and percussion
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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*[[Shelby J.]] – vocals
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*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
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*[[Liv Warfield]] – vocals
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*[[Elisa Dease]] – vocals
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'''coda of [[Black Muse]] version'''
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*[[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
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*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals
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*[[Liv Warfield]] - background
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*[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals
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'''Welcome 2 America version'''
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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*[[John Blackwell]] - drums
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*[[Shelby J.]] - background vocals
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*[[Liv Warfield]] - background vocals
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*[[Elisa Dease]] - background vocals
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|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
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|3= [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
 
|3= [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]
 
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|5= '''1000 Light Years From Here''' appears as the last 3:05 minutes of [[Black Muse]]
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|5= '''1000 Light Years From Here''' appears unlisted as the last 3:05 minutes of [[Black Muse]]
 
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|1= '''1000 Light Years From Here'''
 
|1= '''1000 Light Years From Here'''
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|2= 5:46
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|3= [[Album: Welcome 2 America|Welcome 2 America]] album<br>
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|5= Different verses and arrangements
 
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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>.
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|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>.
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = 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]
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|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:2021]] [[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 2010]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2015]][[Category:2021]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2010]]
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 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 		border
from the album Welcome 2 America
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 12 December 2015 - Hitnrun Phase Two 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 never 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.

While 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. It is unknown why Prince chose to sequence this song and Black Muse as one track.

The initial version of the track with entirely different lyrics and arrangement was released as the fourth song of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America (the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material) in July 2021, 10 years after its original conception.

The song was 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 1000 Light Years From Here with Black Muse was likely done in 2015, preparing it for release on Hitnrun Phase Two.


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

Hitnrun Phase Two version


Welcome 2 America version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Black Muse 7:21 Hitnrun Phase Two Studio 1000 Light Years From Here appears unlisted as the last 3:05 minutes of Black Muse
1000 Light Years From Here 5:46 Welcome 2 America album
 Studio Different verses and arrangements



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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